Men's Soccer at Western New England
Thursday, September 14 | 4 p.m. 
Suprenat Field | Springfield, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 16-2-1 all-time against Western New England in a series that dates back to 1990. 
•    The Beavers have won four straight matches between the teams and Wednesday's contest will be just the second played in Springfield since 2007. 
•    The Green and White defeated the Golden Bears, 2-1, at Suprenat Field in 2021. 

LAST MEETING
•    Graduate student Ryan Grund scored in the first half and picked up on assist on Samuel Smith's '23 go-ahead goal marker in the 71st minute as the Beavers defeated Western New England, 3-1, on September 14, 2022, in Babson Park. 
•    Junior Lyndon Way tacked on an insurance goal in the 88th minute and senior Liam Rhatigan and sophomore James Modiano both added assists for Babson. 
•    Junior Mike Milazzo scored in the 24th minute for the Golden Bears, who got three saves from Jacob Wadas. 
 
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (2-2-1) is looking to snap a two-game skid after suffering a 1-0 loss at then-No. 3 Stevens on Sunday in Hoboken, N.J.
•    Way hit the post in the seventh minute and junior goalkeeper Walker White made five saves for the Beavers, who outshot the Ducks 9-5 over the final 45 minutes. 
•    Rhatigan, graduate student Justin Stone and sophomore Liam Goldstein have all scored once for the Green and White, while graduate student Sam Morgan, senior Lorenzo Mancini, sophomore Robin Pestka and first-year Will Lloyd each have one assist. 
•    White has started all five matches and boasts a 0.60 goals against average and a .893 save percentage to go along with three shutouts. 

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
•    Western New England (0-2-2) has dropped two straight games and is coming off a 2-0 loss at then-No. 2 Williams on Saturday. 
•    First-year Miles Lanier finished with a season-high nine saves in his first career start for the Golden Bears, who conceded twice in the first half and were outshot 20-6. 
•    Senior Mike Riley and sophomore Matt Spruill both have a goal and senior Roger Leland has recorded one assist on the year for Western New England, which has been shut out twice in four matches. 
•    Lanier and fellow rookie Braylon Casinghino have combined to post a 1.50 goals against average and a .778 save percentage to go along with one clean sheet through four contests. 

BEAVER BITES
•    Goldstein scored his first career goal and Pestka notched his first collegiate assist in Friday's 2-1 loss at Montclair State, which is ranked sixth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division III poll. 
•    Senior Louis Gazo, who produced six goals and seven assists for 19 points last season, returned to the line against Montclair State and Stevens after missing the Beavers' first three matches of the year. 
•    Two of Babson's three goals this season have come off of corner kicks. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers' last eight matches have been decided by either a single goal or finished in a draw. 
•    Going back to mid-October of last year, Babson has conceded just four times over its last 12 games. 
•    The Green and White is 14-1-4 since the start of the 2022 campaign when allowing one goal or fewer. 
•    The Beavers are 1-0 this season and 16-0 going back to 2021 when leading at halftime. 

UP NEXT
•    Babson returns home to begin NEWMAC play against WPI on Saturday at 1 p.m.