Women's Soccer at Coast Guard
Friday, September 27 | 6 p.m. 
Nitchman Field | New London, Conn. 

SERIES HISTORY 
•    Babson is 20-2-2 all-time against Coast Guard in a series that dates back to 2000. 
•    The Beavers have won five consecutive matches between the sides and have lost just once to the Bears in 20 games going back to 2004. 
•    The Green and White has been victorious in its last two trips to New London, Conn., which includes a 2-1 triumph in the 2019 NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinals.

LAST MEETING
•    Morgan Krauss '23 M'24 and junior Izzy DeMatos both scored in the first 14 minutes of the match as the Beavers defeated Coast Guard, 2-0, on September 23, 2023, in Babson Park. 
•    Krauss notched the opening goal in the in the second minute and DeMatos converted a feed from Catherine Shaw '24 in the 14th minute for the Beavers, who got three saves from sophomore goalkeeper Callahan Cottone. 
•    Emily Scharnitzky made 11 of her 16 saves in the first half for the Bears, who were outshot 31-3 on the day. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (2-3-2, 0-0-1 NEWMAC) is unbeaten over its last four matches after playing to a 1-1 draw with Wheaton in its conference opener last Saturday. 
•    First-year Josie Lee scored 52 seconds before halftime and senior goalkeeper Nora Ryan made one save for the Beavers, who were forced to settle for a tie despite outshooting the Lyons 17-2. 
•    Lee (2-1-5) has produced a point in each of her last three outings, senior Jordyn Ferrantino has a goal and an assist for three points and the trio of senior Elisa Diletizia, classmate Laura Lukowicz and sophomore Janiya Ocampo have each scored once on the season.
•    Ryan has started all seven matches and owns a 1.33 goals against average and a .789 save percentage to go along with two shutouts. 

SCOUTING THE BEARS
•    Coast Guard (1-5-1, 1-0 NEWMAC) snapped a nine-match winless streak going back to last year with a 1-0 victory over Clark in its league opener last Saturday. 
•    Tara Jessen converted a feed from Mia Forti 6:50 into the game and Scharnitzky made it stand up as the Bears kept their first clean sheet since October 18 of last season. 
•    Jessen (2-0-4) has scored in back-to-back games, while Sydney Park, Ella Pottle and Teal Wasson have each contributed one goal over the first seven games. 
•    Scharnitzky (1-5) has started six matches and owns a 2.00 goals against average and a .692 save percentage to go along with one shutout this fall. 

STREAKING BEAVERS
•    Going back to last October, Babson is unbeaten in its last six NEWMAC regular season games (4-0-2). 
•    The Green and White is 7-0-2 in its last nine regular season conference matches on the road, a streak that dates back to October 8, 2022. 
•    The Beavers have scored first in every contest during its current four-game unbeaten streak. 

NEWMAC COACHES MAKE THEIR PICKS
•    The Beavers finished atop a pair of ballots and were picked to finish second when the conference announced its preseason coaches' poll back in August. 
•    Babson came in second in the league standings last year going 8-1-2 to finish with a program-best 26 points before advancing to the NEWMAC Tournament final for the first time since 2015. 
•    Coast Guard, which has qualified for the conference tournament in four of the last five seasons, was picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll. 

BEAVER BITES
•    Ocampo notched the first goal of her collegiate career in the 71st minute of the Beavers' 1-1 draw at Bowdoin on Friday. 
•    Senior Camryn Ward picked up the first assist of her career on Lee's goal in last Saturday's draw with Wheaton. 
•    Lee is the first Babson player to produce a point in three consecutive outings since Ferrantino did it in games on October 28, October 31 and November 2 of last season. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    Babson is 20-0-3 when leading at halftime going back to the start of the 2022 campaign. 
•    The Beavers are 11-1-4 since the start of last season when conceding one goal or fewer. 
•    The Green and White has scored at least two goals in eight consecutive matches versus Coast Guard going back to 2017.
•    Babson is 56-4-4 when scoring two or more goals against NEWMAC foes dating back to September 2012. 

UP NEXT
•    The Beavers return to Hartwell-Rogers Field to take on WPI on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.