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Tufts, Colby, Middlebury to represent New England in Division 3 women’s lacrosse Final Four
The winners will advance to the championship game, set for Sunday at noon.
A strong contingent will represent New England at the Division 3 women’s lacrosse championship weekend in Salem, Va.
Three of the four teams — Tufts, Middlebury (Vt.), and Colby (Maine) — hail from New England, and they have just five total losses this season between them.
Tufts’ only loss this year was to Middlebury, and two of Colby’s three losses came against Tufts, while the third was against Middlebury (which lost only to Wesleyan).
Three-time reigningchampion Middlebury will face Colby Friday at 4 p.m. at Roanoke College, in Virginia, while the Jumbos will take on Gettysburg (Pa.) at 7 p.m. Both semifinal games on Friday will be available to stream on NCAA.com.
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The winners will advance to the championship game, set for Sunday at noon.
Bedford’s Allie Zorn leads Tufts (20-1) in points (82) and is second on the team in goals (59). The junior was a 2022 Globe All-Scholastic and girls’ lacrosse player of the year during her senior year at Bedford High.
Tufts beat its first two NCAA Tournament opponents by a combined 20 points before eking out an 8-7 win over Salisbury (Md.) to advance to the national semifinals.
On the other side of the bracket, Colby (17-3) will face powerhouse Middlebury (19-1), which has lost just two games in the last four years: against Tufts in the 2022 NESCAC tournament final, and against Wesleyan in this season’s NESCAC semifinals.
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The Panthers have won three straight NCAA titles and are led by former Globe All-Scholastic Hope Shue, a graduate of Dover-Sherborn High School. Now a senior, Shue was the only Division 3 player named to the Tewaaraton Award watch list in February. Last year, she was the IWCLA National Player of the Year.
The attacker leads the Panthers in goals (76) and points (107) and is second in assists (31). She’s the program’s all-time leading goal scorer (296) and this season broke Middlebury’s all-time points record with 379 and counting (the previous record was 347, which Amy DiAdamo set from 1994-97).
Gillette Stadium will host the remaining Final Four games across all divisions over the weekend, including the Division 3 men’s slate, where the undefeated Jumbos will look to defend their national title.
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