Women's Basketball vs. No. 6/5 Smith
Wednesday, February 18 | 5:30 p.m.
Staake Gymnasium | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 40-19 all-time against Smith in a series that dates back to the 1982-83 campaign. 
•    The Beavers have dropped six in a row and nine of the last 10 games in the series to the Bears since 2018 after winning six consecutive matchups from 2015-17. 
•    The Green and White is 12-3 versus Smith inside Staake Gymnasium since 2010 although two of the losses came in 2022 and 2024.

LAST MEETING
•    Ally Landau and Hannah Martin combined for 11 of their 34 points in the fourth quarter to help Smith defeat Babson, 57-50, on January 22, 2025, in Northampton, Mass. 
•    Landau finished with 18 points, four blocks and two steals, while Martin scored 16 points and grabbed four rebounds for the Bears, who jumped out to a quick 11-point lead and scored 21 points off turnovers while outscoring the Green and White 11-2 in the fourth quarter. 
•    Katelyn Mollica '26 scored 12 points, senior Allessia Carlo added 11 points and four steals, and sophomore Mary Kate Flynn contributed eight points and six rebounds for the Beavers, who went in front 48-44 late in the third quarter before being held without a field goal in the fourth. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (16-7, 8-1 NEWMAC) has won seven consecutive games after defeating Clark, 65-56, in Worcester on Saturday afternoon.
•    Graduate student Emily Flynn provided 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals, and sophomores Rylie Rosenberg and Alyssa Hopps added 13 and 12 points respectively for the Beavers, who opened the second with a 15-2 run and outscored the Cougars 40-24 after halftime. 
•    Emily Flynn (15.7 pts, 7.9 reb, 3.5 ast) ranks fifth in the conference in scoring, sixth in assists and seventh in rebounding, Rosenberg (10.0 pts, 3.0 reb, 2.2 ast) leads the team with 33 steals and has made at least one three-pointer in seven consecutive outings, and senior Chloe Perreault (8.3 pts, 6.3 reb) has scored in double figures in four of the last six games. 
•    The Green and White ranks second in NEWMAC play in scoring offense averaging 66.8 points, rebounding margin (+7.3) and field goal defense holding its opponents to 35.1 percent shooting. 

SCOUTING THE BEARS
•    No. 6 D3hoops.com/No. 5 WBCA Smith (22-1, 9-0 NEWMAC) has won its last eight games after cruising past WPI 60-38 on Saturday. 
•    Virginia Johnson scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and Ella Sylvester added 10 points, six boards and two steals for the Bears, who built a 30-17 halftime lead and scored 27 points off 23 turnovers by the Engineers. 
•    Johnson (12.2 pts, 6.6 reb, 1.8 stl) ranks second in the NEWMAC with 58 three-pointers and third shooting 44.3 percent from beyond the arc, Felicia Fongemie (10.0 pts, 48.3 FG pct) has scored in double figures in two of the last three games and Martin (9.4 pts, 4.6 reb, 2.9 ast) has dished out four or more assists in four of the last six contests. 
•    Smith ranks first in Division III in field goal percentage (47.1), seventh in rebounding margin (+12.0) and eighth in field goal defense holding its foes to just 32 percent on the year. 

WHAT'S AT STAKE
•    After taking over sole possession of second place with Saturday's win at Clark, the Beavers would move into a first-place tie and have the inside track for the top seed in next week's NEWMAC Tournament with a victory on Wednesday. 
•    Babson, which is seeking at least a share of its first conference regular season title since 2019-20, would need to beat both Smith and Wheaton to accomplish the feat, while the Bears have won 34 straight games in NEWMAC play and can secure their fifth consecutive regular season league title with a victory on Wednesday.

FLYNN NAMED NEWMAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
•    After averaging 24.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from beyond the arc, Emily Flynn was tabbed as the NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. 
•    She knocked down seven three-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points, the most by a Babson player since Emily Bonifacic '20 put up 38 points in the 2019-20 season opener, in last Wednesday's win over Salve Regina before leading three players in double figures in the victory at Clark. 

FEBRUARY FUN
•    Under the direction of third-year head coach Kate Barnosky, the Beavers are 16-4 in the month of February.
•    Babson has won 13 consecutive regular season games in February going back to 2024 while holding its opponents below 60 points 10 times during this unbeaten run. 
•    During the 13-game winning streak, the Green and White has won seven games by double digits and is 4-0 in contests decided by five points or less.

THREE GOGGLES
•    For the first time in program history, Babson has three players with at least 30 three-pointers this winter. 
•    Emily Flynn (46) and Rosenberg (43) rank fourth and fifth in the NEWMAC, respectively, while Perreault's career-high 35 triples has her tied for 12th in the league.
•    Flynn also ranks fifth in Babson history with 114 career three-pointers, while Perreault is 13th on the program's all-time list with 68 trifectas. 

TRENDS TO WATCH
•    Sophomore Julia St. Laurent has scored in double figures in seven of her last nine starts, which includes a career-high 16 points on February 4 at Emerson, and is averaging 9.4 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 51.7 percent in eight NEWMAC games. 
•    Hopps has scored 12 points in each of Babson's last two games while shooting 61.1 percent from the floor.
•    Perreault, who has scored in double figures in four of the last five games, set a new season high with 12 rebounds the Beavers' February 7 victory over Wellesley and has recorded double-doubles in two of the last three contests.
•    Carlo, who leads the team in minutes per game (29.2), is averaging 9.5 points and shooting 40 percent (6-of-15) from three-point range over the last four games.  
•    Emily Flynn, who has scored in double figures in 15 of her last 16 outings, has three double-doubles versus NEWMAC foes. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 15-2 this season when scoring at least 60 points and 9-1 when they hold their opponents below 60.
•    Babson is 15-4 overall and 8-0 versus NEWMAC foes when winning the rebounding battle.
•    The Green and White is 10-1 this winter when outscoring its opponents at the free throw line.
•    Babson is 11-2 this year when holding its opponents below 40 percent shooting. 

UP NEXT
•    The Beavers conclude the regular season on Saturday when they travel to Wheaton at 12 p.m.