Babson 1, WPI 0 

Babson Park , MA --- Junior Brittany Stevens (Dudley, MA) scored the game-winning goal with 22:40 remaining in the second half to propel the Babson College field hockey team to a 1-0 victory over visiting WPI in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Beavers improved to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference, while the Engineers fell to 8-3 overall and 0-2 in the NEWMAC.

Neither team generated much offense in an evenly-played first half, as Babson amassed just four shots, none of which were on goal, while WPI mounted only three shots. The Engineers then outshot Babson, 11-5, in the second half, but it was the Beavers who would capitalize on a penalty corner with just under 23 minutes remaining in regulation. After WPI goalie Mary Kate Toomey (Worcester, MA) stopped a drive off a penalty corner, senior co-captain Andrea Tufts (Wolfeboro, MA) corralled the rebound and slid it to Stevens, who buried her sixth goal of the season.

That would prove to be enough for junior goalie Soraya Gallegos (Houston, TX) and the Babson defense, as the Beavers kept WPI off the board the rest of the way. Gallegos finished with nine saves in the contest, including seven in the second half, while senior co-captain Heather Dunbar (Hubbardston, MA) added her third defensive save of the season.

Toomey finished with three saves in goal for WPI.

Release courtesy of Babson Sports Information