This Week's Features
Babson Women's Tennis Wins NEWMAC Championship, Heads to NCAA Tournament
The Babson College women's tennis team secures its first conference title since 2014 and earns a spot in the NCAA Tournament, while other teams also make strides this week.
Babson Men's Lacrosse Claims Fourth Straight NEWMAC Title
The Babson College men's lacrosse team secures its fourth consecutive conference championship with a decisive victory over MIT.
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No. 5 Women's Tennis Battles No. 12 Middlebury in NCAA Tournament Regional Final on Sunday
SERIES HISTORY • Babson is 0-3 all-time against Middlebury in a series that dates back to 2008. • The Beavers suffered a 5-2 loss to the Panthers in the last meeting between the teams on March 19, 2025, in Redlands, Calif.
No. 3 Men's Lacrosse to Host No. 16 St. Lawrence in NCAA Tournament Third Round Game on Sunday at MacDowell Field
WHAT TO KNOW • The No. 3-ranked Babson Beavers will host No. 20 St. Lawrence Saints in an NCAA Division III Tournament third -round game on Sunday at 3 p.m. at MacDowell Field. • Sunday's winners will advance to the NCAA quarterfinal round next weekend.
Baseball Awaits No. 4/4 Salve Regina or MIT in Sunday's NEWMAC Tournament Final
WHAT TO KNOW • Babson enters the final day of the NEWMAC Tournament as the lone unbeaten following Saturday morning's win over No. 4/4 Salve Regina. • The Beavers are back in the conference title game for the eighth time in the last 10 tournaments and await the winner of the elimination game between the Seahawks and MIT that was suspended due to rain with the Engineers leading 6-1 in the sixth inning on Saturday. • The Green and White needs one win to capture its second NEWMAC title in the last three seasons, while either Salve Regina or MIT will need to defeat Babson twice on Sunday to earn the league's automatic bid the NCAA Tournament.
Rehal Breaks Program Record in Women’s High Jump to Lead Women’s Track & Field at Williams’ Farley Inter Regional
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Babson College sophomore Amrit Rehal (Alpharetta, Ga.) broke her own program record in the women's high jump to highlight the Beaver performances on Saturday at the Farley Inter Regional track & field meet at Williams College.
Mott, Bezanson, Kirtland Post Top-Five Finishes to Lead Men’s Track & Field at Williams’ Farley Inter Regional
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Babson College graduate student Skyler Mott (Mills Neck, N.Y.), sophomore Aithan Bezanson (Danvers, Mass.) and first-year Brady Kirtland (San Diego, Calif.) posted top-five finishes to highlight the Beaver men's performances on Saturday at the Farley Inter Regional track & field meet at Williams College.
No. 3 Men's Lacrosse Rolls Past Mass. Maritime in NCAA Tournament Second Round, 26-8
BABSON PARK, Mass.—Senior Braden Reilly (Belmont, Mass.) finished with five goals and one assist and junior Sam Sisk (Madison, Conn.) added three goals and three assists to help No. 3 Babson defeat Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 26-8, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon at MacDowell Field.
No. 5 Women's Tennis Dispatches No. 39 Stevens in NCAA Tournament Second Round, 4-0
MIDDLEBURY, Vt.—Senior Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) set new single-season program records for doubles and combined wins as No. 5 Babson College rolled to a 4-0 victory over 39th-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday morning at the Middlebury Outdoor Tennis Courts.
Baseball Edges No. 4/4 Salve Regina to Reach NEWMAC Tournament Final
NEWPORT, R.I.—Junior Ryan Liss (Hollywood, Fla.) hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning as part of a three-hit day to help third-seeded Babson College defeat top-seeded and fourth-ranked Salve Regina University, 7-5, in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament winnners' bracket final on Saturday morning at Reynolds Field.
Baseball Travels to No. 4/4 Salve Regina for Battle of NEWMAC Tournament Unbeatens on Saturday Morning
SERIES HISTORY • Babson is 14-9 all-time against Salve Regina in a series that dates back to 1986. • The Beavers have dropped five of six regular season meetings to the Seahawks since they joined the NEWMAC prior to the 2024 campaign, but were 14-12 winners back in April to split the regular season series. • The Green and White is 1-3 over its last four games at Reynolds Field.
Bezanson Sits in First Place after Day One of the Decathlon for Men’s Track & Field at Williams’ Farley Inter Regional
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Babson College sophomore Aithan Bezanson (Danvers, Mass.) sits in first place after the first five events of the decathlon to highlight the Beaver performances on Friday at the Farley Inter Regional track & field meet at Williams College.
Henderson Represents Women's Track & Field in Javelin at Williams’ Farley Inter Regional
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Babson College sophomore Aithan Bezanson (Danvers, Mass.) sits in first place after the first five events of the decathlon to highlight the Beaver performances on Friday at the Farley Inter Regional track & field meet at Williams College.
Softball Knocked Out of NEWMAC Tournament by Coast Guard, 5-2
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.— Sophomore Hayden Reilly (Prosper, Tex.) had three hits with a double, two RBI and two runs scored as seventh-seeded US Coast Guard Academy defeated fourth-seeded Babson College, 5-2, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) softball tournament elimination game Friday afternoon at Springfield College's Potter Field.
