THE BASICS:

- Score: MIT 77, Brandeis University 60

- Records: MIT (4-2); Brandeis (2-6)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)

- The Lead: The MIT women's basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as it went on to defeat Brandeis University, 77-60, in a non-conference game on Saturday. Junior Angie Choi (Cypress, Calif.) powered the Engineers with a game-high 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting while dishing out four assists. Brooke Reed racked up 14 points, a game-high nine rebounds, and two steals for the Judges.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- MIT gradually established 14-5 lead courtesy of three-pointer by senior Grace Harrington (Seattle, Wash.) midway through the opening frame. The Engineers maintained their small cushion as a free throw by sophomore Alice Hall (Ambler, Pa.) made the score 21-14 at the end of the quarter.

- Junior Kamsi Nwogu (Algonquin, Ill.) drained the opening basket of the second stanza for MIT. However, a jumper by Mollie Obar sparked a 7-2 run that brought Brandeis within 25-21 at the 6:40 mark. On the Engineers' ensuing possession, two free throws from sophomore Brianna Lebrun (Hartford, Conn.) kicked off a 9-2 spurt which gave the hosts their largest lead of the half (34-23) with 3:52 on the clock. The remainder of the frame was balanced as MIT entered halftime with a 39-29 advantage following two free throws by graduate student Christina Antonakakis (Holmdel, N.J.) with three seconds to go.

- The Engineers slowly pulled away in the third quarter as a layup from Nwogu increased the advantage to 57-36 with two minutes on the clock. The Judges ended their three-minute scoring drought with a jumper by Lulu Ohm and then added two free throws by Reed, however, Lebrun responded with a layup with 37 seconds left.

- MIT continued to control the action in the fourth quarter as a free throw by first year Mariam Abdelbarr (Durham, N.C.) made the score 73-48 with 2:40 left to play. Brandeis responded with a 12-4 run to close out the game, as Claire Candella buried back-to-back three-pointers for the Judges' final points.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Nwogu tallied 16 points, seven rebounds, and two steals as Antonakakis posted eight points and three assists. Lebrun contributed eight points in 10 minutes coming off the bench while Hall notched seven points and six rebounds.

- Ohm finished with 10 points as Molly James and Abby Kennedy both grabbed five rebounds.

- The Engineers ended the day with advantages in points in the paint (34-22), points off turnovers (26-7), second-chance points (18-4), and bench scoring (25-23).

UP NEXT:

- Both teams return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m. MIT will host Bridgewater State University while Brandeis will travel to Salem State University.

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