No. 19 Men's Soccer at Williams
Sunday, September 19 | 2 p.m.
Cole Field | Williamstown, Mass.
SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 10-29-3 all-time against Williams in a series that dates back to 1981.
• The Beavers are looking to snap a five-match losing streak against the Ephs.
• Four of the last five contests between the sides played in Williamstown have been decided by a single goal.
LAST MEETING
• Demian Gass converted a penalty kick in the 33rd minute and Eli Petrik and Will Felitto each scored in the second half to lead Williams to a 3-0 win over the Beavers on September 15, 2019, in Babson Park.
• Steven Heintzelman '20 made four saves in the loss for Babson.
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 19 Babson (5-1-0) extended its winning streak to three with a 1-0 victory over Wheaton on Saturday.
• Senior Giancarlo Arguello scored the first goal of his career in the 66th minute and the Beavers held the Lyons without a shot on goal in the victory.
• First-year Samuel Kalishman (2-1-5) and junior Noah Labelle (2-0-4) lead the team in goals, while classmate Jack Dugan and sophomore Liam Rhatigan have both contributed a goal and an assist this fall.
• Senior goalkeeper Itai Rubin has started all six matches and boasts a 0.50 goals against average and a .824 save percentage to go along with three clean sheets.
SCOUTING THE EPHS
• Williams (2-1-1) battled to a 1-1 2OT draw with Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon.
• First-year Daniel Zhang scored the equalizer in the 68th minute for the Ephs, who played the final 46 minutes up a man following a Wesleyan red card less than nine minutes into the second half.
• First-year Keel Brissett and sophomore Nathan Song lead the team with two goals apiece, while Zhang, junior Brady Foehl and sophomore Eamon Gara Grady have all scored once over the first four matches.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Davis has started three of four matches posting a 1.24 goals against average and a .692 save percentage.
RETURN TO THE RANKINGS
• The Beavers returned to the top 25 for the first time since 2016 on Tuesday when they jumped into the United Soccer Coaches rankings at No. 19.
• Babson was ranked 25th in the D3soccer.com poll on November 1, 2016, and last appeared in the United Soccer Coaches poll on November 11, 2014 at No. 22.
COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH
• Going back to 2019, the Beavers have scored the go-ahead or tying goal of a match in the 78th minute or later 10 times.
• Included in that total is Wednesday's marker at Western New England and Dugan's 86th-minute winner at Widener back on September 4.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Beavers' last five games have all been decided by one goal.
• Babson has won 11 of its last 12 games when scoring two or more goals.
UP NEXT
• The Beavers travel to Emerson next Saturday at 1 p.m.
