No. 12 Men's Soccer vs. Brandeis
Saturday, September 20 | 1 p.m.
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 32-28-11 all-time against Brandeis in a series that dates back to 1955.
• The teams alternated wins and losses by the home team in seven straight encounters from 2015 to 2022 before a 2-2 draw in 2023, the first tie between the two sides since 2006.
• The last 22 games going back to 2003 have been decided by two goals or less, including three tied and 13 one-goal affairs.
• The Beavers are 6-1-1 in the last eight games at Hartwell-Rogers Field going back to 2009.

LAST MEETING
• Kento Abe M'25 tallied a goal and an assist and Walker White '25 made three saves in goal as No. 20 Babson blanked longtime rival Brandeis, 2-0, on September 28, 2024 at Gordon Field in Waltham.
• Senior Liam Goldstein also scored for the Beavers while Tyler Fidrych M'25 collected two assists and James Donaldson M'25 added one helper in the victory.
• Quintin Wrabley '25 made one save in goal for the Judges, who were outshot 11-8 overall and 4-3 in shots on target.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 12 Babson (4-1-2) is looking to rebound from its first loss of the season in a 1-0 setback at Roger Williams on Wednesday in Bristol, R.I.
• Senior goalkeeper Derek Polanco made a career-high six saves for the Beavers, who were held off the scoreboard for the first time this season. The outcome snapped Babson's 17-game unbeaten streak (14-0-3) dating back to last October.
• Junior Alexander Yablonovskiy (3-1-7) produced a point in four consecutive outings to begin the season, while the trio of first-year Connor Hanrahan (3-0-6), classmate Will Boecher (2-2-6)  and Modiano (2-0-4) have each scored a pair of goals over the Green and White's last four outings. 
• Sophomore JB Montague (3-0) boasts a 0.86 goals against average and a .842 save percentage to go along with two clean sheets in four starts, while Polanco (1-1-2) also owns a 0.86 goals against average and a .813 save percentage in four appearances with three starts.

SCOUTING THE JUDGES
• Brandeis (5-0-1), which is receiving votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches Division III poll, kept its unbeaten season intact with a 2-1 victory over Wesleyan on Tuesday in Middletown, Conn.
• Junior Keller Chamovitz tallied his first goal of the season in the 59th minute to break a 1-1 deadlock after sophomore Yoav Feingold scored the tying goal in the 35th minute. Senior Nico Beninda picked up an assist and classmate Tyler Correnti made one save in goal in the victory, as the Judges extended their unbeaten streak to nine dating back to last year.
• Beninda (2-1-5) and senior Rainer Osselman-Chai (2-1-5) share the team scoring lead as Beninda has a pair of game-winners and both of Osselman-Chai's goals have come on penalty kicks. The Judges have outscored their opponents 11-4 and have gotten their 11 goals from nine different players.
• Correnti (5-0-1, 2 SO) has played every minute this season in the Brandeis goal, posting a 0.67 goals against average and a .778 save percentage with 14 saves. 

HOME SWEET HOME
• Babson is 2-0-1 in 2025 at Hartwell-Rogers Field this fall and unbeaten in 23 straight matches (16-0-7) at home since suffering a 2-1 loss to Connecticut College on September 23, 2023.
• The Beavers have outscored their last dozen opponents 30-2 at home since October 5, 2024.

BEAVERS JOIN THE 700 CLUB
• Last Sunday's 1-0 victory over Oglethorpe was the 700th in the history of the Babson men's soccer program. 
• Now in their 71st season, the Beavers went 4-4-1 during the inaugural 1955 campaign under head coach Dick Thomas and are 700-333-128 for an all-time winning percentage of .658. 
• The Green and White recorded its first winning season (11-3-0) in 1969 under legendary head coach Bob Hartwell, who would go on to lead the program to the first of three Division III national championships by going 17-0-1 in 1975. 
• Head coach Jon Anderson '75, who is now in his 40th season, has amassed the last 475 of Babson's 700 wins. 

MODIANO PICKS UP CONFERENCE HONOR
• With goals in both of Babson's victories last week, Modiano was tabbed as the NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. 
• He scored an 89th-minute insurance marker in Tuesday's 3-1 win at Gordon before recording the second game-winning goal of his career on Sunday at Oglethorpe.

BEAVER BITES
• Babson's 17-game unbeaten streak (14-0-3) going back to October of last season was the program's longest run without a loss since going unbeaten in 20 straight games following an 0-2 start back in 2011. 
• Wednesday's loss at Roger Williams snapped Babson's 15-game run without a loss in the month of September.
• The setback against the Hawks also marked the first time the Green and White has lost in 29 contests over the last two seasons when going into halftime with the lead or tied.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson is 32-2-14 over the past three seasons when conceding no more than one goal.
• The Green and White are 21-0-3 since the start of last season when scoring the first goal of the game.

UP NEXT
• Babson is back on the road for its fifth away game in six outings when it travels to No. 20 Amherst on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.