Men's Basketball vs. Salve Regina
Tuesday, January 21 | 7 p.m.
Staake Gymnasium | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 12-4 all-time against Salve Regina in a series that dates back to the 1982-83 campaign. 
•    The Beavers have won eight of the last 10 games versus the Seahawks but split last year's regular season matchups with each team winning at home by double digits. 
•    The Green and White has won its last six games at home against Salve Regina, a streak that dates back to the 2008. 

LAST MEETING
•    Steph Baxter M'24 scored 11 of his game-high 20 points over the final 90 seconds of the first half as the Beavers defeated Salve Regina, 63-49, on February 10, 2024, in Babson Park. 
•    Senior David Cross finished with 12 points and three assists and sophomore NeJohn Fortes contributed eight points and six rebounds for Babson, which closed the first half with a 14-0 run and led by as many as 23 with just over second minutes to go in the contest. 
•    Declan Walmsley scored 12 points to go along with six rebounds and Sean Seymour added 12 points and five boards for the Seahawks, who shot just 33.9 percent from the field and 2-of-16 (12.5 percent) from long distance in the loss. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (9-6, 3-3 NEWMAC) had its modest two-game winning streak snapped in a 73-71 loss at Wheaton last Thursday. 
•    Graduate student Alex Stoddard scored a career-high 24 points to lead four players in double figures and first-year Timmy Mulvey put up 15 points to go along with three assists for the Beavers, who were unable to rally from a 17-point deficit late in the first half. 
•    Graduate student Felix Kloman (18.8 pts, 4.1 reb, 2.5 ast, 1.5 blocks) leads the NEWMAC in scoring and is second in blocked shots, senior Nate Amado (18.7 pts, 7.9 reb, 2.8 ast) is second in the conference in both scoring and rebounding, and the duo of Stoddard (9.8 pts, 3.3 reb) and Mulvey (9.5 pts, 3.0 ast) both rank among the top 10 in league play in three-point field goals. 
•    The Green and White ranks second through its first six NEWMAC games in both scoring offense (75.3 points) and scoring defense (66.2), and also rank fourth in rebounding margin (2.0). 

SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
•    Salve Regina (6-9, 3-3 NEWMAC) has won three of its last four games after edging Coast Guard 55-53 on Saturday. 
•    Brad Fowler scored a game-high 19 points, Jojo Powers had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Jack McMullen chipped in with 13 points and scored the go-ahead hoop with 1.7 seconds to go for the Seahawks, who trailed by as many as 10 early in the second half. 
•    Seymour (16.4 pts, 5.2 reb, 3.3 ast, 2.0 stl) is shooting 52.2 percent but has missed the last four games, Powers (15.5 pts, 4.3 reb, 3.4 ast, 1.8 stl) has scored in double figures in five of the first six NEWMAC outings and Walmsley (13.1 pts, 4.1 reb) has reached double digits in scoring 12 times this winter. 
•    Salve Regina ranks first in conference play in offensive rebounds per game (12.8) and rebounding margin (7.2), and is averaging 68.5 points. 

AMADO NAMED TO BEVO FRANCIS AWARD WATCH LIST
•    Amado was one of 29 Division III players and 100 players in all named to the initial Bevo Francis Award Watch List by the Small College Basketball awards committee last week. 
•    Given each year since 2016, the Bevo Francis Award is presented to the top player among Division II and II, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA programs across the country. 
•    Amado joins current associate head coach Joey Flannery, who was a finalist in both 2016 and 2017, to be named to the Bevo Francis Watch List. 

YOUNG GUNS
•    With Babson playing without Kloman in last Thursday's loss at Wheaton, Mulvey and fellow rookie Ryan Frauenheim were terrific while playing the bulk of the minutes in the backcourt. 
•    Mulvey dished out three assists and was turnover free while scoring 15 points in 35 minutes, while Frauenheim played a career-high 25 minutes and scored six of his career-best 12 points over the final 54 seconds while handing out four assists against no turnovers to go along with two steals. 

TRENDS TO WATCH
•    Over his last nine games against NEWMAC foes going back to last year's conference tournament, Amado has recorded three double-doubles is averaging 19.7 points and 7.7 rebounds on 52 percent shooting.
•    Stoddard is averaging 12.2 points in five NEWMAC games this winter and has scored in double figures three times. 
•    Junior Timmy O'Toole, who ranks second in the league in offensive rebounds (3.1), has pulled down at least one in 26 consecutive games dating back to last January and has grabbed four or more offensive boards 12 times during this stretch. 
•    In his last three games at home going back to December, O'Toole is averaging 11.3 points on 11-of-16 shooting (68.8 percent). 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 6-0 this season when holding their opponents below 40 percent shooting. 
•    Babson is 7-2 this winter when keeping its foes below 70 points. 
•    The Green and White has won seven games by at least 10 points while five of its six losses have come by five points or fewer. 
•    The Beavers are 5-0 this season when making 10 or more three-pointers. 

UP NEXT
•    Babson travels to Coast Guard on Thursday at 7 p.m.