Women's Soccer vs. Emerson
Wednesday, October 11 | 3:30 p.m.
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 6-3-2 all-time against Emerson in a series that dates back to 2013.
• The last six matchups between the sides have been decided by a single goal or finished in a tie.
• The Beavers were 4-0-1 against the Lions in Babson Park until last year's NEWMAC Tournament.

LAST MEETING
• Junior Yoshiko Slater scored in the 44th minute to break a 2-2 tie and that stood as the game-winner as third-seeded Emerson edged second-seeded Babson, 3-2, in a NEWMAC tournament semifinal on November 2, 2022 at MacDowell Field.
• Junior Elisa Diletizia scored for the Beavers, who also benefitted from an own goal. Morgan Fedosiewich '23 made four saves in goal in the setback.
• Cali Bruce '23 and senior Brittney Righetti also tallied goals for the Lions and Ainslee MacQuarrie '23 and junior Lauren Carlson picked up assists. Junior Amara Schaub made three saves for the visitors to post the win in goal.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (6-4-2, 4-0-1 NEWMAC) will seek to remain unbeaten in conference play following a tight 2-1 non-conference setback to Middlebury on Sunday at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• Senior Emma Mumby scored her first collegiate goal and first-year goalkeeper Callahan Cottone finished with eight saves in the loss for the Beavers. Junior Jordyn Ferrantino scored both goals less than 90 seconds apart in Saturday's 2-1 NEWMAC victory over Mount Holyoke.
• Ferrantino (7-2-16), who had a four-game point streak snapped in the loss to Middlebury, leads the NEWMAC in goals and ranks second in points. Graduate student Morgan Krauss (4-5-13) is tied for second in the league in assists and seniors Olivia Maltbie (2-1-5) and Cassie Lawson (2-0-4) are multi-goal scorers.
• Cottone (1.45 GAA, .802 sv pct) has started all 12 games for the Beavers and is tied for third in the NEWMAC with four shutouts and ranks second with 65 saves.

SCOUTING THE LIONS
• Emerson (5-5-1, 3-1-1 NEWMAC), who captured last year's NEWMAC Tournament championship, has won four of its last five matches, including Saturday's 7-0 blowout of Wheaton on Saturday.
• Righetti notched her first career hat trick to lead the Lions, while first-year Zoe Simmons, juniors Madeline Khaw and Katie Wojcik and senior Gina Lukoskie tallied one goal apiece in the win. Schaub needed to make just one save for her third shutout of the season.
• Righetti (5-0-10) also scored twice in a win over Mount Holyoke last month while Khaw (4-1-9) has a goal in four of her last five outings. Sophomore Presley King scored in back-to-back wins over Mount Holyoke and the University of New England in September.
• Schaub (1.21 GAA, .785 sv pct) is a three-year starter who has played every minute in goal this season for the Lions and owns 17 career shutouts.

CONFERENCE UPDATE
• Saturday's game will match up two of the top four teams in the 12-team NEWMAC, with only five of the 11 conference games under their belts.
• Babson is in second place with 13 points, two shy of league-leading MIT while Emerson holds down fourth place with 10 points, two behind third-place Springfield.

STREAKY BEAVERS
• Krauss has at least one point in eight of her 11 outings, including six of her last eight games.
• Ferrantino has a pair of two-goal games in her last four starts and at least one point in five of her last seven games.

BABSON VS. THE NEWMAC
• Babson is 16-3-6 in its last 25 games against NEWMAC foes dating back to 2021, including the post-season.
• The Beavers are 52-4-4 when scoring at least two goals in NEWMAC games dating back to Sept. 18, 2012.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Beavers are 5-0-2 this season and 57-1-5 since 2013 when leading at halftime.
• Babson is 18-1-2 since the beginning of last season when conceding one goal or fewer.
• The Green and White are 32-3-1 when scoring at least two goals dating back to 2019.

UP NEXT
• Babson hits the road for a NEWMAC matchup at Smith on Saturday in Northampton, Mass. at 1:00 p.m.