The Basics
• Score: #2 Johns Hopkins-7, McDaniel-0
• Records: JHU (13-0, 6-0 CC) • MC (3-10, 1-5 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins field hockey team scored in each quarter en route to a 7-0 win over visiting McDaniel Wednesday night.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins grabbed an early 1-0 lead off the stick of senior Maddie Brown-Scherer. Senior Avery Seward sent a long hit through traffic to Brown-Scherer in the circle, and she back-handed a shot past Green Terror goalie Mikayla Smith just over four minutes in.
• The Blue Jays pushed their lead to two late in the opening quarter when freshman Liz Falterer took a pass from freshman Sophie Gomez and lifted a shot over Smith from a tough angle into the top of the cage.
• Senior Bryn Rolon made it a three-goal game with 1:29 to play in the second quarter. Senior Abby Birk dribbled down the right side and then centered the ball into the circle, where Rolon banged it home.
• Hopkins extended the lead midway through the third quarter when senior Megan Abate redirected a hard hit from Brown-Scherer.
• The Blue Jays then added three goals in the fourth to seal the win. On the left side, Birk cut back on her defender and hit a rocket towards the McDaniel cage that freshman Emily Amsden tipped in at the back post with 10:30 to play. Sophomore Maura Minter then notched back-to-back goals just 64 seconds apart, tipping in hits by Birk and junior Sadie Abboud.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 34-11-2 all-time against McDaniel and has won four straight in the series.
• The Blue Jays push their school-record season-opening win streak to 13 games.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Birk tallied three assists on the night and now has 30 for her career – one shy of Leah Horton's school record. She also moved into eighth place in program history with 76 career points.
• Brown-Scherer moved into a tie for 10^th with her 26^th career goal and is now 10^th with 72 career points.
• Minter's two goals are a career high and double her career total.
• Sophomore Alexis Loder and junior Morgan Seward combined for the shutout but did not face a shot on goal. Smith finished with nine saves for the Green Terror and Emma Purcell added a defensive save.
• Hopkins out shot McDaniel, 26-1, and had a 9-1 advantage in corners.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, October 16 as the Blue Jays travel to Allentown, PA to take on Muhlenberg. The Centennial Conference contest is scheduled for a 1:00 pm start at Scotty Wood Stadium.