Oct. 18, 2006

Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD - Behind two goals apiece from freshman Kate Dunn (Westford, MA/Westford Academy) and senior Kaitlin Giannetti (Montclair, NJ/Montclair), the eleventh ranked Johns Hopkins women's soccer team picked up a 4-2 win over McDaniel on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays (13-2, 8-0) won their fifth straight game and remain undefeated at home this year with the win. The win also clinches a playoff berth for the Blue Jays.

Hopkins wasted little time in this one, as just 1:34 into the match, Giannetti found Dunn for her first career goal. Giannetti pushed the Blue Jays lead to 2-0 with her ninth goal of the year off a pass from Cassandra Vogel (Laurel Hollow, NY/Cold Spring Harbor). McDaniel cut the lead to 2-1 in the 33rd minute as Jamie Janowich played the ball forward to Kelly Neal and Neal beat the defender for the goal.

Giannetti gave Hopkins a two goal lead back as she scored her second goal of the night in the 50th minute, this time off a pass from fellow senior Nikkole Haines (Ramona, CA/Ramona). Dunn got her second goal of the game, just one minute later off a scramble in the box. McDaniel rounded out the scoring in the 73rd minute as Sarah Wallace got her team-leading seventh goal of the year off a pass from Melanie Armstrong.

Kerry Hamilton (Rockville Centre, NY/South Side) did not need to make any saves in recording the victory. Michelle Mullen started the game in net for McDaniel and made six saves while Leanne Hollinger made four saves in relief action.

Hopkins is off till October 24th when the Blue Jays travel to Dickinson for a 5 p.m. game.

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