Middlebury reclaimed the championship throne with a 13-11 overtime victory over The College of New Jersey in the Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship game May 16 at St. John Fisher. The Panthers ended the season 19-0, a school record for wins along with a fourth perfect season.

Middlebury is now 70-1 over the past four seasons and 131-7 over the past eight. The victory marks the Panthers' fifth lacrosse title overall, with the last coming in 2002.

The College of New Jersey ended its season at 18-1. The Lions have won this event a record 11 times, with their last victory coming in 2000.

Middlebury earned the win despite leading-scorer Nuala O'Donohoe receiving two yellow cards (for stick infractions) in the game, forcing a red card and her ineligibility to play the final 29:23 of the contest.

The College of New Jersey led, 2-1, before O'Donohoe tied the game at the 19:29 mark of the first half. The Lions regained the lead before a pair of goals from Michele Bergofsky and O'Donohoe gave Middlebury a 4-3 advantage. The College of New Jersey scored four of the game's next five goals to take a 7-5 lead with 3:13 left in the second half. Schuyler Winstead found the back of net for the Panthers with 38 seconds left in the half to cut the lead to 7-6 at the break.

The second half stayed tight, with the Lions scoring two goals in 31 seconds to take a 10-8 lead with 12:21 remaining in the game. Middlebury then regained control, scoring three straight goals to forge an 11-10 advantage. Elizabeth Renehan scored the first on a free position, followed by goals from Liza Humes at 5:46 and Caitlin McCormick at 2:47. The College of New Jersey came right back and tied the game with just one minute left, forcing overtime.

Two three-minute overtime periods were played, with Middlebury scoring with 1:37 left in the first overtime to take a 12-11 lead on a goal from Bergofsky. Channing Weymouth sealed the game as time was expiring to give Middlebury the 13-11 win.

Middlebury defeated Amherst, 13-9, to advance to the title game. The College of New Jersey won its semifinal against Salisbury, 14-9.

First round

Nazareth 12, Wooster 5; Cortland St. 16, New England Col. 7; Scranton 16, Western New Eng. 5.

Regionals

TCNJ 15, Nazareth 1; Colorado Col. 10, St. Mary's (Md.) 9; TCNJ 19, Colorado Col. 9 (TCNJ advances). Salisbury 18, Cabrini 7; Gettysburg 13, Wash. & Lee 8; Salisbury 8, Gettysburg 5 (Salisbury advances). Middlebury 10, Cortland St. 5; Wheaton (Mass.) 14, William Smith 13; Middlebury 20, Wheaton (Mass.) 6 (Middlebury advances). Amherst 20, Scranton 4; Plymouth St. 14, Ithaca 12; Amherst 21, Plymouth St. 6 (Amherst advances).

Semifinals

TCNJ scoring: Lauren Dougher 6, Katie Wagenblast 5, Bernadette Campbell 2, Bridget Bigley 1.

Salisbury scoring: Jessica White 3, Linda Ackermann 2, Lynsey Bateman 2, Erin McCarthy 1, Sarah Slafkosky 1.

Shots: TCNJ 34, Salisbury 16. Saves: TCNJ -- Megan Marquardt 5, Salisbury -- Ali Goetz 13.

Middlebury scoring: Nuala O'Donohoe 4, Kim Walker 3, Elizabeth Renehan 2, Claire Edelen 2, Schuyler Winstead 1, Caitlin McCormick 1.

Amherst scoring: Ashley Harmeling 3, Liz Martin 2, Jackie Sargent 2, Scotty Hanley 1, Caitie Parker 1.

Shots: Middlebury 34, Amherst 23. Saves: Middlebury -- Sarah Grenert 8, Amherst -- Olivia D'Ambrosio 8.

Championship

Middlebury scoring: Elizabeth Renehan 3, Nuala O'Donohoe 2, Michele Bergofsky 2, Channing Weymouth 2, Schuyler Winstead 1, Caitlin McCormick 1, Kim Walker 1, Liza Humes 1.

TCNJ scoring: Lauren Dougher 4, Carin Heller 4, Katie Wagenblast 2, Bridget Bigley 1.

Shots: Middlebury 32, TCNJ 25. Saves: Middlebury -- Sarah Grenert 7, TCNJ -- Megan Marquardt 12.