No. 17 Field Hockey at Salve Regina
Saturday, October 24 | 12:00 p.m.
Gaudet Field | Middletown, R.I.

No. 17 Field Hockey vs. Ithaca
Sunday, October 25 | 1:00 p.m.
MacDowell Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
vs. Salve Regina
• The Beavers have won all nine meetings between the two schools in a series that dates back to 1998.
• The NEWMAC contests in the last three years were the first encounters between the two schools since 2003.
• The Green and White have won all four previous games at Salve Regina, although three of the four (1998, 2000, 2024) were one-goal outcomes.
vs. Ithaca
• First career meeting

LAST MEETING
vs. Salve Regina
• Caroline DiGiovanni '26 and senior Helen DiGiovanni scored goals in the first five minutes of the game and No. 3 Babson went on to a 4-0 victory over Salve Regina on October 25, 2025 at MacDowell Field.
• Laney Reed '26 and senior Grace Mullaney also scored for the Beavers, and Alex Michelotti '26 registered an assist. Sophomore Madison Tibbals made three saves to record her sixth shutout, sparking a Babson defense that kept the NEWMAC's top two leading scorers off the scoresheet.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Siany Ortez had a solid performance in the Salve goal with 11 saves, recording double-digit stops for the third time in her last four games.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 17 Babson (10-6, 6-1 NEWMAC) has won its last two games following a 6-0 victory over Springfield Tuesday evening at MacDowell Field.
• Junior Penny Baroni tallied a career-high four goals, DiGiovanni scored twice, and Mullaney registered a career-high four assists in the win.  Junior Taylor Shoflick chipped in with one assist, and Tibbals and first-year Carly Spinner combined on the shutout without making a save as the Beavers prevented a single shot by the Pride.
• Baroni (14-5-33) and DiGiovanni (13-1-27) are now 1-2 in the NEWMAC in goals, and Mullaney (3-9-15) and senior Emma Smith (1-7-9) are second and fifth in the league in assists, respectively. First-year Kate Schneider (7-0-14) is third on the team in goals, senior Ashley Braren (5-0-10) gives the Beavers five players with double-digit points.
• Tibbals (1.15 GAA, 29 svs, 4 SO) leads the NEWMAC in goals against average, Spinner (0.50 GAA, 3 svs) has allowed just one goal in six appearances in relief, and the duo have combined for eight shutouts.

SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
• Salve Regina (8-7, 2-5 NEWMAC) has dropped three of its last four games after a 5-2 setback at Wheaton on Tuesday evening in Norton, Mass.
• Senior Jordyn Pineau and first-year Nikki Schuster scored third-quarter goals and senior Grace Warnick contributed an assist and a defensive save for the Seahawks, who were outshot 20-19. Ortez finished with eight saves in the setback.
• Sophomore Elliot Lund (5-3-13) has a pair of two-goal games this season and leads the team in scoring while Pineau (4-1-9) and junior Reese Interrante (4-1-9) are second on the team in goals. First-year Catie Bell (3-4-10) and Warnick (2-4-8) share the team lead in assists.
• Ortez (8-7, 1.70 GAA, 4 SO) has started all 34 games over the past two seasons for the Seahawks and has six career shutouts, three last year and three this fall.

SCOUTING THE BOMBERS
• Ithaca (10-5, 3-3 LL) will be out to snap a three-game losing skid in Saturday's Liberty League match-up at Rensselaer in Troy, N.Y., before coming to Babson on Sunday.
• Senior Breeah Shaw score the only goal, with an assist from classmate Caroline Folan, in the Bombers' 3-1 conference loss to William Smith on Sunday in Ithaca. Senior goalie Maeve Clark made two saves in the setback for the Bombers, who matched William Smith with eight shots apiece.
• Ithaca has a balanced scoring attack with six players between 14 and 10 points, led by senior Audrey McMahon (6-2-14). Shaw (5-2-12) and Folan (4-4-12) are second on the team in scoring, fellow seniors Brooke Snider (4-3-11) and Abby Hennessy (4-2-10) also have four goals each, and classmate Toni Ierardi (3-4-10) shares the team lead in assists.
• Clark (10-5, 0.91 GAA, 6 SO) has started all 15 games this season for the Bombers and tops the Liberty League in goals against average, save percentage (.845) and shutouts.

REGULAR SEASON RACE
• With seven games down and two to go in the NEWMAC slate, MIT (7-0) remains in the driver's seat to claim the regular season title with Babson (6-1) just a game back.
• MIT has clinched a first-round bye and a home game in the semifinals and Babson can do the same with a win over Salve Regina.
• The next four teams (Wheaton, WPI, Smith and Wellesley) are all tied for third with 4-3 conference records and are in strong position to be in the playoff field.

RYAN EARNS 300TH CAREER VICTORY
• Babson's triumph over Springfield on Tuesday marked career win No. 300 for Babson head coach Julie Ryan, the 32nd coach in Division III field hockey history to reach the milestone.
• Ryan upped her career record to 300-106 (.739), which ranks 10th among Division III active coaches in victories and ninth in winning percentage among active coaches with at least 10 years on the sideline.
• The Beaver veteran coach has earned 11 NEWMAC and five regional Coach of the Year honors and led the Green and White to 13 NEWMAC regular season titles, seven conference tournament crowns, nine NCAA Tournament berths and three Final Fours.

DOMINATING WITH DEFENSE
• Leading the NEWMAC and ranked 26th in Division III with a 1.13 team goals against average, the Beavers have posted eight shutouts, which is tied for third-most in Division III.
• The Green and White have conceded one or no goals in 12 of their 16 games, going 10-2 in those 12 contests.
• Babson has allowed five or fewer shots on goal in 13 of 16 outings this season, and have not allowed a single shot on goal five times.

DOUBLE UP
• Six different Babson players have scored at least two goals in a game this season, with a total of 13 multi-goal performances.
• DiGiovanni scored twice in games against Endicott, Wellesley, Smith and Springfield; Baroni notched four goals against Springfield, three vs. the University of New England and two against Saint Joseph's (Maine) and Smith; and Schneider notched a pair against both Mount Holyoke and Clark.
• Braren (Clark), Golden (Wellesley), and first-year Julia Krepelka (WPI) each have one two-goal performance.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
• Babson is 6-1 at home this fall and 45-2 at MacDowell Field since the beginning of the 2023 season.
• Four of the six wins this season and 29 of the 45 home victories over the past four years have come by way of the shutout.
• The Green and White have outscored their opponents at home this season 36-7.

DECISIVE OUTCOMES
• The Beavers have outscored their opponents 50-2 in their 10 victories with eight shutouts.
• The Green and White have been outscored 15-3 in their six losses and blanked four times.

BEAVER BITES
• Baroni has eight goals and two assists in her last five games, and DiGiovanni has collected six goals in her last five outings.
• Mullaney has one goal and seven assists in her last five games.
• Schneider has tallied four goals in seven games in October.
• Smith, who has points in four of seven outings this month, has registered all seven of her career assists this season.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson is 10-0 this season and has won 94 straight games going back to 2021 when leading at halftime. 
• The Beavers have outscored their opponents 11-1 in the first quarter this fall and have conceded just two goals in the opening stanza over their last 23 games going back to November of last season. 
• The Green and White are 10-0 this fall and 26-0 since the start of last season when scoring first.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers will wrap up the regular season on October 31 at Wheaton at noon in Norton, Mass.