MIT Engineers at Massachusetts-Dartmouth Corsairs

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (Interstat) — Massachusetts-Dartmouth will host MIT in a women’s NCAA Division III basketball game on Sunday at Tripp Athletic Center. Both teams enter with 1-0 records. The Corsairs will look to build on a strong opening performance, while the Engineers aim to carry momentum from a road victory into their second game.

MIT opened its season with a 73-64 win at Suffolk. Riley O’Sullivan led the Engineers with 26 points, six rebounds and one assist in 36 minutes. April Chan added 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Sammie Faella contributed eight points, six rebounds and three assists. O’Sullivan, a forward, is the primary player to watch for MIT after her high-scoring debut.

Massachusetts-Dartmouth opened with a 73-46 home win over King’s (Pa.). Carly McDonald paced the Corsairs with 13 points, four rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes. Aubrianna Hoose scored 17 points and added four rebounds and three assists, while Amanda Ebenezer recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block. McDonald, a guard, is a key player to watch for Massachusetts-Dartmouth as the Corsairs prepare for another home test.

MIT’s early schedule continues with road games against Johnson & Wales (R.I.) and Emmanuel (Mass.) and a trip to Lyndon State before home contests against Nichols, Tufts, Smith, Endicott, Trinity (Conn.) and Rhode Island College. The Engineers also are scheduled to visit Brandeis. Massachusetts-Dartmouth’s upcoming slate includes a home game against Bridgewater State, road games at Salve Regina, Salem State, Roger Williams and Castleton, and home contests against Rhode Island College, Johnson & Wales (R.I.), Trinity (Conn.) and Stockton. The Corsairs’ games involving Trinity and Stockton are listed at Springfield, Mass.

McDonald finished with 13 points, four rebounds and four assists for Massachusetts-Dartmouth, while Hoose had 17 points, four rebounds and three assists and Ebenezer had 10 points, eight rebounds and one block. O’Sullivan finished with 26 points, six rebounds and one assist for MIT, and Chan had 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Both teams are 1-0 and will put their unbeaten marks on the line.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Massachusetts-Dartmouth to win 60-57. Interstat’s ELO system gives Massachusetts-Dartmouth a 52.4 percent probability to win.