No. 5 Women's Tennis to Face No. 39 Stevens in Saturday's NCAA Tournament Second Round
WHAT TO KNOW • The fifth-ranked Babson women's tennis team was sent to Middlebury for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and will face No. 39 Stevens in a second round match on Saturday morning.
No. 3 Men's Lacrosse to Host Massachusetts Maritime in NCAA Tournament Second Round Game on Saturday at MacDowell Field
WHAT TO KNOW • Babson College will be the home site for NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament games for the second year in a row when it hosts two games on Saturday and one on Sunday at MacDowell Field. • The No. 3 Beavers will meet Massachusetts Maritime in a second-round game at 12 p.m. on Saturday, followed by No. 15 Hamilton vs. No. 20 St. Lawrence at 3 p.m. The two winners will meet in a third-round match-up on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Softball Faces Coast Guard in NEWMAC Tournament Elimination Game on Friday
WHAT TO KNOW • After splitting a pair of games on Tuesday, fourth-seeded Babson is one of four teams that will travel to Springfield, Mass., on Friday looking to advance through the loser's bracket of the NEWMAC Tournament. • The Beavers will meet Coast Guard in the opening game of the day and the host Pride will take on Wellesley with the winners set to play at 4 p.m. • The team that goes 2-0 on Friday will advance to face the loser of Friday's WPI-MIT game on Saturday in Worcester, Mass.
Track & Field Travels to Williams for the Farley Inter Regional Beginning Friday
WHAT TO KNOW • The Babson track & field teams are sending a contingent of athletes to compete at the Farley Inter Regional on the campus of Williams College on Friday and Saturday. • The Beavers will get the weekend underway with the decathlon at 12 p.m. and the 4x400-meter relays at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon, which will be followed by a full day of competition on Saturday.
Track & Field Travels to Williams for the Farley Inter Regional Beginning Friday
WHAT TO KNOW • The Babson track & field teams are sending a contingent of athletes to compete at the Farley Inter Regional on the campus of Williams College on Friday and Saturday. • The Beavers will get the weekend underway with the decathlon at 12 p.m. and the 4x400-meter relays at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon, which will be followed by a full day of competition on Saturday.
Smith, Almquist and Coaching Staff Earn Major Awards as No. 3/8 Men's Lacrosse Lands 10 on NEWMAC All-Conference Squad
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.— Senior Bennett Smith (Lake Oswego, Ore.), sophomore Andrew Almquist (Wakefield, Mass.) and head coach Rocky Batty and his coaching staff received major awards highlighting No. 3 Babson College's 10 all-conference selections when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) released its men's lacrosse postseason award winners on Thursday afternoon.
Cristiani and Sikharulidze Selected for NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Babson College senior Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) and first-year Sandra Sikharulidze (Kyiv, Ukraine) were selected to compete in the Division III Singles and Doubles Championships on Wednesday night.
Four from Women's Lacrosse Earn All-NEWMAC Recognition
BABSON PARK, Mass.— Four members of the Babson College women's lacrosse team were recognized when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its postseason awards on Wednesday morning.
Softball Beats Wellesley, Drops One-Run Decision to No. 12 WPI to Open NEWMAC Tournament
WORCESTER, Mass.—Seven different players drove in a run as fourth-seeded Babson College defeated fifth-seeded Wellesley College 9-3 in its opening game of the day before suffering a 6-5 loss to top-seeded and 12th-ranked WPI on day one of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament on Tuesday at Rooftop Field.
Matia Cristiani Named NEWMAC Athlete of the Year as Four from No. 8 Women's Tennis Earn All-Conference Recognition in Both Singles & Doubles
BABSON PARK, Mass.— Senior Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) was named Athlete of the Year and No. 8 Babson College had four players earn All-Conference recognition when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its women's tennis postseason awards on Tuesday afternoon.
Softball Faces Wellesley in NEWMAC Tournament Opener on Tuesday in Worcester
WHAT TO KNOW • Fourth-seeded Babson and fifth-seeded Wellesley will meet for the third time in the span of five days in the opening round of the NEWMAC Tournament on Tuesday in Worcester, Mass. • The winner will meet top-seeded WPI on Tuesday afternoon, while the loser will play an elimination game on Friday.
No. 20 Men's Golf Selected to the NCAA Division III Golf Championship
BABSON PARK, Mass.—After closing the season with three consecutive top-10 finishes, the Babson College men's golf team earned one of nine at-large bids to the Division III NCAA Championship on Monday afternoon.
No. 8 Women's Tennis Headed Back to Middlebury for NCAA Tournament Opening Weekend
BABSON PARK, Mass.—After winning its first New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship since 2014 on Sunday, the Babson College women's tennis team found out that it will travel to Middlebury College for the opening weekend of the Division III NCAA Tournament when the bracket was unveiled on Monday afternoon.
No. 4/8 Men's Lacrosse Set to Host NCAA Tournament Second and Third Rounds Next Weekend
BABSON PARK, Mass.—After capturing its fourth straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship on Saturday, the Babson College men's lacrosse team was selected as one of eight second and third round hosts when the 40-team Division III NCAA Tournament field was announced on Sunday night.