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Good week for MIT basketball

By Charlie J. Moore and Zoe Anderson Dec. 10, 2017

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Bradley Jomard ’19, guard for the Engineers, plays against Rhode Island College Thursday, Dec. 7.
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MIT squash player Joe O'Connor '21 practices last week for two upcoming matches against Harvard and Bowdoin
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Men’s basketball (9–1) defeated Rhode Island College 76 to 63 Thursday, Dec. 7. Cameron Korb ’19 scored a career-high 32 points and was 8-for-13 for three-point shots. Saturday, the Engineers defeated Fitchburg State 85 to 63. This victory was the Engineer’s sixth in a winning streak.

Men’s squash (9–2) lost to Harvard University this past Thursday, Dec. 7. Harvard, ranked second, beat MIT, ranked 22nd, in eight of the nine matches. The Engineers defeated Bowdoin College Saturday afternoon 9 to 0.

Women’s basketball (4–2, 3–0 NEWMAC) defeated Emerson College (71–48) at an away game this past Wednesday. Jocelyn Luizzi ’21 scored 17 points, and had seven rebounds and four assists.