Women’s Tennis Falls to Tufts 7-2, Rebounds to Overpower Clark 9-0
The MIT women’s tennis team received their first loss of the season this past Thursday to nationally ranked Tufts University, 7-2.
Unbeaten Men’s Soccer Defeats WPI, 1-0MIT Edges Out Salve Regina, 5-4Field Hockey Falls at Springfield, 3-1
Senior netminder Thomas S. Caldwell ’09 turned away four shots en route to his Institute-record 15th career shutout as the MIT men’s soccer team edged out WPI, 1-0, in a NEWMAC contest on Saturday evening. With the win, MIT remains unbeaten and is now 10-0-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play while WPI dropped to 5-4 on the year and 0-3 in NEWMAC action.
Engineers Take First And Sixth at Div. III Cross Country Meet
The nationally-ranked no. 10 MIT women’s cross country team captured first place out of a field of 16 teams from across the country at the Division III Pre-National Cross Country meet, hosted by Hanover College on the site of the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Also competing at Hanover, the nationally-ranked no. 21 MIT men’s cross country team earned an impressive sixth place finish. The women edged Bethel University by two points for the best team finish at a national meet in the program’s history.
GAME OF THE WEEK Women’s Volleyball Beats Coast Guard In Exciting Five Set NEWMAC Match
The MIT women’s volleyball team recorded a thrilling 25-15, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-11 victory over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) match on Tuesday night. With the win, the Engineers improved to 11-8 on the year and 3-1 in conference play while the Bears dropped to 5-8 overall and 2-2 in NEWMAC.
Well, the Season Is Finally Over. What’s in Store for Next Year?
The 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season has finally drawn to a close. This season, which began 162 games (163 for some) ago in Japan, has certainly been an unforgettable one, filled with history, records, and milestones.
Late Goal Propels Field Hockey Over Endicott, 2-1MIT Names Barb Bolich Assistant Athletic Director/SWA
Jessica M. Oleinik ’11 scored her 11th goal of the season with 2:42 left in the second half to lift MIT to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Endicott College in non-conference field hockey action Tuesday. The loss snaps an eight game win streak for the Gulls.
Leslie Hansen Makes MIT History in Finals Of ITA Championship
The MIT Women’s Tennis Team started off a busy week by making history at the ITA New England Championships this weekend and went on to defeat Babson College 7-2 on Tuesday. Leslie A. Hansen ’10 is the first player in MIT women’s tennis history to be a singles finalist. Hansen blazed through the draw until she reached the semifinals, which any team member who witnessed the match would describe only as “simply amazing.” Hansen won in three sets with a score of 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Hansen then lost a tough match with a score of 5-7, 0-6 in the finals.
Sports Shorts
Alisha D. Lussiez ’12 collected a pair of break-away goals just three minutes apart in the first half to lift MIT to a 3-0 victory over the host Worcester Polytechnic Institute in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s soccer action on Saturday afternoon.
MIT Football Beats Nichols in Pounding Rain Saturday 43-42
Rookie kicker and linebacker Peter W. Gilliland ’12 capped an amazing fourth-quarter comeback with a 37-yard field goal in the driving rain to lead MIT past Nichols College, 43-42, in a New England Football Conference Boyd Division contest at Steinbrenner Stadium on Saturday. The victory marked head coach Dwight Smith’s 100th career win, while MIT upped its record to 3-1 for the first time since 1988.
Second MIT Athletics Weekend Highlights Fall Sports Saturday
After a successful inaugural athletics weekend highlighted MIT’s spring sports last April, a new set of sports will move into the spotlight for the second MIT Athletics Weekend on Saturday.
Field Hockey Outlasts Nichols in Double Overtime, 3-2MIT Blanks Emerson, 4-0MIT Names Rick Chrusciel Head Women’s Ice Hockey Coach
Jessica M. Oleinik ’11 converted a feed from Nirupama Yechoor ’10 eleven minutes into the second overtime period to lift MIT to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Nichols College in non-conference field hockey action Tuesday. The win was the Engineers’ third in a row.
The Tech’s Athlete of the Week: Jacqueline M. Wentz ’10
Jacqueline M. Wentz ’10 led MIT’s Women’s Cross Country team to another first-place finish in their second meet of the season on Saturday. Wentz finished in 18:30 to finish fourth at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational, leading six of her teammates who finished in the top 30. MIT, ranked No. 23 nationally, took first place among 41 teams at the meet. This impressive finish came one week after Wentz led MIT to a nearly perfect finish in the Engineer’s Cup, finishing first in 19:21, leading MIT’s sweep of the first five finishes.