Oct. 20, 2007

Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins women's soccer team defeated Bryn Mawr 8-0 on Saturday afternoon and in the process clinched a spot in the Centennial Conference playoffs. The Blue Jays (11-4-1, 7-1 CC) scored four goals in each half and won their fifth straight contest.

The Blue Jays wasted little time getting started as junior Lisa Irizarry (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) took a pass from senior Kim Lane (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) and pushed it home in the fourth minute. Lane's assist was her ninth of the season as she is tied for second on the single-season assists list at Hopkins. Junior Molly Steele (Daleville, VA/North Cross) assisted on back-to-back goals in the 14th and 19th minutes. Hopkins led 4-0 at the break having out shot Bryn Mawr 14-1 in the first 45 minutes.

Highlighting the second half of action for the Blue Jays was Steele scoring her team-leading eighth goal of the season while fellow junior Chrissy McCurdy (Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston) got her first goal of the year. Hopkins capped the scoring in the 90th minute as sophomore Caitlin Moore (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) scored her fourth goal of the year off an assist from Natalie Held (Potomac, MD/Churchill).

Collette Pullion and Sarah Simons combined to make 12 saves in net for the Owls. The Blue Jays had three players see time between the pipes for Hopkins. Senior Kerry Hamilton (Rockville Centre, NY/South Side) played the first 55:41 and was not forced to make a save. Sophomores Jessica Cynowiec (Los Angeles, CA/Marlborough) and Naomi Sell (Redwood City, CA/St. Francis) were not forced to make a save as they split the remainder of the game in net.

Johns Hopkins returns to action on Tuesday, October 23 versus McDaniel. Game time at Homewood Field is set for 7 p.m.

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