Women's Soccer vs. WPI
NEWMAC Tournament Quarterfinal
Tuesday, October 31 | 2 p.m. 
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 15-11-5 all-time against WPI in a series that dates back to 1995. 
•    The Beavers have won the last two matches and are unbeaten in their last four games against the Engineers going back to 2021. 
•    The Green and White is 5-1-1 versus WPI in seven matches at home since 2011. 

POSTSEASON HISTORY
•    Tuesday's contest marks the second time in three seasons that Babson and WPI will meet in the quarterfinals but will be just the fourth contest all-time in the conference playoffs between the programs. 
•    The Engineers knocked off the Beavers in penalty kicks following a 0-0 draw in the 2021 quarterfinals and were victorious in a 2019 semifinal matchup, while the Green and White won a 1997 NEW 8 quarterfinal contest between the teams. 

LAST MEETING
•    Senior Natalie Knauf scored the go-ahead goal in the 81st minute to help Babson defeat WPI, 3-2, on October 4 in Worcester, Mass. 
•    Senior Morgan Krauss tied the game in the 68th minute for the Beavers, who got six saves from first-year Callahan Cottone and jumped in front 1-0 on an own goal in the fifth minute. 
•    Madisyn Bagby tied the game on a penalty kick in the 51st minute and Olivia Toolin gave the Engineers a 2-1 lead just over three minutes later. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Second-seeded Babson (10-5-3) is unbeaten over its last five matches and closed the regular season with a 4-0 victory over Clark on Saturday. 
•    Knauf, Krauss, junior Jordyn Ferrantino and classmate Emma Mumby each had a goal for the Beavers, who took the lead less than four minutes into the match. 
•    Ferrantino (10-2-22) is second in the league in goals and tied for second in points, Krauss (5-6-16) is tied for second in the NEWMAC in assists and ranks fifth in points, and junior Olivia Maltbie (5-1-11) is tied for the conference lead with five game-winning goals. 
•    Junior goalkeeper Nora Ryan is 4-0-1 in five starts and owns a 1.20 goals against average and a .841 save percentage in seven appearances on the year.

SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS
•    Seventh-seeded WPI (7-7-4) wrapped up the regular season with its first win since September 27, defeating Mount Holyoke 3-0 on Saturday. 
•    Toolin scored in the 19th minute, Lily Guiliano had two goals and Lottie McLeod recorded two assists for the Engineers, who got one save from Lili Hellerman. 
•    Bagby leads the team with four goals and two assists for 10 points, McLeod (2-5-9) is fifth in the league in assists and Maeve Stekley (3-2-8) is one of four players on the squad with three goals this fall. 
•    Hellerman (6-6-4) has started 16 of 18 games and owns a 1.13 goals against average and a .783 save percentage to go along with six shutouts. 

FINISHING TOUCH
•    Ferrantino's tally on Saturday helped her become the first Babson player to score at least 10 goals since 2021 when Amy Festa '13 finished with 12 markers. 
•    Her 22 points are also the most by a Babson player since 2012. 

PRODUCING AGAINST THE ENGINEERS
•    Krauss has a goal in each of her last two games against WPI, while Ferrantino scored in last season's 2-1 win in addition to recording an assist in the Beavers' win back in early October. 

REGIONAL IMPACT
•    The Beavers, who were second, were among three NEWMAC teams listed when NCAA released its second Region II rankings last Wednesday.
•    MIT, which suffered its only loss of the conference season to Babson, is ranked first in the region, while Emerson is currently fourth. 
•    The third and final public regional rankings will be released on Wednesday. 

SPOOKY STUFF
•    Tuesday's game marks the first time the Beavers will play on Halloween since defeating Clark, 3-0, in a NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinal back in 2017.
•    Overall, Babson is 6-1-0 in games played on Halloween going back to 1992, which includes a perfect 5-0 record at home. 

WHEN 90 MINUTES ISN'T ENOUGH
•    No overtime was played during regular season contests for the second consecutive season but all postseason matches will feature two 10-minute periods of extra time if a game is deadlocked at the end of regulation. 
•    If the game remains tied after both overtime sessions, a winner will be decided by penalty kicks. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 8-0-2 this year when leading at halftime.
•    Babson is 8-2-2 when scoring the first goal of the match. 
•    The Green and White is unbeaten in 10 matches this fall (8-0-2) when conceding one goal or fewer.
•    The Beavers are 7-2-1 in their last 10 NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinals matches and have advanced to the semifinals seven times going back to 2021. 
•    Babson is 8-2-1 on Hartwell-Rogers Field against league foes going back to the start of last season. 
•    The Beavers 4-0-1 over their last five games and 6-3-1 in the month of October. 

TICKETS
•    All tickets must be purchased online through the NEWMAC Box Office for all rounds of this year's conference tournament. 
•    Students attending NEWMAC institutions with a valid ID and children under 12 are free and do not need a mobile ticket. 

UP NEXT
•    The winner of Tuesday's match will face either third-seeded Emerson or sixth-seeded Coast Guard on Thursday.