Second-ranked Middlebury saw its season come to an end, falling to fourth-ranked The College of New Jersey on Saturday afternoon by a 2-0 score in the NCAA Semifinals on Washington & Lee's Turf Field. The game marked the first time the two teams had met since the 2011 national final. The Panthers conclude their season at 19-2, tying a program record with the 19 victories. TCNJ will advance to play Bowdoin tomorrow afternoon in the national final at 1:00 p.m.

In the first half, TCNJ took the early lead on a goal by Lindsey Hatch in the ninth minute. On a penalty corner, Hatch tapped it in the back of the cage from the left side following a scrum in front of the goal. With scoring chances few and far between in the opening half, Middlebury induced a penalty corner in the 32nd minute. Working the ball around the circle, a shot from Anna Kenyon was saved by Lions' goalie Kelly Schlupp. With just two minutes left before halftime, the Lions drew a penalty corner and Victoria Martin blasted a shot from the right that just went wide across the cage.

Early in the second half at 38:47, TCNJ's Lexi Smith had the ball on her stick after being inserted on a penalty corner. Smith pushed it forward to Alicia Wagner, who laced a shot from the left eight yards away that found the back of the cage.

In the 58th minute, Middlebury had a great opportunity to score on a penalty corner. Alyssa DiMaio inserted the ball to Bridget Instrum, who settled the ball. Instrum sent a pass to the right to the stick of Catherine Fowler. Eight yards out, Fowler's scoring attempt was padded away by Schlupp.

Five minutes later in the 63rd minute, Jaclyn Douglas nearly gave TCNJ a three-goal advantage when she raced ahead on a breakaway attempt. Middlebury goalie Emily Knapp came out to cut down the angle, but Douglas' shot went just wide on the empty cage. 

With just over three minutes to go, Middlebury had a couple of scoring chances with back-to-back penalty corners. The Panthers were able to get shots off in both corners, but neither resulted in a goal.

Middlebury held a narrow 9-8 advantage in shots for the game, as both teams had five penalty corners. Knapp (19-2) finished with two saves in front of the cage for the Panthers, while Schlupp (22-1) was credited with five stops.