Women's Soccer vs. No. 8 MIT
Saturday, October 18 | 1 p.m. 
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 25-16-7 all-time against MIT in a series that dates back to 1985. 
•    The Beavers have dropped eight of their last nine matches against the Engineers with the lone victory coming back in October 2023 at Hartwell-Rogers Field. 
•    Four of the last six games between the teams since 2021 have been decided by one goal. 

LAST MEETING
•    Sean Luk scored the only goal of the game in the 56th minute as top-seeded and fourth-ranked MIT defeated fourth-seeded Babson, 1-0, in the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals on November 7, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. 
•    Nora Ryan '25 made six saves and Jordyn Ferrantino '25 cleared a scoring chance out of danger less than three minutes into the contest for the Beavers. 
•    Maddy Noll turned away two shots for the Engineers, who finished with a 20-2 edge in shots. 
 
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (6-1-5, 5-0-1 NEWMAC) dropped points for the first time in conference play with its 0-0 draw at Salve Regina on Wednesday afternoon. 
•    First-year Maisie Creamer was terrific making a season-high eight saves, who recorded their seventh shutout of the year while being outshot 14-13 by the Seahawks. 
•    Sophomore Josie Lee (4-2-10) has at least a point in four of the last eight games, first-year Izzy Lee (2-1-5) leads the team with two game-winning goals, and classmate Autumn Simon (1-2-4) is tied for the team lead in assists. 
•    Junior goalkeeper Callahan Cottone (1-1-1) owns a 0.55 goals against average and a .889 save percentage in nine starts, senior Cleo Grignard (3-0-3) boasts a 0.50 goals against average and a .875 save percentage in seven appearances, and Creamer has gone 2-0-1 with a 0.35 goals against average and a .929 save percentage while starting the last three games.

SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS
•    No. 8 MIT (13-2, 6-0 NEWMAC) extended its winning streak to five games with a 5-0 rout of Clark on Wednesday night. 
•    Madeline Seebeck scored twice, Natalie Barnouw provided a goal and two assists, and Angela Zheng and Amara Ukomadu each tallied once for the Engineers, who scored three times in less than nine minutes early in the second half to break the game open. 
•    Barnouw (12-11-35) ranks second in Division III in assists and sixth in points, Maeve Sullivan (10-2-22) is third in the conference in goals and points, and Luk (4-8-16) ranks second in the league and 11th in Division III in assists. 
•    Ava Muffoletto (11-0) boasts a 0.27 goals against average and a .889 save percentage in 14 starts, while Noll (2-2) owns a 0.51 goals against average and a .700 save percentage in 13 appearances on the year for MIT, which is tied for third in Division III with 11 clean sheets.

NEWMAC KNOWLEDGE
•    The Beavers, who won their first five conference matches for the first time since 2011, are unbeaten through their first six league fixtures for the time since 2014 when they started 5-0-1.
•    Babson joins MIT (6-0) and Emerson (4-0-2) as the only three NEWMAC squads without a loss six games into the conference schedule.
•    The Green and White has won its last seven games on Hartwell-Rogers Field versus league foes, while MIT boasts a 26-game winning streak against NEWMAC opponents since losing at Babson on October 18, 2023. 

HOME FIELD SUCCESS
•    The Beavers are 3-0-3 this fall and are 8-0-3 over their last 11 matches at Hartwell-Rogers Field since October 12, 2024. 
•    Babson has outscored its opponents 20-7 during the 11-game unbeaten streak while posting seven shutouts. 
•    Going back to October 15, 2023, the Green and White is 16-3-2 at home. 

STRIKING LATE
•    Babson has scored seven of its 11 goals this fall in the second half, which includes tallying four times over the final 13 minutes of a match. 
•    In addition to Cassady's 85th-minute penalty kick last Saturday at Mount Holyoke, Josie Lee and Izzy Lee both scored over the final 5:04 to help the Beavers defeat Coast Guard 2-1 on September 27, and Josie Lee notched the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute of last Tuesday's 2-1 victory over Clark. 

HONORING EVAN
•    The Green and White will host its 12th annual EvvGirl Pink Game on Saturday in honor of Evan Bard, sister of 2016 alumna Leisl Bard. Evan, whose favorite color was pink, lost her life in a drunk driving car crash in May 2013. Evan was a nursing student and cheerleader at Curry College, where she was studying to become a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurse. To honor Evan's memory, the EvvGirl Foundation is funding the NICU Webcam Project and Seize the Keys Drunk Driving Educational Program.
•     The EvvGirl Foundation was formed to generate smiles and happiness by continuing Evan Bard's passions in nursing specifically for NICUs, pediatrics and maternity, as well as in early childhood education and cheerleading. Donations to the foundation can be made through the EvvGirl Foundation website.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 14-0-4 in games played on natural grass going back to October 12 of last year. 
•    Babson has gone into halftime with the lead or tied in 16 of its last 17 matches going back to October of last year. 
•    The Green and White is 5-0-1 this fall and 12-0-3 dating back to the start of the 2024 campaign when scoring the opening goal of the game. 
•    The Beavers have conceded one goal or fewer in 15 of their last 17 matches. 

UP NEXT
•    Babson travels to Northampton, Mass., to face Smith on Wednesday at 3 p.m.