June 1, 2012
Women's Basketball Wins Two National Statistical Titles
The NCAA announced its 2011-12 statistical champions this week, and the Babson College women's basketball team became the first women's squad in school history to win a national statistical crown when the Green and White led the country in a pair of categories. The Beavers led all of Division III with a .298 field goal percentage against and a +15.2 rebound advantage per game. In addition, Babson ranked second in the country with a +24.5 scoring margin (behind only Amherst's +28.1) and a .461 field goal percentage (second to Carthage's .462).
May 4, 2012
Babson Honors Class of 2012 at 31st Annual Senior Athletics Awards Banquet
The Babson College Athletics Department held its 31st Annual Senior Awards Banquet on Friday night where a total of eight individuals received honors. Two women’s basketball seniors, Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.) and Nicole Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) were named co-winners of the Female Athlete of the Class, while men’s soccer senior Max Walker (Newton, Mass.) was named the Male Athlete of the Class.
April 2, 2012
Wurdeman, Collins Named D3hoops.com All-America; Big Three Also Honored By NEWBA
The final postseason awards for the 2011-12 women's basketball season have been announced, and Babson's fabulous front court tandem of senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.), junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.), and senior captain Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.) each capped off the year with honors. Wurdeman was named D3hoops.com All-America Second Team and was selected as the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Year, Collins was named D3hoops.com All-America Fourth Team, and all three players were tabbed NEWBA All-Region First Team.
March 16, 2012
Wurdeman, Collins, Blinstrub Garner WBCA Honors
The WBCA announced its annual women's basketball awards on Friday, and Babson College received a trio of honors. Senior captain Nicki Wurdeman was named All-America, Sarah Collins was named All-America Honorable Mention, and Judy Blinstrub was named District I Coach of the Year.
March 14, 2012
Wurdeman, King Named NEWBA Senior All-Stars, Join Collins With D3hoops.com All-Region Honors
Postseason honors continue to roll in for the Babson women's basketball team's terrific front court trio of senior Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.), senior Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.), and junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.), as all three were named to the D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team this week. In addition, Wurdeman and King were both selected to play in the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Game on Saturday, March 24, at 1 p.m. at Western New England University.
March 3, 2012
No. 13 Women's Basketball Loses Valiant Battle With No. 1 Amherst, 61-48, In NCAA Second Round
In their biggest game of the season and perhaps their careers, the Babson College women's basketball team's vaunted front court trio of Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.), Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.), and Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) gave host Amherst College all they could handle. However, in the end it simply wasn't enough as the number one-ranked Lord Jeffs defeated the 13th-ranked Beavers, 61-48, in the Second Round of the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday night.
March 2, 2012
Blinstrub Gets 500th Victory as No. 13 Babson Holds Off Bridgewater State in NCAA First Round
Head coach Judy Blinstrub recorded her 500th career victory as her 13th-ranked Babson College Beavers held off a resilient Bridgewater State University team, 68-59, in the opening round of the 2012 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament at Amherst College’s LeFrak Gymnasium on Friday night.
March 2, 2012
Women's Basketball Set For Another NCAA Tournament Run
Fresh off its fourth consecutive NEWMAC title, the Babson College women’s basketball team is set to take on Bridgewater State University in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship. The Beavers and Bears will meet at Amherst College on Friday, March 2 at 6:00pm, with the winner advancing to Saturday night’s Second Round game against the winner of Amherst College (27-0) and St. Joseph’s College of Brooklyn (13-13).
February 29, 2012
Babson's Big Three Claim NEWMAC Women's Basketball Postseason Awards
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its postseason women's basketball awards on Wednesday, and league champion Babson College was once again well represented. For the third straight year, senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) was named NEWMAC Player of the Year, while fellow senior captain Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.) and junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) joined her on the All-Conference First Team.
February 28, 2012
Women's Hoops To Face Bridgewater State In NCAA Tournament First Round
Babson College will begin its fourth straight NCAA Division III Tournament run at Amherst College this weekend, where the Beavers will meet Bridgewater State Unvirsity in the First Round at 6 p.m. That contest will be followed by a matchup between host Amherst and St. Joseph's-Brooklyn at 8 p.m., with the two winners meeting the Saturday's Second Round contest at 8 p.m.
