April 30, 2007

Box Score

TOWSON, MD - The #13 Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team wrapped up the regular season with a 15-9 win at Towson Monday night. The Blue Jays finish the regular season at 10-6 as they prepare for this weekend's ALC Tournament. The Tigers end their season 6-9.

Hopkins struck first when junior Kadie Stamper (Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright) scored off a feed from fifth-year senior Sarah Walsh (Port Washington, NY/P.D. Schreiber) just 53 seconds in. Towson tied the game at 1-1 at 4:15. Nikki Marcinik curled around the right corner of the cage and scored off a feed from Maggie McNamara. The Tigers took the lead just over 90 seconds later when Hilary Fratzke scored on a free position goal.

The Blue Jays responded with three straight to take a 4-2 lead. Senior Steph Janice (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) got things going with her 11th of the season on a free position goal with 17:22 to play in the half. Junior Kirby Houck (Baltimore, MD/Garrison Forest) found the twine for the 15th time this season of a feed from senior Mary Key (Stevensville, MD/St. Mary's). It was the 46th assist and 102nd point of the season for Key, breaking the school's all-time single-season records. Just over 30 seconds later, Key scored her first of the night when she curled around the right side of the cage and fired a low shot past Tigers goalie Mandy Corry.

Shannon Witzel ended the Hopkins run with 6:10 to play, driving the right side and scoring on a shot to the near post to make it 4-3. Janice scored on a free position shot for the second time in the game with 4:58 to play pushing the Blue Jays lead back to two. Key won the ensuing draw and scored on a shot to the left post, just 11 seconds after Janice's goal. Hopkins headed into the half with a 6-3 lead.

Towson came out of the break and scored two goals in the first 20 seconds to cut the score to 6-5. Junior Lauren Schwarzmann (Sykesville, MD/Century) pushed the lead back to two with a free position goal 2:14 in to the half. Just 46 seconds however, Britt Woodfield scored on a hard shot from the eight meter arc to make it 7-6. Freshman Sam Schrum (Pasadena, MD/St. Mary's) scored three straight goals to push Hopkins lead to 10-6 with 16:48 to play.

Witzel scored on a free position shot for the second time, cutting the lead to three. Schwarzmann came back with her second of the night, igniting a 5-2 Hopkins run as the Blue Jays closed out the game with a 15-9 score.

Schrum tied her career-high with four goals on the night to lead the Blue Jays. Stamper notched her fifth hat trick of the season. Sophomore Amelia Harris (Clifton, VA/J.W. Robinson) finished with a career-high 15 saves to earn her sixth win of the season. Fratzke and Witzel led the Tigers with three goals apiece. Corry made 13 saves in the loss for Towson.

Hopkins returns to action on Friday, May 4 as the number three seed in the first-ever American Lacrosse Conference Tournament. Hopkins will face Vanderbilt, the number two seed, in the second semifinal at 7:30 pm at Homewood Field. The winner will advance to the championship game on Sunday, May 6 at 1:00 pm.