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BABSON PARK, Mass. – Senior co-captain Sarah Fredlund (New Preston, Conn.) scored two goals to become just the fourth player in Babson College field hockey history to reach the 100-point mark, as the Beavers defeated visiting Endicott College, 5-2, in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.

Entering her final collegiate season with 99 career points, Fredlund joined Elise Conley '06, Andrea Tufts '07, and former teammate Jess Paladino '10 as the only members of Babson's 100-point club. She now boasts 43 goals and 17 assists for 103 points in her career, moving her into third place in the program's all-time scoring list.

Along with Fredlund's two scores, Babson also received one goal and two assists from junior Courtney Weaving (New Preston, Conn.) and one goal and one assist from senior co-captain Colleen Kelly (Milton, Mass.). First-year Morgan Lockwood (Feeding Hills, Mass.) added her first collegiate goal in the win, while junior goalie Jess Pashos (Winchester, Mass.) finished a tremendous performance with 11 saves in net.

Endicott received goals from juniors Anna Giannoni (Granby, Conn.) and Alexandra Parese (Wilton, Conn.), as well as five saves from sophomore keeper Taylor Teixeira (Exeter, N.H.). The Gulls outshot the Beavers 19-13 in the contest, but they were held scoreless over the final 41 minutes of action.

Giannoni gave the visitors an early 1-0 lead when she took a pass from sophomore Hannah Thornberg (Oakland, Maine) and buried a reverse shot at 2:51. However, Fredlund quickly answered for Babson, converting a cross from Weaving at 4:06.

Fredlund struck again at 13:53, this time off a Kelly pass to put the Beavers in front 2-1. That lead lasted just under 12 minutes, however, as Parese knocked in a pass from senior Joanne Reid (Clarksville, Md.) at 25:35.

Babson took the lead for good with just under seven minutes left in the first half, as Weaving fed Lockwood on the left side during a perfectly-executed 2-on-1 break. The rookie then one-timed a shot into the open left side of the cage for the first goal of her collegiate career at 28:10.

The second half would be all Babson, which scored two more goals while limiting the Gulls to just four shots. Weaving made it a two-goal game when she tipped in a rocket off the stick of first-year Alex Cabreros (San Diego, Calif.) at 44:57. Kelly then punctuated the 5-2 victory with her first of the season off a nice feed from first-year Julia Pochini (Acton, Mass.) at 65:50.

The Beavers return to action on Tuesday, September 7, when they host Eastern Connecticut State University at 6 p.m. Endicott resumes play with another road came this Saturday, September 4, as the Gulls travel to New Hampshire to face Plymouth State University at 1 p.m.