February 27, 2012
Collins Named NEWBA Player of the Week
After helping the 14th-ranked Babson College women's basketball team win its fourth straight NEWMAC Championship, junior center Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) has been selected as the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week.
February 26, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BOUNCES SMITH, 74-51, FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT NEWMAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Junior Sarah Collins recorded 17 points and 13 rebounds to earn Most Outstanding Player honors and senior captain Nicki Wurdeman became the first player in school history to eclipse 2,000 career points as top-seeded Babson College defeating visiting second-seed Smith College, 74-51, in the championship game of the 2012 NEWMAC Women’s Basketball Tournament at Babson’s Staake Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
February 25, 2012
Top-Seeded Women's Hoops Downs Fourth-Seeded Wellesley, 64-40, to Advance in NEWMAC Tourney
Senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) and junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) each recorded double-doubles to help the top-seeded Babson College Beavers defeat visiting fourth-seed Wellesley College, 64-40, in the semifinal round of the 2012 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament at Babson’s Staake Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the 14th-ranked Beavers (24-2) advance to Sunday’s championship game at 1 p.m., where they will meet second-seeded Smith.
February 21, 2012
Basketball, Hockey Teams Set To Host Conference Tournament Games
Babson will host a bevy of postseason games this week, as men's basketball, ice hockey, and women's basketball all earned home seeds in their respective conference tournaments. Paid admission will be required for all postseason contests, although Babson students will once again be admitted free with a valid OneCard courtesy of the Undergraduate School.
February 20, 2012
Wurdeman Chosen as NEWMAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Babson College senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) was selected as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) on Monday after leading the nationally-ranked Beavers to their third consecutive sweep of conference play.
February 18, 2012
No. 17 Women's Hoops Celebrates Senior Day With 61-39 Win Over Springfield
The 17th-ranked Babson College women’s basketball team celebrated Senior Day with a 61-39 victory over visiting Springfield College in a NEWMAC matchup at Staake Gym on Saturday. With the win, the Beavers (23-2 overall, 18-0 NEWMAC) completed their third consecutive sweep of the conference, as they extended their regular season league winning streak to 55 games and their overall streak against NEWMAC foes to 63 contests.
February 15, 2012
Front Court Powers No. 17 Women's Basketball Past Clark, 84-58
The nationally-ranked Babson College women’s basketball team’s front court accounted for 67 points and 41 rebounds as the Beavers held off visiting Clark University, 84-58, in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) showdown on Wednesday night.
February 14, 2012
Wurdeman’s Record-Setting Night Fuels Women's Hoops' 65-59 Win Over Colby
Senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) became the all-time leading scorer in Babson College women’s basketball history on Tuesday night, as she netted 24 points in a 65-59 victory over visiting Colby College in a matchup of regionally-ranked powers at Staake Gymnasium.
February 13, 2012
Collins Nabs Fifth NEWMAC Player of the Week Honor
For the second week in a row and the fifth time this season, Babson College junior center Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) has been named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
February 11, 2012
No. 18 Women's Hoops Holds Off Smith, Clinches Third Straight NEWMAC Regular Season Title
The 18th-ranked Babson College women’s basketball team clinched its third straight NEWMAC regular season title with a hard-fought 73-65 victory over visiting Smith College at Staake Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. With the team’s 61st straight victory against conference competition, Babson will once again host the NEWMAC Semifinals and Finals on February 25 and 26.
February 8, 2012
No. 18 Women's Hoops Stifles MIT, 59-34
The 18th-ranked Babson College women's basketball team turned in yet another dominating defensive effort as the Beavers emerged with a 59-34 victory over MIT in a NEWMAC game on Wednesday night. Senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) led all scorers with 21 points to go along with five rebounds for the Beavers, who entered the contest averaging 74 points per game this year.
February 6, 2012
Blinstrub To Appear On Hoopsville Tonight
Babson College women's basketball head coach Judy Blinstrub will appear on Hoopsville tonight at approximately 8:20 p.m. The online show, which is hosted by Dave McHugh, runs from 8-10 p.m. and will be broadcast on D3hoops.com's website.
