DUDLEY, Mass. – Junior Avery Orszulak (Springfield, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season in Nichols College's 4-1 loss to No. 19 MIT in non-conference field hockey action Sunday morning at Vendetti Field.

This game was suspended on Thursday night with the Engineers ahead 3-0 early in the second half. The contest resumed this morning with 28:37 on the clock. Nichols junior Molly Melanson (Simsbury, Conn.) finished the contest with 18 saves.

Senior Michelle Teplensky (Somers, N.Y.) scored a pair of first half goals at :42 and 7:30 on Thursday to give the Engineers a 2-0 lead. Her first goal was set up by sophomore Molly McNamara (Auburn, Mass.) while her second marker came off her own rebound.

Senior Molly Duffy (New Providence, R.I.) closed the first half scoring with her team-leading seventh goal at 16:18. She one-timed a pass from senior Erin Kennedy (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) past Melanson. MIT held a 21-2 edge in shots through the first 35 minutes. Melanson finished the half with 12 saves.

Nichols looked like a different team on Sunday despite being outshot 10-5 in the half. MIT extended its lead to 4-0 on sophomore Morgan Gulliver's (Stamford, Conn.) second of the season at 57:43 as she knocked a rebound past Melanson. Orszulak capped the scoring when she potted an unassisted goal from in close at 68:43.

"I think we made a complete turn-around from the half we played on Thursday night," said Nichols head coach Kristan Mallet. "We were able to have a few practices in between, and they clearly applied some of the things we worked on. I was very happy with that. We gave ourselves some scoring opportunities. We had a few people playing out of position for various reasons today, but overall, we stuck to the game plan. I'm happy with the second half we played against MIT."

MIT outshot Nichols 31-7 and held a 16-5 edge in penalty corners.

The Bison (0-5) return to action on Wednesday when they host Roger Williams at 7 p.m. The Engineers host Lasell Tuesday at 6 p.m.