Box Score BABSON PARK, Mass.—Visiting Emerson College scored a pair of goals over the final 16 minutes of the first half on the way to defeating Babson College, 2-0, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's soccer action on Wednesday afternoon at Hartwell-Rogers Field. 

Babson, which suffered it first conference loss, slips to 6-5-2 overall and 4-1-1 in league play. Emerson improves to 6-5-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the NEWMAC with its third straight win. 

First-year Callahan Cottone (Medway, Mass.) finished with four saves in the loss for the Beavers. 

Senior Gina Lukoskie (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) and junior Madeline Khaw (Portland, Oregon) both had goals, while classmate Yoshiko Slater (Laurel, Md.) and first-year Zoe Simmons (Los Angeles, Calif.) contributed assists for the Lions. Junior goalkeeper Amara Schaub (Torrance, Calif.) stopped six shots in the win. 

Khaw opened the scoring in the 29th minute with her fifth goal of the season for Emerson. Slater played a ball in behind the Babson defense and Khaw took a touch before cutting a shot back inside the right post for a 1-0 lead. 

The Lions doubled their advantage in the 42nd minute as Lukoskie dribbled across the top of the box before beating Cottone with a bouncing shot over her outstretched arms for her second marker of the year. The Beavers avoided further damage in the waning seconds of the half when Cottone was able to get her fingertips on junior Dylan Parker's (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 25-yard strike to push it off the crossbar and out of danger. 

The Green and White outshot Emerson 9-5 over the final 45 minutes but was unable to cut into its deficit. Junior Jordyn Ferrantino (Millis, Mass.) forced Schaub to make a diving save at the left post in the 64th minute and first-year Claudia Baiter (Miami, Fla.) saw her header off a long free kick by senior Cassie Lawson (Davie, Fla.) sail over the crossbar in the 75th minute. 

The Beavers finished with a slim 13-11 edge in shots and a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks. 

Both teams are back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. as Babson travels to Smith, while Emerson visits Springfield. 

GAME NOTES
•    The Beavers are now 6-4-2 all-time against Emerson but have dropped their last two meetings in the series. 
•    Babson is now 1-3 on the year when conceding the first goal.
•    Wednesday's loss snapped the Beavers' 10-game NEWMAC regular season unbeaten streak.