Babson College Men's Soccer Team Opens Season with 2-1 Win Over Occidental College

In a game marked by thunderstorms and comeback attempts, the Babson College men's soccer team began its season with a 2-1 victory over Occidental College. Junior Alexander Yablonovskiy and first-year Connor Hanrahan scored goals for the Beavers, who improved to 1-0-0 and extended their unbeaten streak in season openers to seven. Occidental, playing its first of three games in four days, started off 0-1-0.

Key Takeaways:

• Babson College men's soccer team started the season with a 2-1 win over Occidental College, with junior Alexander Yablonovskiy and first-year Connor Hanrahan scoring goals.
• The Beavers improved to 1-0-0 and extended their unbeaten streak in season openers to seven, dating back to 2016.
• Occidental, playing its first of three games in four days, started off 0-1-0.
• Junior McKenzy Pierre picked up an assist for the Green and White, while senior Derek Polanco made two saves to earn the win in his second career start.
• Occidental's senior Tyler Na-Nakornpanom scored the goal for the Tigers, with first-year Oscar Francis registering an assist.
• The game was delayed an hour and 45 minutes due to thunderstorms in the area.
• Babson took all six shots of the first half and took a 1-0 lead into the break.
• The Beavers finished with a 14-9 advantage in shots and had a 6-0 margin in corner kicks.

Statistics:

• Babson College men's soccer team improved to 1-0-0 on the season, extending their unbeaten streak in season openers to seven.
• The Beavers took a 1-0 lead into the break on a goal by junior Alexander Yablonovskiy in the 16th minute.
• Babson finished with a 14-9 advantage in shots and had a 6-0 margin in corner kicks.
• Junior McKenzy Pierre scored an assist for the Green and White.
• Senior Derek Polanco made two saves to earn the win in his second career start.

Sources:

• Babson College Athletics
• Massachusetts; , 2023