Middlebury College women’s soccer’s strong 2025 campaign came to an end in the NCAA Division III tournament’s third round. The Panthers were not able to counter a strong attack from the NESCAC champion Tufts University Jumbos, leading to a 2-0 shutout loss and their eventual elimination from the NCAA tourney. The Jumbos constantly put the pressure on, outshooting the Panthers 24-2, including 16 shots alone in the second half. Livia Davidson did her best in net, tallying nine saves, but still allowed the two goals in the loss.Claire Brady struck first for the Jumbos after finding an opening in a breakdown from the Panthers’ defense. Tufts then converted on a counterattack in the second, leading to an Audrey Cromett insurance goal. Middlebury head coach Peter Kim emphasized had little to no faults in allowing both goals against Tufts.”You saw the quality of Davidson’s play at the end, where she made that huge save,” Kim said. “She’s been there all season for us, and certainly not her mistakes that cost us the goals.” Despite the result, Kim still applauded the effort of his team to reach their 12th NCAA tournament third round in program history. He was impressed with how well his team performed, considering the injuries the team suffered and how young his roster is, with 14 first-years and many of them playing considerable minutes throughout the season. “We were a quality squad,” he said. “We’ve got heart. The strength of the team has always been togetherness. They’ve been one group all the way through. We’ve had a bunch of tough injuries, and we’ve had to reshuffle a lot, and our first years came on strong, so I think it bodes pretty well for us moving forward.”Middlebury closed its season with a 13-4-3 record. Tufts moves on to the NCAA Quarterfinals to face Mary Washington University on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m.

MIDDLEBURY, Conn. —

Middlebury College women’s soccer’s strong 2025 campaign came to an end in the NCAA Division III tournament’s third round.

The Panthers were not able to counter a strong attack from the NESCAC champion Tufts University Jumbos, leading to a 2-0 shutout loss and their eventual elimination from the NCAA tourney.

The Jumbos constantly put the pressure on, outshooting the Panthers 24-2, including 16 shots alone in the second half. Livia Davidson did her best in net, tallying nine saves, but still allowed the two goals in the loss.

Claire Brady struck first for the Jumbos after finding an opening in a breakdown from the Panthers’ defense. Tufts then converted on a counterattack in the second, leading to an Audrey Cromett insurance goal.

Middlebury head coach Peter Kim emphasized had little to no faults in allowing both goals against Tufts.

“You saw the quality of Davidson’s play at the end, where she made that huge save,” Kim said. “She’s been there all season for us, and certainly not her mistakes that cost us the goals.”

Despite the result, Kim still applauded the effort of his team to reach their 12th NCAA tournament third round in program history. He was impressed with how well his team performed, considering the injuries the team suffered and how young his roster is, with 14 first-years and many of them playing considerable minutes throughout the season.

“We were a quality squad,” he said. “We’ve got heart. The strength of the team has always been togetherness. They’ve been one group all the way through. We’ve had a bunch of tough injuries, and we’ve had to reshuffle a lot, and our first years came on strong, so I think it bodes pretty well for us moving forward.”

Middlebury closed its season with a 13-4-3 record. Tufts moves on to the NCAA Quarterfinals to face Mary Washington University on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m.