NCAA Women's Soccer | Babson Park Regional
Saturday, November 11-Sunday, November 12
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass. 

WHAT TO KNOW
•    The Babson women's soccer team was selected as one of 16 NCAA Tournament first and second round regional hosts for the first time in program history. 
•    The Beavers welcome No. 4 Amherst, RIT and Maine Maritime to Hartwell-Rogers Field for matches on Saturday and Sunday. 

SCHEDULE
First Round | Saturday, November 11
No. 4 Amherst (16-1-1) vs. Maine Maritime (15-4-1), 10:30 a.m.
RIT (8-5-5) at Babson (12-6-3), 1 p.m. 

Second Round | Sunday, November 12
First round winners, 12:30 p.m. 

SERIES HISTORY
vs. RIT: first meeting
vs. Amherst: 0-2
vs. Maine Maritime: no previous meetings

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 2nd
Best NCAA Finish: First round (2015)
•    Babson (12-6-3) saw its seven-game unbeaten streak come to an end with a 5-0 loss to then-14th-ranked MIT in the NEWMAC Tournament final on Saturday in Cambridge. 
•    Junior goalkeeper Nora Ryan finished with 10 saves for the Beavers, who trailed 3-0 at halftime and were outshot 23-11 in the match. 
•    Junior Jordyn Ferrantino (11-2-25) has scored four times over the last seven games, graduate student Morgan Krauss (6-7-19) leads the team in assists and has a point in three of her last four outings, and senior Cassie Lawson (5-4-14) has produced three goals and two assists over the last five matches. 
•    Ryan (6-1-1) has started the last eight games and owns a 1.66 goals against average and a .797 save percentage in 10 appearances on the season. 

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 5th
Best NCAA Finish: Second round (2013, 2018, 2022)
•    RIT (8-5-5) earned an at-large bid and is making its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance after suffering a 1-0 loss to William Smith in the Liberty League Tournament final last Sunday. 
•    Emily Sanchez made four of her six saves in the second half for the Tigers, who fell behind in the 35th minute and dropped their first game since September 16 snapping an 11-game unbeaten run. 
•     Elena Onodera (6-3-15) has three goals in her last six games, Olivia Harris (4-5-13) leads the team in assists and Jessie Gomez (5-2-12) is first on the team with three game-winning markers this fall. 
•    Sanchez is 8-4-5 in 17 starts and owns a 0.86 goals against average and a .745 save percentage to go along with seven clean sheets on the year. 

SCOUTING THE MAMMOTHS
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 21st
Best NCAA Finish: 2001 Division III runner-up
•    No. 4 Amherst (16-1-1) captured its second consecutive NESCAC Tournament championship and earned its 21st NCAA Tournament berth with a 2-1 win over Bowdoin for its ninth straight win on Sunday afternoon. 
•    Abby Schwartz converted a freed from Alyssa Huynh to pull even in the 55th minute and Patience Kum put away a pass from Fiona Bernet in the 81st minute for the go-ahead goal for the Mammoths, who have won nine consecutive games. 
•    Kum (14-3-31) has produced at least a point in six of the last seven games, Schwartz (8-6-22) is second on the team in assists and Precious Novidzro (6-3-15) has scored four times over the last six contests for a team that ranks 21st nationally in scoring offense. 
•    Mika Fisher is 7-0-1 in 10 starts with a 0.99 goals against average and a .750 save percentage for a defense that has kept 12 clean sheets and conceded just nine goals this fall. 

SCOUTING THE MARINERS
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 3rd
Best NCAA Finish: First round (2019, 2021)
•    Maine Maritime (15-4-1) has won three straight games and defeated SUNY Morrisville, 1-0, in the NAC Tournament final to secure its third NCAA berth since 2019 last Saturday. 
•    Kirra Magaña scored the only goal of the match in the 21st minute and Isa Thesing made two saves for the Mariners, who have lost just once over their last nine contests going back to the start of October. 
•    Magaña (14-5-33) has eight goals over her last nine outings, Sophia Hernandez (4-5-13) is second on the team in assists and the duo of Annabella Scolaro (5-1-11) and Taylor Webster (4-3-11) have combined to score four game-winning goals. 
•    Isa Thesing (14-4-1) has started 19 matches and boasts a 0.61 goals against average and a .874 save percentage to go along with eight shutouts. 

BEAVERS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
•    Babson is making just its second NCAA Tournament appearance and will serve as a regional host for the first time in school history this coming weekend.
•    The Beavers suffered a 1-0 loss to Lynchburg in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament in Glassboro, N.J., in their only other appearance. 

TOURNAMENT TESTED
•    Babson played against six of the 64 teams in this year's NCAA Tournament, going 2-3-1 in those matches. 
•    The Green and White defeated both Endicott and 14th-ranked MIT at home and played to a 1-1 draw against Johnson & Wales in its season opener. The losses came against MIT, Bowdoin and Williams. 

PLAYERS, STAFF EARN ALL-CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
•    First-year Jadyn Mapura was selected as the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year and head coach Nellie Pineault and assistants Tim Mason, Hannah Matlack and Erold Hysi were chosen as the league's coaching staff of the year when the conference announced its postseason awards on Wednesday. 
•    Ferrantino, Mapura and senior Olivia Maltbie were all on the All-NEWMAC first team, while Krauss garnered a second-team all-league selection. 
•    Mapura is the Beavers' first NEWMAC Rookie of the Year selection since Jessica DiPhilippo '15 in 2011, while Pineault became the first Babson coaching staff to be honored since 1998 when Judy Blinstrub was named coach of the year. 

FINISHING TOUCH
•    Ferrantino scored her 10th goal of the season against Clark in the regular season finale on October 28 helping her become the first Babson player to reach double digits in goals since Amy Festa '13 back in 2012. 
•    Ferrantino's 26 points are also the most by a Babson player since 2012 and are tied for 13th in single-season program history. 

THE USUAL SUSPECTS
•    Prior to being shut out in last Saturday's loss at MIT, the Beavers had averaged 2.43 during their seven-game unbeaten streak. 
•    Lawson (3g, 4a), Ferrantino (4g, 1a), senior Natalie Knauf (3g, 2a), Krauss (2g, 3a) and Maltbie (3g) had accounted for 15 of the team's 17 goals and 10 assists during this run. 

HARTWELL-ROGERS HISTORY LESSON
•    Although Saturday's match against RIT will be the first in women's program history at home, Hartwell-Rogers Field has played to a number of historic moments over the years. 
•    The Beavers have captured all three of their conference titles at home winning the NEW 8 in both 1992 and 1993, as well as the inaugural NEWMAC Tournament in 1998. 
•    The Babson men also defeated Scranton in OT in the 1980 Division III national championship game on Hartwell-Rogers Field under the direction of head coach Bill Rogers. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers have won four straight games at home and are 6-3-1 on Hartwell-Rogers this season.
•    Babson is 10-1-1 on the year when scoring two goals or more. 
•    The Beavers are 8-0-2 this season and are unbeaten in 20 straight matches over the last two years when leading at halftime.
•    The Green and White is 9-2 this season in games decided by one goal.