NESCAC Powers: No. 1 Middlebury and No. 2 Tufts
Middlebury currently sits atop the IWLCA Div. III ranks, as Tufts trails in the No. 2 spot. The pair of NESCAC powers both finished 3-0 during the COVID-truncated 2020 season; both teams return the bulk of their talent to make a run
if they re able to compete this spring.
Earning Media All-America honors last spring, Middlebury s Erin Nicholas posted four goals in three outings last spring, while also grabbing 16 draws, nine groundballs and causing eight turnovers. Earning first-team honors alongside Nicholas, Addy Mitchell is widely regarded as one of the top defenders in the nation. The senior caused six turnovers and picked up eight groundballs last season.