No. 19/14 Women's Lacrosse vs. Skidmore
Tuesday, March 10 | 4 p.m. 
MacDowell Field | Babson Park, Mass. 

SERIES HISTORY
•    Babson is 4-5 all-time against Skidmore in a series that dates back to 2003. 
•    The Beavers had their two-game winning streak snapped in an 2OT loss to Thoroughbreds back in 2023. 
•    The Green and White is 3-2 versus Skidmore since 2015 at MacDowell Field.
•    Four of the previous nine games between Babson and the Thoroughbreds have been decided by a single goal. 

LAST MEETING
•    Lily Schwartzman tied the game with 16 seconds to go in regulation and scored the game-winning goal with 1:43 left in the second overtime period as Skidmore rallied to defeat the Beavers, 11-10, on February 25, 2023, in Babson Park. 
•    Gabriella Modesti finished with two goals and four assists for six points, Maddy Marr produced two goals and two assists and Schwartzman scored three times and three caused turnovers for the Thoroughbreds, who got 10 saves from Phoebe Beshlian and scored eight of the final nine goals in the game to erase a six-goal deficit. 
•    Claudia Dodge '23 contributed four goals and three caused turnovers, Amelia Novitch '25 and Nicole Darveau '24 both scored twice, and Jessica Evans '26 recorded eight draw controls for the Beavers, who got 11 saves from Kathleen Murphy '25 and led 9-3 less than two minutes into the third quarter. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
•    No. 19 IWLCA/No. 14 USA Lacrosse Babson (2-0) has been idle since routing Framingham State 21-2 back on February 28. 
•    First-year Jenna Wong scored six times, senior Lilly Bedard and junior Jen Austin both recorded three goals and three assists, and sophomore Courtey Laden contributed five draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers for the Beavers, who got goals from nine different players. 
•    Wong (9-0-9) and Bedard (4-5-9) have combined for 18 points over the first two games, Austin (3-5-8) is tied for the team lead in assists and graduate student Bella Kehoe (5-2-7) has consecutive multi-goal games to begin the year. 
•    Junior Claire Jones (6 GB, 2 CT) leads the team in ground balls, Laden (7 DC, 7 CT, 5 GB) is first on the squad in caused turnovers and is tied for the team lead in draw controls with first-year Allie Collins, and junior goalkeeper Morgan McGahan owns a 5.00 goals against average and a .556 save percentage in two starts. 

SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS
•    Skidmore (4-1) bounced back from its first loss of the season by defeating Roger Williams, 15-9, on Saturday in Bristol, R.I. 
•    Julia Carasso finished with three goals, two assists, three ground balls and two caused turnovers, Lily Hudner and Piper Morgan both scored three times, and Tatum Walsh made eight saves for the Thoroughbreds, who scored 14 of the final 17 goals after falling behind 6-1 late in the first quarter. 
•    Morgan (16-0-16) and Cafasso (12-4-16) have both recorded four multi-goal games, Phoebe Ross (3-13-16) ranks 16th in Division III in assists and Allison Brewer (7-1-8) has scored in four consecutive outings. 
•    Charlotte Taylor (6-0-6) is first on the team with 16 draw controls, Hudner (5-0-5) leads the squad with four caused turnovers and Walsh is 4-1 with a 10.69 goals against average and a .433 save percentage in five starts on the year. 

JONES, NEWSOME EARN PRESEASON HONORS
•    Jones and junior Lyndsey Newsome both garnered USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America recognition back in late January. 
•    Newsome, who started all 19 games and recorded seven ground balls and two caused turnovers, was one of four defenders named to the third team, while Jones received an honorable mention after finishing the year with 31 draw controls, 21 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers in 18 contests as a midfielder in 2025. 

HOME COOKING
•    Babson is 16-2 going back to the start of the 2024 campaign on MacDowell Field, which includes 12 consecutive regular season victories dating back nearly two years to March 23, 2024. 
•    The Beavers have scored at least 14 goals in all 12 of the wins and have limited their opponents to seven goals or fewer 10 times during the streak. 
•    In eight games at home going back to the start of last season, the Green and White has outscored its foes 137-71. 

BEAVER BITES
•    Wong's six goals in the February 28 win over Framingham State are the most by a Babson freshman since at least 2012. 
•    Laden (7) and sophomore Mackenzie Cassler (4) have combined for 11 of Babson's 27 caused turnovers over the first two games, while Kehoe, Jones, McGahan and Newsome have each recorded two apiece. 
•    The Beavers boast a .500 shooting percentage with 30 goals on 60 shots over their first two games and have assisted 16 of their 26 non-free-position goals (61.5 percent). 
•    Babson was a perfect 17-for-17 on clears in the win over Framingham State and has been successful on 84.8 percent of is clearing opportunities to start the season. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
•    The Beavers are 20-0 since the start of the 2024 campaign when finishing with 10 or more caused turnovers. 
•    Babson has won 65 of its last 66 games when allowing 10 goals or fewer. 
•    The Green and White is 15-0 dating back to the start of the 2025 season when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter. 
•    The Beavers are 5-0 since the start of 2024 in games decided by two goals or less. 

UP NEXT
•    Babson hits the road to open NEWMAC play at Coast Guard on Saturday at 12 p.m.