BABSON PARK, Mass. – Wellesley College field hockey fell 6-0 in its NEWMAC Opener to No. 6 Babson College at MacDowell Field on Saturday afternoon.
Babson (5-2 Overall, 1-0 NEWMAC) got on the board in the opening minute of the matchup. Senior Emma Smith (Kenilworth, Ill.) sent a penalty insert to first-year Kate Schneider (Walpole. Mass.). Schenider set up senior Helen DiGiovanni (Harwich, Mass.) who found the back of the cage.
Early in the second quarter the Beavers made it a 2-0 lead when junior Lauren Golden (New Albany, Ohio) scored a first goal of the season. Halfway through the period, senior Ashley Braren (Westwood, Mass.) scored on a shot after junior Penny Baroni (Dennis, Mass.) gave a lead pass.
Golden added a second goal of the game in the third quarter. The hosts added two more in the fourth quarter with DiGiovanni and junior Charlotte Roe (Wayne, Pa.) delivering the blows.
Wellesley (1-5 Overall, 0-1 NEWMAC) saw sophomore keeper Katelyn Hurt (Carrolltown, Texas) record a career-high 18 saves in the game.
Next up, the Blue make the trip up to Maine to face University of New England at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 22. The Beavers are home next Saturday for a NEWMAC game with Mount Holyoke College at noon.
