The Basics
• Score: #8 Johns Hopkins-6, Gettysburg-1
• Records: JHU (14-2, 9-0 CC) • GC (9-8, 4-5 CC)
• Location: Gettysburg, PA • Shirk Field
• The Short Story: Senior Katie McErlean had a hand in three goals to lead the eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins field hockey team to a 6-1 win at Gettysburg Wednesday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins struck early, scoring a pair of goals in a span of 2:11 to grab the early lead. Sophomore Maddie Brown-Scherer took a pass from McErlean and blasted a shot from the right wing past Jillian Caputo just five minutes in. On a breakaway, freshman Sadie Abboud crossed the ball to junior Michaela Corvi, who scored from close range.
• McErlean converted a penalty stroke in the second and third quarters to push the Blue Jays' lead to 4-0. Senior Christina Glaser one-timed a centering pass from sophomore Izzy Thompson at the 40:03-mark. Less than two minutes later, Thompson was on the receiving end, tipping in a pass from sophomore Abby Birk.
• Lauren Beccaria ended Hopkins' bid for a shutout with just over 11 minutes to play, when she scored off a rebound in front.  
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 22-19-1 all-time versus Gettysburg and has won the last three meetings. The Blue Jays are just 7-12-1 at Gettysburg.
• The Blue Jays have scored 62 goals on the season, the most since the 2008 squad 79. The 66 goals are tied for fourth most in school history.
 
Inside the Box Score
• McErlean's five points (2g, 1a) are a career best and she ranks 10^th in school history with 69 career points. She is also tied for ninth with 26 career goals. In addition, she is just the third player in program history to score two penalty strokes in the same game.
• Birk moved into a tie for sixth in school history with her 19^th career assist. She leads the Centennial Conference with 13 helpers this season.
• Hopkins outshot Gettysburg, 26-2, and had a 12-7 edge in corners.
• Sophomore Kaitlin Hall made a pair of saves while Caputo finished with 11 in three quarters. Eilene Besselman played the fourth quarter without making a save.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins wraps up the regular season on Saturday, November 2 as the Blue Jays host the sixth-ranked Franklin & Marshall. The winner will host next weekend's Centennial Conference Tournament. The game will start at 12:00 pm.