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Nov. 3, 2007
WELLESLEY, Mass. - Third-seeded Babson College built a 3-0 lead and then withstood a late rally from seventh-seeded Wellesley College as the Beavers defeated the Blue, 3-2, in the semifinals of the 2007 NEWMAC Women's Soccer Tournament on Saturday. With the win, Babson (11-6-2) advances to the championship game against top-seeded Wheaton on Sunday at 1 p.m. - the Beavers' first appearance in finals since 1998. Saturday's game went back and forth at the start of the first half with the best chance for either team coming in the 15th minute when Wellesley's Jordan Akerley (Gilford, NH) got the ball on a breakaway. Akerley launched a shot, but Babson keeper Sam Scarpato (Weston, MA) made a diving stop to preserve the 0-0 tie. In the 30th minute, Babson struck first with a goal by junior Shir Castel (Boston, MA) that was just over the head of Wellesley keeper Katie Martore (Great Falls, VA). The score gave the Beavers a 1-0 lead that they would carry into halftime. Babson retained the momentum after the half and scored twice in the first 10 minutes to take a 3-0 lead. At 52:09, Castel scored her second goal of the game off of an assist from senior Nikki Stier (Deerfield, MA). Just a little over two minutes later, Stier scored a goal of her own, the eventual game-winner, which gave the Beavers a 3-0 advantage. The game appeared to be out of reach for Wellesley until the 78th minute when Blue senior Jennifer Lau (Honolulu, HI) scored unassisted to cut the Babson lead to 3-1. Lau struck again just 45 seconds later, this time on a pass from Deirdre Garrahan (Fairfax Station, VA) that closed the score to 3-2. However, Babson denied Wellesley any scoring chances in the closing minutes as the Beavers held on for the 3-2 victory.
Martore finished with 10 saves in goal for Wellesley, which ended the season with a 7-8-3 record. Scarpato finished the game with five saves for the Beavers NOTE: Taken from a Wellesley College press release. |
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