Field Hockey Rolls No. 12 MIT, 3-1

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Endicott field hockey team defeated No. 12 nationally ranked MIT, 3-1, in non-conference action on Wednesday night at Jack Barry Field. 

Lindsay Bruns (Belfast, Maine) scored the game-winning goal for the Gulls with just over eight minutes remaining (51:43). Bruns redirected a hard shot from the top of the arc by Jenna Seibold (Reading, Mass.) following an insert on a penalty corner.

Meanwhile, Tori Swanson (Farmington, Conn.) added the other two goals for Endicott.

Her first came early in the second quarter (15:36) off a feed from Casey Halliday (Monroe, Conn.). She also provided the insurance goal late in the fourth (55:31) to seal the victory.

In goal, Alexis DeMattia (Methuen, Mass.) made a career-high 12 saves to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Meghan Lehouiller (Colchester, Vt.) also recorded a highlight-worthy defensive save in the third quarter that kept the game deadlocked at one apiece when she batted away a blast from close range, shoulder high, out of the air and away from the cage.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• This is Endicott's fourth win in the series against MIT and first since 2019 (3-1, 9/10/19).
• The win was the Gulls' first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 4 Tufts last season (2-1 OT, 10/6/22).
• This was Swanson's third multi-goal game in her career. 
• It was just the second defensive save of Lehouiller's career and the first since her sophomore season.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (2-1) takes on WPI in Worcester on Saturday at 3 PM. No. 12 MIT (2-1) travels to Western New England on Saturday at 1 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)