Middlebury beats Johns Hopkins 4-1 to win 2021 NCAA DIII field hockey championship, 4th in a row

Middlebury, once again, is the national champion in DIII field hockey.

It's a four-peat for the Panthers and their fifth national championship in the last six seasons. The word dynasty might not even be good enough at this point.

Katie George and Erin Nicholas each scored a pair of goals to lead Middlebury to the title. Each player scored once in each half.

You can watch the trophy ceremony live here on NCAA.com right now.

Middlebury got off to a quick start in the DIII field hockey championship final, scoring two goals six minutes apart in the first quarter.

Katie George started the scoring with her 16th goal of the season in the ninth minute, then Erin Nicholas added a penalty stroke goal in the 14th minute, her 27th of the season.

Neither team could push anything across in the second quarter, sending them into the locker rooms at halftime with Middlebury still leading 2-0.

You can watch the second half of the match live here on NCAA.com.

And stay tuned to this page for more updates on the final.

Two teams remain in the hunt for the 2021 Division III field hockey championship. On Saturday, Middlebury and Johns Hopkins each advanced past the semifinals to set up the title game Sunday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. ET.

Middlebury cruised past Rowan, 4-1, in Saturday's first semifinal. The Panthers will play for a fourth straight national championship, not including last year's tournament cancelation due to COVID-19. In the second semifinal game, Johns Hopkins outlasted Trinity (CT), 1-0. JHU now seeks its first title in program history.

Sunday afternoon's championship game will be played on Robin Sheppard Field in Hartford, Connecticut, as were both semifinals. The 1 p.m. ET game will be live streamed here on NCAA.com.

Click or tap here to view the complete interactive bracket. 

Middlebury Athletics

We're down to the final four in the 2021 DIII field hockey championships. The semifinals of the tournament are today, Saturday, Nov. 20.

Middlebury is looking to win its fourth title in a row and fifth in the last six seasons. Rowan will try to slay the dragon today, and Trinity and Johns Hopkins will face off in the other semifinal.

Both semifinals and the final will be played in Hartford, Conn. at Robin Sheppard Field.

Fans will be able to watch both semifinal matches today live on NCAA.com. Click or tap the links below to live stream each match. Here are the semifinal matchups (all times Eastern):

• Middlebury 4, Rowan 1 | Watch the full replay
• Johns Hopkins 1, Trinity (CT) 0 | Watch the full replay

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NCAA

Today's winners will meet in the final, which will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Trinity Athletics

After Sunday's third-round action at the 2021 DIII Field Hockey Championship, the semifinal matchups will be set. But first, there's a quartet of third-round matches, which are scheduled for Sunday afternoon:

• Halftime | Middlebury 1, Tufts 0
• Halftime |Babson 0, Trinity (CT) 0
• Halftime | Washington & Lee 0, Rowan 1
• 1 p.m. ET | Johns Hopkins vs. Bowdoin

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The DIII field hockey tournament is down to eight teams after the second round of action on the pitch. All three undefeated teams that came into the second round without a loss took care of business and advanced to the third round.

Three-time DIII field hockey champion Middlebury began its march toward a fourth title in a row with a strong 5-1 win over Endicott. The other pair of undefeated squads, Johns Hopkins and Washington & Lee, secured shutout victories.

Here are Saturday's complete second-round results.

• Middlebury 5, Endicott 1
• Babson 6, Messiah 1
• Rowan 2, Ohio Wesleyan 1
• Johns Hopkins 1, Salisbury 0
• Trinity (CT) 2, Kean 0
• Tufts 5, SUNY New Paltz 2
• Washington & Lee 2, Scranton 0
• Bowdoin 1, Centre 0

Click or tap here for the full 2021 DIII field hockey bracket.

NCAA

Here is the schedule for the third round on Sunday, Nov. 14. All four matches will begin at 1 p.m. ET.

• Trinity (CT) vs. Babson
• Johns Hopkins vs. Bowdoin
• Tufts vs. Middlebury
• Rowan vs. Washington & Lee

The field in the DIII field hockey championships has been cut from 26 to 16 teams after the first day of action. Ten winners from today will join six teams who earned first-round byes for the second round on Saturday, Nov. 13.

The first round began with a huge game between SUNY New Paltz hosting undefeated Wilson, a matchup of teams with 34 combined wins on the season. SUNY New Paltz controlled the game throughout, shutting out Wilson 3-0.

