Women's Lacrosse vs. Rhodes (Tenn.)
Monday, March 13 | 2:00 p.m.
University Turf Stadium | Saint Leo, Fla.
SERIES HISTORY
• Monday's game will be the first career meeting between Babson and Rhodes.
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (0-3) is coming off a 15-5 loss to No. 10 Wesleyan on Wednesday in Middletown, Conn., its second straight setback to a nationally ranked top 10 team.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Kathleen Murphy made a career-high 14 saves before Wesleyan closed the game with seven consecutive goals. Graduate student Emily Curtis finished with three goals, two ground balls and two caused turnovers, while senior Claudia Dodge scored twice to lead the Beavers. Murphy turned away six shots in the third quarter and denied four free-position shots on the night.
• Curtis (6-0-6) and Dodge (6-0-6) share the team scoring lead while senior Erin Jayne (0-5-5) leads the way in assists. Junior Eileen Manning tops the field players with six ground balls, sophomores Clare Connolly (14) and Jessica Evans (10) collect the most draw controls, and Dodge (4), senior Maeve Williams (4) and junior Zoë Michaud (4) share the team lead in caused turnovers.
• Murphy, who has a team-high 11 ground balls, has a 14.50 goals against average and a 41.0 save percentage in three starts.
SCOUTING THE LYNX
• Rhodes (3-3) is looking to bounce back from an 18-10 setback to Rensselaser on Wednesday in Memphis.
• Junior Avery Burke led the Lynx with three goals and two assists, senior Carina Wesker tallied three goals and classmate Emily Bruner contributed a goal and three assists. Junior Emma Norris scooped up a team-high four ground balls, first-year Caroline Kardian collected a team-best six draw controls, and senior Emma Bradley made 12 saves in goal in the setback.
• Bruner (9-31-40) leads Division III in assists and ranks third in points, Burke (20-4-24) is 26h in Division III in goals, and Wesker (18-2-20) and junior Chloe Parker (15-5-20) are also offensive threats. Kadian has registered a team-high 38 draw controls, Burke and Bradley have 10 caused turnovers apiece, an Bradley has a 10.93 goals against average and a 46.0 save percentage.
• Rhodes finished with a 15-4 record last spring after winning the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
THE STREAK GOES ONE
• Despite being held without a goal over the first three contests, Jayne has at least one point in each of her 32 career games at Babson.
• With her assist at Wesleyan, she also moved into a tie for ninth place on the program's all-time list with 55 career assists.
BUSY BEAVERS
• Dodge has at least one ground ball in 18 of her last 19 games dating back to last season, and at least one caused turnover in eight of her last nine games going back to last season.
• Connolly has grabbed at least one draw control in 13 of her last 14 games dating back to last season, and at least four draw controls in 12 of those 14 outings.
BEAVER BITES
• Six different players have scored goals this season for Babson, and eight players have registered at least one point.
• The Beavers have recorded double-digit caused turnovers in eight on their last 10 games going back to last season.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Beavers are 43-3 since the start of 2018 when scoring 12 or more goals.
• Babson has won 25 of its last 26 games when holding its foes to 10 goals or fewer.
• Babson is 12-2 since last season and 40-3 since the start of 2018 when leading at halftime.
UP NEXT
• The Beavers return home to open their 2023 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) schedule this Saturday at 1 p.m. vs. defending champion and preseason favorite Springfield.
