No. 9 Babson escapes with a 1-0 win against Salve Regina

NEWPORT, R.I. — Senior Louis Gazo broke a scoreless deadlock in the 84th minute to lift No. 9 Babson College to a 1-0 win over Salve Regina University in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer action on Saturday evening at Toppa Field.

With the win, Babson extended its unbeaten streak to four games and improved to 8-3-2 overall and 3-0-0 in conference play. Salve Regina has dropped three straight matches to slip to 5-7-0 overall and 0-3-0 in the NEWMAC.

First-year Alexander Yablonovskiy picked up an assist and junior goalkeeper Walker White made six saves, all in the first half, to record his seventh shutout of the season for the Beavers.

Junior Aidan Figueira (Cumberland, R.I.) turned away five shot for the Seahawks, who were blanked for the third game in a row.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Babson 1, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (5-7-0, 0-3-0 NEWMAC), Babson (8-3-2, 3-0-0 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: Babson improves to 8-0 all-time in this series which began in 2000. The last time these programs met was the first for Salve Regina's Craig O'Rourke II as Seahawk head coach (August 31, 2007).

SUMMARY:

• 83:35 - Following a rebound off a penalty kick save by Seahawk keeper Aidan Figueira, Alexander Yablonovsky sent a cross back to the middle that Louis Gazo finished with a quick touch. | Babson 1, Salve Regina 0

NOTEWORTHY:

• The Beavers finished the game with a slim 12-10 edge in shots and attempted four of the five corner kicks.
• White made his best save of the game in the 26th minute stepping off his line to push senior Jordan Borges' (Milford, Mass.) header over the crossbar and out of danger following a free kick.
• Sophomore Aaron Muncaster's (Oakdale, Conn.) 25-yard rocket went off the outside of the left post in the 27th minute and classmate Ben Tomas (Danbury, Conn.) saw his bid to open the scoring sail just over the crossbar in the 42nd minute.

POSTGAME THOUGHTS FROM COACH O'ROURKE

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ON THE HORIZON:
Both sides return to action on Tuesday as Babson hosts Brandeis at 3:30 p.m., while Salve Regina travels to Westfield at 7 p.m.