#1 Women’s Lacrosse Downs #18 Rowan in NCAA Third Round
The #1 Middlebury women's lacrosse team rattled off a 9-1 run in the opening quarter en route to a 21-4 victory over #18 Rowan in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
lede photo — lacrosse (w)<img alt="MaddieAckerman26RowanNCAAThirdRound" src="https://athletics.middlebury.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/16/MaddieAckerman26RowanNCAAThird.png" /><br /><br />The #1 Middlebury women's lacrosse team rattled off a 9-1 run in the opening quarter en route to a 21-4 victory over #18 Rowan in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
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