MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Top-seeded Middlebury and No. 3-seeded Wesleyan will meet in the 2026 NESCAC Women's Lacrosse Championship Game on Sunday, May 3 at 1:00 p.m. at Middlebury's Peter Kohn Field.
The Panthers will play for the NESCAC title for the 16th time in program history and fifth time in six seasons. Middlebury owns a conference-best 12 titles, its last in 2024.
Wesleyan returns to the championship game for the third consecutive season. The Cardinals are seeing their first NESCAC Championship.
Middlebury pulled out a 5-4 win over Wesleyan on April 4 at Peter Kohn Field. The championship game marks the fourth meeting between the teams in the NESCAC Tournament. The Panthers hold a 2-1 edge in the tournament series, but the Cardinals earned a win (13-10) the last time the teams squared off in the 2025 semifinals.
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No. 1 Middlebury def. No. 4 Trinity, 13-8 | Box Score
Tied at 5-5 at halftime, Middlebury (17-0) outscored Trinity, 8-3, over the final two quarters to secure a 13-8 victory. Caroline Adams and Haley Hamilton scored four goals each to pace the Panthers. Adams also dished out a team-high three assists to finish the game with seven points. Kaeley Zito, Lily Acerra, and Charlotte Troy each notched a pair of goals for the Bantams.
No. 3 Wesleyan def. No. 2 Tufts, 10-9 (OT) | Box Score
In a rematch of the 2025 NESCAC Championship Game, Wesleyan (15-2) pulled out a 10-9 win in overtime to outlast Tufts. Wesleyan led 8-5 after a goal by Addie Cummings at the 7:43 mark of the third quarter. Tufts answered with four consecutive goals, including a marker by Allie Zorn with 58 seconds left to take a 9-8 advantage. Cummings tied the game at 9-9 with a goal with one second remaining in regulation and forced overtime. In extra time, Caroline Cervini's seventh goal of the season propelled Wesleyan into the championship game.
