Middlebury College's Katie George scored two goals and the nationally ranked No. 2 Panthers posted a 5-1 win over the No. 17 Hamilton College Continentals in a 2022 NESCAC Field Hockey Championship quarterfinal at Middlebury's Kohn Field on Saturday afternoon. 
 
How It Happened

• George put Middlebury on the board with 5:49 left in the first quarter. Hamilton goalkeeper Abby Griffin '26 had stopped a penalty stroke less than a minute earlier.
• After a scoreless second quarter, the Panthers struck 1:59 into the third on a goal by Amy Griffin that was assisted by Grace Murphy.
• Just 22 seconds later, Hamilton cut Middlebury's lead in half after the Continentals earned a penalty corner. Camille Donaghey '23 inserted the ball to Kiera Wax '23, who stopped it for Hannah Dillon '24 for Dillon's blast from the edge of the circle. 
• The Panthers added two more in the third on goals by Caroline Segal and Lilly Branka. 
• George secured Middlebury's last goal less than five minutes into the fourth quarter on a pass from Sadie LeStage. 

Notes

• The top-seeded Panthers improved to 15-1 overall.
• Middlebury edged the Continentals 2-1 at Hamilton back on Sept. 17.
• Dillon tallied her fifth goal of the season and finished first on the team in points with 16. 
• Wax and Donaghey picked up their third assists this fall. 
• This marked the second straight game that the Hamilton trio of Dillon, Wax and Donaghey worked together to score a goal.
• Griffin collected four saves in the cage. 
• The Panthers held a 16-1 shot advantage. 
• Middlebury posted an 11-4 edge on penalty corners. 

Season Recap

• Hamilton concluded its season with an 8-8 record. The Continentals finished in eighth place with a 4-6 NESCAC record and earned the No. 8 seed for the championship.