MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Trinity College Field Hockey team suffered a 6-1 loss to top-seeded Middlebury College in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Field Hockey Championship Quarterfinals at Peter Kohn Field Saturday afternoon. The Bantams wrap the 2023 campaign with a 9-7 mark, while the Panthers improved to 16-0 on the season.

With 10:02 remaining in the first half, the Panthers delivered the first strike as senior Katie George (North Kingstown, R.I.) found the back of the cage off a pass from junior Caroline Segal (Glencoe, Ill.) to make it a 1-0 game. Middlebury senior Audrey Lazar (Orchard Park, N.Y.) netted an unassisted goal in the 10^th minute, and then junior Amy Griffin (Wilmette, Ill.) put back a rebound after Trinity senior keeper Olivia McMichael (Glenside, Pa.) save to hand the Panthers a 3-0 lead after the first quarter of play.

The Bantams broke through in the just over five minutes into the second quarter as senior Kylie Tierney (Garden City, N.J.) found classmate Demi Janis (Cos Cob, Conn.) after a penalty corner to trim the gap to 3-1, which remained into heading into halftime.

Griffin potted her second goal of the day in the 38^th minute to extend the lead to 4-1. Junior Hanna Medwar (Andover, Mass.) added a strike late in the third quarter, and then Griffin scored her third goal with 7:44 remaining to send the Panthers to the 6-1 win.

Middlebury outshot Trinity, 40-5, during the contest. McMichael made a career-high 16 saves for Trinity, while Middlebury keeper KK Newton stopped five shots.