No. 18 Women's Lacrosse vs. Mount Holyoke
Saturday, April 18 | 1:00 p.m.
MacDowell Field | Babson Park, Mass.

SERIES HISTORY
• Babson is 26-13 all-time against Mount Holyoke in a series that dates back to 1989.
• The Beavers have won 10 in a row and 18 of their last 19 games versus the Lyons since 2004, which includes seven consecutive victories by at least 10 goals. 
• The Green and White have won its last 14 games against Mount Holyoke at MacDowell Field since 2002.

LAST MEETING
• Amelia Novitch '25 registered two goals and three assists in the first quarter as No. 14/19 Babson jumped out to an 8-0 lead, and the Beavers went on to a decisive 24-2 victory over Mount Holyoke on March 26, 2025 on the Mount Holyoke Turf.
• Novitch, Jessica Evans '25, and senior Lilly Bedard all scored three goals in a balanced attack for the Beavers. Ellie Hilsabeck M'25, Kathryn Blake '25, Michaela Downer '25 and senior Tatum Sands scored twice each and Nora Lema '25 chipped in with a goal, two assists, two caused turnovers and two ground balls in the win. Clare Connolly '25 dominated with 21 draw controls and Cameron Rabenold '25 had two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
• Senior Elle Mader scored both goals for the Lyons and Ella Phillips '25 recorded an assist. Sophomore Josie McFadden registered two caused turnovers and three ground balls, classmate Juliana Spaulding added two caused turnovers and two ground balls, and sophomore Valeria Bolanis made eight saves in goal in the loss.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
• Babson (8-6, 5-3 NEWMAC), ranked 18th by USA Lacrosse Magazine, snapped a two-game losing streak in Wednesday's 15-10 conference victory over Salve Regina on Wednesday at MacDowell Field.
• Bedard scored two goals and added three assists as one of five players who scored two goals and Babson held off a Salve Regina comeback. Sophomore Courtney Laden and first-years Jenna Wong, Grace Rooney and Ellie Schiller scored two goals each, Laden contributed seven draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls, Rooney grabbed three draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers, and first-year Riley Burke had a team-high three caused turnovers. Graduate student Livy Kehoe finished with two caused turnovers and a team-high three ground balls, and first-year Francesca Tamburini earned the victory in her first career start in goal.
• Bedard (28-29-57) is tied for fourth in the NEWMAC in assists and ranked eighth in points, Wong (27-3-30) is second on the team in goals, and junior Jen Austin (9-9-18) is second on the team in assists. Laden (20-0-20) is third on the squad in goals and ranks ninth in the NEWMAC with 51 draw controls and ranks tied for fifth in the league with 21 caused turnovers.
• Junior Morgan McGahan (8.65 GAA, .423 sv. pct., 63 saves) has started 13 of the 14 games and is second in the NEWMAC in goals against average.

SCOUTING THE LYONS
• Mount Holyoke (7-6, 2-6 NEWMAC) brings a two-game winning streak to Babson Park after posting a 16-12 victory at Wellesley on Wednesday.
• Senior Emi Bisson fired in a season-high seven goals to go along with four assists, her second-highest output this season. Spaulding produced five goals and an assist as well as a season-high 11 draw controls, six ground balls and four caused turnovers. Sophomore Helena Robinson chipped in with three goals, first-year Rory Bernardo had five draw controls and three ground balls, and sophomore Valeria Bolanos made nine saves in goal in the victory.
• Bisson (45-43-88) is ranked eighth in Division III in points and 11th in assists while Spaulding (33-3-36) leads the NEWMAC with 31 caused turnovers, ranks second with 40 ground balls and sixth with 61 draw controls. McFadden has produced 20 caused turnovers and 25 ground balls, Bernardo has 30 draw controls and 17 ground balls, and first-year Grace Bird has contributed 21 draw controls and 18 ground balls.
• Bolanos (12.30 GAA, .411 sv. pct.) has started all 13 games in goal and ranks third in the league with 110 saves.

NEWMAC HOME STRETCH 
• With one week to go before the start of the conference tournament, Babson (5-3) is tied with Smith (5-3) for fourth place in the standings, both teams a half-game ahead of sixth-place Wheaton (5-4).
• MIT (8-0) and Coast Guard (8-0) are in a battle for the regular season title and will face each other on Saturday, while Springfield (6-2) is alone in third place.

MIGHTY MACDOWELL
• The Beavers are 6-2 at MacDowell Field this season, outscoring the opponents 104-60.
• Babson is 12-3 at home since last season and 21-4 going back to the beginning of the 2024 season.

SENIOR DAY 
• Babson will recognize two seniors and a pair of graduate students on Saturday on Senior Day at MacDowell Field.
• The seniors include Lilly Bedard and Tatum Sands and the grad students are Bella Kehoe and Livy Kehoe.
• This year's seniors have helped the Beavers produce a four-year record of 53-21 along with two unbeaten NEWMAC regular season titles, two conference tournament championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances and three NCAA Tournament victories.

ROOKIE CLASS 
• The first-year class for the Beavers has made a strong impact on this year's team, with 10 rookies seeing action in at least seven games and five starting at least five contests.
• Wong (27g, 3a), Rooney (17g), and Hailey Murray (14g) are all in the top six on the team in scoring, and Rooney (21), Allie Collins (19) and Burtch (15) are 2-3-4 on the squad in draw controls.
• Collins (10) and Rooney (9) are in the top six in caused turnovers and Collins is tied for third on the team in ground balls (18).

BEAVER BITES
• Laden has collected multiple draw controls in six straight and nine of her last 10, including a season-high seven in the win over Salve Regina.
• Bedard has at least four points in five of her last six games and nine games this spring.
• Wong has seven multi-goal games this spring and at least one point in all 14 outings.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
• The Green and White are 6-0 this spring and have gone 34-0 over the past three seasons when leading at halftime.
• Babson is 6-0 this season and 47-1 over the last four seasons when scoring at least 12 goals.
• The Beavers are 8-0 this season and 33-2 going back to 2024 when winning more draws than its opponents.

UP NEXT
• The Beavers play their final regular season game on Wednesday at Wheaton at 7 p.m. in Norton, Mass.