Box Score

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The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins 1, Messiah 2
• Records: JHU (1-1-1), Messiah (2-1-0)
• Location: Baltimore, MD · Homewood Field
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 3 Messiah in the Blue Jays' home opener at Homewood Field.

How it Happened
• Senior Meg Van de Loo tallied the lone Hopkins goal in the 34th minute as she centered the ball and finished with a single strike to the right post, past diving Messiah goalkeeper Sara Yunez.
• The Falcons recorded their first goal in the 68th minute as Kate Shults connected with Marisa Weaver, who scored on an open net after beating goalie Clara Aranguren.
• Weaver beat Aranguren for the second time as she notched an unassisted goal in the 86th minute.

Inside the Box Score
• Meg Van de Loo has tallied a point in every match Johns Hopkins has played this season and is the first Blue Jay with more than one goal on the season.
• Van de Loo was the lone Blue Jay to take more than one shot in the match, with four, while Sophie Murphy, Kristen Hori and Maggie Coulson each recorded one shot in the game.
• Marisa Weaver's two goals are the most scored by a player on the opposing team since Ally Reinhardt and Nikki Elsaesser each scored two goals in Messiah's 5-0 victory over Johns Hopkins last season.
• Each team's goalkeeper made one save in the match, with Clara Aranguren making a save on the Falcons' opening shot.

What it Means
• Johns Hopkins is now 0-5 when it takes on Messiah in its home opener and is 16-9 in home openers in program history.
• This is the second time that JHU has started the season with a 1-1-1 record, also going 1-1-1 in the first three matches of the 1994 season.

Up Next
• The Blue Jays will continue their challenging home stand Saturday as they host TCNJ in a 1 p.m. contest.
• Johns Hopkins opens Centennial Conference play September 17 as it travels to Washington College for its first conference match.