After jumping from being unranked in the national polls to sharing the No. 9 spot with William Smith and Calvin in the NCAA Div. III poll in just one week, the women's soccer team kept piling up the accomplishments yesterday with a 3-0 win over NEWMAC opponent Babson.
The Jumbos improved to 5-0, posting their fifth consecutive shutout and scoring three goals for the first time this season. They are 5-0 for the first time since 1998, recording shutouts in all five — a feat accomplished for the first time since 1996. The victory also marked Tufts' fifth consecutive win over the Beavers, who drop to 5-3-3 overall on the season.
Juniors Fanna Gamal and Ali Maxwell, along with sophomore Sarah Nolet, scored the three goals for Tufts. It was Nolet's third goal in as many games.
The sophomore also tallied an assist, along with junior Cara Cadigan and freshmen Alix Michael and Lauren O'Connor. Nolet and Cadigan are now tied for the team's lead both in goals (3) and total points (7).
The Jumbos' two goalies, junior Kate Minnehan and sophomore Hannah Jacobs, nabbed eight saves combined, a season high. Minnehan and Jacobs have each posted 225 scoreless minutes this season; Jacobs has 12 of the team's 17 saves.
See tomorrow's Daily for full coverage of the game.