February 6, 2012
Collins Named NEWMAC Player of the Week For the Fourth Time
For the fourth time this season, Babson College junior center Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) has been honored as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
February 4, 2012
No. 17 Women's Hoops Uses Overpowering First Half To Down Wheaton
Three different players recorded double-doubles to lift the 17th-ranked Babson College women's basketball team to a 79-54 victory over host Wheaton College in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action Saturday afternoon at Emerson Gymnasium.
February 1, 2012
Collins Reaches 1,000 Points, Wurdeman Nets Career-High 32 as Women's Hoops Outlasts Wellesley, 76-43
Babson College junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) became the 15th player in program history to score 1,000 career points as she netted 20 in a 76-43 victory over visiting Wellesley College in a NEWMAC women’s basketball contest at Staake Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) added a career-high 32 points in the win for the 17th-ranked Beavers, who improved to 17-2 overall and 13-0 in the conference.
January 28, 2012
No. 16 Women's Basketball Explodes Past Mount Holyoke, 85-36
Babson College received 58 combined points from junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) and senior captains Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) and Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.) as the 16th-ranked Beavers cruised past visiting Mount Holyoke College, 85-36, in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women’s basketball matchup at Staake Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
January 25, 2012
King Grabs 1,000th Rebound as No. 16 Women's Hoops Blasts WPI, 82-32
Babson College senior captain Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.) became just the third player in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds as she helped lead the Beavers to an 82-32 victory over visiting WPI in NEWMAC women’s basketball action at Staake Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
January 23, 2012
Collins Nabs Third NEWMAC Player of the Week Honor
For the third time this season, Babson College junior center Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) has been named NEWMAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
January 21, 2012
Young Nets Career-High 28 as No. 20 Women's Hoops Pounds Coast Guard, 96-47
First-year Erin Young came off the bench and went 8-for-10 from three-point range, finishing with a career-high 28 points in just 21 minutes to lead 20th-ranked Babson to a 96-47 win over Coast Guard on Saturday.
January 18, 2012
Big Three Dominate As Women's Hoops Pulls Away From Clark, 80-51
The frontline combination of Sarah Collins, Kathleen King, and Nicki Wurdeman dominated the interior, combining to score 74 points as visiting Babson College ran away from Clark University, 80-51, in NEWMAC women’s basketball action on Wednesday evening.
January 16, 2012
King Named NEWMAC Women's Hoops Player of the Week
Following two sensational performances against conference opponents, Babson College senior captain Kathleen King (Framingham, Mass.) was selected as the NEWMAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.
January 14, 2012
King, Women's Hoops Surge Past Smith, 83-57
Kathleen King scored 22 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and passed out six assists as No. 21 Babson College beat Smith College 83-57 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
January 11, 2012
Mallios' Career Night Helps No. 21 Women's Hoops Bounce MIT, 70-41
Junior Rina Mallios scored a career-high 11 points and senior captains Kathleen King and Nicki Wurdeman each added double-doubles as the no. 21 women's basketball team bounced MIT, 70-41, on Wednesday.
January 7, 2012
No. 22 Women's Basketball Shuts Down Springfield, 61-38
Behind senior center Nicki Wurdeman's 18 points and 10 rebounds, the Babson College women's basketball team, ranked No. 22 nationally, put the clamps down defensively on Springfield College and won a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference game, 61-38, this afternoon at SC's Blake Arena.
January 4, 2012
No. 22 Women's Basketball Throttles Coast Guard, 79-34
Babson College bridged halftime with a 36-6 run to pull away from the visiting United States Coast Guard Academy en route to a 79-34 win in a NEWMAC women’s basketball contest at Staake Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
January 2, 2012
Collins Repeats as NEWMAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
For the second time this season, Babson College junior center Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) was named NEWMAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.
December 31, 2011
Beaver Tales No. 4: The Top 10 Babson Athletics Stories of 2011
This special New Year’s edition of Beaver Tales looks back at the previous 12 months as we celebrate the accomplishments of our incredibly successful student-athletes with the Top Stories of 2011.
