MIDDLEBURY, VT – Host and second-ranked Middlebury beat fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins, 3-1, Sunday in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Blue Jays end their season at 19-4, while the Panthers improve to 17-2 and earn a spot in the NCAA Semifinals.
 
Middlebury opened the scoring midway through the second quarter as the Panthers scored on a corner. After inserting the corner, Caroline Segal redirected a shot from Grace Keefe at the left post. Hopkins answered with 1:25 to play in the half. Megan Chang intercepted a pass deep in the Panthers' end, dribbled around a defender and then lifted a shot into the top left corner to tie the game at one.
 
The home team retook the lead at the 41:08-mark when Keefe played a long ball into the circle and Georgianne Defeo tipped it into the cage at the back post. Middlebury added an insurance goal with eight minutes to play off the stick of Emma McCann.
 
Middlebury finished with a 21-5 advantage in shots and a 9-2 edge in corners. Aubrey Kilgore made nine saves and finished with 18 in three NCAA Tournament games. That is tied for third most in a single tournament by a JHU goalie.
 
Hopkins and Middlebury met for the fourth straight season in the NCAA Tournament. The three previous meetings occurred in the national championship game. JHU's 12 goals scored in the 2024 NCAA Tournament are the most by the Blue Jays in a single tournament.