No. 7 Field Hockey at Endicott
Friday, August 29 | 4 p.m.
North Field | Beverly, Mass.

No. 7 Field Hockey vs. No. 22 Swarthmore
Sunday, August 31 | 12 p.m.
MacDowell Field | Babson Park, Mass.

WHAT TO KNOW
• Coming off a year that included a fourth straight NEWMAC Championship and advancing to the NCAA Tournament second round for the fifth straight season, the Beavers open the 2025 campaign Friday afternoon against Endicott in Beverly, Mass., before hosting Swarthmore in the home opener on Sunday at MacDowell Field.
• The Green and White have amassed a 81-12 record over the past four seasons and will be looking for more success with four starters and eight regulars returning, including one All-Region selection and two NEWMAC post-season honorees.

SERIES HISTORY
vs. Endicott
• Babson holds a 13-4 advantage over Endicott in the all-time series that dates back to 1984.
• The Beavers have captured four in a row and five of the last six contests over the Gulls, including a 4-2 verdict in the season opener last year in Babson Park.
• The Green and White are 4-1 all-time against the Gulls in games played in Beverly, with wins in 2021 and 2023 since the only setback, 2-0, back in 2017.
vs. Swarthmore
• First career meeting

LAST MEETING
vs. Endicott
• Senior Caroline DiGiovanni scored three goals as Babson doubled up Endicott College, 4-2, in the season opener for both schools on August 30, 2024, at MacDowell Field.
• Junior Ashley Braren also scored for the Beavers and Bayla Furmanek '25 made three saves in goal to record the win.
• Senior Tori Swanson and junior Natalia Arjone scored goals for the visitors and Maddie Young '25 recorded an assist. Senior goalie Alexis DeMattia made nine saves in 48 minutes of action and sophomore Faith Minickene picked up one save in relief.

A LOOK BACK
• Babson registered another outstanding campaign in 2024, finishing 19-4 overall, including a 14-game winning streak, and unbeaten (9-0) in NEWMAC regular season play for the eighth consecutive season to capture the program's ninth straight regular season title.
• The Beavers posted NEWMAC playoff victories over Wellesley (5-0) and No. 17 MIT (3-0) to capture the program's fourth straight and sixth overall conference championship, earning a ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the seventh in the last eight seasons.
• The seventh-ranked Green and White defeated Keene State (5-0) in NCAA Tournament opening round play at MacDowell Field before a 2-1 loss to 11th-ranked Bates in the second round in Medford, Mass.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (0-0) returns 20 veterans from last year's conference championship squad, which outscored its opponents 91-15 while recording 13 shutouts.
• DiGiovanni (19-4-42), a first team All-Region and All-Conference selection, led the NEWMAC in goals and points last season. Sophomore Penny Baroni (5-1-11) earned NEWMAC Rookie of the Year honors after moving into the starting line-up midway through the season while senior Laney Reed (4-1-9) and juniors Helen DiGiovanni (5-1-11), Ashley Braren (2-2-6) and Alex Michelotti (1-4-6) provided sparks off the bench.
• Senior Sanne van der Goes, a three-year starter, is the top returning defender in the back. Senior goalie Josie Ashton has made four career appearances in goal and has yet to allow a goal in 32 minutes of action.
• The Green and White is one of three programs, along with Middlebury and Johns Hopkins, to win at least 19 games over the last four seasons (2019-24).

SCOUTING THE GULLS
• Endicott (0-0) is coming off a 14-5 campaign in 2024, including a 5-0 record in the Conference of New England (CNE). The top-seeded Gulls were upset by the University of New England (3-2) in the CNE semifinals.
• Senior Tori Swanson (29-5-63) earned her second straight CNE Offensive Player of the Year and All-Region honors after leading Division III in scoring last season. Classmates Reagan Hicks (10-5-25) and Maddy Dengler (10-8-28) were also All-CNE selections on offense.
• Sophomore goalie Faith Minickene (1.66 GAA, 2 SO) was All-Region second team and All-CNE first team and classmate Riley Perkins was CNE Rookie of the Year and All-Conference first team on defense, along with senior back Natalia Correia.
• The Gulls have won four CNE championships in the last six seasons (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023).

SCOUTING THE GARNET
• Swarthmore (0-0) posted an 11-9 overall record a year ago and a 7-3 mark in the Centennial Conference (CC). The 24th-ranked and third-seeded Garnet were upset by 15th-ranked and sixth seeded Bryn Mawr (3-0) in the CC Tournament first round.
• Senior Amelia Landry (4-3-11, 4 DS) earned All-Region and All-CC first team honors after leading the Garnet at both ends of the field. Classmate Sarah Cooper (4-3-11) was also productive at both ends of the field, scoring three of her four goals on penalty strokes.
• Sophomore Kayla Fink (0-2-2) was a strong contributor for the Garnet, earning All-Region and All-Conference second team recognition as well as Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year.
• Swarthmore was nationally ranked by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association the last five weeks of the season last year.

LEADER ON THE SIDELINE
• Babson is led by 19th-year head coach Julie Ryan, who has achieved a 268-98 record (.732), including a 118-20 mark against NEWMAC opponents. A 10-time Coach of the Year, she has led the program to six conference tournament championships and eight NCAA Tournament berths.
• Ryan ranks eighth in winning percentage and 15th in wins among active Division III coaches, and 15th in Division III history in winning percentage.

SEASON OPENERS
• Babson has won four straight and 15 of its last 16 season openers dating back to 2008, including last year's 4-2 victory over Endicott.
• The Beavers had an 11-game winning streak in season debuts snapped in 2019 with a 3-1 loss to Endicott.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
• Babson finished 11-1 at home last season and has won 49 of its last 54 home games since the start of the 2021 season.
• Eight of last year's 11 wins and 16 of the last 25 home victories have come by way of the shutout.
• The Green and White outscored their opponents 59-6 at MacDowell Field last season.

CHALLENGING SLATE
• Sunday's match-up is the first of six Babson games this season vs. teams ranked in the NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll.
• The Beavers will also face No. 4 Williams, No. 1 Middlebury, No. 2 Tufts, No. 19 MIT and No. 24 Bowdoin.
• The Green and White were 3-4 against ranked teams in 2024 after going 7-2 in 2023.

NEWMAC PRESEASON POLL
• The Beavers were picked to defend their New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship when the preseason coaches' poll was released last week.
• Babson, which has won 68 straight regular season conference games, received nine out of 10 first-place votes.

NFHCA DIVISION III POLL
• Babson has been ranked in the Division III top 10 in 37 consecutive polls dating back to October 5, 2021.
• The Beavers have appeared in 91 polls in a row dating back to September 21, 2015.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Beavers were 18-1 last year and 75-2 over the past four seasons when scoring the first goal of the game.
• Babson has won its last 70 games over the past four campaigns when leading at halftime.
• The Green and White were 18-0 last fall and 72-2 over the past four seasons when scoring at least two goals.
• The Beavers finished 18-1 a year ago when holding opponents to one goal or less and have won 104 of 107 contests since 2018 when keeping opponents to fewer than two goals.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers will be home in their next game, hosting No. 4 Williams on September 7 at 1 p.m. at MacDowell Field.