No. 9 Field Hockey at MIT
Tuesday, October 6 | 6:00 p.m.
Jack Barry Field | Cambridge, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• The Beavers have a 38-18 advantage over MIT in the all-time series that dates back to 1984.
• Babson has won 16 of the last 19 against the Engineers, including nine in a row since MIT defeated the Green and White, 3-2 in overtime, in the 2019 NEWMAC Championship final at MacDowell Field.
• The Beavers have captured the last four games in Cambridge going back to 2015.

LAST MEETING
• Junior Penny Baroni scored a pair of goals as No. 6 Babson registered a 2-0 victory over MIT on October 7, 2025, at MacDowell Field.
• Sophomore Madison Tibbals made four saves for her second straight shutout and fourth of the season as the Beavers finished with a 12-5 advantage in shots, including 9-4 in shots on goal.
• Maeve Zimmer was impressive at the other end of the field, making seven saves in the MIT goal.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• No. 9 Babson (7-3, 3-0 NEWMAC) remained unbeaten in conference play with a 4-0 victory over WPI Saturday afternoon in Worcester.
• First-year Julia Krepelka scored her first two collegiate goals in the first quarter to spark the team to the victory. First-year Kate Schneider and Baroni also scored goals and seniors Helen DiGiovanni and Emma Smith and junior Lauren Golden registered assists for the Beavers, who outshot the hosts 27-0.
• DiGiovanni (7-1-15) and Baroni (6-3-15) give the Beavers a strong 1-2 punch on offense as two of the top eight scorers in the NEWMAC. Schneider (4-0-8) is enjoying a solid rookie campaign and had her first multi-goal performance with two goals against Mount Holyoke. Golden (3-1-7) has a point in three of her last four games, and senior Grace Mullaney (2-2-6) provides offensive and defensive support from the midfield.
• Tibbals (7-3, 1.19 GAA) has needed to make just 23 saves in her 10 starts, ranks second in the NEWMAC in goals against average and is tied for the league lead with four shutouts.

SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS
• MIT (5-5, 3-0 NEWMAC) posted its second straight conference shutout victory with a 1-0 verdict over Springfield on Saturday in Cambridge.
• Senior Janie Thomas scored the only goal of the game late in the second quarter with an assist from graduate student Grace Johnson. The Engineers secured the one-goal victory despite outshooting the Pride 20-1, including 9-0 in shots on goal and 16-0 in penalty corners.
• Senior Ingrid Tomovski (4-4-12) and Thomas (5-1-11) lead the Engineers in scoring while seniors Jane Tortorella (3-0-6) and Audrey Oh (2-0-4) are also multi-goal scorers. MIT has gotten its 19 goals from nine different scorers.
• Sophomore Alexia Ninios (5-5, 1.78 GAA) has made 54 saves and and is tied for third in the NEWMAC with three shutouts.

NEWMAC DOMINANCE
• With Saturday's win over WPI, Babson extended its NEWMAC regular season winning streak to 80 games dating back to 2015.
• The Beavers have captured 56 straight contests against NEWMAC opponents including the conference tournament, since the start of the 2021 campaign. The last setback was a 3-2 overtime loss to MIT in the 2019 NEWMAC title game.
• The Green and White have won 10 consecutive NEWMAC regular season titles since 2015 and have captured five straight tournament championships since 2021.

MULTI-GOAL GAMES
• The Beavers have had seven times this season when a player scored at least two goals in a game.
• DiGiovanni scored twice in games against Endicott and Wellesley, Baroni notched two goals against Saint Joseph's (Maine) and three vs. the University of New England, and Golden (Wellesley), Schneider (Mount Holyoke) and Krepelka (WPI) each have one two-goal performance.

WINS AND LOSSES
• The Beavers have outscored their opponents 28-1 in their seven victories with six shutouts.
• The Green and White have been outscored 10-1 in their three losses and blanked twice.
• Babson is 2-3 this season against nationally ranked teams, all of which were top 10 opponents.

ON THE ROAD
• Babson is 3-2 this season and 11-3 in road games since the beginning of last season, and has won 32 of 38 games on the opponents' home field (not counting neutral site matchups) over the last four years.
• The Beavers have outscored their road opponents 7-4 this season after producing a 31-15 scoring margin in nine road games last season.

CALENDAR CLIPS
• Babson has won its last 66 games in the month of October since 2018; the last loss in the 10th month was a 2-1 setback at Montclair State on October 28, 2017.
• The Beavers are 48-6 in weekday games since 2022.

BEAVER BITES
• DiGiovanni has a career-high seven goals this season, matching her total of the last two years combined and one shy of her career total entering the season.
• Baroni has scored at least five goals in each of her first three seasons, highlighted by a career-high 11 goals last season.
• Senior Emma Smith leads the team and ranks fourth in the NEWMAC with five assists.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Green and White has won 37 games in a row going back to 2024 and is 98-2 since 2021 when scoring the first goal of the game.
• Going back to 2023, the Babson has won its last 57 games when scoring at least two goals.
• The Beavers have won 91 consecutive games when leading at halftime.

UP NEXT
• After three straight road games, the Beavers return home to host Smith on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at MacDowell Field.