No. 6 Field Hockey at Smith
Saturday, October 11 | 2:30 p.m.
Smith Turf Field| Northampton, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• The Beavers own a 26-19-1 lead all-time against the Bears in a series that dates back to 1987.
• Babson has won 10 in a row and 17 of the last 18 games vs. Smith dating back to 2001.
• The Green and White have won 12 of the last 13 games by at least three goals.

LAST MEETING
• No. 6 Babson scored twice in each of the first three quarters and got goals from six different players on the way to a 6-0 victory over Smith on October 5, 2024 at MacDowell Field.
• Andrea Marguerite '24 M'25, Katie Guden M'25, Camille Marsh '25, Jessica Evans '25, senior Caroline DiGiovanni, and sophomore Penny Baroni accounted for the six goals for the Beavers, who outshot Smith, 33-0.
• First-year Emma Newman had a busy day in goal and finished with a season-high 13 saves for the Bears.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 6 Babson (11-1, 4-0 NEWMAC) brings a seven-game winning streak into Saturday after posting back-to-back 2-0 shutouts over WPI on Saturday and MIT on Tuesday at MacDowell Field.
• First-year Madison Tibbals registered her second and third shutouts of the season, including four saves in the win over MIT. Baroni scored both goals against MIT while DiGiovanni and senior Laney Reed tallied one each against WPI.
• DiGiovanni (11-0-22) has four goals in her last four games, including a pair in a win at Trinity. Baroni (9-2-20) registered her second multi-goal game against MIT, and Reed (3-0-6), senior Alex Michelotti (2-2-6) and junior Grace Mullaney (1-4-6) are tied for third on the team in scoring.
• Tibbals (1.15 GAA, 44 saves, 3 shutouts) has started 11 straight games between the pipes and allowed one goal or fewer nine times.

SCOUTING THE BEARS
• Smith (7-5, 2-2 NEWMAC) had a two-game winning streak stopped in a 2-1 conference overtime loss against Springfield on Tuesday evening.
• Senior Callahan Day scored for the Bears early in the fourth quarter to force overtime. First-year Iseul Park made four saves between the pipes in the loss.
• Day (11-4-26) has four multi-goal games this season and is tied for second in the NEWMAC in goals. First-year Anouk Bosket (3-3-9) had at least one point in her first five games, sophomore Halie Yung (3-2-8) has two goals and an assist in her last three games, and first-year Maya Zager (4-0-8) is second on the team in goals. Senior Annika Peterson (3-1-7) and junior Gracie Hylton (2-0-4) are also multi-goal scorers.
• Park (1.87 GAA, 70 saves) has played every minute this season for Smith between the pipes, recording four shutouts and allowing just one goal two other times.

CONFERENCE DOMINANCE
• The Beavers extended their NEWMAC winning streak to 46 games, including the conference tournament, dating back to 2021. The last setback was a 3-2 overtime loss to MIT in the 2019 NEWMAC title game.
• Babson extended its regular season conference winning streak to 72 games over the last 10 years since a 1-0 verdict at Mount Holyoke on October 17, 2015.

CALENDAR CLIPS
• Babson has won its last 58 games in the month of October since 2018; the last loss in the 10th month was a 2-1 setback at Montclair State on October 28, 2017.
• The Beavers are 36-2 in Saturday games over the past five seasons.

CLIMBING THE CHART
• Caroline DiGiovanni has upped her career total to 45 goals, which ranks tied for ninth on the Babson career goals list with Elise Towers '18 and Lauren Curley '22.
• The senior standout also has recorded 95 points to rank 14th all-time.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson has won 37 straight NEWMAC road games going back to a loss at Mount Holyoke in 2015.
• The Green and White are 6-0 in one goal games this season and have won 13 of the last 17 games decided by one goal since 2023.
• The Beavers have won their last 77 games over the past five years when leading at halftime.
• Since the start of the 2021 season, Babson is 82-2 when holding the opponent to no more than one goal.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers return home for their next two games, beginning Tuesday against No. 8 Bowdoin at 3 p.m. at MacDowell Field.