The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Top-seeded Babson College scored three times in the opening half on its way to a 4-0 victory over eight-seeded MIT in the quarterfinals of the 2007 New England and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Field Hockey Tournament at MacDowell Field on Saturday. With their 13th win in their last 14 games, the Beavers improved to 14-6 overall and will now host the NEWMAC Semifinals and Finals next weekend. Meanwhile, MIT sees its season come to a close with a record of 4-13.

After neither team scored during the first 20 minutes, Babson netted a pair of goals in a four-minute stretch to take control of the contest. First-year Sarah Fredlund (New Preston, Conn.) opened the scoring when she converted a feed from sophomore Jess Paladino (Turner, Maine) at 21:19, and junior Nicole Cemelli (Towaco, N.J.) made it 2-0 when she scored off an assist from senior Mikayla Shea (Dover, N.H.) at 25:19. Senior tri-captain Michele Farley (Skowhegan, Maine) would tack on another goal at 37:33, as Babson took a 3-0 lead into the break.

Babson continued to dominate the majority of play in the second half, with Farley scoring her second goal of the game on a direct shot off a penalty corner with 7:12 remaining in the game. Cemelli picked up her second assist and fourth point of the day on the play, while senior tri-captain Annie Pease (Waterville, Maine) was also credited with an assist. Sophomore Ekavali Mishra (Washington, D.C.) recorded MIT’s only shot on goal in the contest with four minutes remaining, but sophomore Emily Cohen (West Grove, Pa.) turned it away for her lone save of the afternoon.

Senior goalie Alexa Herman (Suffern, N.Y.) finished with seven saves in her final collegiate game for the Engineers.

The Beavers will now host face either fourth-seeded Springfield and fifth-seeded Mount Holyoke in Saturday’s first semifinal game at noon, with #2 Wellesley and #3 Wheaton doing battle in the second semifinal matchup at 2 p.m. Babson will also play host to the championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m.

2007 NEWMAC Field Hockey Tournament - Quarterfinals

MIT vs Babson College (Oct 27, 2007 at Babson Park, MA)

MIT (4-13) vs. Babson College (14-6)
Date: Oct 27, 2007 Attendance: 100

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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MIT........................ 0 0 - 0
Babson College...... 2 2 - 4

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 21:19 BAB Sarah Fredlund (Jess Paladino)
2. 25:19 BAB Nicole Cemelli (Mikayla Shea)
3. 37:33 BAB Michele Farley (Nicole Cemelli) - Corner kick
4. 62:48 BAB Michele Farley (Nicole Cemelli;Annie Pease) - penalty corner

Shots: MIT 2, Babson College 22
Saves: MIT 7 (Alexa Herman 7), Babson College 1 (Emily Cohen 1)

Top-Seeded Babson Blanks #8 MIT, 4-0, To Advance