Karen Kinnaman put MIT on the board by scoring a fast-break lay-up off the opening tip. The Leopards responded with baskets from Whitney Alvarez and Mindy Thomas. Tech then scored six unanswered points, taking its largest lead of the game (8-4). Wentworth countered with a 7-2 spurt, taking the lead for good on a jumper by Cheyenne Noble in the paint with 11:03 remaining in the half. MIT stayed close during the next six minutes, trailing only by five (19-15), however, the Leopards made a final push to close the half with a 29-16 advantage.
After scoring a pair of baskets to open the second frame, the Engineers were held scoreless for the next five minutes as Wentworth extended its lead to 36-20. The Leopards’ defense became impenetrable with MIT tallying a majority of its points from the free-throw line.
Christa Margossian finished with a team-high nine points on 7-of-9 shooting from the charity stripe. Michal Ruchelsman tallied eight points while Karen Kinnaman and Jasmin Moghbeli collected six rebounds each. Kinnaman also contributed seven points and two steals.
Cheyenne Noble totaled a game-high 26 points and added 13 rebounds and two blocks for Wentworth. Emily Cring had 15 points, 15 rebounds, and three steals.
At Rockwell Cage, Cambridge, Mass. Wentworth 62, MIT 36 Wentworth (3-0) Cheyenne Noble 12-21 2-2 26; Emily Cring 5-13 5-6 15; Mindy Thomas 4-11 0-1 8; Lesley Corda 3-11 0-1 6; Whitney Alvarez 1-8 2-2 5; Liz Neales 0-1 1-2 1; Tiffany Coderre 0-2 1-2 1; Ashley Glassick 0-1 0-0 0; Erika Rafferty 0-3 0-2 0; Nicole Havey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-72 11-18 62. MIT (2-2) Christa Margossian 1-7 7-9 9; Michal Ruchelsman 2-7 4-5 8; Karen Kinnaman 3-8 1-3 7; Sharon Prange 2-7 1-7 5; Jasmin Moghbeli 2-2 0-1 4; Kimberly Eri Soo Hoo 0-4 3-4 3; Jordan Wirfs-Brock 0-2 0-0 0; Joanna Natsios 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 10-43 16-29 36. WIT........................... 29 33 - 62 MIT........................... 16 20 - 36 3-point goals-WIT 1-7 (Whitney Alvarez 1-3; Mindy Thomas 0-2; Lesley Corda 0-2), MIT 0-4 (; Karen Kinnaman 0-1; Kimberly Eri Soo Hoo 0-1; Joanna Natsios 0-2). Fouled out--WIT-None, MIT-None. Rebounds-WIT 57 (Emily Cring 15), MIT 34 (Karen Kinnaman 6; Jasmin Moghbeli 6). Assists-WIT 18 (Lesley Corda 5), MIT 5 (Kimberly Eri Soo Hoo 2). Total fouls-WIT 22, MIT 15. A-100