No. 14/19 Women's Lacrosse at Mount Holyoke
Wednesday, March 26 | 6 p.m. 
MHC Turf Field | South Hadley, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 25-13 all-time against Mount Holyoke in a series that dates back to 1989.
•    The Beavers have won nine in a row and 17 of their last 18 games versus the Lyons since 2004, which includes six consecutive victories by at least 10 goals. 
•    The Green and White has won its last 11 games against Mount Holyoke in South Hadley since 1999.

LAST MEETING
•    Lily Ives M'24 and senior Kathryn Blake both scored three times and 13 different players recorded a goal as the Beavers defeated Mount Holyoke, 22-3, on March 27, 2024 in Babson Park. 
•    Senior Amelia Novitch, classmate Clare Connolly and sophomore Mia Fierro each scored twice, Connolly secured 13 draw controls and Anna Costello M'24 led all players with four caused turnovers for Babson, which led 10-0 after the first quarter and scored the first 17 goals of the game. 
•    Madison Millyan had a goal and Hannah Bisson recorded an assist for the Lyons, who got eight saves from Syd Baker in the loss. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    No. 14 IWLCA/No. 19 USA Lacrosse Babson (3-2, 2-0 NEWMAC) had its three-game winning streak halted on Sunday as it suffered a 13-7 loss at then-No. 15/18 Trinity. 
•    Connolly scored three times, Blake added two goals and Novitch registered two assists for the Beavers, who got 15 saves from senior Kathleen Murphy but were outscored 7-3 in the middle quarters by the Bantams. 
•    Blake (14-5-19) has recorded five straight multi-goal games to begin the season, Novitch (8-9-17) leads the team in assists, Connolly (12-0-12) has 10 goals over the last three contests and the duo of senior Michaela Downer (8-3-11) and graduate student Ellie Hilsabeck (7-4-11) have combined for 13 goals and seven assists in the Green and White's three wins. 
•    Connolly leads the squad with 37 draw controls, graduate student Eileen Manning has eight caused turnovers to go along with seven ground balls, and Murphy has posted a 10.10 goals against average and a .512 save percentage to go along with 16 ground balls and eight forced turnovers in five starts. 

SCOUTING THE LYONS
•    Mount Holyoke (3-4, 1-1 NEWMAC) snapped a three-game losing streak with a thrilling 19-18 win over Emerson on Saturday. 
•    Juliana Spaulding scored a career-high 10 goals and Emi Bisson finished with two goals and a career-best 13 assists for 15 points to go along with nine draw controls for the Lyons, who led 18-14 with 9:28 to go in the fourth quarter before holding off a late Lions' rally. 
•    Bisson (19-21-40) leads the league in both assists and points per game, Spaulding (27-8-35) is first on the team in goals, ground balls (26), draw controls (28) and caused turnovers (18), and Elle Mader (13-0-13) has produced four multi-goal games. 
•    Jane Harmon and Josie McFadden have both recorded nine caused turnovers, while Valeria Bolanos has posted a 14.71 goals against average and a .348 save percentage to go along with 55 saves in seven starts. 

MURPHY EARNS CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
•    For the second time this season, Murphy was chosen as the NEWMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. 
•    She made 25 saves in three starts while posting a 9.60 goals against average and a .510 save percentage in addition to scooping up 10 ground balls and recording five caused turnovers. 
•    Murphy matched her career high with 15 saves in Sunday's loss to Trinity and registered season highs with six ground balls and two caused turnovers in last Tuesday's win at Roger Williams. 

DOMINATING THE NEWMAC
•    During its current 23-game winning streak versus conference foes, Babson has outscored its opponents by a score of 427-117 and by 13.5 goals per game. 
•    The Beavers have scored at least 20 goals 11 times and at least 10 goals in 22 of 23 contests. 
•    The Green and White has recorded a pair of shutouts and allowed five goals or fewer 13 times while conceding 10 or more goals in just four contests. 

STREAKING BEAVERS
•    Senior Jessica Evans has at least one point in 32 consecutive games and has scored at least one goal in 31 of the last 32 contests. 
•    Novitch has a point in 20 consecutive games, Connolly has a goal in each of her last six outings and Blake and Hilsabeck have scored in all five contests this spring. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    Babson is 3-0 this season and 70-3 going back to 2018 when leading at halftime.
•    The Beavers are 3-0 on the year when scoring at least 12 goals.
•    The Green and White has won its last 20 games against unranked opponents going back to April 19, 2023. 
•    Babson is 3-0 on the year and 16-0 since the start of last season when finishing with more ground balls than its foes.

UP NEXT
•    The Beavers return home to face Emerson on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.