Men's Basketball vs. Salve Regina 
Saturday, February 10 | 3 p.m. 
Staake Gymnasium | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 11-4 all-time against Salve Regina in a series that dates back to the 1982-83 season.
•    The Beavers have won seven of their last nine games versus the Seahawks going back to 2002.
•    The Green and White has won its last five games at home against Salve Regina, a streak that dates back to 2008.

LAST MEETING
•    James Jolly scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Declan Walmsley added 14 points and seven boards to help Salve Regina defeat Babson, 68-38, on January 16 in Newport, R.I. 
•    Jojo Powers finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Miles Fiore chipped in with 11 points for the Seahawks, who shot 49.1 percent from the floor and outscored the Beavers 50-24 in the paint.
•    Junior Nate Amado scored 17 points for the Green and White, which shot a season-low 24.6 percent and went 0-of-27 from three-point range. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (11-12, 7-7 NEWMAC) suffered a 58-54 loss at Wheaton to snap its three-game winning streak on Wednesday night. 
•    Graduate student Steph Baxter scored a game-high 18 points and sophomore Timmy O'Toole added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Beavers, who led 26-20 at the half but shot just 30.9 percent for the game.
•    Amado (20.2 pts, 6.8 reb, 1.2 blk) ranks first in the league in scoring, fourth in blocks and fifth in rebounding, Baxter (18.4 pts, 3.6 reb, 3.0 ast) is second in the NEWMAC in scoring and sophomore Timmy O'Toole (8.3 pts, 8.7 reb) is tied for second in the league with 58 offensive boards. 
•    The Green and White ranks first in conference play in three-point field goal defense (29.5 percent) and offensive rebounds per game (12.9), and third in scoring defense allowing 66.6 points. 

SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
•    Salve Regina (10-12, 4-9 NEWMAC) has dropped its last six games and is coming off a 65-48 loss to Wheaton last Saturday. 
•    Walmsley and Brady Spencer both scored 12 points and Clay Brochu added 11 points and six rebounds for the Seahawks, who shot a season-worst 27.9 percent from the field. 
•    Walmsley (13.5 pts, 6.7 reb) ranks among the top 10 in the NEWMAC in scoring and rebounding, Fiore is averaging 9.8 points and 6.0 rebounds and Brochu (9.5 pts, 3.3 reb, 2.0 ast) is shooting just 26.2 during the team's six-game losing streak. 
•    Salve Regina ranks second in conference play in both rebounding margin (+5.1) and offensive rebounds per game (11.8). 

O'TOOLE EARNS CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
•    After posting a pair of double-doubles and averaging 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 block in wins over MIT and Springfield, O'Toole collected conference defensive player of the week accolades for the second time this season on Monday. 
•    In five games since returning from injury on January 24, he is averaging 9.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and one steal.

CONTROLLING THE GLASS
•    The Beavers have outrebounded each of their last five opponents and boast a rebounding margin of +5.8 during this stretch. 
•    Babson owns an offensive rebounding rate of 37.4 percent over this five-game stretch, is pulling down more than 16 offensive boards per game and is averaging 14 second-chance points.

SENIOR SATURDAY
•    Saturday's contest marks the final regular season home game inside Staake Gymnasium for both Baxter and senior John Gorgol. 
•    Gorgol, who began his career during the pandemic-shortended 2021 season, has helped the Beavers make a pair of NCAA Tournament appearance in addition to claiming the program's first NEWMAC Tournament championship since 2016 last winter.

BEAVER BITES
•    O'Toole, who has posted three consecutive double-doubles, has pulled down at least five offensive rebounds in five straight outings.
•    Baxter has put up at least 15 points in 17 of his last 18 games. 
•    Sophomore Tyler Lauder finished with a season-high 11 rebounds in Wednesday's loss at Wheaton and has corralled at least two offensive boards in six consecutive games. 
•    First-year NeJohn Fortes is averaging 8.3 points on 50 percent shooting to go along with 6.3 rebounds over the last three contests. 

CLAMPING DOWN ON DEFENSE
•    The Green and White has held five consecutive opponents below 70 points and is giving up just 59.4 points on 37.9 percent shooting in these contests. 
•    Babson's foes have gone 19-of-78 (24.4 percent) from beyond the arc and it is holding opponents to just 0.89 points per possession during this stretch. 

POSTSEASON SCENARIOS
•    The Beavers enter Saturday's contest in fourth place in the league standings, a half-game behind Wheaton (7-6) and a game in front of fifth-place Coast Guard (6-7). 
•    Babson can clinch a spot in the six-team tournament with a victory over Salve Regina and can secure a top-four seed and a home quarterfinal with a win and losses by both Coast Guard and Emerson. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 7-3 on the year at home with their lone conference losses coming to WPI and Clark. 
•    Babson is 10-3 this winter and 35-5 over the last three seasons when outrebounding its opponents. 
•    The Green and White is 9-3 on the year when shooting at least 40 percent. 
•    Babson is 10-5 this season when scoring at least 60 points. 

UP NEXT
•    The Beavers are off on Wednesday and will conclude the regular season at Coast Guard next Saturday at 1 p.m.