BABSON PARK, Mass.— Graduate students Joey Allen (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Patrick McAleavey (Trumbull, Conn.) combined for seven goals and four assists, tournament Most Outstanding Player Tyee Ambrosh (Danvers, Mass.) caused two turnovers and collected a pair of ground balls, and top-seeded and No. 4/8 Babson College scored six unanswered goals while holding third-seeded MIT scoreless for 21 minutes in the second half on the way to defeating the Engineers, 15-9, for its fourth consecutive New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men’s lacrosse championship Saturday afternoon at MacDowell Field.
 
With its eighth win in its last nine games, Babson improves to 16-2 overall and matches the program record for victories in a season. The Beavers earned the NEWMAC’s automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six years, while MIT sees its season come to an end with a 9-8 overall record.
 
Allen finished with three goals and three assists, McAleavey scored a game-high four goals, and senior Jack Feeks (Georgetown, Mass.) tallied two goals and two assists for the Beavers. Senior Bennett Smith (Lake Oswego, Ore.) scored twice, juniors Seamus Rooney(Bay Shore, N.Y.) and Anthony Stillwell (Weston, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and an assist each, while grad student Mason Dorr (Concord, Mass.) had a pair of caused turnovers and joined sophomore Mark Brown (San Diego, Calif.) with five ground balls apiece. Sophomore Andrew Almquist (Wakefield, Mass.) made 11 saves for his 13th double-digit save performance in the net while also scoring his first career goal in the second quarter.
 
Senior Bryce Metalios (Old Greenwich, Conn.) scored two goals, and senior Garrett Campagna (Lancaster, Pa.), sophomore Riley Pierce (Vestavia, Ala.) and first-year Carter Magnano (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) finished with a goal and an assist each, and seniorOscar Lindenthal (Vero Beach, Fla.) chipped in with two assists for the Engineers. First-year Kaden Fenno (San Antonio, Texas) was 8-for-13 on face-offs, classmate Mason Prettyman (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was 7-for-11, and senior Tim Haarmann (Boxboro, Mass.) caused two turnovers and grabbed three ground balls. Senior Collin Lung (Lynbrook, N.Y.) made 13 saves in goal in the setback.
 
The Beavers came out strong with four goals in the first four minutes. McAleavey staked the Green and White to a 2-0 lead just over two minutes into the contest, Feeks scored at the 12:23 mark to make it 3-0 and the Beavers cashed in a turnover by MIT for Smith’s first tally to extend its advantage to 4-0. 
 
Metalios and junior Denley Kofoed (Centennial, Colo.) cut the deficit in half for the Engineers to close out the first quarter before Smith snapped a scoreless drought of nearly 15 minutes with his second marker to push Babson’s lead back to 5-2. Almquist went coast-to-coast to answer Mangano’s strike with his first career goal to keep the hosts in front 6-3 with 10:16 to go before halftime.
 
MIT scored three of the next four goals to close the cap. Pierce fired in his 50th of the season a minute after Almquist’s marker, McAleavey and senior Zach Bleil (New Canaan, Conn.) traded goals with four minutes to go, and junior Hayden Calabretta (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.) cut the margin to 7-6 with 1:35 left in the half. Smith and Stillwell answered with late goals as the Beavers took a 9-6 lead into the break.
 
After the nine-goal second quarter, the teams combined for just three in the third quarter, all by Babson. Allen produced back-to-back goals with four and three minutes to go in the period and then set up McAleavey for another, and Feeks opened the fourth quarter with a goal to extend the Babson lead to 13-6.
 
Campagna got one back with 8:25 on the clock, but Rooney and junior Camden Matthews (Westford, Mass.) put the game out of reach with Babson’s final two goals. First-yearThomas Ludecke (Arlington, Va.) and Metalios tacked on the final two goals for MIT in the final minute of play.
 
MIT had a 50-46 lead in shots and won 16 of the 26 face-offs but turned the ball over 20 times. Babson won the ground ball battle, 38-38.
 
Babson will learn its NCAA first-round opponent and location on the NCAA men's lacrosse selection show on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 13 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Anselm College (beginning reclassification process with NCAA in 2027-28), Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 21 sports.