March 28, 2007

Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD - The #14 Penn Quakers (7-1) came out firing Wednesday night and defeated #12 Johns Hopkins (5-4) 12-4 at Homewood Field. It was the Quakers first ever win over the Blue Jays, snapping a five-game winless streak. Four goals are the fewest for Hopkins since April 12, 2003.

Penn struck just 33 seconds in when Rachel Manson connected with Chrissy Muller from behind the Blue Jays cage. The Quakers made it 2-0 at 4:20 after Melissa Lehman found the twine on a low shot that beat freshman goalie Lizzie O'Ferrall (Baltimore, MD/Mount De Sales). Both defenses locked down and it was more than 13 minutes before another goal was scored. Ali DeLuca scored on a free position shot with 12:17 to play in the first half, giving Penn a 3-0 lead.

Hopkins finally got on the board when senior Mary Key (Stevensville, MD/St. Mary's) drove down the left side and fired a high shot that beat Quaker goalie Sarah Waxman. Penn responded with an 8-0 run that spanned until the 12:00 minute mark of the second half. Five different Quakers scored during the run as they pushed out to an 11-1 lead. The Blue Jays offense got going in the final 13 minutes as they outscored the Quakers 3-1.

Junior Lauren Schwarzmann (Sykesville, MD/Century) ended Penn's run with 12:24 to play, scoring on a low shot to the left post. Becca Edwards came back with her second goal of the night with 7:52 to play, making it a 12-2 game. Hopkins then got back-to-back goals from junior Kadie Stamper (Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright) to account for the final 12-4 score.

O'Ferrall finished with a career-high nine saves in net for Hopkins, while Waxman had 10 for Penn. Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, April 1 when the #15/16 Denver Pioneers visit Homewood. Game time is set for noon.