BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Sophomore Colleen Kelly (Milton, MA) scored the eventual game-winning goal with 10 seconds left in the first half as the Babson College field hockey team defeated visiting Bridgewater State College, 2-0, in a non-conference contest at MacDowell Field on Thursday evening.
With the win, the Beavers improve to 2-0 on the year, while Bridgewater State starts out the season at 0-1.
Babson controlled the first half of play, outshooting the visitors by a count of 12-1. However, Bridgewater State sophomore goalkeeper Katie Weber (Arlington, MA) made six saves in the period to keep the Beavers off the board until just before the break. On a Babson penalty corner, Kelly fired a shot that was stopped by Weber. First-year Anneliese Brosch (Essex, MA) followed up with another shot that was also denied, but Kelly collected the rebound and slid it past Weber to give Babson a 1-0 cushion.
Things stayed that way until the closing moments of the contest, when sophomore Sarah Fredlund (New Preston, CT) scored her team-leading third goal of the season off another rebound with 2:14 left to play. Bridgewater State would not threaten in the final two minutes as the Beavers came away with the 2-0 victory.
Weber finished with 10 saves in net for Bridgewater State, including several key stops in the second half that kept her team within striking distance. For Babson, first-year Jessica Pashos (Winchester, MA) did not face a shot on net but did make a nice clearing play on a potential breakaway with 19 minutes left in regulation.