Women's Soccer at the Manchester Women's College Cup
Saturday, September 9 vs. St. Lawrence | 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 10 vs. No. 12 Williams | 3 p.m.
Applejack Stadium | Manchester, Vt.
WHAT TO KNOW
• Babson travels to Manchester, Vt., to take part in the Manchester Women's College Cup on Saturday and Sunday at historic Applejack Stadium.
• The Beavers will meet St. Lawrence on Saturday afternoon and are set to take on No. 12 Williams on Sunday.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. St. Lawrence: first meeting
vs. Williams: first meeting
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (0-1-1) enters the weekend looking for its first win after suffering a 3-1 loss to Brandeis in its home opener on Tuesday.
• Junior
Jordyn Ferrantino opened the scoring in the 15th minute and first-year goalkeeper
Callahan Cottone made four saves for the Beavers, who fell behind in the 48th minute.
• The Green and White returns seven starts and 21 players in all from a team that went 14-4-1 in 2022.
• Junior
Elisa Diletizia (7-2-16) is Babson's top returning scorer, while graduate student
Morgan Krauss, who has a goal and an assist in two games this season, and senior
Natalie Knauf both scored five times in 2022.
• Cottone has a 2.00 goals against average and has made eight saves over 135 minutes in the Beavers first two matches.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
• St. Lawrence (1-1-1) is coming off a 1-0 loss at SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday.
• Senior Keely Snode and junior Darcie McDonough both made one save for the Saints, who fell behind in the 27th minute and were unable to find an equalizer despite a 17-5 edge in shots.
• Junior Emma Casey and first-years Kiki D'Anza and Barrett Freeman have each scored once and four different players have recorded an assist over the first three matches for St. Lawrence, which finished 6-6-3 in 2022.
• Snode, who posted six shutouts last fall, is 1-1-1 with a 1.29 goals against average and a .833 save percentage in three starts this season.
SCOUTING THE EPHS
• No. 12 Williams (0-0-1) opened the season with a 0-0 draw at Hamilton on Tuesday.
• Margaret Huelin and Ana Bozzi-Mackay combined to make six saves for the Ephs, who finished with a 16-10 edge in shots.
• Williams returns seven players and four of its top five scorers from a team that went 11-5-3 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament sectional semifinals in 2022.
• Jaquelin Nordhoff (1-5-7) led the squad in points and assists, while Blakeley Buckingham and Claire Tolliver tied for the team lead with three goals apiece last fall.
• Huellin was 4-1-1 with a 0.36 goals against average and a .882 save percentage for a stout Ephs' defense that recorded 11 clean sheets last year.
GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE DEBUT
• In addition to facing both St. Lawrence and Williams for the first time, the Beavers also will play the program's first games in the state of Vermont on Saturday and Sunday.
STARTING FAST
• Despite looking for its first win of the season, Babson has started fast by scoring early goals in each of its first two matches.
• The Green and White struck in the 14th minute of last Friday's 1-1 draw at Johnson & Wales and took a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute against Brandeis.
WINNING WAYS
• The Beavers have finished .500 or better in 17 of the last 18 seasons going back to 2004, posting at least nine victories in all 17 campaigns.
• Babson's 14 wins in 2022 were its most since finishing 14-4-5 in 2015 on the way to earning the program's first NCAA Tournament berth.
• Last year's 14 victories also were tied for the third most in program history behind only the 1992 squad that went 18-1-1 and the 1993 team that posted a 17-2-0 mark.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson owns a three-game unbeaten streak and is 8-1-3 over its last 12 matches away from home going back to October 2021.
• Tuesday's loss to Brandeis snapped the Beavers 19-game unbeaten streak when scoring the opening goal of the match.
• The Green and White are 21-1 going back to the start of the 2021 campaign when scoring two or more goals.
UP NEXT
• Babson opens NEWMAC play at Wheaton on Saturday, September 16.
