Women's Soccer vs. Clark
Saturday, October 28 | 1 p.m. 
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 19-11-5 all-time against Clark in a series that dates back to 1994. 
•    The Beavers have won two straight games and are unbeaten over their last three matches against the Cougars since 2019. 
•    The sides have split their last six matches at Hartwell-Rogers Field going back to 2012 with each team recording three victories. 

LAST MEETING
•    Junior Elisa Diletizia scored twice inside of seven minutes late in the first half to help Babson defeat Clark, 2-0, on October 29, 2022, in Worcester, Mass. 
•    Caitlin Trott '23, Morgan Fedosiewich '23 and junior Laura Lukowicz all picked up an assist for the Beavers, who took the lead in the 35th minute. 
•    Anabella White finished with six saves for the Cougars. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (9-5-3, 7-1-2 NEWMAC) is unbeaten over its last four matches and is coming off a 1-1 draw at Springfield on Wednesday night. 
•    Senior Cassie Lawson headed home classmate Natalie Knauf's service in the 82nd minute and junior goalkeeper Nora Ryan made seven saves for the Beavers, who fell behind 1-0 just 77 seconds into the match. 
•    Junior Jordyn Ferrantino (9-2-18) is second in the NEWMAC in goals and points, graduate student Morgan Krauss (4-5-13) is tied for third in the NEWMAC in assists and senior Olivia Maltbie (5-1-11) is tied for 14th in Division III with five game-winning goals. 
•    Ryan (3-0-1), who has started the last four matches, owns a 1.40 goals against average and a .829 save percentage in six appearances this fall. 

SCOUTING THE COUGARS
•    Clark (8-5-4, 3-5-2 NEWMAC) has dropped two straight games after suffering a 1-0 loss to Wheaton on Wednesday night. 
•    The Cougars finished with a 13-5 edge in shots but fell behind in the 67th minute after conceding a penalty kick that turned out to be the Lyons' lone shot on goal in the match. 
•    Siobhan Lounsbury (5-4-14) is tied for fifth in the conference in points and has four game-winning goals, Isabella Ramirez (3-3-9) and Emma Tziachris (3-3-9) have both scored once in league play and Jamie Stern (2-3-7) has scored both her goals against NEWMAC foes. 
•    White has started 16 of 17 games and boasts a 0.88 goals against average and a .774 save percentage to go along with seven shutouts. 

WHAT'S AT STAKE
•    The Beavers enter the final day of the regular season with 23 points and are tied for second place with Emerson.
•    Babson is assured of a home NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinal match next Tuesday and need either a win coupled with a tie or loss by the Lions or a tie and an Emerson loss to first-place MIT to secure the No. 2 seed. 
•    Clark enters the game in seventh place and is one of five teams vying for the final three spots in the eight-team conference tournament. The Cougars are assured of a playoff spot with a win.

SENIOR CELEBRATION
•    Saturday's contest will be the last at home for Knauf, Lawson, Maltbie and fellow seniors Sophia Bishop, Nicole DiMartino and Catherine Shaw. 
•    Despite having the 2020 campaign canceled due to the pandemic, the group has helped the Beavers to a record of 32-13-9 over the last three seasons. 
•    The senior class also helped the Green and White make its debut in the Division III national polls last season on the way to recording the most victories (14) since 2015. 

REGIONAL IMPACT
•    For the second season in a row, Babson holds the No. 2 spot in the second edition of the NCAA Region II rankings, which were released on Wednesday afternoon. 
•    The Beavers are 2-4 this season against regionally-ranked opponents and are one of three teams from the NEWMAC in this week's rankings along with MIT (first) and Emerson (fourth). 

FERRANTINO EARNS CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
•    After scoring the opening goal in wins over both No. 9 MIT and Salve Regina, Ferrantino was selected as the NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. 
•    She has scored seven goals over the last 10 matches and has at least one point in six of the 10 contests. 

CONFERENCE SUCCESS
•    Babson is 18-4-7 against NEWMAC foes going back to October 13, 2021, which includes an 8-3-4 mark at home in conference play. 
•    A victory on Saturday would give the Beavers eight wins in league play for the first time in program history. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    Babson is 7-0-2 this season when leading at halftime. 
•    The Beavers are unbeaten in nine games this fall (7-0-2) when conceding one goal or fewer. 
•    The Green and White is a perfect 5-0 this fall and is 12-1-1 in Saturday games going back to the start of the 2022 campaign. 
•    Babson is 7-1-1 on the year when scoring two or more goals. 

UP NEXT
•    The Beavers will host a NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinal match on Tuesday afternoon. The pairings and game times will be announced on Saturday evening.