Roger Williams Hawks at Babson Beavers
WELLESLEY (Interstat) — Roger Williams will visit Babson in a women’s NCAA Division III basketball game Friday at Webster Center in Wellesley, Mass. The Hawks will be the visiting team, while the Beavers will serve as the home team. Both programs enter the matchup with 0-0 season records. The contest will be played at Babson’s home facility and will give both sides an early chance to establish themselves. The matchup will bring together two programs eager to begin the season on a positive note. The visiting Hawks will face a Beavers squad playing on its home floor.
Roger Williams’s most recent previous result was a 72-64 loss at Western New England. Babson’s most recent previous result was a 68-51 home loss to Clark (Ma.). The Hawks and Beavers will meet in a game that gives each program a fresh start and a chance to build momentum. Roger Williams will look to turn the page after its most recent outing, while Babson will try to rebound from its last result.
Roger Williams’s upcoming schedule includes a road game at Wheaton (Mass.), a road game at Williams, a road game at Endicott, a road game at Tufts, home games against Massachusetts-Dartmouth and Hartford, a road game at Emmanuel (Mass.), a road game at Susquehanna and a home game against Bridgewater State. Babson’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Stevens Tech, road games at Dallas and Rhodes, a home game against Bates, a road game at Endicott, a home game against Bridgewater State, road games at Brandeis and Trinity (Conn.), a home game against Norwich and a home game against Wesleyan (Conn.). Those matchups will give both teams a chance to build continuity.
The Hawks will aim to use their road test as a measuring point and will seek a strong start against a regional opponent. The Beavers will look to establish pace and defensive pressure at Webster Center. With both teams at 0-0, the matchup offers each side a chance to gain an early advantage in the season’s opening stretch. Both rosters will be looking to settle into rotations and identify reliable combinations.
The game will feature two teams still searching for their first result of the season. Roger Williams will carry the memory of its most recent previous result into the matchup, and Babson will do the same. The Hawks and Beavers both have clean records, making the contest a chance to gain an early advantage. The game will be played in Wellesley, Mass., at Webster Center.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Babson 54, Roger Williams 50.