BABSON PARK, Mass. — Union College won the first NCAA tournament game in its field hockey history Wednesday, beating host Babson College 4-0 in the Division III first round at MacDowell Field.
First-year forward Caroline Ranucci scored twice and set up another goal for Union, which improved to 14-6. Molly Halliday and Freja Morris also scored, both in a span of under three minutes late in the fourth quarter. Goalkeeper Tess Parker made five saves.
Babson, a national semifinalist last season, controlled much of the first three quarters and held a 17-5 shot edge over that stretch but could not score. Union scored off a corner near the end of the opening quarter and doubled the lead on another corner in the second.
Babson ended up ahead 18-10 in shots and 13-7 in corners. They had won seven straight games, outscoring opponents 41-2, and end the year at 15-7. It was their first home loss in an NCAA first-round game since 2017.
Union plays No. 2 Middlebury in the second round Saturday at 11 a.m. in Middlebury, Vermont.
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