Women's Soccer vs. MIT
Wednesday, October 18 | 3:00 p.m.
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson owns a 24-13-7 advantage in the all-time series against MIT dating back to 1995.
• The Beavers have dropped their last four to the Engineers and are 0-10-3 against MIT since a 1-0 regular season win in 2010.
• Five of the last seven games have been decided by one goal or finished in a tie.

LAST MEETING
• Junior Ashley English scored the only goal in the 62nd minute as No. 19/23 MIT nipped No. 12/17 Babson, 1-0, on October 5, 2022 in a battle of NEWMAC unbeatens at Roberts Field in Cambridge.
• The Green and White managed just seven shots in the game, including two from junior Natalie Knauf. Morgan Fedosiewich '23 made two saves in goal for the Beavers.
• Lauren Castle '23 made four saves in the MIT goal to record her third shutout of the season. Stephanie Howe '23 picked up an assist on the winning goal for the Engineers.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (7-5-2, 5-1-1 NEWMAC) snapped a two-game skid with a 2-1 comeback victory over Smith on Saturday in Northampton, Mass.
• Senior Olivia Maltbie scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute for the eventual game-winner for the Beavers. Knauf had a goal and classmate Cassie Lawson contributed an assist in the win. Junior Nora Ryan made one save to earn her first victory of the season.
• Junior Jordyn Ferrantino (7-2-16) is tied for second in the NEWMAC in goals and ranks third in points. Graduate student Morgan Krauss (4-4-12) is tied for third in the league in assists and Maltbie (3-1-7) is third on the team in goals.
• First-year goalkeeper Callahan Cottone (1.50 GAA, .793 sv pct) started the first 13 games this season for the Beavers and ranks third in the NEWMAC with 69 saves and is tied for fifth with four shutouts.

SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS
• No. 9 MIT (13-1-1, 7-0-0 NEWMAC) brings an eight-game winning streak into Wednesday's matchup, having conceded just four goals in that stretch.
• Senior Meagan Rowlett and English led the Engineers with two goals apiece in Monday's 6-1 victory at Lesley, and seniors Lexi Spinetta and first-year Katherine Ruan added one goal apiece. Graduate student Kaitlin Zarena, Ruan and English all scored for the Engineers in their most recent conference victory, a 3-0 whitewash over Salve Regina on Saturday.
• Rowlett (8-6-22) tops the NEWMAC in goals and points and shares the league lead in assists with Sean Luk (1-6-8). Junior Natalie Barnouw (7-3-17) is tied for second in goals and English (5-2-12) and Ruan (5-0-10 are tied for the third on the team in goals.
• Senior Morgan Everett (0.65 GAA, .826 sv pct, 5 SO) has started 14 of MIT's 15 games and leads the league in goals against average and ranks second in save percentage and shutouts.

LOOKING AT THE CONFERENCE
• MIT (21 points) holds a lead over second-place Babson (16) and Emerson (16) in the league standings in the 12-team NEWMAC, with seven of the 11 conference games in the books.
• Springfield (15) is a point back in fourth place, joining the others as favorites to earn home-field advantage in the quarterfinals of the NEWMAC Tournament, which begins on October 31.

BEAVER BITES
• The Green and White have gotten goals from five different players over the past five games.
• Babson ranks fifth in the NEWMAC in goals scored (22) and eighth in goals allowed (21).

NEWMAC NOTES
• Babson is 17-4-6 in its last 27 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 Green and White are 5-0-2 this season and 57-1-5 since 2013 when leading at halftime.
• Babson is 5-1-1 this fall when scoring at least two goals and 33-3-1 dating back to 2019.

UP NEXT
• Babson plays its next two games on the road, beginning Saturday with a NEWMAC contest at Salve Regina at 12 p.m.