No. 2 Field Hockey vs. Wheaton
Saturday, September 23 | 11:30 a.m.
MacDowell Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• The Beavers have won the last seven and 11 of the last 12 against Wheaton and have a 26-12-1 advantage over the Lyons in the all-time series that dates back to 1986.
• The last seven Babson wins have been decided by at least three goals with three shutouts.
• The last Wheaton victory was a 1-0 overtime verdict in 2014 in Babson Park.

LAST MEETING
• Graduate student Brianne McGrath and Amber Rose '23 both scored twice as No. 9 Babson rolled to an 8-1 win over Wheaton on October 15, 2022 at Nordin Field in Norton, Mass.
• Senior Andrea Marguerite had a four-point day with a goal and two assists, while Marissa Halkett, junior Ellie Powers and sophomore Ally Antonacci each scored once for the Beavers. Sophomore Josie Ashton, who replaced junior Bayla Furmanek in the fourth quarter, stopped the only shot she faced in her collegiate debut.
• Gabby Monfredo '23 had the lone Wheaton goal and junior Delia Knox picked up an assist. Senior goalkeeper Emma Lapreziosa finished with 14 saves in three quarters of action, while sophomore Lydia Gaudreau and sophomore Abby Miller each contributed a defensive save in the loss.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 2 Babson (7-1, 1-0 NEWMAC) is looking to keep the momentum going after a 7-0 whitewash of Skidmore on Wednesday at MacDowell Field.
• McGrath scored two goals and junior Camile Marsh added a goal and two assists in the win for the Beavers. Sophomore Caroline DiGiovanni, junior Jessica Evans and graduate student Sinead Walsh scored for the Beavers and first-year Samantha Kelly got on the board with her first collegiate goal.
• McGrath (7-2-16) shares the NEWMAC lead in goals and is tied for second in points and Walsh (5-5-15) is tied for second in the league in assists. Marguerite (5-1-11), Marsh (3-3-9), DiGiovanni (4-0-8) and graduate student Meara Hanyon (2-4-8) give the Beavers a balanced offensive attack.
• Furmanek (7-1, 1.00 GAA, .789 sv. pct), who made a season-high 13 saves in last Sunday's 3-2 loss at No. 1 Middlebury, tops the NEWMAC in goals against average and shares the lead with three shutouts.

SCOUTING THE LYONS
• Wheaton (3-4, 0-1 NEWMAC) will face a tough challenge after dropping its last three games, including the last two by 2-1 scores to Wellesley on Sunday and Worcester State on Tuesday. The Lyons have already matched their season victory total from last season.
• Junior Macey Poitras-Cote tallied her first goal of the season in the loss to Wellesley and Knox found the back of the net in the setback to Worcester State. Lapreziosa combined for 15 saves in the two outings.
• Senior Anda Brown (5-1-11) leads the team in scoring and Gaudreau (4-1-9) and first-year Ally Slicer (4-0-8) are close behind. Poitras-Cote (1-3-5) and sophomore Mackenna Cooke (0-3-3) share the team lead in assists.
• Lapreziosa (3-4, 1.71 GAA, .821 sv. pct) has started all seven games in goal for the Lyons and is third in the NEWMAC in both goals against average and save percentage.

DOUBLE IT UP
• McGrath scored two goals in a game for the third time this season (Roger Williams, Clark, Skidmore) and ninth time in her career.
• Three other Beavers have score twice in a game this season -- Marsh vs. Connecticut College, Marguerite at No. 5 Williams, and DiGiovanni against No. 15 Bates.

CONFERENCE HONOR FOR WALSH
• Walsh became the second straight Beaver to earn a conference weekly award (following Marguerite) on Monday when she was named NEWMAC Offensive Athlete of the Week.
• The Holy Cross transfer scored a pair of goals and contributed four assists for eight points in a 3-0 week for Babson.

BEAVER BITES
• Walsh has recorded at least one point in six of her eight games this season, including her last four.
• McGrath has moved into the top 10 on Babson's all-time scoring list with 104 career points. She also ranks 11th with 41 goals and tied for 13th with 22 assists.

NATIONAL DISCUSSION
• Despite the loss to Middlebury, Babson moved up one spot to No. 2 in this week's NFHCA Division III poll.
• The ranking matches the highest in program history after reaching No. 2 on October 10, 2017.

FRIENDLY CONFINES
• The Green and White are 4-0 this season and have won 28 of their last 32 games on home turf at MacDowell Field.
• The Beavers are 71-16 at home since the start of the 2015 season.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson has captured 51 consecutive regular season conference games dating back to 2015.
• The Beavers have scored in the first three minutes of the game in their last five victories.
• The Green and White have won 71 of 73 contests since 2018 when holding opponents to less than two goals.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers play their third straight home game on Tuesday when they host No. 5 Tufts at 6 p.m. at MacDowell Field.