HADLEY, Mass. - Top-seeded Williams, No. 2 Tufts, and No. 3 Hamilton advanced through to the semifinals and will be joined by No. 5 Middlebury, which upset No. 4 Colby in double overtime in the quarterfinal round.
 
The Ephs will host the remaining rounds of the NESCAC Tournament at Cole Field on November 7-8.
 
How to Watch
All games will be streamed for free via the NESCAC NETWORK powered by NSN. The NESCAC NETWORK is available on the streaming apps for television (Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku), computers, and mobile devices (iOS, Android). Find the apps by searching for NESCAC Network in your device’s app store. Download the app and begin watching wherever you are.
 
NESCAC Tournament History
Williams (8, last: 2017), Middlebury (5, last: 2021), and Tufts (2, last: 2025) have combined for 17 of the 25 NESCAC Championships. Hamilton is looking for its first title in program history.
 
In the Polls
All four remaining teams are ranked in the latest IWSOC Coaches Poll: Tufts (#3), Williams (#8), Hamilton (#16), Middlebury (#23).
 
No. 1 Williams (12-2-1) vs. No. 5 Middlebury (9-3-4)

• Williams, the 2025 NESCAC Runners-Up, opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over No. 8 Bates. Chloe Lee netted the game-winner in the 79th minute.
• The Ephs are looking for their ninth NESCAC title to break a tie with Amherst for the most in league history. Williams last won the conference crown in 2017.
• William went 7-0-1 in October, including the quarterfinal win over Bates.
• Maya Lloyd leads Williams in points (16) and goals (6) to go with four assists. Bria Abbiati ranks second in scoring with 15 points and is tied with Greta Pew for the team lead in assists (5). Chelsea Mohammed is 12-1-1 with six shutouts in the Williams net. She carries a 0.31 goals against average and an .886 save percentage.
• The Ephs have conceded just five goals this season, leading the league.
• Middlebury, a five-time NESCAC Champion (last: 2021), advanced through to the semifinals with a 1-0 double-overtime win at No. 4 Colby. Mariana Rode scored the game-winner in the 106th minute.
• The Panthers are 6-1-0 in their last seven matches and are making their 18th semifinal appearance in team history.
• Taya McClennen leads Middlebury with 10 points (4G, 2A). Rode has also scored four goals for the Panthers and is tied with Chloe Swindel with nine points.
• Aubrey Silvestri and Frankie Marston have shared the goalkeeping duties for the Panthers. Silvestri owns a 5-1-0 record with a 0.16 goals against average and .960 save percentage in six games played, while Marston has a 1.16 goals against average and a .810 save percentage in 10 games.
• Williams handed Middlebury a 1-0 loss in the regular-season finale at Middlebury on October 27. Lee scored the lone goal in the 33rd minute. The Ephs are 7-4-3 against the Panthers in the NESCAC Tournament series. The 2026 semifinal is a rematch of last year’s semifinal match, where the Ephs earned a 2-1 win at Tufts.

No. 2 Tufts (12-0-3) vs. No. 3 Hamilton (11-2-3)

• This semifinal match features two of the top three goal scorers in the conference. Lila Hamilton has 11 markers (2nd in the NESCAC) and Waverly Sumner has tallied 10 goals (3rd in the NESCAC) for the Jumbos.
• Tufts, the defending NESCAC Champion, posted its first unbeaten regular season in team history and is one of eight unbeaten teams in Division III.
• Four different Jumbos scored in Tufts’ 4-2 win over No. 7 Wesleyan to advance to the semifinals for the 13th time.
• Tufts has scored 45 goals (1st in the NESCAC) while allowing just nine this season.
• Maren Jones (6G, 10A) and Sumner (10G, 2A) pace the Tufts attack with 22 points each. Sumner has netted a team-leading 10 goals while Jones has handed a team-best 10 assists.
• Gigi Edwards is the leading goalkeeper for Tufts with a 9-0-2 record and four shutouts. Edwards holds a 0.67 goals against average and a .846 save percentage.
• Hamilton is in the semifinals for the first time since 2021 and the third time in team history, following a 3-0 win over No. 6 Conn. College. Sarah Flood assisted all three Continental goals in the quarterfinal victory.
• The Continentals’ 11 wins are the most since the 2021 season (14) and Hamilton is 4-0-2 in its last six matches.
• Sullivan’s 11 markers and 23 points lead Hamilton. Haley Cramer (5G, 7A) has a team-best seven assists and 17 points. Flood (2G, 6A) and Aly Fernandes (5G) are tied for third in team scoring with 10 points each.
• Corah Boller and Olivia Connolly have split the goalkeeping duties. Boller is 5-1-3 with a 1.19 goals against average and .804 save percentage. Connolly has five shutouts with a 6-1-0 record and a 0.53 goals against average to go with a .852 save percentage.
• Tufts posted a 3-0 win at Hamilton on October 4. The Jumbos also own a 2-1-0 edge in the NESCAC Tournament series. Tufts defeated the Continentals, 1-0, in the 2024 quarterfinals.