(1) North Carolina vs. Clemson
✅ Final: (1) North Carolina def. Clemson 18-9
🔥 Top Performer: Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina — Humphrey became the NCAA's single-season goals leader for a freshman, the latest in a littany of accomplishments for the Tewaaraton Award finalist.
💥 Key Moment: Up 9-5 at halftime, North Carolina turned on the jets to begin the third quarter by scoring four of the first five in the period.
⏭️ Next: The Tar Heels nab the winner of Princeton-Johns Hopkins in the quarters.
(2) Boston College vs. Stony Brook
✅ Final: (2) Boston College def. Stony Brook 10-7
🔥 Top Performer: Shea Dolce, Boston College — Dolce made nine saves, including an acrobatic stop in the fourth quarter while Stony Brook was fighting back, to keep BC in front.
💥 Key Moment: With Stony Brook showing fight in the second half, the momentum seemed to half in the fourth quarter. Rachel Clark scored on a free position, though Stony Brook challenged the call because her foot appeared to touch the crease. Upon review, the goal was deemed good and Stony Brook received a two-minute penalty for a push on Clark. The Eagles ran out clock and eventually scored an empty-netter inside the final minute to ice it.
⏭️ Next: The Eagles draw the winner of Yale-Syracuse, two scrappy teams similar to Stony Brook that won't make things easy for the defending champs.
(4) Florida vs. Stanford
✅ Final: (4) Florida def. Stanford 13-12 (2OT)
🔥 Top Performer: Kaitlyn Davies, Florida — The midfielder deposited five goals on seven shots. Three of her goals were scored in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, and the last was the double-overtime winner (after a lucky bounce off Stanford goalie Lucy Pierson.).
💥 Key Moment: The final replay review? It appeared as if Kaitlyn Davies' shot was saved by Pierson, but the ball ricocheted off the back of the goalie mesh and sneaked past the line. The initial call on the field was a good goal, but the officials reviewed to make sure. The goal stood, and the Florida bench erupted.
⏭️ Next: Florida will host its first NCAA quarterfinal since 2014 against the winner of Duke and (5) Virginia.
(6) Maryland vs. Penn
✅ Final: Penn def. (6) Maryland 11-10 (2OT)
🔥 Top Performer: Orly Sedransk, Penn — Penn did a great job of spreading the wealth on offense, but without an overtime save from Sedransk, an upset would not have been possible. She made seven saves in total, no more impactful than the last.
💥 Key Moment: No angle? No problem. Erika Chung dished to Catherine Berkery at X, and Berkery quickly dodged and shot to the upper-right corner from seemingly behind goal-line extended. The goal secured an upset in double overtime.
⏭️ Next: After pulling off an upset, the Quakers might need to pull another. They play the winner of Michigan-Northwestern in the quarters.
(8) Johns Hopkins vs. Princeton
✅ Final: Princeton def (8) Johns Hopkins 18-12
🔥 Top Performer: McKenzie Blake, Princeton — Eight goals on 10 shots will do the trick, as Blake set Princeton's single-season goals record.
💥 Key Moment: Following a goal from Ava Angello that tied the score at 4 with 6:51 left in the second quarter, the Princeton offense got to work. The Tigers scored three in a row and nine of 11 to build a 13-5 lead.
⏭️ Next: Fans of offense, rejoice. Princeton gets No. 1 North Carolina on Thursday.
(5) Virginia vs. Duke
✅ Final: Duke def. (5) Virginia 17-9
🔥 Top Performer: Callie Hem, Duke — Hem had eight goals on Friday and another seven on Sunday, and Duke is still dancing as a result.
💥 Key Moment: Hem opened the third quarter with a trio of goals for Duke, extending the Blue Devil lead to 11-5. That was a sizable gap for Virginia to overcome, as its offense did not quite click like normal while Duke kept winning the draw battle.
⏭️ Next: Duke draws a matchup with fourth-seeded Florida down in Gainesville.
(7) Yale vs. Syracuse
✅ Final: (7) Yale def. Syracuse 9-8
🔥 Top Performer: Jenna Collignon, Yale — Collignon became the single-season goals leader for Yale and scored the final three goals for the Bulldogs, willing her team to the quarterfinals.
💥 Key Moment: The tying and winning goals came from Collignon in the span of 71 seconds, but it was the ensuing defensive stand by Yale that forced a wide shot with 3:23 left to play. Syracuse did not attempt another shot.
⏭️ Next: Yale heads to Chestnut Hill to face second-seeded Boston College.
(3) Northwestern vs. Michigan
✅ Final: (3) Northwestern def. Michigan 15-7
🔥 Top Performer: Madison Taylor, Northwestern — The Wildcats and U.S. U20 superstar singlehandedly beat the Wolverines, setting an NCAA tournament single-game record with 10 goals and bringing her season total to 99 — four shy of the NCAA single-season record set by High Point's Abby Hormes in 2022.
💥 Key Moment: Taylor scored her first goal 52 seconds into the game and just kept scoring. Seven of her goals were unassisted. More impressive? She shot 10-for-11. Northwestern improved to 34-0 all-time in NCAA tournament home games. That's some home field advantage. Michigan did keep the game close until the third quarter, when Taylor tallied five unanswered goals and Nikki Miles scored with four seconds left in the frame to blow it open.
⏭️ Next: The Wildcats host Penn in an NCAA quarterfinal Thursday on ESPNU. Northwestern is 15-3 all-time in the series, including championship weekend triumphs in 2008 and 2009.
