CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Massachusetts Institute of Technology scored 12 times over the middle two quarters on its way to an 18-13 victory over the University of New England in a non-conference men’s lacrosse match played Saturday afternoon at Roberts Field.

MIT remains undefeated on the season at 3- 0, while the Nor’easters slip to 2-4.

Luke Verdi had four goals to pace the Engineers. Graham Davis and Harris Stolzenberg contributed three goals apiece. Stolzenberg and Michael Traub each handed out a pair of assists.

Tom Luttrell tallied four markers for the Nor’easters, while Sam Cloutier had three and Andrew Curro added two. Curro and Dan Auger each had a pair of helpers.

Down 4-3 after one frame, the Engineers blanked UNE 5-0 in the second quarter to take the lead (8-4) for good heading into intermission. MIT scorched the cage for seven more markers in the third – a trio by Verdi – and held off a late UNE charge in the final stanza to claim victory.

Sean Conger won 13 of 24 face-offs for the Nor’easters, who received a team-high five ground balls from Chris Harlow.

Eric Bartell played the first three-plus quarters in goal for MIT, totaling five saves to earn the victory. John Dusel and David Pearson split time in goal for the Nor’easters. The duo accounted for 11 stops.

UNE returns to action Tuesday with a 4 p.m. game against St. Joseph’s College at Deering High School in Portland.