Lucy Crespo DaSilva, a 22-year-old senior on MIT’s women’s team, fell to her death Sunday night from her 14th-floor dorm room. Police are calling it a suicide after the discovery of a note in her room.<\/p>\n
Crespo DaSilva, a native of Brazil, was scheduled to graduate this fall. She was planning on starting graduate work in February while maintaining her spot as a forward on the hockey team.<\/p>\n
MIT coach, Katia Pashkevitch, said the team was stunned to hear of her death.<\/p>\n
“There are a lot of flowers and candles in the locker room,” she said. “We are going to put her number 9 on our shirts in memory of her.”<\/p>\n
Crespo DaSilva is survived by her parents, who now live in Albany, N.Y. They were informed Sunday night of her death.<\/p>\n
“This was a woman with enormous gifts and potential who was involved in a variety of things over the years,” said Robert M. Randolph, senior associate dean for student life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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