Women's Soccer at Wellesley
Wednesday, October 28 | 3 p.m. 
Wellesley Soccer Field | Wellesley, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 24-19-10 all-time against Wellesley in a series that dates back to 1982. 
• The Beavers are unbeaten over their last eight matches against the Blue (5-0-3) and have lost just once in 12 contests between the sides since 2013. 
• The Green and White have won three in a row and six of the last seven at the Wellesley Soccer Field dating back to 2012.

LAST MEETING
• Senior Caroline Sutherland recorded a first-half brace to help Babson defeat visiting Wellesley, 3-0, on October 29, 2025, at Hartwell-Rogers Field. 
• Junior Josie Lee contributed a goal and an assist, while Meredith Greeley '26 provided her second assist of the year for the Beavers. Sophomore goalkeeper Maisie Creamer and Cleo Grignard '26 both made one save in the victory.
• Goalkeeper Riley McNair '26 finished with four saves for the Blue. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (6-7-4, 3-2-4 NEWMAC) is looking to bounce back from a 2-1 setback to Wheaton on Saturday at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
• Junior Mack Feeney scored her first goal of the season for the Beavers with an assist from Josie Lee. Senior Callahan Cottone made two saves in goal in the first half and Creamer stopped one shot in the second half in the loss.
• Senior Priscilla-Rose Men-Martin (7-2-16) has a team-high five goals and an assist in her nine conference games and junior Lillian McAughan (4-2-10) leads the team with two game-winning goals. Sophomore Izzy Lee (4-1-9) is tied with McAughan for second on the team in goals and senior Janiya Ocampo (2-2-6) is also a multi-goal scorer.
• Cottone (6-5-3, 3 SO) is third in the NEWMAC with a 1.00 goals against average in 17 starts, while Creamer (0-2-1) has a 1.24 GAA off the bench and has split three shutout victories with Cottone.

SCOUTING THE BLUE
• Wellesley (5-6-5, 2-3-4 NEWMAC) has registered three consecutive draws after a 3-3 tie against Clark on Saturday in Wellesley.
• Sophomore Elena Garcia tallied a goal and an assist and seniors Olivia Chow-Gellette and Mia Shanafelt each scored their first goal of the season in the deadlock. First-year Areet Rao contributed a pair of assists and sophomore Olivia Lore matched her career high with 11 saves for the Blue.
• Garcia (4-4-12) has two goals in her last three outings and leads the team in scoring and Rao has three helpers in her last three matches and tops the team in assists. First-year Maya Fraser (4-1-9) shares the team lead in goals, and junior Solveig Unteroberdoerster (3-0-6) and first-year Rachel Burns (2-0-4) are multi-goal scorers for the Blue.
• Lore (1.44 GAA, 5 SO) has played every minute in goal this season for the Blue and ranks second in the NEWMAC with 110 saves and tied for fifth in shutouts.

RACE TO THE FINISH
• With two games remaining in the regular season, teams are jockeying for position in the NEWMAC race for playoff spots in next week's conference tournament.
• Babson (3-2-4, 13 pts) holds down fifth place and can clinch a spot in the tournament with a win or draw on Wednesday while Wellesley (2-3-4, 10 pts) is tied for eighth with Springfield (3-5-1, 10 pts) and can still finish anywhere from fifth to ninth place.
• MIT (9-0-0, 27 pts) has clinched the regular season title and top seed in the tournament while WPI (6-1-2, 20 pts), Salve Regina (6-2-1, 19 pts) and Wheaton (6-2-1, 19 pts) are likely in position to host first-round playoff games next Tuesday.

BABSON VS. THE OPPONENTS
• The Green and White have outscored the other team 29-18 on the season, including 27-10 in the last 12 games.
• Babson has outshot the opponents in 10 of the last 12 matches, including an advantage in shots on goal in seven of the dozen outings.
• The Beavers produced more corner kicks than the opposing foes in 10 of 13 games before each team had five corners against Wheaton on Saturday.
• Babson keepers have produced six clean sheets while the Beavers have also been blanked six times.

BEAVER BITES
• Senior center back Claudia Baiter, Cottone, and Izzy Lee are the only Babson players to start all 17 matches this fall, and going back to the end of the 2024 campaign, Baiter has started 40 straight games. 
• Cottone has made 23 of her 47 saves this season over the last five matches, which includes a career-high 10 stops in a 1-0 loss to Middlebury on October 11 and eight saves against No. 5 MIT on October 17.
• Feeney became the 15th Beaver to score a goal this season with her strike against Wheaton, and 19 players have at least one point.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Babson is 4-2-3 in NEWMAC road games going back to last season and 13-5-7 dating back to 2022.
• The Green and White are 5-0-2 this year and 26-3-7 over the last four seasons when scoring the first goal of the game. 
• The Beavers are 6-0-1 this season and 33-0-5 since 2022 when taking the lead into the second half. 
• Going back to the start of last year, Babson is 13-4-8 when conceding one goal or fewer.

UP NEXT
• Babson wraps up the regular season on Saturday at Emerson, beginning at 1 p.m. in Boston.