No. 3 Field Hockey at No. 1 Middlebury
Sunday, September 14 | 12 p.m.
Peter Kohn Field | Middlebury, Vt.

SERIES HISTORY
• The Beavers are 1-13 all-time against Middlebury in a series that dates back to 1996, with seven of the losses coming by just one goal.
• Babson has dropped the last eight encounters, including a 2-1 setback at McDowel Field last season, and is 0-5 all-time at Middlebury with three one-goal losses.
• The Beavers' only win, 2-1, came on September 24, 2017 at MacDowell Field.

LAST MEETING
• Senior Grace Keefe scored the deciding goal with 24.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as No. 1 Middlebury edged No. 4 Babson, 2-1, on September 15, 2024 at MacDowell Field.
• Katie Guden M'25 scored her first goal of the season for the Beavers, with an assist from senior Caroline DiGiovanni. Bayla Furmanek '25 made six saves in the Beaver goal, including one on a second-half penalty stroke by the Panthers.
• Senior Georgianne Defeo also scored for the visitors and Amy Griffin '25 and Caroline Segal '25 recorded assists in the win. Junior Izzy Redzic made three saves in the Middlebury goal.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 3 Babson (4-0, 0-0 NEWMAC) remained undefeated on the season with a 5-0 whitewash of Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Wednesday in Standish, Maine.
• DiGiovanni scored a pair of goals and senior Alex Michelotti and sophomore Charlotte Roe added a goal and an assist each for the Beavers. Junior Emma Smith chipped in with her first goal of the season and junior Ashley Braren added an assist. First-year Madison Tibbals made three saves in goal for her first career shutout.
• DiGiovanni (5-0-10) has scored at least one goal in all four games this season, and sophomore Penny Baroni (4-2-10) has two game-winners and a pair of multi-point outings. Michelotti (1-1-3) and Roe (1-1-3) are tied for third on the team in scoring.
• Tibbals (0.64 GAA, .867 sv. pct) has allowed just two goals in her first three career starts, making 13 saves and earning her first shutout.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
• Middlebury (4-0, 2-0 GNAC) remained undefeated on the season with a 1-0 overtime victory over Trinity on Saturday in Hartford, Conn.
• First-year Addie Chandler scored the game-winner 4:47 into the extra session, with an assist from junior Claire McMichael. Redzic was not forced to make a save as the Panthers outshot the Bantams 18-2.
• Junior Megan Fuqua (4-1-9) leads the team in scoring while Chandler (3-1-7) and junior Shawna Ferraro (3-0-6) have three goals each. Senior Ellie Harrison (1-2-4) is an offensive threat and McMichael (0-3-3) leads the team in assists. Redzic (0.26 GAA) has allowed just one goal in four starts with eight saves and two shutouts.
• Middlebury has captured the last seven NCAA Division III championships, posting a 147-7 record in that span with unbeaten seasons in 2021 and 2023.

BEAVERS VS. THE NESCAC
• Sunday's match-up is the second of five Babson games this season vs. teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).
• The Beavers defeated No. 4 Williams last Sunday (2-1 OT) and will also face No. 7 Tufts on September 17, Trinity of September 28, and No. 19 Bowdoin on October 14.
• The Green and White are 4-4 against the NESCAC since the beginning of last season and are 18-10 versus the conference going back to 2021.

ONE-GOAL GAMES
• Three of Babson's four wins this season have been decided by just one goal.
• The Beavers were 3-3 in one-goal games last season and are 21-7 in contests decided by one score over the past five seasons.

NEWMAC WEEKLY HONOR
• First-year Anna Bonazzoli was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Week Tuesday afternoon.
• The Beaver rookie capped an emotional week in the win over Williams. The first-year center back played all 67 minutes and keyed the Beavers' defensive effort that held the Ephs to a season-low four shots on goal.

BEAVER BITES
• DiGiovanni recorded her 11th career multi-goal game in Wednesday's win at St. Joe's (Maine).
• The Green and White have won their last seven road games dating back to last September.
• Since 2019, the Beavers are 36-10 in the month of September with half of those losses coming against top-ranked Middlebury.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson has won 36 games in a row since 2023 when scoring at least two goals.
• The Green and White has won 78 of the 80 games since 2021 after scoring the first goal of the game.
• Since the start of the 2021 season, Babson is 74-2 when the opponent doesn't score more than one goal.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers will play their fourth ranked team in a five-game stretch on Wednesday when the host No. 7 Tufts at 6 p.m. at McDowell Field.