The best game of the day was between Salisbury and Lynchburg, who traded goals to finish regulation tied at 2. Overtime didn't last too long. Salisbury's Molly Reardon only need one minute and six seconds to score the winning goal and send her team into the second round.

Bowdoin closed the night with the a dominant offensive display, crushing Eastern Conn. St. 9-0.

Here are the final scores from all 10 first-round games:

SUNY New Paltz 3, Wilson 0

Christopher Newport 1, Centre 2

SUNY Cortland 1, Ohio Wesleyan 2

Lynchburg 2, Salisbury 3 (OT)

Trinity (CT) 5, St. John Fisher 0

Vassar 1, Endicott 2

Messiah 3, Stevens 0

Scranton 3, Ursinus 2

Tufts 1, JWU (Providence) 0

Bowdoin 9, Eastern Conn. St. 0

Click or tap here for the full 2021 DIII field hockey championships bracket.

NCAA The 2021 DIII field hockey championship bracket updated after the first round.

The second round will feature eight games that all take place on Saturday, Nov. 13. They will be split among four campus sites: Middlebury, Rowan, Babson, and Johns Hopkins. Here's the full schedule (all times Eastern):

Middlebury vs. Endicott | 11 a.m.

Babson vs. Messiah | 11 a.m.

Ohio Wesleyan vs. Rowan | 11 a.m.

Salisbury vs. Johns Hopkins | 11 a.m.

Trinity (CT) vs. Kean | 2 p.m.

SUNY New Paltz vs. Tufts | 2 p.m.

Washington and Lee vs. Scranton | 2 p.m.

Bowdoin vs. Centre | 2 p.m.

Tufts Athletics

The first round of the 2021 DIII field hockey championship begins Wednesday, with 20 teams in action across 10 games on campus sites.

Winners of today's games will join six teams who received first-round byes, including undefeated 2019 national champion Middlebury, and play in the second and third rounds this weekend.

Click or tap here to see the full 2021 DIII field hockey championship bracket.

There's no easing into the championship action, as the first game of the day features undefeated Wilson (18-0) on the road at SUNY New Paltz (16-2). The teams' 34 combined wins between them are the most among all the matchups in the first round.

Here are today's games (all times Eastern). The first team listed is the host school.

SUNY New Paltz 3, Wilson 0

Christopher Newport 1, Centre 2

SUNY Cortland 1, Ohio Wesleyan 2

Lynchburg 2, Salisbury 3 (OT)

Trinity (CT) 5, St. John Fisher 0

Vassar 1, Endicott 2

Messiah 3, Stevens 0

Scranton 3, Ursinus 2

Tufts 0, JWU (Providence) 0 |3rd Quarter | Live stats

Bowdoin 7, Eastern Conn. St. 0 | 3rd Quarter | Live stats

The 2021 DIII field hockey selections will be released Sunday, Nov. 7. The selections will mark the DIII field hockey championship's return after getting canceled in 2020. You can find this year's complete field and official bracket right here on NCAA.com. 

Here's what you need to know.

When: The 2021 DIII field hockey championship selections will be revealed on Sunday, Nov. 7.
Where: The selections and bracket will be released here on NCAA.com.

Trinity College will host the semifinal and national championship rounds at Robin Sheppard Field in Hartford, Connecticut, November 20-21. The semifinal and national championship rounds will be streamed live on NCAA.com.

Below is the schedule for the 2021 DIII field hockey championships:

First round

• Wednesday, Nov. 10 | Multiple Sites

Second round

• Saturday, Nov. 13 | Multiple Sites

Third round

• Sunday, Nov. 14 | Multiple Sites

Semifinals

• Saturday, Nov. 20 | Semifinal I: 11 a.m. ET | Robin Sheppard Field in Hartford, CT
• Saturday, Nov. 20 | Semifinal II: 2 p.m. ET | Robin Sheppard Field in Hartford, CT

National Championship

• Sunday, Nov. 21 | National Championship: 1 p.m. ET | Robin Sheppard Field in Hartford, CT

Middlebury edged Franklin & Marshall 1-0 to take home the DIII field hockey national championship in 2019. It was the Panthers' third consecutive national title and fourth in five years.

Click or tap here for the final stats from the 2019 championship. Below is the year-by-year national championship history, since 1981.