Women's Soccer vs. Mount Holyoke
Saturday, October 12 | 11:00 a.m.
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass.

Women's Soccer at No. 7 Middlebury
Sunday, October 13 | 2:00 p.m.
Allan Dragone Track & Field Complex | Middlebury, Vt.

SERIES HISTORY
vs. Mount Holyoke
• Babson is 31-10-1 all-time against the Lyons in a series that dates back to 1982. 
• The Beavers have won seven consecutive matches and are unbeaten in 11 straight (10-0-1) versus Mount Holyoke going back to 2013. 
• The Green and White has outscored the Lyons 27-3 during its current seven-game winning streak.
vs. Middlebury
•    Babson was defeated by Middlebury last season, 2-1, in the first meeting all-time between the two teams.

LAST MEETING 
vs. Mount Holyoke
• Senior Jordyn Ferrantino scored a pair of goals less than 90 seconds apart in the first half to help visiting Babson edge Mount Holyoke, 2-1, on October 7, 2023 in South Hadley, Mass.
• Morgan Krauss '23 M'24 finished with two assists and sophomore goalkeeper Callahan Cottone made four saves for the Beavers, who finished with a 25-12 margin in shots.
• Charlotte Moynihan scored the Mount Holyoke goal and senior Hannah Keochakian picked up an assist for the Lyons, who got nine saves from junior goalkeeper Clarrissa Govea.
vs. Middlebury
• Junior Roshann Purcell scored the decisive goal in the 68th minute as visiting Middlebury defeated Babson, 2-1, on October 8, 2023, at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• Senior Emma Mumby scored her first collegiate goal and sophomore goalkeeper Callahan Cottone finished with eight saves in the loss for the Beavers.
• Senior Joely Virzi had a goal and Beatrice Donovan and senior Sophia Cole provided assists for the Panthers. Senior Carolyn Kelly stopped three shots in the victory. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (3-4-3, 1-1-2 NEWMAC) has taken just one defeat in its last seven outings (3-1-3) following a 3-2 conference road victory at Wellesley last Saturday afternoon.
• Senior Elisa Diletizia scored the go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute and junior Meredith Greeley scored a pair of goals for the Beavers. Mumby, sophomore Ally Clarkson and first-year Josie Lee each provided an assist, and senior goalkeeper Nora Ryan stopped six shots in the victory.
• Diletizia (3-0-6) has scored in back-to-back games to take over the team scoring lead while Lee (2-2-6) leads the team in assists. Greeley (2-0-4) scored her first goals in 26 games and Ferrantino (1-1-3) has 18 career goals and 44 career points.
• Ryan (1.44 GAA, 41 saves) has started all 10 games in goal for the Green and White and has recorded three shutouts.

SCOUTING THE LYONS
• Mount Holyoke (3-2-4, 0-2-2 NEWMAC) is 0-2-2 in its last four outings after Wednesday's 0-0 draw against Wellesley. The Lyons have scored just six goals but also have allowed only six markers.
• Sophomore Evie Krieg was impressive in goal with seven saves in the draw. Junior Anna Kennedy had a goal in a 2-1 loss at Salve Regina last Saturday and sophomore Sage Hudson scored for the Lyons in a 1-1 tie against Emerson back on September 28.
• Kennedy (2-0-4) and junior Ada Siepman (2-0-4) have accounted for two-thirds of Mount Holyoke's six goals this season. Hudson (1-1-3) and senior Hannah Keochakian (1-0-2) have also found the back of the net for the Lyons, and sophomore Schuyler Pettibone has also registered an assist.
• Krieg (0.40 GAA, 48 saves, 3 SO) and Govea (1.00 GAA, 18 saves, 1 SO) have split the majority of time in goal for the Lyons, who rank second in the NEWMAC with a 0.67 team goals against average.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
• No. 7 Middlebury (7-0-3, 4-0-2 NESCAC), which will host Colby on Saturday, enters the weekend with four consecutive wins while outscoring its opponents 15-1. The latest victim was Plymouth State in a 6-1 setback in Vermont on Wednesday.
• Sophomore Chloe Swindle tallied a goal and an assist in Wednesday's victory and Virzi also scored as the Panthers had a 2-0 lead in the first 10 minutes. Seniors Cate Woolsey and Abby Ward, sophomore Gigi Day, and first-year Kjersti Moritz came off the bench to score for the Panthers, who finished with a 23-1 shot advantage.
• Ward (4-2-10) and Day (3-2-8) top the team in scoring while sophomore Mia Feldman (2-3-7) and Swindle (2-3-7) share the team lead in assists. Senior Fanny Lodge (2-0-4) and Virzi (2-0-4) are also multi-goal scorers.
• Kelly (4-0-1, 0.45 GAA, 8 svs, 2 SO), senior Sydney Poppinga (1-0-2, 0.56 GAA, 20 svs, 1 SO), and first-year Frankie Marston (2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, 1 sv, 1 SO) have rotated goalie duties for the Panthers, who have allowed just five goals in 10 games.

NEWMAC HISTORY
• Going back to last October, Babson is unbeaten in its last eight NEWMAC regular season games (5-0-3).
• Babson is 23-5-8 in its last 36 games against NEWMAC foes dating back to 2021, including the post-season.
• The Beavers are 57-4-4 when scoring at least two goals in NEWMAC games dating back to Sept. 18, 2012.

BABSON VS. THE NESCAC
• Babson's 1-1 draw at Bowdoin back on September 20 snapped a five-game losing streak against teams from the NEWMAC.
• The last Beaver wins against the conference were back-to-back shutouts over Bowdoin (1-0) and Bates (2-0) back in September of 2019.
 
BEAVER BITES
• The Beavers are 3-0-1 this season when Ryan makes at least six saves.
• The last five and 10 of the last 11 Babson victories dating back to last season have been one-goal verdicts.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Green and White is 2-0-2 this season and 10-2-4 since last year when scoring the opening goal of the match. 
• The Beavers are 1-0-1 this fall and 10-0-3 since the start of last season when leading at the half.
• Babson is 2-0-3 when conceding fewer than two goals this fall. 

UP NEXT
• Babson will play NEWMAC games the rest of the regular season, beginning at Emerson on Wednesday at 6 p.m.