Women's Soccer at Endicott
Tuesday, September 17 | 4 p.m.
Hempstead Stadium | Beverly, Mass.
SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 7-6-2 all-time against Endicott in a series that dates back to 2008.
• The Beavers have posted three straight shutout victories in the series on the heels of a stretch that saw them go 0-2-2 versus the Gulls from 2016-19.
• The Green and White is 4-4 all-time against Endicott in Beverly, with each team scoring exactly 10 goals in those eight outings.
LAST MEETING
• Senior
Jordyn Ferrantino scored the only goal of the match in the 19th minute as Babson defeated visiting Endicott, 1-0, on September 20, 2023, at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
•
Morgan Krauss M'24 picked up her second assist of the year and sophomore keeper
Callahan Cottone made five saves to record her third shutout.
• Senior goalkeeper Rosalina Caliri finished with four saves in the loss for the Gulls.
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (1-3) looks to build some momentum after registering its first win of the season on Saturday over Gordon, 1-0, at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• First-year
Josie Lee scored the only goal of the game in the 52nd minute and senior goalkeeper
Nora Ryan made a season-high six saves at the other end of the field for her first shutout of the season and second of her career.
• Ferrantino has a goal and an assist this season for the Green and White, while senior
Laura Lukowicz and Lee have one goal each. Ryan has started all four games in goal and has made 15 saves.
• Lee has a team-high nine shots and Ferrantino and senior
Elisa Diletizia have eight each for the Beavers, who have been outshot 48-40 in the four games to date.
SCOUTING THE GULLS
• Endicott (3-1-2) is coming off back-to-back scoreless deadlocks at Emerson last Wednesday and Mount Holyoke on Saturday.
• Senior goalkeeper Rosalina Caliri made a combined five saves in the two draws to earn Conference of New England (CNE) Defensive Player of the Week. The Gulls had a 14-6 shot advantage against Emerson and a 29-4 margin vs. Mount Holyoke.
• Senior Riley Rischitelli (2-0-4) is the team's lone multi-goal scorer while juniors Chloe Bauman, Gabrielle Klindtworth, Alyssa McColl and Eliza Walker have contributed one goal each for the Gulls, who have outscored their opponents 13-5. Caliri have gone the distance in all six games, making 10 saves and posting four shutouts.
• Endicott finished the 2023 campaign at 13-5-4 overall after winning the league championship over Western New England, 1-0, before falling to Williams, 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Grantham, Pa.
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
• Lee scored her first career goal to give the Beavers their first win of the season over Gordon.
• The Green and White defeated the Fighting Scots for the first time in program history.
• Ryan registered her first clean sheet of the season and second of her career.
CONFERENCE CROSSOVER
• Tuesday's game in the second straight Babson game against teams from the CNE following Saturday's clash vs. Gordon.
• The matchup for Endicott is the third straight and fourth in the last five games against teams from the NEWMAC, following a win over Wellesley (2-0) and the scoreless draws against Emerson and Mount Holyoke.
BEAVER BITES
• The Beavers have four seniors, two sophomores and a first-year who have started all four games; two seniors and a first-year who have three starts under their belts; and a junior who has started half the games.
• Ferrantino enters the week tied for 14th in school history with 18 goals and ranks 17th on the program's career list with 44 points.
• Over her last 32 games dating back to the end of the 2022 campaign, Ferrantino has produced 14 goals and five assists for 33 points.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Green and White is 9-2-2 since last year and 30-3-2 dating back to 2021 when scoring the opening goal of the match.
• The Beavers are 25-1-2 going back to 2021 when leading at the half.
• Babson's 3-2 loss to Johnson & Wales was just the third setback (31-3-1) since the start of the 2021 season when scoring at least two goals.
UP NEXT
• Babson will travel to Bowdoin for a tough road game on Friday at 5 p.m. in Brunswick, Maine, before returning home to host Wheaton in the NEWMAC opener Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hartwell-Rogers Field.