December 31, 2011
Southern Maine Upsets No. 16 Women's Hoops, 68-66, In Holiday Invitational Finals
Senior forward Courtney Cochran hit two free throws with eight seconds remaining in regulation to deliver the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 68-66 win over the nationally-ranked Babson College Beavers in the championship game of the Southern Maine Holiday Invitational Saturday afternoon at Hill Gym in Gorham, Maine.
December 30, 2011
King, Women's Hoops Overpower UW-Stout, 72-52
The 16th-ranked Babson College women's basketball team resumed its 2011-12 schedule with a dominating 72-52 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Stout in the semifinals of the Husky Invitational at Southern Maine on Friday afternoon.
December 12, 2011
Collins Tabbed NEWMAC, NEWBA Women's Basketball Player of the Week
After posting back-to-back double-doubles in a pair of league victories, Babson College women's basketball junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) was selected as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week on Monday.
December 9, 2011
Wurdeman's Huge First Half Propels No. 16 Women's Hoops Past Wheaton, 82-42
Senior captain Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) scored 21 of her game-high 22 points in the decisive first half and junior Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) added a double-double to lift the 16th-ranked Babson College Beavers to an 82-42 victory over the visiting Wheaton College Lyons in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference women’s basketball contest at Staake Gymnasium on Friday night.
December 6, 2011
Babson's Big Three Send Women's Hoops Past Wellesley, 66-39
Babson College, ranked #16 in the nation, took full advantage of its height to defeat Wellesley College, 66-39, on Tuesday night at Keohane Sports Center.
December 5, 2011
Wurdeman Named NEWMAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Coming off a career-high scoring performance, Babson College senior captain and two-time All-American Nicki Wurdeman (Rowley, Mass.) has been named NEWMAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
December 3, 2011
Wurdeman Nets Career-High 30 As Women's Hoops Rolls Past Mount Holyoke
Senior forward Nicki Wurdeman racked up a career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Babson College basketball team to a 63-33 victory over Mount Holyoke College in NEWMAC action at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium this afternoon.
November 30, 2011
No. 17 Women's Basketball Returns To Form With 84-42 Win Over WPI
Kathleen King (Framingham, MA) led all players with 28 points and 11 rebounds to pace nationally-ranked Babson to a 84-42 road victory over WPI on Wednesday evening in the NEWMAC conference opener for both squads.
November 20, 2011
Williams Hands Women's Basketball First Regular Season Loss In Two Years, 61-39
Fifth-ranked Babson College shot just 21.9 percent from the field as the Beavers were defeated by host Williams College, 61-39, on day two of the 2011 Williams Classic on Sunday afternoon. It was the first regular season loss for Babson since January 4, 2010, when they fell to Eastern Connecticut State on the same floor in the championship game of that year's Williams Invitational.
November 19, 2011
No. 5 Women's Hoops Rallies From Nine Down To Beat Tufts, 73-64
Bolstered by double-doubles from Preseason All-Americans Nicki Wurdeman and Sarah Collins, the fifth-ranked Babson College women's basketball team rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat Tufts University, 73-64, on day one of the Williams College Classic.
November 17, 2011
No. 5 Women's Basketball Frustrates Brandeis, 64-35
Senior captains Kathleen King and Nicki Wurdeman each recorded double-doubles to lead the nationally-ranked Babson College women’s basketball team to a 64-35 victory over visiting Brandeis University in a non-conference contest at Staake Gymnasium on Thursday night.
November 15, 2011
Fifth-Ranked Women's Hoops Opens With Dominating 94-45 Win Over Salem State
Senior Preseason All-American Nicki Wurdeman led all players with 28 points and 10 rebounds as the nationally-ranked Babson College women’s basketball team opened its season with a commanding 95-45 victory over visiting Salem State University in a non-conference matchup at Staake Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
October 31, 2011
Babson Women's Basketball Ranked Fifth In D3hoops.com's Preseason Poll
Led by the "Big Three" of Kathleen King and Preseason All-Americans Nicki Wurdeman and Sarah Collins, the Babson women's basketball program open its 2011-12 season ranked fifth in the nation by D3hoops.com.
