BABSON PARK, Mass. (November 1, 2025) – Emerson College closed out the regular season on a winning note with a 2-1 comeback win at Babson College in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's soccer matchup at Hartwell-Rogers Field this afternoon.
First-year Isla McNae capped the Emerson comeback from a goal down with her second collegiate goal with 11:03 to play from inside the left post after a Babson miscue.
McNae's winner followed junior Zoe Simmons second goal of the year on a touch past Babson senior goalkeeper Cleo Grignard from 12-yards out in the 21st minute off passes from first-year Kelsey Yoshikawa and sophomore Kelsea Laughrey less than four minutes after the Beavers had grabbed the lead in the 17th minute.
Sophomore Josie Lee gave Babson a lead 16:59 into the match with her sixth goal of the year from 23 yards out.
Sophomore Hailey Forman gave Emerson a chance at the comeback with six saves in goal. Grignard and freshman Maisie Creamer split the goalkeeping duties for Babson with Grignard making one first half save, before Creamer registered a pair of stops in the second half.
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Emerson (9-4-5, 7-2-2 NEWMAC) sealed the No. 3 seed for next week's NEWMAC Tournament and will host No. 6 Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a quarterfinal round match at Rotch Field on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Babson (8-4-5, 7-3-1 NEWMAC) is seeded fourth for the NEWMAC Tournament and will host No. 5 Wheaton College for their quarterfinal match on Tuesday at 1 p.m. The NEWMAC Tournament continues with semifinal round play on Thursday, November 6, with the 2025 NEWMAC Championship scheduled for next Saturday, November 8. All matches will be hosted by the higher seeds throughout.
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