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At-Large Bid, First-Round Bye & Hosting Awarded To #2 Field Hockey

The Panthers set to defend a corner during the NESCAC Semifinals.
The second-ranked Middlebury field hockey team has earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers received a bye and will host the second and third rounds on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 with all games taking place on Peter Kohn Field. Middlebury takes on #15 Bryn Mawr at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while #5 Johns Hopkins and #9 Cortland match up at 2:00 p.m. The winners of each game will play on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. with a trip to the semifinals on the line.

ABOUT MIDDLEBURY
  • The six-time defending national champions earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and possess a 15-2 record.
  • The program will be making its 24th NCAA Tournament appearance and holds a 57-16 overall record. Those 57 triumphs are tied for third among Division III field hockey programs.
  • Middlebury will be competing for its seventh-consecutive NCAA Title (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023), looking to run its total to nine, having also captured crowns in 1998 and 2015. The eight crowns are the second most in Division III behind The College of New Jersey (11).
  • The Panthers sit among the Division III leaders in numerous statistical team categories. Middlebury enters the tournament ranked second in points per game (13.00), goals per game (5.11) and scoring margin (+4.56). The team is fifth in assists per game (2.78) and goals against average (0.56).
  • The squad is sporting a 78-2 record in the last 80 home games on Peter Kohn Field.
  • Middlebury has allowed 15 goals this fall and the defensive unit has accumulated six shutouts.
  • The NESCAC is also well represented in the tournament, placing a conference-record five teams in the big dance. The NESCAC officially began competing in the NCAA Tournament during the 1993-94 season.
PANTHERS TO WATCH
  • Starting in all 17 games in the cage has been Izzy Redzic. The goalie ranks third in the NESCAC and 17th in Division III with a 0.92 goals against average (GAA) and owns 14 wins with a pair of shutouts. Madeline DiLemme has seen action in nine games this fall, logging second-half playing time during the last four contests.
  • Anchoring the defense has been center back Emily Stone, who has started all 17 games and is tied for the most minutes played (915). The Panther also shares fifth on the squad with 16 points (5G, 6A). 
  • Lilly Branka, Ellie Hughes and Katherine Lantzy have contributed on both ends of the field, packing a powerful punch as a triple threat in the midfield. The trio has started all 17 games, each playing well over 800 minutes this season. On the offensive end, Branka paces the group with 15 points (5G, 5A), while Lantzy (4G, 3A) is one spot back with 11. 
  • Also contributing to the offensive output is Caroline Haggerty with six goals and four assists over 17 contests. Ellie Harrison has tallied nine points (3G, 3A) in 13 contests this fall.
  • Leading the league by nearly 10 points is NESCAC Player of the Year Caroline Segal with 44 on the year. The Panther sits first with 18 goals and third with eight assists. Segal makes her tallies count, recording four game-winners this season.
  • Georgianne Defeo and Amy Griffin significantly contribute to the points column, ranking second in the NESCAC in tallies (15) and helpers (12), respectively. Griffin, the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year, tallied Middlebury's goal in the NESCAC Semifinals. 
ABOUT #15 BRYN MAWR
  • Bryn Mawr received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after falling in the Centennial Conference Tournament semifinals to Johns Hopkins 2-1.
  • The Owls, seeded sixth in the league's tournament, upset third-seeded Swarthmore in the opening round 3-0 to advance to the semifinals. 
  • Making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Bryn Mawr defeated #17 SUNY Geneseo 1-0 during first-round action on Wednesday afternoon.
  • The Owls come into the second round with a 15-6 record, tying a single-season program record with the 15 victories set two years ago. 
  • Bryn Mawr has outscored opponents 44-22 this fall. The 44 goals rank fourth in the program's single-season record books.
OWLS TO WATCH
  • Novy Goetgeluk leads a balanced Owl offense in points (19) and is second on the squad with seven goals.
  • Reba Ervin, Eva Yacura, Maggie Barilla and Sophie Vagts have double-digit point totals this season. Ervin is tied for the team lead with six assists alongside six goals, while Yacura paces Bryn Mawr with eight goals, including the game-winner on Wednesday. Barilla (4G, 6A) has 14 points, while Vagts (6G, 1A) is right behind with 13.
  • The Owl defensive unit has conceded 22 goals this season and has given up just two goals over the last 202:31 of action. Bryn Mawr has conceded two or more goals in a game just five times this fall and has accumulated six shutouts.
  • Goalie Charlene Basque has started all 21 games this season, allowing 22 goals over 1,263 minutes played with a .763 save percentage and a 1.04 GAA. Basque registered one save and tallied her sixth shutout of the year during Bryn Mawr's first-round victory.
#5 JOHNS HOPKINS NOTES
  • Johns Hopkins, ranked fifth in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) national poll, enters the weekend with an 18-3 mark. 
  • The Blue Jays earned their 18th victory on Wednesday with a 6-0 triumph over Marywood in the NCAA Tournament's first round.
  • Johns Hopkins secured the Centennial Conference's automatic bid with a 4-1 win over Ursinus in the championship.
  • The Blue Jays are in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth-straight season and the 12th time overall. The program has amassed 15 wins (15-13) in program history in the NCAA postseason.
  • Johns Hopkins is riding a wave of momentum entering this weekend with a five-game winning streak and outscoring opponents 19-2 in that span.
  • Goalie Aubrey Kilgore has been a strong presence for the Blue Jays, starting all 21 contests. She ranks ninth nationally in GAA at 0.70 with an .803 save percentage. She has four shutouts and logged over 1,119 minutes.
  • Lily Slattery leads a potent offensive output, pacing the team in points (46), goals (19), game-winning goals (8) and assists (8). Emily Amsden is also above the 20-point plateau with 23 (9G, 5A).
#9 CORTLAND NOTES
  • Cortland is ranked ninth in the most recent NFHCA poll and comes into the second round with an 18-1 record and winners of its last eight contests.
  • Competing in their 32nd NCAA Tournament, the Red Dragons advanced to the second round with a 2-1 victory over Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday.
  • Cortland earned its third-straight State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) tournament championship after defeating New Paltz 2-1 in the title tilt.
  • The team began the season with 10-consecutive victories before suffering its lone defeat (1-0) at then-eight-ranked York on October 9. 
  • The Red Dragons have outscored their opponents 79-10 and have posted 11 shutouts to record the lowest goals against average in the nation (0.58).   
  • Cortland won national titles in 1993, 1994 and 2001, while earning the runner-up trophy in 1997. 
  • Keirra Ettere leads the Red Dragons with 44 points on 19 goals and six tallies. Seven of those goals have been game winners including the first goal in Wednesday's first-round victory. 
  • Hanna Corrigan has 41 points on 18 goals and five assists while ranking 12th in the nation in goals per game  
  • Goalie Emma Morgan has posted a 0.63 GAA alongside an .828 save percentage and six solo shutouts in 19 starts. Her goals against average is second in the country and her save percentage ranks 16th.
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS MIDDLEBURY
  • Saturday's matchup between Middlebury and Bryn Mawr will be the first-ever meeting in field hockey.
  • If the Panthers and Red Dragons square off in the regional final, the matchup will be the third all-time with each coming in the NCAA Tournament. Middlebury claimed a 2-1 victory in the 2003 national semifinals and a 5-1 decision in the NCAA Regional a year later.
  • Should Johns Hopkins and Middlebury meet on Sunday, the programs would play for the fourth-straight year. The programs have battled in the last three NCAA Championship games with the Panthers earning 4-1, 1-0 (OT) and 2-0 triumphs. 
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