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Sports Shorts for Dec. 19: A weekly wrap-up of MIT varsity athletics

Men's basketball moves up to No. 4 in national rankings.
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Overall and Conference Records (as of Dec. 19)
Men’s Basketball: 12-0 (0-0 NEWMAC)
Women’s Basketball: 6-3 (3-1 NEWMAC)
Men’s Fencing: 3-6
Women’s Fencing: 6-5
Rifle: 14-2
Squash: 4-7
Men’s Swimming & Diving: 2-0
Women’s Swimming & Diving: 3-0

National Rankings
#4 – Men’s Basketball
#4 – Men’s Swimming & Diving
#6 – Women’s Swimming & Diving

Men’s Basketball
12/16 – MIT Moves up to Fourth in D3Hoops Top 25
12/14 – Karraker Nets Another Record as #4 MIT Improves to 12-0
12/12 – Karraker Recognized as NEWMAC Player of the Week

Women’s Soccer
12/12 – Park and Kuo Represent MIT on NSCAA All-New England Team

Questions or comments? Please contact Phil Hess (pghess@mit.edu; 617-258-5265).
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