Men's Soccer at WPI
Saturday, October 24 | 3 p.m.
Alumni Field | Worcester, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 44-9-7 all-time against WPI in a series that dates back to 1974. 
• The Beavers are unbeaten in their 10 matches against the Engineers (5-0-5) going back to 2018 although two of the last four matches have ended in a 1-1 deadlock. 
• The Green and White are 8-0-4 in the last 12 matches against the Engineers in Worcester since 2003.

LAST MEETING
• Liam Goldstein '26 scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute to help second-seeded Babson defeat fifth-seeded WPI, 1-0, in the NEWMAC Tournament final on November 8, 2025 at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• Joao Araujo '26 and senior Alexander Yablonovskiy each recorded an assist for the Beavers. JB Montague made four saves to post his sixth shutout of the year.
• Junior goalkeeper Savio Ketnouvong also stopped four shots in defeat for the Engineers. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (8-2-4, 3-0-2 NEWMAC) has won two in a row and is unbeaten in its last four outings after a 2-0 victory over Emerson Wednesday evening on MacDowell Field.
• Yablonovskiy and sophomore Connor Hanrahan both scored over the final 10 minutes to help Babson secure the victory. Yablonovskiy, senior Will Lloyd and first-year Adonai Samuel each provided an assist and first-year goalkeeper Braeden Condit finished with two saves for his second consecutive clean sheet.
• Yablonovskiy (4-4-12) has five points in his last two games and Hanrahan (4-0-8) shares the team lead in goals. Lloyd and fellow senior McKenzy Pierre (2-2-6) and Will Lloyd (2-2-6) are multi-goal scorers and graduate student Drew Stephans (0-3-3) is second on the team in assists.
• Condit (0.33 GAA, .800 sv. pct) has started the last three games between the pipes (2-0-1) 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 ENGINEERS
• WPI (2-6-5, 2-1-2 NEWMAC) is looking to get back on track after a 4-0 setback against Wheaton on Wednesday night in Worcester.
• Ketnouvong made six saves in goal for the Engineers, who were outshot 13-10 by the Lyons. Sophomore Nathan Araujo had two shots on goal to lead WPI, which was coming off a 2-1 win over Springfield last Saturday.
• The Engineers have a balanced scoring attack with senior Nikolas Previte (3-2-8) leading the way, while junior Michael Montabana (2-2-6), sophomore Adin Pezo (2-1-5) and first-year Anir AitDowd (2-0-4) are multi-goal scorers. WPI has been outscored 24-10 in its 13 matches and 8-6 in its five conference clashes.
• Ketnouvong (1.73 GAA, .698 sv. pct, 2 SO) has started 11 of the Engineers' 13 matches and ranks fourth in the conference with 44 saves.

DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME
• Heading into the second-to-last weekend of the regular season, Babson (3-0-2) and MIT (3-1-2) share the top spot in the NEWMAC standings with 11 points (three points for a win, one point for a tie).
• Wheaton (3-1-1) sits in third place with 10 points, just one behind the leaders, and WPI (2-1-2) is alone in fourth with eight points.
• Coast Guard (2-2-1, 7 pts) and Springfield (2-3-0, 6 pts) are in position for the final two playoff berths, though Clark (1-3-2, 5 pts) and Salve Regina (1-3-1) are within striking distance.

FACING THE NEWMAC
• Unbeaten against the NEWMAC this season, the Beavers are 14-2-5 against conference opponents in the regular season since 2024 and 26-2-8 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 14 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 2-0 verdicts over Salve Regina last Saturday and Emerson on Wednesday.
• 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 24 goals and 12 assists for 60 points in 74 career games, moving into a tie for 11th in program history in goals and a tie for 13th in points. 
• Lloyd and sophomores Nicholas Adams and Adam Stetson are the only Babson players to start all 14 matches this season, and Bacon has started all 13 of his appearances.
• Lloyd made his 64th consecutive start going back to 2023 on Wednesday while playing in the 83rd game of his career. 
• Samuel became the 10th different player to score a goal for the Beavers this season last Saturday and Samuel and junior Phillip Finch gave the Green and White 14 different players with points.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Thirteen of Babson's 18 goals this season have been scored in the second half, which includes scoring eight times in the 74th minute or later. 
• The Beavers are 7-0-4 on the season when holding its opponents to one goal or fewer.
• Babson is 6-0-2 this season and 33-1-6 over the last three years when scoring the first goal of the match.

UP NEXT
• Babson wraps up the regular season next week with conference games at Wheaton on Wednesday at 3 p.m. and home against Coast Guard on Saturday at 1 p.m.