Johns Hopkins-High Point Game Notes

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Opening Draw 
Johns Hopkins is back at Homewood Field to take on 25th-ranked High Point in non-conference action Wednesday night. The Blue Jays have won four straight and are coming off a 15-11 win at Hofstra on Saturday. The Panthers travel to Baltimore after a tough one-goal loss to 16th-ranked Florida at home.  
 
Last Time Out 
Juniors Mackenzie Heldberg and Maggie Schneidereith combined for seven goals and five assists to lead Johns Hopkins to a 15-11 win at Hofstra Saturday afternoon. Trailing 5-4 at the half, the Blue Jays scored the first four goals of the second to take the lead, for good as it turned out. Hopkins outscored Hofstra, 11-6, in the second half - fueled by five points (3g, 2a) from Schneidereith. Senior Haley Crosson led the defensive effort with a career-high-tying 14 saves.
 
Season Openers 
Hopkins is 19-7 (.730) in season openers under head coach Janine Tucker and 30-13-1 (.693) all-time. The Blue Jays have won 11 straight and 15 of the last 16 opening day games. 
 
I'm Honored 
Junior Maggie Schneidereith was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career on Tuesday after totaling nine goals and four assists in wins over Saint Joseph's and Hofstra last week.She scored a career-best six goals and seven points in the Blue Jays' 17-11 win over the Hawks. Her first three goals came in a span of less than 10 minutes as she had a hand in five of the Blue Jays' first seven goals (4g, 1a). Schneidereith then totaled six points on three goals and three assists in the win at Hofstra. She notched five of her six points in the second half, when the Blue Jays outscored the host Pride, 11-6, to come from behind for the win. She leads the Blue Jays in points (33) and goals (21) and is second in assists (12). 
 
Hats Off 
Sophomore Keegan Barger notched her first career hat trick in the season-opening win at Drexel. In fact, it was the first three goals of her career as she was a defensive midfielder last season. Barger made the transition to a true two-way middie in the offseason and the move paid off in the first game.  
 
Junior Maggie Schneidereith leads the Blue Jays with five hat tricks, while redshirt senior Ellie McNulty, junior Mackenzie Heldberg and sophomore Aurora Cordingley have three each. 
 
Century Club 
Redshirt senior Ellie McNulty tallied a game-best five points in the win at Drexel, including the 100th of her career. The midfielder transferred from Princeton, where she totaled 95 points (72g, 23a) in 55 games for the Tigers. She now has 115 career points and joins senior Miranda Ibello (142 points) and junior Maggie Schneidereith (134) in the 100-point club. 
 
Oh Captain, My Captain 
Seniors Nicole DeMase and Haley Crosson have been selected in a vote of their teammates as captains for the 2019 season.
 
B1G Lacrosse 
Johns Hopkins was picked to finish fourth in the 2019 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll of the league's seven head coaches, it was announced January 28. Defending champion Maryland was the unanimous pick to win the 2019 title, followed by Northwestern, Penn State, and Hopkins. Michigan (5th), Ohio State (6th) and Rutgers (7th) round out the poll. 
 
B1G Players to Watch 
Junior Mackenzie Heldberg and sophomores Shelby Harrison and Jeanne Kachris were named Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch.
 
Harrison and Kachris return after earning All-Big Ten honors a year ago. Harrison led the Blue Jays and set a school freshmen record with 91 draw controls. Her 91 draws are also the second most in school single-season history and ranked second in the Big Ten. Kachris started all 19 games on a defense that ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring defense (10.53) and caused turnovers (8.68). She led the Blue Jays in caused turnovers (22) and ranked fourth in ground balls (32). Heldberg had a breakout sophomore campaign, scoring a team and career-best 41 goals. She also ranked third on the team in points (52) and ninth in the Big Ten in goals. 
 
Poll Position 
Hopkins jumped three spots in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll and is ranked 14th with 288 points. The Blue Jays are also ranked eighth in the Nike/Lax Magazine Poll and 10th in the Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Nine of the Blue Jays' 2019 opponents are ranked in the top-25 by the IWLCA, including four teams in the top 10 (Maryland, Northwestern, Penn and Loyola). 
 
