Women's Basketball at Emerson
Wednesday, February 4 | 7 p.m. 
Brown & Plofker Gymnasium | Boston, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 14-3 all-time against Emerson in a series that dates back to 2014.
•    The Beavers have dropped back-to-back games in the series on the heels of a four-game winning streak against the Lions from 2020-23. 
•    The Green and White is 2-2 in its last four trips to Brown & Plofker Gym, which includes a 78-64 loss in 2024. 
•    Just one of the 17 games in the all-time series has been decided by single digits, a 76-73 Babson win back on February 6, 2014. 

LAST MEETING
•    Bri Frongillo finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to help Emerson defeat the Beavers, 78-62, on January 18, 2025, in Babson Park. 
•    Charlotte Levison provided 19 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots, and Kendra Dodd and Jessie Silk both scored 11 points for the Lions, who had five players score in double figures while shooting 52.5 percent in the victory. 
•    Katelyn Mollica '25 scored 15 points and graduate student Emily Flynn added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Beavers, who fell behind by 13 early in the second quarter and shot just 30 percent in the loss. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    Babson (12-7, 4-1 NEWMAC) has won three consecutive games and is coming off a 79-50 victory over Mount Holyoke on Saturday. 
•    Flynn posted a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and senior Chloe Perreault finished with 14 points, nine boards and a season-high five assists to lead four players in double figures for the Beavers, who finished with 21 second-chance points while outscoring the Lyons 42-22 in the second half. 
•    Flynn (15.4 pts, 7.7 reb, 3.6 ast) ranks fifth in the conference in assists and sixth in scoring, sophomore Rylie Rosenberg (10.3 pts, 2.1 ast) is tied for fourth in the NEWMAC with 39 three-pointers and Perreault (8.2 pts, 6.2 reb) is averaging career highs in both scoring and rebounding. 
•    In five games versus conference opponents, Babson ranks second in both scoring defense allowing 51.8 points and rebounding margin (+7.4), and is also third in field-goal percentage defense (33.8). 

SCOUTING THE LIONS
•    Emerson (12-7, 3-2 NEWMAC) has followed up four straight wins with back-to-back losses after a 55-41 defeat at WPI on Saturday. 
•    Frongillo had 11 points, six rebounds and three steals, while Silk contributed 11 points, nine boards and five assists for the Lions, who made just eight field goals over the final three quarters and were limited to 13 second-half points. 
•    Frongillo (19.2 pts, 3.9 reb, 3.4 ast) ranks second in the NEWMAC in scoring, is sixth in assists and is shooting 40 percent from three-point range, Silk (15.5 pts, 10.3 reb, 2.8 ast) has posted seven double-doubles and ranks third in the league in rebounding and third in scoring, and Claire English (8.6 pts, 8.3 reb) is shooting 60.5 percent on the year. 
•    Emerson ranks second in league play in three-pointers per game (8.4) but has been held below 60 points in three of its first five outings. 

LOCKING IN ON DEFENSE
•    The Beavers have held three straight opponents to 50 points or less and have limited their first five conference foes to just 0.75 points per possession. 
•    Babson has held its first five NEWMAC foes to just 33.8 percent shooting from the field, and has not allowed an opponent to shot better than 26 percent from three-point land in six consecutive outings. 

FLIPPING THE CALENDAR TO FEBRUARY
•    Head coach Kate Barnosky, now in her third season, has guided the Beavers to a 12-4 record in the month of February over the last two years. 
•    Babson has won nine consecutive regular season games in February going back to 2024 while holding its opponents below 60 points eight times. 

SOPHOMORE SURGE
•    Over the last nine games, St. Laurent is averaging 10.1 points on 52.9 percent shooting and 4.1 rebounds, and has scored in double figures six times. 
•    Classmate Alessa Mendoza is putting up 7.9 points and 2.1 assists while shooting 48.4 percent over the last 12 games, and is averaging 6.4 points and two dimes in league play. 
•    Fellow sophomore Mary Kate Flynn is averaging 6.3 rebounds over the last 12 contests and is second on the team in rebounds per game (5.4) in NEWMAC play. 

BEAVER BITES
•    Sophomore Molly Donovan matched her season high with 12 points and knocked down three three-pointers in last Saturday's victory over Mount Holyoke.
•    Perreault averaged 13.0 points on 10-of-21 shooting (47.6 percent) to go along with 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in last week's wins over WPI and Mount Holyoke.
•    Flynn has scored in double figures in each of her last 12 starts and is 13-of-14 at the free throw line over the last three games. 
•    St. Laurent has finished with at least one steal and at least one blocked shot in each of the last five games. 
•    Rosenberg has recorded a steal in seven straight games and has finished with at least four rebounds in six of the last eight contests. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    Babson is 6-1 over its last seven road games against NEWMAC foes dating back to last season.
•    The Beavers are 10-2 on the year when scoring at least 60 points. 
•    The Green and White is 9-1 this winter when leading at halftime and 11-0 when it leads entering the fourth quarter. 
•    Babson is 9-1 this season when outscoring its opponents at the free throw line. 

UP NEXT
•    The Beavers are back at home to face Wellesley at 3 p.m. on Saturday.