No. 6 Field Hockey vs. No. 8 Bowdoin
Tuesday, October 14 | 3:00 p.m.
MacDowell Field| Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• The Beavers are 4-10 all-time against the Polar Bears in a series that dates back to 1985.
• The two sides have played only twice since 2001, a Bowdoin win in the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and last year's encounter in Brunswick, Maine.
• The Green and White are 1-4 against Bowdoin in Babson Park, including an 11-0 loss in the first game between the two programs in 1985. Saturday's game will be the first at MacDowell Field between the sides since a 2-0 Bowdoin win in 2000.

LAST MEETING
• Berit Sharrow '25 tallied a goal and an assist as No. 7 Babson rallied with three goals in a five-minute span in the fourth quarter to pull out a 3-1 victory over Bowdoin on October 9, 2024, at Ryan Field in Brunswick.
• Jessica Evans '25 and Katie Guden M'25 also scored for the Beavers, and Andrea Marguerite '24 M'25 and Camille Marsh '25 picked up assists. Bayla Furmanek '25 made one save to record the victory in goal.
• Senior Mackay Bommer scored the first goal of the game to give the hosts the lead in the third quarter, with an assist from junior Clara Noyes. Senior Lauren O'Donald made three saves in goal in the loss.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 6 Babson (12-1, 5-0 NEWMAC) extended its winning streak to eight games and its shutout streak to three with a 3-0 verdict over Smith on Saturday in Northampton, Mass.
• First-year Madison Tibbals made four saves in the first half for her fourth shutout for the Beavers. Seniors Alex Michelotti and Ally Antonacci and junior Ashley Braren scored second-half goals, and sophomore Penny Baroni produced a pair of assists in the win.
• Senior Caroline DiGiovanni (11-0-22) and Baroni (9-4-22) are tied for the team lead in scoring, and both have a pair of multi-goal outings. Michelotti (3-2-8), Braren (3-1-7) and senior Laney Reed (3-0-6) all have three goals apiece, and junior Grace Mullaney (1-4-6) is tied for the team lead in assists.
• Tibbals (1.04 GAA, .787 sv. pct., 48 saves) has started 12 straight games between the pipes and allowed one goal or fewer 10 times.

SCOUTING THE POLAR BEARS
• No. 8 Bowdoin (9-2, 5-2 NESCAC) has won its last four games, including a shootout victory over No. 1 Middlebury on October 4 and a 1-0 shutout over Trinity at home on Saturday.
• Sophomore Hannah Balmelli scored the game-winning goal after a penalty corner just two minutes into the first quarter, with an assist from junior Emily Ferguson. The Polar Bears withstood a strong Trinity comeback attempt in the second half, as the Bantams pulled their goalie in the final five minutes and went up two field players after a Bowdoin card.
• Ferguson (9-9-27) ranks sixth in Division III in assists per game, and Balmelli (7-1-15) and Bommer (6-1-13) are strong offensive threats as well while junior Maddie Mrva (3-5-11) is second on the team in assists.
• O'Donald (1.14 GAA, .803 sv. pct, 49 saves) has started all 11 games in goal for the Polar Bears, posting a pair of shutouts.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
• Babson is 6-0 at home this season and has won nine in a row at MacDowell Field dating back to last year.
• The Beavers are 31-1 on home turf since the beginning of the 2023 season and have won 55 of its last 60 home games since 2021.
• Ten of the last 17 wins and 18 of the last 31 home victories have come by way of the shutout.

BEAVERS VS. THE NESCAC
• Tuesday's match-up is the last of five Babson games this season vs. teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).
• The Beavers are 3-1 against the NESCAC so far, with wins over No. 4 Williams (2-1 OT), No. 7 Tufts (2-1 OT) and Trinity (4-2) and a loss to No. 1 Middlebury (5-1).
• The Green and White are 6-5 against the NESCAC since the beginning of last season and are 13-7 versus the conference going back to 2023.

LEAGUE LEADERS
• DiGiovanni is tied for second in the NEWMAC with 11 goals and tied for fifth with 22 points. Baroni is sixth in the league with nine goals, tied with DiGiovanni for fifth with 22 points, and tied with Mullaney and others for sixth in the conference with four assists.
• Baroni is tied for the NEWMAC lead with four game-winning goals and Reed is tied for third with three.
• Tibbals is tied for the league lead in shutouts (4) and ranks third in goals against average (1.04) and tied for sixth in save percentage (.787).

CALENDAR CLIPS
• Babson has won its last 59 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 perfect (5-0) in midweek games in 2025 and have won eight straight weekday encounters going back to last season, as well as posting a 48-3 record in weekday 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
• The Beavers have won their last 77 games over the past five years when leading at halftime.
• 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.
• Since the start of the 2021 season, Babson is 83-2 when holding the opponent to no more than one goal.

UP NEXT
• Babson is home again on Saturday, hosting Clark in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game at 12 p.m. at MacDowell Field.