Sept. 27, 2003

Box Score

Lynchburg, VA - Kara Culkin scored two first-half goals to lead the Lynchburg field hockey team to a 3-1 victory over Johns Hopkins Saturday afternoon.

Culkin opened the scoring just 2:40 into the game with an unassisted goal and added a second with 8:38 remaining in the first half to give the Hornets a 2-0 lead.

Hopkins senior forward Jenny Farrelly (Clinton Township, NJ/North Hunterdon) put the Blue Jays on the board with a penalty stroke goal with 2:10 left in the first half, but Andrea Fleming scored off an assist from Dawn McGaha with 25:18 remaining to give Lynchburg a two-goal lead.

Hornet goalkeeper Joanne Yednock made the lead stand up by making 15 saves, while Blue Jay freshman Dayna Eng (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) stopped seven shots for Hopkins.

The Blue Jays lost their second in a row and fell to 2-4 despite holding a 16-11 shot advantage and a 14-3 edge in penalty corners. Lynchburg improved to 4-3 on the season.

Hopkins opens Centennial Conference play Tuesday when the Blue Jays travel to Gettsyburg for a 4 p.m. game with the Bullets.

Johns Hopkins (2-4)          1   0   - 1Lynchburg (4-3)             2   1   - 3
L - Kara Culkin (unassisted), 32:20, 1stL - Kara Culkin (unassisted), 8:38, 1stJ - Jenny Farrelly (penalty stroke), 2:10, 1stL - Andrea Fleming (Dawn McGaha), 25:18, 2nd
Goalkeeper Saves: JHU: Eng -7; LC: Yednock -15Shots: JHU-16, LC-11Penalty Corners: JHU-14, LC-3

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