Climbing the Ranks 
Several Blue Jays are making their move up the Johns Hopkins Division I record book. Here's a look at where they rank:
 
Keegan Barger (So. • M):
• Needs 1 draw to rank 17th, 2 to rank 16th and 10 to rank 15th (has 75)
 
Haley Crosson (Sr. • GK):
• Needs 61 saves to rank 5th (has 232)
 
Nicole DeMase (Sr. • M):
• Needs 1 free position goal to rank 9th (has 21)
 
Shelby Harrison (So. • M):
• Needs 3 draws to rank 7th and 9 to rank 6th (has 119)
 
Miranda Ibello (Sr. • A):
• Needs 6 points to rank 12th (has 142)
• Needs 8 assists to rank 3rd (has 83)
 
Maggie Schneidereith (Jr. • A):
• Needs 7 points to rank 15th (has 134)
• Needs 1 assist to 7th, 2 to rank 6th and 8 to rank 5th (has 54)
 
Lending a Hand 
Senior Miranda Ibello led the Blue Jays in both points (64) and assists (40) last season. Her point and assist totals were the most by a Blue Jay since Taylor D'Amore put up 105 points and 53 assists in 2014. In addition, her 40 assists are the fifth most in school Division I history and sixth most all-time at JHU. Ibello ranks fourth in school DI history, and sixth overall, with 83 career assists. She needs 17 assists to become just the fifth player in the 44-year history of the program to total 100 helpers. Her 15 assists this season are tops on the team.
 
At the Draw 
Sophomore Shelby Harrison made an immediate impact for the Blue Jays in 2018 as she led the team and ranked second in the Big Ten with 91 draws on the season. That total is the most in school history by a freshman and the second most by any player in school single-season history. In fact, Harrison already ranks eighth in JHU DI history, and 10th all-time at Hopkins, in career draws with 119. Against Penn, she became only the 11th player, in 44 years, to reach 100 career draws. She also holds the school single-game record with 11 draws, which she did twice last year.
 
Sophomore Keegan Barger was also a threat on the draw circle last year, as she ranked second on the team with 54. Her 54 draws are the fourth most by a freshman in school history and are tied for 12th in school Division I history. She now ranks 18th with 75 career draw controls. 
 
Harrison and Barger picked up right where they left off at the end of last season. Harrison had six draws while Barger had four in Hopkins' season opener at Drexel. In addition, redshirt senior Ellie McNulty tied Harrison with a game-high six draws versus the Dragons. McNulty ranked second at Princeton last year with 59 draws and she ranks fourth all-time with 115 career draws. The trio of Harrison, McNulty and Barger combined for 16 of the team's 18 draws at Drexel. The trio had nine of the Blue Jays' draws in the win at Hofstra and now account for 73 of the team's 89 (.820) draws on the season. 
 
Against the Panthers 
Wednesday's game will be the first ever meeting between Johns Hopkins and High Point.    
 
Scouting the Panthers 
High Point is coming off a tough 16-15 loss to 16th-ranked Florida Saturday at Vert Stadium. The Panthers' 15 goals are the most they've scored in a loss since a 16-15 overtime loss to Liberty on April 17, 2015.
 
Sophomore Abby Hormes recorded five points on four goals and an assist versus the Gators and was named Big South Offensive Player of the Week. She also collected a career-high 10 draw controls, the second-most in a single game in program history. Freshman Mena Loescher added five points on three goals and two assists in the loss.
 
Hormes and junior Ashley Britton are tied for the team lead with 22 points. Britton has a team-leading 20 goals and also is second on the team in both draw controls (19) and ground balls (17). Hormes has tallied 15 goals and seven assists and leads HPU in draw controls with 25. Senior Samantha Herman is third on the squad with 15 points and is first with 18 ground balls. She is the school record holder with 191 career draw controls and has moved up to fourth on HPU's all-time list with 113 ground balls. She is also fifth in caused turnovers with 79. Britton is four away from third all-time at HPU with 130 draw controls.
  
