BABSON PARK, Mass.—Sophomore Alex Hall (Merritt Island, Fla.) and junior Ryan Dandan (Trophy Club, Texas) both scored as the visiting Coast Guard Academy defeated Babson College, 2-0, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer action on Saturday at Hartwell-Rogers Field.

With the loss, Babson slips to 2-3-1 overall and 0-1-0 in conference play, while Coast Guard stays unbeaten at 5-0-1 overall and 1-0-0 in the NEWMAC.

Senior Alex Lane (Shorewood, Wis.) and sophomore Noah Harper (Deland, Fla.) both had assists, and junior goalkeeper Jake Sorenson (Oakdale, Conn.) made two saves for the Bears, who posted their fifth clean sheet of the season.

Junior goalkeeper James Takami (Kenmore, Wash.) finished with a career-high seven saves for the Beavers.

Takami made three early saves, the best of which came in the 26th minute when he dove to his right to corral a free kick by Lane from 30 yards out. Coast Guard finally took advantage of its first-half pressure when Hall scored with 49 seconds remaining in the stanza. He collected a pass at the right edge of the box from Haper and created space with a touch before hitting a low shot that bounce through some traffic and inside the left post for a 1-0 lead.

The Bears tacked on an insurance tally in the 87th minute following a giveaway at midfield. Lane fed Dandan with a thru ball and he took one touch at the top of the box before slotting a low shot past Takami, who came charging off his line, and inside the left post to seal the win.

Coast Guard finished with a 12-8 edge in shots and a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.

Babson returns to action on Sunday when it travels to Williams at 2 p.m., while Coast Guard visits Connecticut College on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

GAME NOTES
•    The Beavers are now 38-8-7 all-time against Coast Guard, but have dropped two straight matches at home to the Bears.
•    With the loss, Babson falls to 12-2-1 in NEWMAC openers going back to 2001.
•    Saturday's loss also snapped the Beavers' four-game winning streak and their six-game unbeaten streak against conference opponents.