The Basics
• Score: #2 Johns Hopkins-2, Amherst-1
• Records: JHU (16-1-2) • Amherst (15-2-2)
• Location: Amherst, MA • Hitchcock Field
• The Short Story:  The Blue Jays scored two second-half goals to earn a comeback victory at Amherst in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. The Blue Jays advance to the Sweet 16 for the 11th time.  
 
How it Happened
• 1^st Half
Both goalies pitched a first half shutout, turning away multiple shots each to send the game into halftime at 0-0. The game's first shot on target came in the ninth minute as Julia Ralph put one on net, but Caitlin Hendricks made her first of three first half saves to keep the sheet clean early. The Jays had a shot barrage in the 18th minute, forcing Mika Fisher to save shots from Riley O'Toole and Rachel Jackson before another shot from Lilah Isenberg was blocked. In the 20th minute, Katie Sullivan nearly broke the scoreless tie, but her shot found the crossbar instead. Hendricks was called upon in the 21st and 23rd minutes, saving shots from Natalie Landau and Ruby Hastie. Neither team put a shot on target over the final 20 minutes of the half. 


• 2^nd Half
Amherst struck gold early in the second half, jumping ahead of the visiting Blue Jays in the 47th minute. Landau found Hastie who beat Hendricks for her 13th goal of the season, giving the Mammoths the lead and putting the home team in the driver's seat. Jackson wanted a quick response, putting a shot on target in the 49th minute, but Fisher made her fourth save of the contest to keep Amherst on top. Hendricks and Fisher traded saves in the 55th and 56th minutes on shots from Patience Kum of Amherst and Jackson again for the Blue Jays. Jackson's shot led to a corner and the Blue Jays sent freshman leading scorer Katie Sullivan to the corner to take it. Sullivan's ball in found Bonnie Shea who put it home for Hopkins, tying the game at 1-1 and giving Shea her third goal of the season. Sullivan tried to put Hopkins ahead in the 61st minute, putting a pair of shots on target, but Fisher was able to stop them both.

Despite trailing early on in the half, Hopkins took the lead in the 64th as O'Toole found Jackson for the eventual game-winner. The goal was Jackson's eighth of the season, giving her a goal in back-to-back games.  The Mammoths had three more chances the rest of the way to tie it, but Hendricks made saves in the 75th, 81st and 90th minutes to hold onto the lead and send the Blue Jays back to the Sweet 16. 

What it Means
• This was the third all-time meeting between Johns Hopkins and Amherst. This is the first win in program history against the Mammoths for JHU, improving the all-time record to 1-1-1. 
 
• Johns Hopkins has now won 30 NCAA Tournament games in the program's history, improving to 31-17-3 all-time. 

• Hopkins advances to the Sweet 16 for the 11th time in program history and the fourth time in the past five seasons. Hopkins is now 11-2-1 all-time in NCAA Second Round matches. 

• Stunningly enough with all the NCAA success for JHU, this is the first ever true road victory for Hopkins in NCAA play. 


Inside the Box Score
• Jackson continues to move up the all-time rankings, adding two more points to put her into a tie for 14th at 68 career points. Jackson is now tied for 15th in program history with 27 career goals, matching her teammate O'Toole who reached 27 yesterday. 

• Sullivan's assist moves her within two points of Jackson and Erica Suter for 6th in points by a freshman in program history. Sullivan currently sits eighth with 25 points. 
 
Up Next
• Johns Hopkins will match up with Wesleyan (CT) in the Sweet 16 this upcoming weekend. The Blue Jays will wait to find out which of Wesleyan, MIT, Carnegie Mellon or the Blue Jays will host.