No. 6 Field Hockey vs. No. 7 Tufts
Wednesday, September 17 | 6 p.m.
MacDowell Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 8-23 all-time against Tufts in a series that dates back to 1994.
• The Jumbos broke a four-game winning streak by the Beavers in last year's outing.
• Seven of the last nine matches between the teams have been one-goal decisions, three of which were decided in overtime.
• The Green and White have captured the last three games against Tufts in Babson Park dating back to 2021.

LAST MEETING
• Claire Gavin '25 scored a pair of goals in the first three minutes of the game and seventh-ranked Tufts went on to a 3-1 win over No. 6 Babson on September 24, 2024, in Medford.
• Jessica Evans '25 scored a second-quarter goal for the Green and White and classmate Camille Marsh registered an assist. Bayla Furmanek '25 made six saves in the loss.
• Junior Reagan Malo also scored for the Jumbos and senior Hannah Biccard recorded an assist. Senior Lydia Eastburn made one save in goal for Tufts to register the victory.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 6 Babson (4-1, 0-0 NEWMAC) suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday in a 5-1 setback at No. 1 Middlebury.
• First-year Anna Bonazzoli scored her first career goal for the Green and White, and classmate Madison Tibbals made a season-high 12 saves in goal in the setback.
• DiGiovanni (5-0-10) had a four-game goal streak snapped at Middlebury, including two scores in the midweek victory at Saint Joseph's (Maine). Sophomore Penny Baroni (4-2-10), who is tied for the team scoring lead, has two game-winners and a pair of multi-point outings. Senior Alex Michelotti (1-1-3) and sophomore Charlotte Roe (1-1-3) are tied for third on the team in scoring.
• Tibbals (1.70 GAA, 25 saves) has won three of her first four career starts with one shutout.

SCOUTING THE JUMBOS
• No. 7 Tufts (3-1, 1-1 NESCAC) is coming off a strong 8-0 shutout at Colby on Saturday in Waterville, Maine.
• Biccard scored five goals to tie the program record for goals in a game for the Jumbos, who led 5-0 at halftime. Junior Claire Casey added a goal and an assist, and first-years Eleanor Helm and Scarlette Carpenter added one goal apiece. Junior Isabel Ginns made three second-half saves after replacing Eastburn, who was not needed to make any stops in the opening 30 minutes.
• Biccard (5-0-10) leads the team and ranks eighth in Division III in goals per game. Casey (2-1-5) and Helm (2-1-5) share second place on the team in scoring and sophomore Hannah Murray (0-2-2) tops the squad in assists.
• Tufts finished 19-3 last season after advancing to the Division III national championship game. The Jumbos won the title in 2012 and finished runner-up four times (2008, 2016, 2018, 2024).

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
• Babson is 27-1 at MacDowell Field since the beginning of the 2023 season and has won 51 of its last 56 home games since 2021.
• Eight of the last 13 wins and 16 of the last 27 home victories have come by way of the shutout.
• The Green and White outscored their opponents 59-6 at MacDowell Field last season.

BEAVERS VS. THE NESCAC
• Wednesday's match-up is the third of five Babson games this season vs. teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).
• The Beavers, who defeated No. 4 Williams on September 7 (2-1 OT) and lost to No. 1 Middlebury on Sunday (5-1), will also take on Trinity of September 28 and No. 19 Bowdoin on October 14.
• The Green and White are 4-5 against the NESCAC since the beginning of last season and are 18-11 versus the conference going back to 2021.

TOUGH SLATE
• Babson is 12-7 against top-20 opponents since the start of 2023 and 6-6 against top-10 foes.
• Four of the ranked losses for the Green and White in the last three years have been to top-ranked Middlebury along with one each to No. 8 Williams, No. 7 Tufts and No. 11 Bates.

BEAVER BITES
• DiGiovanni is ranked 18th in Division III in goals per game (1.00).
• DiGiovanni and Baroni have accounted for nine of the Beavers' 14 goals this season.
• The Green and White are equal with their opponents with 37 penalty corners each.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson is 30-9 in the month of September going back to 2021.
• The Green and White have won their last 72 games over the past five years when leading at halftime.
• Since the start of the 2021 season, Babson is 76-2 when the opponent doesn't score more than one goal.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers open the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) slate at crosstown foe Wellesley on Saturday at 12 p.m.