Women's Soccer vs. Smith
Saturday, October 19 | 2 p.m. 
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 27-19-4 all-time against Smith in a series that dates back to 1982. 
•    The Beavers have recorded four straight wins and have lost just once over the last 18 matches versus the Pioneers (15-1-2) going back to 2006. 
•    Eight of the last 10 games between the sides have been decided by a single goal or finished in a draw. 
•    Both of Babson's two losses against Smith since 2005 have come at home, including a 2-1 defeat in 2018. 

LAST MEETING
•    Natalie Knauf '24 and Olivia Maltbie '24 scored just under 10 minutes apart midway through the second half to help Babson rally for a 2-1 win over Smith on October 14, 2023, in Northampton, Mass. 
•    Knauf tied the game in the 62nd minute and Maltbie headed home a corner kick by Cassie Lawson '24 in the 72nd minute for the Beavers, who got one save from senior goalkeeper Nora Ryan. 
•    Sklyer Williams opened the scoring in the 55th minute for Pioneers, who got five saves from junior Skylar Smith. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (4-4-5, 2-1-3 NEWMAC) is unbeaten in its last four matches and has tied two straight games after settling for a 0-0 draw at Emerson on Wednesday night. 
•    Ryan made one save and the Beavers held a 16-3 advantage in shots, which included a 9-1 edge in attempts on target, but were held off the scoreboard for the second consecutive game. 
•    Senior Elisa Diletizia (4-0-8) has scored three times in six conference matches, first-year Josie Lee (2-2-6) has one game-winning goal and senior Jordyn Ferrantino (1-3-5) leads the team in assists. 
•    Ryan has started all 13 matches and owns a 1.13 goals against average and a .787 save percentage to go along with five clean sheets. 

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
•    Smith (5-7-1, 4-1-1 NEWMAC) has won three straight games and is unbeaten over its last four matches after defeating Wellesley, 3-0, on Wednesday afternoon. 
•    Abby Dickson opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Una Keller added a goal and an assist and Kyla Warner capped the scoring in the 58th minute for the Pioneers, who got two saves apiece from Smith and Linnea Alvarado-Faulkner. 
•     Keller (3-2-8) has a goal in two consecutive matches, Warner has provided two goals and one assist for five points and Raven Tebbetts (1-2-4) is tied for the team lead in assists. 
•    Smith has started all 12 contests and owns a 1.33 goals against average, a .847 save percentage and four shutouts for a defense that has not conceded a goal over its last four games. 

POINTS AT A PREMIUM
•    Babson enters Saturday's clash with second-place Smith (13 points) sitting on nine points through its first six NEWMAC fixtures. 
•    The Beavers go into Saturday's matchday one point ahead of both Wheaton and Emerson, two points behind WPI and Springfield, who are tied for third, and four in back of the Pioneers. 
•    The top eight teams in the 12-team NEWMAC make the conference tournament and the top four seeds will host quarterfinal matches on November 5. 

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
•    Babson, which played to a 0-0 draw at then-No. 7 Middlebury last Sunday prior to Wednesday's result at Emerson, is coming off scoreless ties in back-to-back games in the same year for the first time in the 44-year history of the program. 
•    The only other time the Beavers had consecutive matches finish scoreless came over a decade ago as they played to a 0-0 draw against MIT in the 2013 NEWMAC Tournament semifinals and then opened the 2014 campaign with a 0-0 result versus UMass Boston. 

FINDING THEIR FORM
•    After opening the season with three straight losses, the Beavers have gone 4-1-5 over their last 10 matches dating back to September 14. 
•    Babson has outscored its opponents 13-7 during this stretch, which includes recording three consecutive shutouts for the first time since mid-September of last year.

BEAVER BITES
•    With two assists in last Saturday's 5-0 win over Mount Holyoke, Ferrantino now has 46 career points, which is tied for 16th on Babson's all-time list. 
•    Ryan's career-high five shutouts are tied for first among NEWMAC goalkeepers and the Beavers are 6-1-4 over the last two seasons when she finishes with at least six saves. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 12-3-5 versus NEWMAC foes, including the postseason, going back to the start of last season.
•    Babson is 3-0-5 this season and 25-2-8 dating back to 2022 when conceding one goal or fewer. 
•    The Green and White is 4-0-5 when ahead or tied going into halftime this fall. 
•    The Beavers are 3-0-2 when scoring the first goal of the match this season. 

UP NEXT
•    Babson travels to Cambridge to take on No. 5 MIT on Wednesday at 4 p.m.