Cambridge, Mass. - MIT scored two first half goals, including the first in the seventh minute to lift the host Engineers to a 2-0 win over visiting Clark in the regular season finale for the two NEWMAC teams.

Liz Theurer opened the scoring when she split a pair of Clark defenders, and beat Cougar netminder Joanna Clark (Windham, Maine) after she slipped on the wet field, putting away her sixth goal of the season.

MIT was right back at it in the 21st minute, as Connie Park served a perfectly-placed corner kick into the middle of the penalty area. Park's pass found the foot of sophomore Alisha Lussiez who fired a one-touch shot through the defense and past Clark to put the Engineers up 2-0 before the half.

One of the Clark's best opportunities came in the 67th minute, as Kari Mruz (Hingham, Mass.) found herself in a one-on-one with defender Erika Granger. Mruz's pressure caused Granger to pass back to MIT keeper Meghan Wright, who unwittingly picked up the ball for an MIT foul. On the ensuing indirect kick, Charlotte Bowman (Peterborough, N.H.) sailed a shot just high over the crossbar.

Wright remained perfect in net, stopping all five shots on goal and recording her third shutout on the season.

The win put MIT (9-5-2, 5-2-2 NEWMAC) in a tie for third place in the NEWMAC, while the loss relegated Clark (8-7-2, 4-3-2) to fifth. The Cougars will travel to Springfield for a quaterfinal meeting with the Pride on Saturday at a time still to be determined.