The Hamilton College Continentals take on a familiar foe in the Wesleyan University Cardinals in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship at Babson College's MacDowell Field in Babson Park, Mass., on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.
 
These New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rivals played each other way back on Sept. 13 at Wesleyan and Hamilton came away with a 4-1 victory. The Continentals have won nine of the last 10 meetings between the teams. The Cardinals edged Hamilton 2-1 in 2023.
 
Here's a glance at Saturday's matchup as both teams aim to reach the national quarterfinals for the first time.  
 
Records
Hamilton: 12-5 overall (6-4 in NESCAC, tie for fifth place)
Wesleyan: 15-4 overall (7-3 in NESCAC, tie for second place)
 
Rankings
Hamilton: No. 12 in Nov. 11 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll and No. 10 in Nov. 9 NCAA Power Index
Wesleyan: No. 7 in Nov. 11 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll and No. 6 in Nov. 9 NCAA Power Index
 
How They Got Here
Hamilton: NCAA at-large selection; defeated SUNY Geneseo 2-1 in double OT in first round on Nov. 12
Wesleyan: NCAA at-large selection; defeated Marywood 7-0 in first round on Nov. 12
 
NCAA History
Hamilton: Second appearance, 1-1 record in NCAA Championship (2009)
Wesleyan: Second appearance, 2-1 record in NCAA Championship (2024)
 
Head Coaches
Hamilton: Missy Mariano, eighth season at Hamilton, 73-55 record (17th overall, 202-101 record)
Wesleyan: Christine Kemp, sixth season at Wesleyan, 52-46 record (seventh overall, 67-51 record)
 
Team Stats
Hamilton: 2.29 goals/game; 1.24 goals allowed/game; 18.8 shots/game; 10.4 shots allowed/game; 143 penalty corners; 100 corners allowed
Wesleyan: 2.42 goals/game; 1.11 goals allowed/game; 18.8 shots/game; 10.0 shots allowed/game; 165 penalty corners; 96 corners allowed
 
Individual Stat Leaders
Hamilton: Becky Felker '26 (F/D, 5-4, 9G-1A-19P); Sammy Higgins '26 (M, 5-5, 6G-4A-16P); Lilly Truchon '26 (M, 5-4, 7G-1A-15P); Isabelle Nahon '27 (D, 5-3, 3G-4A-10P); Morgan Clarke '28 (D, 5-8, 5 def. saves)
Wesleyan: Georgia Adams (Sr., F, 5-5, 9G-8A-26P); Leila Feldman (So., F, 5-6, 12G-2A-26P); Meera Patel (Fy., F, 5-5, 8G-9A-25P); Emily Smith (Fy., M, 5-3, 5G-5A-15P)
 
The Goalies
Hamilton: Kelly Janssen '28 (5-7, 3 starts, 7-3 record, 0.83 GAA, .808 save pct., 2 shutouts)
Wesleyan: Audrey Pace (Sr., 5-4, 19 starts, 15-4 record, 1.08 GAA, .812 save pct., 3 shutouts)
 
Notes
Hamilton: Playing in second round for the first time…12 wins this season is the most under Mariano…Ranked seventh in the Oct. 21 poll, the highest ranking in program history…Nahon (1st team), Higgins (2nd team) and Truchon (2nd team) made the all-NESCAC team…Four of the last five games have gone to overtime and three of those have made it to a shootout…Higgins has a goal in three of the last four games…Janssen has played in all 17 games and started the last three; she has allowed one goal in those three starts…Truchon was a 2024 all-American…5-4 record against ranked teams.
Wesleyan: Won 11 of their last 12 games, with a 2-0 loss against Bates in the NESCAC championship final the lone blemish since the start of October…Advanced to the NCAA championship second round for the second straight season…Held a 39-0 shot advantage over Marywood on Wednesday…Smith is the NESCAC Rookie of the Year and joined Adams and Pace on the all-conference first team…Natalie Shaw (back) and Brooke Miner (midfielder) were second team all-NESCAC…Five players on the all-conference team sets a team record…Adams is second all-time in team history with 108 career points…Nine shutouts this season is a team record.