Baltimore – Marywood University will compete in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championships for the second time in school history on Wednesday. The Atlantic East Conference champion Pacers will head to Baltimore to take on No. 5 Johns Hopkins University at 4 p.n. 

The broadcast will be aired on NCAA Champs Pass. 

The Pacers (14-6) captured their second Atlantic East title with a 2-0 victory over Immaculata University on Saturday. Dariane Jones scored the game-winning goal in the 38th minute off a Cydney Lahr assist. Jordan Saybe manufactured an insurance goal in the third quarter. 

Corrin Hasty was named both the Tournament MVP and Elite 20 winner for highest GPA at the championships site. 

Marywood has the second-most wins in program history. The Pacers went undefeated in conference play to secure the No. 1 seed in the conference playoffs.

The Basics

Marywood vs. #5 Johns Hopkins // Wednesday, Nov. 13 // 4 p.m. EST // Homewood Field // Baltimore, Md.
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Preview on the Pacers

• The Pacers have 15 wins this season which tied for the second-most in program history. 
• With 80 goals on the year, the 2024 Marywood offense broke the record for total goals scored in program history. 
• Marywood produced the top four goal producers in the Atlantic East in Cydney Lahr, Dariane Jones, Maria Tomada and Lany Straub. 
• Marywood is ranked 69th in the NPI Rankings this season. The Pacers are winless in five games against teams with a higher NPI. Marywood is 14-1 versus teams with a lower NPI. The Pacers' top win was over DeSales (#77). 
• Cydney Lahr was selected the Atlantic East Player of the Year on Tuesday. Lahr joined Corrin Hasty, Dariane Jones, Lany Straub, Cassie Slusser and Maria Tomada were all picked First Team. Aliyah Heintzelman notched a Second Team selection. 

Scouting the Blue Jays
Fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins checks in with a 17-3 record. The Blue Jays upended No. 16 Ursinus College 4-1 in the Centennial Conference championship. 

• Marywood and Johns Hopkins have played once in program history. The Blue Jays defeated the Pacers 3-0 in Madison, N.J. on Sept. 7, 1985. 
• Saturday's match will be the first time the two teams have faced off in the Atlantic East Final. In 2023, the Pacers faced the Mighty Macs in the Semifinals and the Pacers advanced with a 2-0 victory. 
• The Blue Jays have six players in double digits for points. Lila Slattery led the offense with 17 goals and eight assists for 42 points. Emily Amsden contributed nine goals and five assists for 23 points. 
• Johns Hopkins outscored opponents 61-14 this season. 
• Lila Slattery, Liz Falterer, Jenna Halpin and Aubrey Kilgore were selected to the First Team All-Centennial Conference. 
• Hopkins is ranked sixth in the most recent NPI rankings. The Blue Jays are 1-1 against teams with a higher rank, beating #4 Shenandoah 3-1 and losing to #2 Salisbury 2-0. Johns Hopkins is 16-2 against teams with a lower rank. 
• Hopkins is sixth in the country in goals against average. Aubrey Kilgore is ninth in Division III with a .72 goals against average. 

More on the NCAA Tournament

• In the Pacers' only NCAA appearance, they lost 1-0 to FDU-Florham on Nov. 13, 2019. Marisa Mongioi had three defensive saves, and Sara Sterchak had a defensive stop. Kerri Mountz made 12 saves. 
• Johns Hopkins has been the NCAA Division III runner-ups each of the past three seasons. The Blue Jays lost to six-time defending champion Middlebury College each time.
• The winner of the Marywood-Hopkins will advance to the Middlebury Regional. They will take on the winner between Ohio Wesleyan and SUNY Cortland.

Marywood's record this season…

At home: 10-1
On the road: 4-5
In Overtime: 1-0
When Outshooting its opponents: 14-1
When Out-cornering its opponents: 13-4
Vs. Teams with a Higher NPI: 0-5
Vs. Teams with a Lower NPI: 13-1

Numbers to Know

80: The Pacers have had 80 goals this season averaging four goals per game.
4: Marywood holds a 4-0 Atlantic East record in the regular season. In those four games Marywood has notched 21 goals.
51: Graduate student Cydney Lahr has collected 51 points in the 2024 campaign. She has tied the record for goals scored in a single season (21) and became the third member of the 100 Point Club earlier this season. She now has a total of 124 career points.
200: With 80 goals and 42 assists on the year, the Pacers offense totals 200 points heading into the championship. With Lahr's 51 points, Dariane Jones and Maria Tomada are the next points leaders with 44 and 43, respectively.
19: In 18 games, Marywood's goalkeeper Sabrina Frazer has allowed only 19 goals averaging a conference leading 1.23 goals against average.
7th: Marywood ranks seventh in NCAA Division III with four goals per game. Individually, Cydney Lahr (eighth), Maria Tomada (23th) and Dariane Jones (25th) are all ranked. 
26: The Pacers have three of the Top 26 producers of points per game. Cydney Lahr ranks 11th with 2.55 points per game. Dariane Jones is 17th with 2.32, and Maria Tomada is 26th with 2.15. 
4: Liv Rosengrant leads the Atlantic East with four defensive saves. She had three stops versus TCNJ.
1: Coach Julie Trott became the winningest coach in Marywood history earlier this season. 
5: Marywood ranks in the top 10 nationally in five categories: penalty corners per game (4th, 12.15); goals per game (7th); scoring average (9th, 3.96); points per game (10th, 10.1); and scoring margin (10th, 2.52).
148: Graduate student Maria Tomada has 148 points for her career. She has posted a career-best 18 goals and 43 points, surpassing her three-year totals at Keystone. The Argentinian is 12th and 13th among active Division III career leaders in points and goals, respectively.
0.59: Dariane Jones currently ranks third among active career leaders with .58 assists per game.