The Basics
• Score: #2 Johns Hopkins-2, Dickinson-0
• Records: JHU (13-0-2, 9-0 CC) • Dickinson (9-5, 4-5 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story:  The second-ranked Johns Hopkins women's soccer team scored one goal in each half and senior goalie Caitlin Hendricks posted three saves to fuel a 2-0 victory over Dickinson at Homewood Field Wednesday night.
 
How it Happened
• 1^st Half
The Blue Jays didn't need much time, just over seven minutes to be exact, to grab a 1-0 lead.  Freshman Katie Sullivan corralled a pass near midfield, raced into the Red Devil zone along the left wing and ripped a 22-yard shot over the head of Dickinson goalie Sophia Kavulich and just under the crossbar to give the Blue Jays the one-goal lead.
 

ICYMI - Here is that Sullivan goal that gave JHU a 1-0 lead pic.twitter.com/HqUmDQuwsQ

— Johns Hopkins Women's Soccer (@HopkinsWSoccer) October 28, 2021

The Blue Jays had a majority of the play in the opening 45 minutes as they held a 6-3 advantage in shots and took all five of their corners for the game in the opening half, but were unable to solve Kavulich again before intermission.

• 2^nd Half
Johns Hopkins needed even less time in the second half than they did in the first to find the net and score what proved to be the insurance goal in the two-goal victory.  Senior Rachel Jackson posted up her defender just inside the top of the box and took a perfect feed from Sammy Murrell.  Jackson controlled the pass with her back to the goal and turned and fired just inside the near post just 3:56 into the second half to make it 2-0.
 

Rachel Jackson's 6th goal of the year gives JHU a 2-0 lead #GoHop pic.twitter.com/4uqTus2MTv

— Johns Hopkins Women's Soccer (@HopkinsWSoccer) October 28, 2021

The Blue Jays had a golden chance to put the game away in the 79^th minute when Emma Billings one-timed a perfect cross at point-blank range, but Kavulich made a great save on a shot that appeared ticketed for the corner to keep it a two-goal game.

Dickinson had its best chance of the game less than 90 seconds later when Allie Charnas took a perfect cross-field feed that slipped through the defense and ripped a shot from 12 yards, but she fired it right at Hendricks who was up to the task to keep the Red Devils off the board.  Dickinson never seriously threatened in the final 10 minutes.

What it Means
• The Blue Jays improve to 13-0-2 on the year and 8-0 in the Centennial Conference. Johns Hopkins locked up the top seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference Tournament with tonight's victory.
 
• Johns Hopkins improves to 25-6-5 all-time against Dickinson, including 12-2-5 at Homewood Field.

Inside the Box Score
• The Blue Jays picked up their 10^th shutout of the season with Hendricks nothing her fifth solo clean sheet of the year.
 
• Sullivan's goal was her team-leading ninth of the season, while Jackson's strike was her sixth.  Murrell's assist on Jackson's goal was the first point of her Blue Jay career.
 
• The Blue Jays held a 12-6 advantage in shots and took five of the six corners in the game.
 
Up Next
• Johns Hopkins will close the regular season on Saturday, October 30 when the Blue Jays travel to Lancaster, PA to take on Franklin & Marshall (12 pm).