We're Streaking!
Seven Blue Jays carry active goal, assist and/or point streaks into Wednesday's game versus High Point. Here's a look at those streaks:
 
Aurora Cordingley (So. • A):
• Has at least one point in 11 straight games
• Has at least one goal in 4 straight games
 
Shelby Harrison (So. • M):
• Has at least one point in 3 straight games
• Has at least one goal in 3 straight games
 
Mackenzie Heldberg (Jr. • A):
• Has at least one point in 22 straight games
• Has at least one goal in 17 straight games
• Has at least one assist in 3 straight games
 
Miranda Ibello (Sr. • A):
• Has at least one point in 5 straight games
• Has at least one assist in 3 straight games
 
Ellie McNulty (R-Sr. • M):
• Has at least one point in 7 straight games
• Has at least one goal in 7 straight games
 
Maggie Schneidereith (So. • A):
• Has at least one point in 16 straight games
• Has at least one goal in 12 straight games
• Has at least one assist in 8 straight games
 
Lexi Souder (Jr. • M):
• Has at least one point in 3 straight games
• Has at least one goal in 3 straight games
 
Welcome to Homewood 
Head coach Janine Tucker welcomes 11 freshmen and a transfer to the Blue Jays this season. Joining Hopkins are Georgia Esmond, Mia Farnella, Carli Freeman, Kylie Kempe, Sam Leva, Annika Meyer, Claire Mills, Kaitlyn Pham, Nadiya Roy, Rachel Scheinberg, Caroline Somerville and Ellie McNulty. 
 
At the Helm
Janine Tucker is now in her 26th season at Homewood. The winningest coach in program history, she sports a record of 287-154 (.650), including a 219-138 (.613) mark in Division I. Tucker took over the Blue Jay women's lacrosse program in August 1993 and coached five seasons in Division III before successfully guiding the program's transition to Division I in 1999. A 1989 graduate of Loyola (MD) and a member of the Greyhound Athletic Hall of Fame, Tucker has led the Blue Jays to double-digit win totals in 20 of her 24 years on the bench. She has also guided Hopkins to six NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, three ECAC Division I championship games, and four NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Tucker became the 14th coach in NCAA history to reach 250 wins on February 12, 2016 and she currently ranks eighth in NCAA Division I history in wins. She coached her 400th career game at Loyola on February 22, 2017.
 
A Save for Each Season
Junior goalie Robyn Lipschultz made her first career appearance for the Blue Jays on March 3, 2018 versus Furman and made one save. With that save, she became the first goalie in 21 years to register a save in multiple sports in the same academic year. Lipschultz is also a member of the Johns Hopkins women's soccer team and made 14 saves in 10 games in the fall of 2017. The last to do so was Kelly Hoffman, who turned the same trick for both the field hockey and women's lacrosse teams in 1996-97. Lipschultz is just the second to do so for both women's soccer and women's lacrosse, joining Amanda Miller (1992-93). This past fall, Lipschultz started 17 games for head coach Leo Weil's Blue Jays, making 55 saves and posting a 0.775 save percentage.
 
For the Record
This marks the 44th season for Johns Hopkins, which sports an all-time record of 437-275-4 (.613) and a 219-138 (.613) record as a Division I program. The Blue Jays have posted 32 winning seasons, including 21 straight from 1987 to 2007. Hopkins has also made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including seven in the Division I Tournament (2004, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018). Last year was the 22nd double-digit win season under head coach Janine Tucker and the 28th all-time. 
 
Home Sweet Home(wood)
Under head coach Janine Tucker, the Blue Jays are 131-61 (.680) within the friendly confines of Homewood Field and the Jays are 39-14 (.736) at home since the start of the 2014 season. Hopkins will play 10 of its 17 regular season games, including five straight from February 16 to March 6, at Homewood this spring.  
 
Family Affair
Athletics at Johns Hopkins is a family affair as a pair of Blue Jays have followed in their fathers' footsteps at the Homewood campus while two more are following in their sisters' footsteps.
 
Junior Miranda Ibello is not only following in the cleats of her sister, Paige '10, but also of her brother-in-law, Max Venker '10, who was a four-year standout on the JHU men's soccer team. Junior Shannon Logan joined the Blue Jays and played alongside her older sister, Holly, for two seasons. The Logans are the 11th pair of sisters to don the Hopkins Blue & Black and the first to do so at the same time since Sam and Megan Schrum played together in 2009. 
 
One of Four
Junior Maggie Schneidereith will not be playing alongside her sister or sisters for that matter, in her collegiate career. Schneidereith, who hails from nearby Towson, is a quadruplet and all four sisters are playing Division I lacrosse. Midfielders Jamie and Lucy are playing at Drexel while goalie Georgia is playing for Albany.
 
On Tap
Hopkins is right back at Homewood Field on Tuesday, March 19 to take on UMBC. Opening draw for the non-conference contest is slated for 6:00 pm.