This Week's Features
Babson Men's Basketball Claims NEWMAC Title with Dominant Win
The Babson College men's basketball team secures the NEWMAC championship, while the men's ice hockey team advances in the Little East Tournament.
Babson Men's Basketball Secures NCAA Tournament Spot
After winning the NEWMAC championship, Babson's men's basketball team prepares for its NCAA Tournament opener against Saint Joseph's (Maine).
All Stories This Week
No. 12 Men’s Ice Hockey Falls Short in LEC Tournament Final at No. 15 Norwich, 4-1
NORTHFIELD, Vt.— Junior Sami Molu (Toronto, Ont.) made 31 saves in goal and No. 15 Norwich University scored two goals in the first and third periods to defeat No. 12 Babson College, 4-1, in the inaugural title game of the Little East Conference (LEC) men's ice hockey tournament Saturday evening inside Kreitzberg Arena.
No. 1 Trinity Rallies Past Men's Basketball in NCAA Tournament Second Round, 71-61
HARTFORD, Conn.—Sophomore Timmy Mulvey (Reading, Mass.) led five players in double figures but No. 1 Trinity College rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat visiting Babson College, 71-61, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night inside Ray Oosting Gymnasium.
Men's Basketball Faces No. 1 Trinity in NCAA Tournament Second Round on Saturday Night
WHAT TO KNOW • Babson earned one of 43 automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament by capturing its third NEWMAC championship in the last four seasons last Sunday. • The Beavers, who entered the NCAA Tournament ranked 21st in the Division III NPI, edged Saint Joseph's (Maine) in Friday's first round to earn a rematch with No. 1 Trinity in Saturday's second round.
Men's Basketball Outlasts Saint Joseph's in NCAA Tournament First Round Thriller, 71-67
HARTFORD, Conn.—Senior Timmy O'Toole (Milton, Mass.) led four players in double figures with 18 points and sophomore Timmy Mulvey (Reading, Mass.) added 17 points and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:18 remaining to lift Babson College to a 71-67 win over Saint Joseph's College of Maine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday inside Ray Oosting Gymnasium.
Men's Basketball Meets Saint Joseph's (Maine) in NCAA Tournament First Round on Friday
WHAT TO KNOW • Babson earned one of 43 automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament by capturing its third NEWMAC championship in the last four seasons on Sunday. • The Beavers ended the season ranked No. 21 in the NPI and will open the NCAA Tournament in Hartford, Conn., along with No. 1 Trinity, Saint Joseph's (Maine) and Keuka.
No. 12 Men’s Ice Hockey Travels to No. 15 Norwich for Inaugural Little East Conference Tournament Final on Saturday
SETTING THE STAGE • No. 12 and second-seeded Babson will battle for the inaugural Little East Conference men's ice hockey championship against 15th-ranked and top-seeded Norwich on Saturday in Northfield, Vt. • The Beavers have won seven conference titles, the last of which came in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) in 2022, while the Cadets, the first LEC regular season champs, have won 13 conference championships, most recently in the NEHC in 2020. • Babson is playing in its 20th conference championship game going back to 1983, while Norwich is playing in the final for the 13th time since 2007.
Flynn Named to NEWMAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Babson College graduate student Emily Flynn (Hanover, Mass./Hanover) was recognized with All-Conference First Team honors when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its women's basketball postseason awards on Wednesday morning.
O’Toole, Ferdinando Earn Major Honors as Three from Men’s Hoops Earn NEWMAC First-Team All-Conference Honors
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Babson College senior Timmy O'Toole (Milton, Mass./Dexter Southfield) was named Defensive Player of the Year, first-year Thomas Ferdinando (Andover, Mass./Governor's Academy) was tabbed Rookie of the Year, and three players were recognized when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its postseason awards on Tuesday morning.
Men's Basketball to Face Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Friday in NCAA Tournament Opener
BABSON PARK, Mass.—After capturing its third New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship in the last four seasons on Sunday, the Babson College men's basketball team learned that it will travel to Hartford, Conn., for the opening weekend of the Division III NCAA Tournament when the bracket was unveiled on Monday afternoon.