The women's ice hockey team looks to defeat perennial NESCAC powerhouse Middlebury College on Friday. In just three seasons of NESCAC play, Middlebury has already won a NESCAC and a national championship. The 2-1-1 Jeffs hope to upset the 5-0 Panthers, the only team with a better conference record. Amherst is currently ranked second in the NESCAC standings, and there will be a lot at stake in this game. Middlebury has already defeated Bowdoin, Colby and Trinity Colleges and Wesleyan University this season. The Jeffs opened the season with a tie against Trinity before shutting out Wesleyan. The Jeffs lost to Hamilton College on Saturday, but avenged that loss the next day with a come-from-behind win over the Continentals. The Jeffs hope the momentum from that victory will carry over to an Amherst upset on Friday.