WPI 63, MIT 41

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Worcester, MA --- Melissa Kuhn (Stoughton, MA) poured in a game-high 18 points to lift WPI to a 63-41 victory against visiting MIT in a NEWMAC women's basketball contest on Wednesday evening.  With the result, WPI moves to 16-8 on the season and 12-5 in conference action while MIT slips to 5-18 overall and 3-14 in NEWMAC play.   

WPI's win, coupled with Wheaton's victory over Wellesley and Springfield's loss at Smith, creates a three-way tie for second place between the Engineers, Lyons and Pride.      

WPI never trailed in the matchup, jumping out to a 12-3 lead while holding the visitors to just one made field goal in the opening 9:19.  The homestanding Engineers held MIT to 24% shooting from the floor in the first half en route to taking a 23-16 advantage into the locker room at the intermission.  

Kuhn canned 8-of-13 shots from the field and 2-of-3 from behind the 3-point arc.  Lauren Hannmann (East Greenbush, NY) chipped in with 14 points while gobbling-up a game-best eight rebounds.  On the night WPI enjoyed a 39-17 edge on the glass and turned that into a 28-8 advantage in points in the paint.

Elle Fontaine (Franklin, MA) registered nine points and five boards for the hosts while Brittany McNally (Mapleville, RI) and Theresa Logan (Southboro, MA) each added eight.  The total was a career-high for McNally, a senior forward.   

Sally Sampson (Minneapolis, MN) led the MIT attack with 13 points, including a trio of 3-pointers.  Aparana Sud (Wellesley, MA) tossed in 10 points while Lauren Sascha Burton (Seattle, WA) paced all players with six assists. 

The contest, along with WPI's men's game against Springfield, was part of WPI's annual Pink Zone doubleheader to promote breast cancer awareness and to benefit breast cancer research.

WPI is back in action on Saturday when they close out the regular season at home versus rival Wheaton at 1pm.  MIT closes out its three-game regular season-ending road trip on Saturday at Smith at 2pm.