BOSTON—Senior Cade Mallett (Gilroy, Calif.) scored the only goal of the match with just over a minute to go in the first half to help Emerson College defeat visiting Babson College, 1-0, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer action on Wednesday night at Rotch Field. 

Babson, which had its 36-game NEWMAC unbeaten streak snapped, drops to 7-5-3 overall and 3-1-1 in league play. Emerson, which recorded its first win in program history over the Beavers, is not 5-5-5 overall and 2-3-1 in the conference. 

Sophomore goalkeeper JB Montague (Lutz, Fla.) made four saves in the loss for Babson. His counterpart, Lions' first-year Asa Roberts (Guilford, Conn.) also turned away four shots in the victory. 

Mallett notched his third goal of the season in the 44th minute, putting away a free kick from sophomore Vigo Cassidy (Culver City, Calif.) following a Babson foul to put the hosts in front. The Green and White outshot Emerson in both halves and 12-9 for the match but was unable to find an equalizer. 

Sophomore Maxi Martinez (Miami, Fla.) had two of the Beavers' best scoring chances of the game but dribbled a shot wide of the left post in the eighth minute and had his header off a free kick by junior Will Lloyd (Lexington, Mass.) tipped just over the crossbar in the 21st minute. Roberts also smothered a ball inside the six-yard box before graduate student Albion Bacaj (Chappaqua, N.Y.) got a touch less than three minutes into the contest. 

The Lions' defense allowed just one shot on goal in the second half, an 87th-minute bid from distance by Babson first-year Will Boecher (Wellesley, Mass.). Montague made his best save of the game to keep the Beavers within a goal by diving to his left to deny a 25-yard blast by first-year Joe Picone (New Hope, Pa.) in the 77th minute. 

The Green and White held a slim 4-3 edge in corner kicks while the sides combined for 31 fouls in the game. 

Both teams return to action on Saturday as Babson hosts WPI at 1 p.m., while Emerson visits No. 1 Tufts at 12 p.m. 

GAME NOTES
•    The Beavers are now 12-1 all-time against Emerson. 
•    Prior to Wednesday night, Babson had gone 30-0-6 over its last 36 matches versus NEWMAC foes since suffering a 1-0 loss to MIT on October 23, 2021. 
•    The loss to the Lions snapped the Beavers' 27-game road unbeaten streak against conference opponents and was their first setback in league play since October 28, 2017.
•    The Green and White is now 0-4-3 this fall when conceding the opening goal of the game.