Box Score BABSON PARK, Mass.—Visiting Babson College scored a pair of goals less than six minutes apart early in the second half to defeat Emerson College, 2-0, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Rotch Field. 

With the win, Babson stopped a two-game losing streak to end the regular season at 7-8-4 overall and 3-3-3 in conference play. Emerson dropped its fourth consecutive game to slip to 6-10-2 overall and 4-7 in the league. The Beavers will be the sixth seed in next week's conference tournament, while the Lions will miss the championship. 

Sophomores Izzy Lee (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Sarah Hogan (South Glastonbury, Conn.) provided the goals and junior Lillian McAughan (Bellevue, Wash.) finished with two assists for the Beavers. Senior goalkeeper Callahan Cottone (Medway, Mass.) made seven saves to post her fourth shutout of the year. 

Junior goalkeeper Hailey Forman (Saratoga, Calif.) turned away five shots in defeat for the Lions. 

Emerson held an 11-4 edge in shots over the opening 45 minutes, but Cottone stopped all six attempts she faced before the Green and White broke the scoreless deadlock just 19 seconds into the second half as Lee tucked a feed from McAughan inside the right post for her fifth goal of the year. The Beavers doubled their advantage in the 51st minute on Hogan's second marker of the season. 

Junior Rylie Wesley (Norfolk, Mass.) played a long ball into the box and McAughan boxed out a defender and flicked a header to the feet of Hogan, who took a touch before beating Forman with a shot inside the right post to make it 2-0. Cottone made her only save of the second half in the 83rd minute as the Babson defense gave up just four shots after the break. 

The Lions finished the afternoon with a 15-10 edge in shots and a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks. 

Babson will be on the road for Tuesday's NEWMAC Tournament quarterfinals. The pairings will be announced following the completion of all Saturday's games.  

GAME NOTES
•    The Beavers are now 8-5-3 all-time against Emerson and Saturday's victory was their first on the road versus the Lions since 2016. 
•    Babson is now 7-1-4 when leading or tied going into halftime on the season. 
•    Saturday's victory was the Beavers' first on the road against a NEWMAC foe since beating Smith 2-1 on October 22, 2025. 
•    The Green and White is now 6-0-2 this season and 18-1-5 over the last three years when scoring the first goal of the match.