BABSON PARK, Mass.— Senior Matias Gutierrez (Coral Gables, Fla.) scored a goal in the fourth minute of play and that stood as the game-winner as No. 11 Babson College held off Suffolk University, 1-0, in non-conference men's soccer action Tuesday afternoon at Hartwell-Rogers Field.

With the victory, Babson posted its second straight shutout and remains undefeated on the season at 6-0-6 overall while Suffolk had a two-game winning streak snapped and falls to 5-4-3 in the season.

Senior Lyndon Way (Atlanta, Ga.) and junior Joao Araujo (Boca Raton, Fla.) registered assists on the game-winner, and senior Walker White (Coral Gables, Fla.) recorded his fifth clean sheet of the season without making a save in goal.

Sophomore Nathan Harlow (London, England) matched his season high with five saves in a tough-luck loss in goal for the Rams.

The winning goal was set up when Araujo sent a ball into space in the left corner of the offensive zone. Way tracked it down and delivered a cross to the front of the goal and Gutierrez hit a sliding shot past Harlow for his second goal of the season and an early 1-0 lead for the Beavers.

Harlow made a nice save going to his right on sophomore Luca Tusche (Montville, N.J.) in the 10th minute to keep it a one-goal game. Graduate student Kento Abe (Quincy, Mass.) ripped a bender from 25 yards out that got past Harlow but clanged off the right post, and Harlow corralled a long shot by first-year Phillip Finch (La Jolla, Calif.) with five minutes remaining in the half to keep it at 1-0.

Junior Liam Goldstein (Princeton, N.J.) was denied by Harlow early in the second half on a loose ball shot after a Babson corner kick. Harlow also made consecutive saves on Goldstein and senior Liam Rhatigan (Holderness, N.H.) in the 71st minute to keep the Rams within striking distance.

Suffolk made a last gasp with a pair of corner kicks with about 10 minutes remaining but was unable to muster a shot on goal.

Babson finished with a 14-4 advantage in shots, including 6-0 in shots on goal. The Green and White had a 13-3 margin in corner kicks.

Babson concludes its three-game homestand on Saturday when it hosts Salve Regina at 1:30 p.m. Suffolk visits Nichols on Saturday for a 3 p.m. match-up.

GAME NOTES
• Babson is 3-0-2 all-time against Suffolk in a series that dates back to 2006 and has conceded just one goal in the four meetings since 2021.
• The Beavers extended their regular season unbeaten streak to 21 games (10-0-11) going back to September 27 of last year.
• The Green and White has outscored its first seven opponents 13-4 at home this fall.