The Basics
• Score: #11 Johns Hopkins-2, Gettysburg-0
• Records: JHU (15-1, 9-0 CC) • GC (6-9, 3-6 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: The 11^th-ranked Johns Hopkins field hockey team used a pair of second-half goals to defeat visiting Gettysburg, 2-0, on Wednesday afternoon in its regular season home finale.
 
How it Happened
• The Blue Jays poured on the pressure in the first half, but couldn't get one past Bullets' goalie Jillian Caputo. Hopkins broke through with two goals in a span of just two minutes and 30 seconds early in the second half to take control of the game.
• Just 2:02 into the second, junior Katie McErlean intercepted a pass and ripped a shot from the top of the circle inside the right post.
• Two and a half minutes later, Hopkins held a two-goal lead that would hold up. Freshman Avery Seward dribbled in from the left side and then slipped a pass into sophomore Michaela Corvi in the middle of the circle. With her back to the goalie, Corvi collected the pass, turned and lifted a shot over Caputo.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 21-19-1 all-time against Gettysburg and wins its second straight in the series.
• The Blue Jays run their win streak to 11 games, the longest win streak since 2008. The win is also the Blue Jays' 15^th of the season, the most by JHU since that 2008 squad went 16. It is also just two wins shy of tying the school record.
 
Inside the Box Score
• McErlean moved into a tie for second on the team with her eighth goal of the season. She also ranks second on the team with 21 points. Seward's assist was her first career point.
• Junior Jodie Baris finished with one save in earning her seventh shutout of the season. Caputo made 10 saves for the Bullets and Sam Nicol made a pair of defensive saves.
• Hopkins outshot Gettysburg, 21-3, and had a 4-3 advantage in corners.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins wraps up the regular season on Saturday, October 27 as the Blue Jays travel to Lancaster, PA to take on 10^th-ranked Franklin & Marshall. For the second straight year, the winner will earn the number one seed in next week's Centennial Conference Tournament. Game time is slated for 12:00 pm at Tylus Field.