Men's Soccer vs. Coast Guard
Saturday, October 31 | 1 p.m. 
Hartwell-Rogers Field | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 44-9-9 all-time against Coast Guard in a series that dates back to 1968.
•    The Beavers are unbeaten in eight consecutive matches versus the Bears (6-0-2) since 2018. 
•    The Green and White has won four straight games in the series at home going back to 2018 while outscoring Coast Guard 15-1. 

LAST MEETING
•    Seniors McKenzy Pierre and Alexander Yablonovskiy both provided a goal and an assist to help the Beavers defeat Coast Guard, 3-1, in a NEWMAC Tournament semifinal on November 6, 2025, in Babson Park. 
•    Yablonovskiy tied the game in the 24th minute, Liam Goldstein '26 scored the go-ahead goal in the 50th minute and Pierre struck for his first marker of the year a little more than seven minutes later for the Beavers, who did not allow a shot over the final 48 minutes. 
•    Cole Miller converted a feed from Aidan Miles in the 16th minute for the Bears, who got six saves from Jack Putnam. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (9-2-5, 4-0-3 NEWMAC) is unbeaten over its last six matches following Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Wheaton. 
•    Yablonovskiy buried a penalty kick after senior Titus Charles was fouled in the box in the 47th minute and first-year goalkeeper Braeden Condit made a season-high four saves for the Beavers, who fell behind 1-0 just 3:04 into the match. 
•    Yablonovskiy (5-5-15) is tied for first in the conference in assists and fifth in points, sophomore Connor Hanrahan (4-0-8) and Pierre (3-2-8) have both scored once in league play, and senior Will Lloyd (2-2-6) and sophomore Adam Stetson (2-1-5) have provided one game-winning goal apiece this fall. 
•    Condit (4-0-1) has started the last five matches, posting a 0.60 goals against average and a .786 save percentage to go along with two clean sheets. 

SCOUTING THE BEARS
•    Coast Guard (8-5-3, 3-2-2 NEWMAC) is unbeaten over its last two matches after defeating Springfield, 1-0, on Wednesday night. 
•    Miller scored the only goal just 4:27 into the match and Samuel Linkous made a career-high seven saves for the Bears, who secured a spot in next week's conference tournament with the win. 
•    Miller (8-3-19) ranks first in the NEWMAC in both goals and points, Andres Villasana (3-2-8) has two game-winning markers, and the trio of Kai Trager (2-2-6), Naveen Jayaram (2-0-4) and James Von Dyl (2-0-4) have each scored once in conference play. 
•    Linkous (7-2-3) boasts a 0.87 goals against average and a .815 save percentage to go along with four shutouts in 12 starts on the year. 

WHAT'S AT STAKE
•    Babson enters the final matchday of the regular season sitting atop the NEWMAC table with 15 points and can claim the top seed in next week's conference tournament with a win over Coast Guard. 
•    The Beavers, who enter the day one point ahead of MIT and three points clear of Wheaton, will secure a bye into the semifinals with a draw against the Bears. 
•    Should the Green and White fail to earn a result in Saturday's regular season finale, it will likely be seeded third and host a NEWMAC Tournament semifinal on Tuesday afternoon. 
•    In addition to the conference tournament ramifications, the Beavers are looking to finish unbeaten in NEWMAC play for the sixth time in the last eight seasons going back to 2018.

YABLONOVSKIY GARNERS CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
•    After scoring once and recording an assist in back-to-back matches, Yablonovskiy was selected as the NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. 
•    The senior forward broke a scoreless deadlock in the 82nd minute and assisted on an 85th-minute marker in Wednesday's 2-0 win over Emerson, before helping set up Cosentino's goal in the first half of Saturday's triumph at WPI. 

RISING IN THE RECORD BOOKS
•    Yablonovskiy scored the 25th goal of his career on Wednesday and is now tied for 11th place on the Beavers' all-time goals list. 
•    He also ranks third in school history with 63 career points and is one of 10 players in Babson annals with at least 25 goals and 13 assists. 

BEAVER BITES
•    Babson head coach Jon Anderson '75 has won 491 career games, ranks second among active coaches in Division III, and has moved into fourth place among all active NCAA coaches in victories behind only Tony Tocco of Division II Rockhurst (757 wins), Paul McGinlay of Division III Trinity (Texas) (599 wins), and John Rootes of Division II Lynn (517 wins).
•    Anderson's 103 draws also rank third in NCAA history behind only Dave Masur of St. John's (120) and George Kuntz of Cal St. Fullerton (113). 
•    Lloyd has started each of Babson's 63 games over the last three seasons and has been part of the starting XI in 66 straight matches going back to the 2023 NEWMAC Tournament. 
•    The Beavers have outscored their opponents 16-7 in the second of games this season and have scored nine goals in the 74th minute or later. 
•    Yablonovskiy ranks first in the NEWMAC with four game-winning markers. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 25-2-2 at home versus NEWMAC foes since 2021. 
•    Babson is unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches versus conference opponents going back to November 1, 2025. 
•    The Green and White is 9-0-4 this fall when leading or tied going into halftime. 
•    The Beavers are 8-0-5 on the year when conceding one goal or less. 

UP NEXT
•    The NEWMAC Tournament pairings will be announced on Saturday night.