BABSON PARK, Mass. –-Seniors
Priscilla-Rose Men Martin (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) and
Janiya Ocampo (Pawtucket, R.I.) each scored twice as Babson College defeated visiting Mount Holyoke College, 7-0, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday afternoon at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
With the win, Babson improves to 5-4-3 overall and remains unbeaten in conference play at 2-0-3 while extending its overall unbeaten streak to seven matches. Mount Holyoke falls to 3-6-3 overall and remains winless in the NEWMAC at 0-4-1.
Sophomores
Lindsey Cassady (Westfield, Ind.),
Autumn Simon (Sharon, Mass.) and
Noor Kok (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) each scored a goal in the win, while Ocampo, senior
Jadyn Mapura (East Hanover, N.J.) and sophomores
Emily Bacon (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) and
Arden De Lanoy (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), and first-year
Emma Radley (Skillman, N.J.) all provided an assist for the Beavers. The trio of senior
Callahan Cottone (Medway, Mass.), sophomore
Maisie Creamer (Boulder, Colo.) and first-year
Julia DeGaetano (East Williston, N.Y.) did not have to make a save on the day.
Senior Emma Zoubok (Somers, N.Y.) made five saves over the first 50 minutes, while the duo of sophomore Adah Lambeck (Madison, Wis.) and first-year Anya Johnson (Burlington, Vt.) combined to stop three shots over the final 40 minutes for the Lyons.
Cassady opened the scoring when she curled a corner kick over the head of Zoubok and off the inside of the far post for her first goal of the season in the 16th minute. Men-Martin buried a header 64 seconds later to make it 2-0 and then completed her brace in the 33rd minute by pushing the ball past a defender and picking out the upper left corner from 20 yards for her team-leading sixth goal.
Simon notched her first marker of the year in the 41st minute when a service into the box went off a defender and fell to her just to the left of the penalty, spot setting up her finish inside the left post for a 4-0 lead at the half. Ocampo then opened the second half with a pair of tallies five minutes apart to give the Green and White a six-goal advantage in the 54th minute.
She ran onto a feed by Bacon in the right side of the box before hitting a 15-yard rocket inside the left post for her first goal of the year at the 48:08 mark and then made a perfectly timed run to touch a long service into the box from Mapura past the oncoming goalkeeper to complete her double.
Kok capped the scoring in the 70th minute when she flicked home the rebound of a header by De Lanoy that drilled off the crossbar for her first collegiate goal.
The Beavers finished with a 25-1 edge in shots and attempted all 11 corner kicks in the match.
Babson is back in action on Sunday when it hosts Middlebury at 12 p.m., while Mount Holyoke travels to Coast Guard on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
GAME NOTES
• The Beavers are now 34-10-1 all-time against the Lyons and extended their winning streak to 10 and unbeaten streak in the series to 14 with Saturday's victory.
• Babson is 97-1 going back to October 26, 2002, when it scores at least three goals.
• The Green and White is unbeaten through its first five NEWMAC matches for the third time in the past four seasons.
• Prior to Saturday's match the Beavers celebrated their senior class of Cottone, Mapura, Men-Martin, Ocampo and
Claudia Baiter (Miami, Fla.),
Ally Clarkson (Reading, Mass.),
Olga Metelkine (Marlboro, N.J.),
Caroline Sutherland (Millville, Mass.) and
Kendall Young (Carmel, Ind.).
