BABSON PARK, Mass.-Babson College sophomore Chris Czarneckirecorded the program's first hat trick since 2012 as the Beavers defeated visiting New England College, 4-0, in non-conference men's soccer action on Wednesday afternoon at Hartwell-Rogers Field.

With the win, Babson is now 4-4-0 on the year, while New England College slips to 3-4-2 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Czarnecki scored all three of his goals in the second half, while fellow sophomore Youcef Ziadadded a goal and two assists for the Beavers. Junior Noah Parkerand sophomore Alex Crompton also registered assists in the victory.

Pilgrims' senior goalkeeper Dylan Mix (Charlestown, N.H.) punched away a Czarnecki header in the fourth minute and made a kick save on Ziad in the 19^th minute before the Green and White took the lead at the 27:59 mark of the first half. Ziad carried the ball into the box and cut inside before ripping a shot that glanced off a New England College defender and slipped inside the back post for a 1-0 lead.

Czarnecki doubled the advantage in the 50^th minute with the first of his three markers after settling a feed from Ziad and calmly finishing with a shot inside the left post. He headed home another cross from Ziad at the 58:40 mark to make it 3-0, and nearly completed the hat trick less than a minute later only to see his attempt from inside 10 yards carom off the crossbar and out of danger.

Czarnecki capped the scoring and finished off the first three-goal game of his career in the 84^th minute when he gained control of a bouncing ball at the top of the box and ripped a shot that went off the fingertips of Mix and into the upper corner.

The Beavers outshot the Pilgrims 22-4 and finished with a 6-5 edge in corner kicks.

GOALKEEPERS
Babson goalkeeper Austin Mankouski made two saves to record his second clean sheet in as many starts this season. Mix, who raced off his line to make a superb save on Ziad in the 56^th minute, and punched away a dipping volley by Babson first-year Andrew Josephs in the waning seconds, turned away seven shots in his second start of the year for New England College.

QUOTE FROM THE COACH
"Solid effort in the first half. Unfortunately, we had trouble staying connected in the second half against a solid Babson side. I think we learned a lot today and hopefully got better." - Head Coach Dave DeCew

WHAT'S NEXT
Both teams return to action on Saturday as Babson hosts MIT at 1 p.m., while the Pilgrims travel to Green Mountain for a 12 p.m. start.