Men's Soccer vs. Emerson
Wednesday, October 21 | 6 p.m.
MacDowell Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 12-1-0 with 10 shutouts all-time against Emerson in a series that dates back to 2013.
• The Beavers suffered their first loss to the Lions last season in Boston.
• The Green and White outscored the Lions 36-2 in the first 12 meetings, including 21-1 in the first six encounters in Babson Park.

LAST MEETING
• Cade Mallett scored the only goal of the match from junior Vigo Cassidy with just over a minute to go in the first half to help Emerson defeat visiting Babson, 1-0, on October 22, 2025 at Rotch Field.
• Babson, which had its 36-game NEWMAC unbeaten streak snapped, outshot the Lions 12-9, but Emerson had a 5-4 edge in shots on goal.
• Emerson sophomore Asa Roberts and Babson's JB Montague each made four saves in the contest.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (7-2-4, 2-0-2 NEWMAC) remained unbeaten in conference play with a 2-0 victory over Salve Regina on Saturday at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• Senior Alexander Yablonovskiy and first-year Adonai Samuel each provided a second-half goal, while senior McKenzy Pierre and junior Phillip Finch both recorded an assist for the Beavers. First-year goalkeeper Braeden Condit made two saves to claim both his first collegiate win and shutout. 
• Yablonovskiy (3-3-9) tops the squad in scoring while sophomore Connor Hanrahan (3-0-6) shares the team lead in goals. Seniors McKenzy Pierre (2-2-6) and Will Lloyd (2-1-5) are multi-goal scorers and graduate student Drew Stephans (0-3-3) shares the Beaver lead in assists.
• Condit (0.50 GAA, .667 sv. pct) has started the last two games between the pipes (1-0-1) for the Beavers after graduate student Will Devall (0.92 GAA, .755 sv. pct) got the starting nod in 10 of the first 11 outings, posting a 5-2-3 record with four clean sheets.

SCOUTING THE LIONS
• Emerson (7-4-4, 0-2-2 NEWMAC) has posted back-to-back draws after a scoreless tie against Clark on Saturday and a 3-3 deadlock vs. Salve Regina last Wednesday.
• Sophomore Nick Mirogiannis scored the first goal against Salve Regina but the Lions needed a pair of second-half scores by classmate Carlo Carson to salvage the draw. Roberts made just one save in the tie against the Seahawks before first-year Lasse Bartsch-Erforth made a season-high nine saves in the clean sheet against Clark.
• Carson (6-1-13) and Mirogiannis (4-5-13) share the team scoring lead for the Lions and senior Thomas Pelino has contributed five goals. First-year Cade Lagerwey (4-0-8) and junior Vigo Cassidy (2-4-8) are also offensive contributors for the Lions, who have outscored their opponents, 29-14.
• Carson and Bartsch-Erforth were named NEWMAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week on Monday. Bartsch-Erforth (4-1-2, 0.40 GAA) has made four shutouts in seven starts while Roberts (2-3-2, 1.69 GAA) has also made seven starts.

TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• The Beavers will move to MacDowell Field on Tuesday for their first nighttime home game since 2018.
• Babson played six home games on MacDowell Field in 2018, going 5-1 with victories under the lights against Bridgewater State, Eastern Connecticut and Wheaton in the NEWMAC semifinals.
• The most recent matches on MacDowell Field came in 2023 with a 0-0 draw against Suffolk on September 5 and a 1-0 victory over Wheaton on November 2 in the NEWMAC tournament semifinals.

RACE TO THE FINISH
• With two weeks remaining in the regular season, there are five teams within one point of each other for first place in the NEWMAC race.
• Babson (2-0-2, 8 pts), WPI (2-0-2, 8 pts) and MIT (2-1-2, 8 pts) are tied for the top spot, and Wheaton (2-1-1, 7 pts) and Coast Guard (2-1-1, 7 pts) are just one point behind.
• Springfield (2-3-0, 6 pts) also has two wins and sits in position for the sixth and final playoff berth.

FACING THE NEWMAC
• Unbeaten against the NEWMAC this season, the Beavers are 13-2-5 against conference opponents in the regular season since 2024 and 25-2-8 dating back to 2022.
• Babson has won the last two conference tournament championships and four in the last five seasons going back to 2021.

ONE-GOAL DIFFERENCE
• Eleven of Babson's 13 games this season have been decided by just one goal or ended in a tie, with the Beavers going 6-1-4 in those 11.
• The only two games with a larger margin of victory were a 3-0 loss to Amherst on October 7 and Saturday's 2-0 verdict over Salve Regina.
• The Beavers were 5-7-4 last fall in games decided by one goal or ended in a tie, and are 19-8-15 in one-goal outcomes or ties since the start of the 2024 season.

BEAVER BITES
• Yablonovskiy has produced 23 goals and 11 assists for 57 points in 73 career games, moving into a tie for 13th in program history in goals and a tie for 17th in points. 
• Lloyd, junior Henry Bacon and sophomores Nicholas Adams and Adam Stetson are the only four Babson players to start all 13 matches this season. 
• Lloyd made his 63rd consecutive start going back to 2023 on Saturday while playing in the 82nd game of his career. 
• Samuel became the 10th different player to score a goal for the Beavers this season on Saturday and Samuel and Finch gave the Green and White 14 different players with points.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Eleven of Babson's 16 goals this season have been scored in the second half, which includes scoring six times in the 74th minute or later. 
• The Beavers are 6-0-4 on the season when holding its opponents to one goal or fewer.
• Babson is 5-0-2 this season and 32-1-6 over the last three years when scoring the first goal of the match.

UP NEXT
• Babson will be on the road for its next two games, beginning Saturday at WPI at 3 p.m. in Worcester.