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Nov 7, 2009

MIT Blanks Mount Holyoke 2-0 to Advance to NEWMAC Field Hockey Final

WELLESLEY, Mass. - Two goals in the last twelve minutes of play lifted MIT past Mount Holyoke 2-0 in NEWMAC semifinal play Saturday at Wellesley College. Anna Teruya (Hockessin, Del.) and Kimberly Barker (Camden, N.Y.) scored to advance the Engineers to a championship matchup with Springfield College.

After a scoreless first half, MIT came out striking after the break, outshooting the Lyons 9-1 in the second period. A determined defensive effort by Mount Holyoke kept MIT off the board until the 59th minute, when Teruya netted her 11th goal of the season off a pass from Molly McShane (Lake Bluff, Ill.). Mount Holyoke didn't manage another shot in the game, and MIT sealed the win on a breakaway effort by Kameron Klauber (Carlsbad, Calif.), who beat Lyons goalie Katie Gibson (Charlotte, N.C) with a pass to Barker in front of an open net.

MIT took the advantage in total shots by an 11-6 margin. Gibson recorded five saves for Mount Holyoke, and MIT's Keri Dixon (Bethlehem, Pa.) stopped two in net for the Engineers. 

The loss drops Mount Holyoke to 10-8 overall on the season. MIT improves to 16-4 and will move on to the title game against Springfield College, who edged Wellesley in overtime earlier in the day.