No. 20/20 Men's Lacrosse at No. 1/1 Tufts
Tuesday, April 15 | 7:00 p.m.
Bello Field | Medford, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 4-14 all-time against Tufts in a series that dates back to 1979. 
• The Beavers and Jumbos have met just three times since 2013 and eight times going back to 2000.
• The Green and White has dropped its last eight games to Tufts and is seeking its first win in the series since 1999.

LAST MEETING
• Jared Rainville M'24 notched three goals and an assist and Connor Karsh '24 scored three times to lead No. 11/9 Babson in a 17-11 loss to No. 4/4 Tufts on April 16, 2024, at Bello Field.
• Sophomore Luke Wang scored two goals and scooped up a team-high five ground balls, grad student Jacob Tauss added a goal and an assist, and senior Alex Fascilla made 19 saves in goal in the setback.
• Senior Max Ettinghausen (5g) and juniors Brooks Hauser (5g), Jack Regnery (2g) and Garrett Kelly (2g) led the Jumbos. Senior Joey Waldbaum caused three turnovers and grabbed four ground balls, Connor Garzone '24 and senior Ben Friedman combined for 12 saves in goal, and senior Parker Merril and junior Victor Salcedo combined to win 20-of-29 face-offs.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 20 USILA/No. 20 USA Lacrosse Babson (10-3, 4-1 NEWMAC) is riding a four-game winning streak after taking down Salve Regina on Saturday, 14-8, at MacDowell Field.
• Sophomore Seamus Rooney tallied two goals and two assists and senior Brendan Maher caused three turnovers and scooped up five ground balls in the win. Sophomore Sam Sisk scored three times, classmate Rowan Mondello contributed two goals and an assist, and fellow sophomores Anthony Stillwell and Camden Matthews and junior Braden Reilly chipped in with two points apiece. Grad student Tripp Clark caused three turnovers and junior Will Reading won 11-of-20 face-offs and collected eight ground balls.
• Rooney (22-20-42) has seven goals and four assists in his last four games, Matthews (27-7-34) leads the team in goals, and Sisk (14-9-23), junior Bennett Smith (13-10-23) and graduate student Justin Greene (17-4-21) give the Beavers five 20-point scorers. Stillwell (17-2-19) and Bower (7-12-19) are offensive threats as well.
• Graduate Student Tripp Clark (18 CTs, 41 GBs), Maher (14 CTs, 28 GBs) and senior Gavin Bailey (10 CTs, 14 GBs) anchor a defense that allows a league-leading 8.5 goals per game. Fascilla (8-3, 8.29 GAA, .591 sv. pct) ranks 23rd in Division III in goals against average and 24th in save percentage.

SCOUTING THE JUMBOS
• No. 1 Tufts (12-0, 8-0 NESCAC), the defending Division III national champion, extended its winning streak to 17 games dating back to last season with a 16-11 victory over No. 16 Middlebury Saturday in Medford.
• Regnery led the Jumbos with five goals and two assists, Hauser contributed three goals and two assists and Ettinghausen added three goals and an assist in the win. Merril (10-16) and Salcedo (8-13) dominated the face-offs and scooped up 14 ground balls, senior Michael Ayers had two caused turnovers and five ground balls, and grad student Conner Garzone (8) and senior Ben Friedman (6) combined for 14 saves in the win.
• Regnery (39-14-53) tops the Jumbos is scoring with strong support from Ettinghausen (31-10-41) and Hauser (28-12-40). Senior Charlie Tagliaferri (17-17-34) leads the team in assists, sophomore Logan Lee has a team-high 17 caused turnovers, and Ayers has 11 caused turnovers and 50 ground balls.
• Garzone (9.42 GAA, .555 sv. pct) has started all 12 games in goal for the Jumbos while Friedman (9.59 GAA, .559 sv. pct) is 1-0 off the bench.

BABSON VS. THE NESCAC
• Tuesday's game is Babson's fourth contest this season against schools from the NESCAC.
• The Beavers are 1-2 against teams from Division III's top conference, with a 9-7 loss to Williams back on March 1 in Babson Park, a 14-9 win over No. 14 Middlebury on March 18 in Sparks, Md, and a 12-6 setback at Bowdoin on March 26.
• The Green and White are 3-4 against NESCAC opponents going back to last year and are 5-7 against the conference dating back to 2023.

BUSY BEAVERS
• Rooney has at least one point in 13 consecutive games, Matthews has a 10-game point streak, and Greene has produced a point in seven in a row.
• Sisk has eight goals and four assists in his last four outings.
• Clark has at least three caused turnovers in five of his 10 games this spring.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson is 9-0 this season when scoring at least 14 goals in a game and 10-0 when reaching double digits in goals.
• The Beavers are 8-1 this season and 34-2 over the past three seasons when leading at halftime.
• The Green and White are 19-0 over the past three seasons when holding the opponents to eight goals or less.

UP NEXT
• Babson returns home to host Clark in a NEWMAC contest on Saturday at 4 p.m. at MacDowell Field.