BABSON PARK, Mass. - The Ithaca College field hockey team lost its fifth game in a row to the No.17 Babson College Beavers 7-0. With this loss it marks the end of the Bombers' 2026 campaign with a 10-7 record.
The Beavers struck first at home in its Senior day game. Ithaca College gave up an early penalty corner in the fifth minute of the game, and Babson College capitalized.
Babson's Grace Mullaney passed the ball to the top of the shooting circle to Julia Krepelka. Krepelka sent the ball down low to Penny Baroni, Baroni made a nice move down low then fired it on the right side to beat Bombers' goalkeeper Mave Clark. Pushing Babson up 1-0.
Babson College kept pressing and Penny Baroni notched another point on the score sheet, finding Grace Mullany in the 13th minute. Mullany put her stick down in the right place deflecting the ball up and in.
Not even a minute later, the Beavers scored again. Kate Schnider scored her eighth of the season in the 14th minute to give Babson a commanding 3-0 lead heading into the second quarter.
In the beginning of the second, IC goalkeeper
Maeve Clark was pulled and replaced with Abbey Cannon.
Additionally, the Bombers offense struggled in the second quarter, unable to register a shot or a corner.
The Beaver owned most of possession in the second quarter, it would only register a shot but Cannon was up to the task and turned it aside for the Bombers. To keep the game at 3-0 entering the second half.
The third quarter picked up right where the Beavers left it off. Dominating possession time and eventually forcing IC to take a penalty resulting in a penalty corner for Babson.
Babson's efforts on the PC continued to shine, scoring in the 33rd minute was Penny Baroni for her second of the day. That wouldn't be her last of the day as six minutes later she would record her 20th of the year and her third of the game for the hat-trick, pushing the Beavers ahead by five.
Baroni got another chance towards the end of the third with a penalty stroke. Baroni sent the shot just high and wide towards the right side of the cage.
Early in the fourth quarter the Beavers found the back of the net once again as Kayla Rice put Babson up 6-0.
The Beavers scored yet again in the 50th minute to push the final score to 7-0 Babson.
