Women's Soccer vs. Coast Guard
Saturday, September 27 | 1 p.m. 
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass.

Women's Soccer at Johnson & Wales
Sunday, September 28 | 1 p.m. 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex | Providence, R.I.

SERIES HISTORY
vs. Coast Guard
• Babson is 20-2-3 all-time against Coast Guard in a series that dates back to 2000. 
• The Beavers are unbeaten in the last six games (5-0-1) between the sides and have lost just once to the Bears in 21 games going back to 2004. 
• The Green and White have never lost to the Bears in 13 career meetings (11-0-2) at Hartwell-Rogers Field.

vs. Johnson & Wales
• The teams were postponed by rain and lightning 17 minutes into what was to be the season opener back on August 29 and will continue the match from that point on Sunday. 
• Babson is 1-2-1 all-time against Johnson & Wales in a series that dates back to 2021. 
• The Beavers are 0-1-1 against the Wildcats in Rhode Island, falling 2-1 in the first meeting between the two programs in 2021 and playing to a 1-1 draw in 2023.

LAST MEETING
vs. Coast Guard
• Nora Ryan '25 finished with three saves to help visiting Babson to a 0-0 draw with Coast Guard in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on September 27, 2024 in New London, Conn.
• Emily Scharnitzky '25 made seven saves for the Bears, who were outshot 17-9 over 90 minutes by the Green and White. 

vs. Johnson & Wales
• Sophomore Marcie Iannico scored midway through the second half to give Johnson & Wales a two-goal lead and the Wildcats held on for a 3-2 victory over Babson in the season opener for both teams on August 30, 2024, at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• Jordyn Ferrantino '25 had a part in both Babson scores with a goal and an assist and Laura Lukowicz '25 scored her first-career goal for the Beavers. Ryan and senior Cleo Grignard each finished with one save.
• Emily DeRoehn '25 and sophomore Rowan Garr scored first-half goals for the Wildcats, and Skyla Landry '25, sophomore Kyla Leahy and junior Lulani Haslinger registered assists in the win. Leah Bragaw '25 earned the win in goal, making four saves.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (2-0-4, 1-0-0 NEWMAC) kept its unbeaten season intact with a 2-2 draw against Hamilton on Sunday at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• The Beavers scored twice in less than 15 minutes around halftime to erase an early two-goal deficit in the tie. Junior Ally Clarkson and sophomore Josie Lee each provided a goal and first-years Izzy Lee and Autumn Simon both contributed an assist for the Beavers. Junior Callahan Cottone stopped five shots in the first half, while Grignard made a pair of second-half saves. 
• Josie Lee (2-1-5) and Izzy Lee (1-1-2) (no relation) both have a two-game point streak and rank 1-2 on the team in scoring. Clarkson and sophomore Mack Feeney each have one goal and Simon tops the squad with two assists.
• Cottone (0.86 GAA, 18 saves) has started all six games for the Beavers while Grignard (0.00 GAA, 11 saves) has made five relief appearances, and they have combined for four clean sheets.

SCOUTING THE BEARS
• Coast Guard (1-5-2, 0-1-0 NEWMAC) is coming off a 2-0 loss to Wellesley in its NEWMAC opener on Saturday in Connecticut.
• The Bears had a 14-5 advantage in shots against the Blue but could not put on in the net. First-years Ellie Millner (4) and Bianca McIntosh (3) led the team in shots in the setback. Coast Guard was picked to finish eighth in the NEWMAC preseason poll.
• The Bears' eight goals this season have been scored by eight different players – Millner, junior Lulu Vlases, and sophomores Mia Carabajal-Hartog, Bella Brittain and Mallory Sultan. Vlases led the team in scoring last year with three goals and one assist.
• Junior Julia Little has started seven of the eight games (1.57 GAA, 20 saves, 2 SO). She and junior Emma Acker (2.00 GAA, 2 saves) also combined for a shutout against the Merchant Marine Academy.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• Johnson & Wales (2-5-1, 1-1-0 CNE), which will visit Gordon for a Conference of New England (CNE) game on Saturday, is looking to break a three-game skid after a 1-0 loss to Salve Regina on Wednesday evening.
• The Wildcats outshot the Seahawks 13-5, including 10-2 in the second half, but couldn't muster a goal for the second straight outing. Junior Jessica Lee received a penalty kick in the opening minute of the second half, but her effort sailed just over the crossbar, and first-year keeper Kyla Stamilio finished with one save in the setback.
• Garr and first-year Chloe Casavant both have two goals to top the Wildcats in scoring. First-year Sofia Soares has a goal and an assist and junior Sophia Warburton leads the team with a pair of assists.
• Junior Ava Vaughan (1.32 GAA, .832 sv. pct, 31 svs) has started six of the eight Wildcat games with one clean sheet while Stamillo (2.95 GAA, .429 vs. pct, 6 svs) has gotten the nod in the other two.

COMFORTS OF HOME
• The Green and White are unbeaten (1-0-3) on Hartwell-Rogers Field this season and are 6-0-3 at home in the last nine outings going back to last season.
• Babson is 28-11-8 at home going back to the start of the 2021 campaign.

BABSON VS. THE NEWMAC
• The Beavers, which won their conference opener last Saturday at Springfield, 1-0, went 5-3-3 and finished fourth in the league standings a year ago after setting a single-season program record with eight wins in 2023.
• Going back to the start of the 2022 campaign, the Green and White is 24-8-7 versus league foes, which includes a 6-4-3 road record over the last two seasons.
• Babson, which advanced to the conference tournament semifinals last season, received one first-place vote and was picked to finish second while Coast Guard came in eighth when the NEWMAC released its preseason coaches' poll back in August. 
 
BEAVER BITES
• Babson has outscored its opponents 5-3 in the first six matches with four clean sheets.
• Junior center back Claudia Baiter enters the weekend as the only player to play all 90 minutes in each of Babson's first six games. 
• The Beavers earned 14 corner kicks in their 1-1 draw at Union on September 6 but have attempted a total of just 10 in the last four matches since then.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Beavers are 9-0-3 since last fall and are 30-2-5 over the last four seasons when scoring the first goal of the game.
• The Green and White are 23-0-4 over the past four seasons when leading at halftime.
• Babson is 7-2-8 since last year and is 29-4-11 over the past four seasons when holding the opponent to one goal or less.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers return to NEWMAC action next Saturday at WPI at 11 a.m.