McCandless ’20 is NEWMAC runner of the year
Megan McCandless ’20 has made a tremendous start to her career as a student-athlete at MIT. She led a group of five Engineers who swept the top five positions in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) cross country championship, earning her both the NEWMAC rookie and runner of the year accolades.
Women’s volleyball wins NEWMAC championship
This past weekend, MIT’s women’s volleyball team won the NEWMAC championship for the fifth time in program history. As the top seed, the Engineers played both the semifinal and the championship games at home and were able to beat Babson College and Clark University to claim the title. Both games finished 3-1 and MIT truly displayed the dominance they’ve sustained all season long. They will look to continue their success going into the NCAA tournament.
Field hockey narrowly loses NEWMAC championship final
The MIT field hockey team ended it’s exciting run at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship this Sunday with a 1-0 loss against Babson College. MIT defeated Springfield College last Tuesday with a score of 4-2 to advance to a semifinal game against Smith College on Saturday.
Women’s tennis clinches the NEWMAC championship
After falling to Williams College in the NCAA Regional Finals in the 2015-2016 season, MIT rebounded this season by revisiting the NEWMAC Championship games to face Wellesley and win the championship.
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Women’s soccer advanced to the semifinals of the NEWMAC tournament with a 1-0 win over Wellesley. Allie Werner ’20 scored the solitary goal for the Engineers.
Margaret Guo ’16 named NCAA woman of the year
Here, we hear from Guo herself, from her immediate reactions on winning the award to reflections on what it took to sustain an elite level of performance for four years. UROP supervisors, swimming coach, and teammates chime in on what made Margaret Guo simply marvellous.
Field hockey looking to carry regular season form into playoffs
Field hockey (11-3, 6-1 in conference) has played lights out for the most past this season as it sits a solitary game back of conference-leading Babson College.
World Series 2016: why each team could win
After six months of regular and postseason play, the 2016 World Series will see two teams competing, neither of which have experienced a championship in a very long time. The Chicago Cubs will try to break their 108-year curse, and the Cleveland Indians will try to break a curse of their own by becoming the latest city to win two sports championships in the same year (alongside LeBron James’ Cavaliers).
Women’s volleyball extends stellar record with first place finish in the New England Challenge
The Engineers finished 2-1, besting the rest of the teams that competed and capturing the New England Challenge for the second year in a row.
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Women’s soccer (13-4) put 7 past Smith in a 7-2 rout. Chessa Hoekstra ’20 scored twice for the Engineers.
Women’s tennis remains invincible through adversity
The Engineers have started the 2016-17 season with an 8-0 record after sweeps of Emerson, Springfield, Mt. Holyoke, Clark, and Wheaton, and cozy defeats of Wellesley, Babson, and Smith.
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Women’s soccer (12-4) came from behind to defeat Wellesley 2-1. Allie Werner ’20 scored the matchwinner, her first goal as an Engineer, with fewerthan seven minutes to play in regulation after Montana Reilly ’20 had equalized just after halftime.
Young forwards leading the charge for women’s soccer
Working hard on and off the field, the MIT women’s soccer team is engineering a season to remember.
Synchronization and trust are essential in competitive sailing
It may be common knowledge that sailing involves racing with yachts, but it is probably less apparent as to how exactly how competitions are conducted, how they’re scored, and what kinds of preparation go into training for events and regattas.
Successful week for MIT sports
Women's soccer (10-3) won a tight contest away at Wheaton College. Jacqueline Simmons '18 scored from a penalty kick as the Engineers extended their winning streak to six while completing their fifth straight shutout.
Lauren Ullmann ’17 talks soccer and support systems
Ullmann spoke about the incredible support system that the women’s soccer team has always provided, how the team tries to play its best on the field when the firehose is at its fiercest off the field, and her evolution as a leader, teammate, and friend both on and off the pitch.
Rakocevic ’20 impresses at ITA regional meet
Not only was Lara Rakocevic the Engineer’s top performer in singles, she was also the only player from the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) to reach the final eight.
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Football (1-3) claimed its first win of the season away at Maine Maritime 30-13. QB Udgam Goyal ’19 went 13-21, 229 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT. WR Eddie Garcia-Montes ’19 had 170 receiving yards with a TD.
Freshmen lead the way as cross country shines in Purple Valley Classic
The MIT men’s and women’s cross country (XC) teams got off to good starts last weekend in the Purple Valley Classic at Williams College. Competing against many of the top teams in the country, the women finished in second place overall while the men finished in third.