ALLENTOWN, PA – The third-ranked Johns Hopkins women's soccer team scored twice in each half and got goals from four different players in a 4-0 victory at Muhlenberg Saturday afternoon.  The Blue Jays improve to 13-0-2 overall and 8-0 in the Centennial Conference with the victory, while the Mules slip to 2-12-1 overall and 1-7 in the Centennial.
 
With the victory, the Blue Jays lock up the top seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference Tournament.  As the top seed, the Blue Jays will host a semifinal game on Friday, November 4 against the winner of a quarterfinal game between the number four and number five seeds.
 
The Blue Jays struck first in transition as freshman Maria Romo-Nichols found the far side of the net after she collected a feed from Kacie Filian, who had taken a lead pass from Katie Sullivan before slipping it to Romo-Nichols who blew home her sixth goal of the season in the 18^th minute.
 
The one-goal lead held for more than 19 minutes before graduate student Breukelen Woodard doubled the lead with her 11^th goal of season.  After Natalie Smith found Kaleigh Gallagher on the flank, Gallagher pressured the defense to the middle before finding Woodard near the top of the box and she wasted little time ripping one home.
 
The Blue Jays added a pair of insurance goals in a 15-minute span early in the second half as Rachel Jackson and Rebecca Rosen added their ninth and 11^th goals of the season, respectively, to put the game away.
 
Johns Hopkins held a 31-8 advantage in shots and took five of the six corner kicks in the game.  Emma Huntzinger posted four saves in goal for the Blue Jays to pick up the shutout, while Sara Pecorelli (4) and Grace Hoffman (2) combined for six saves for the Mules.
 
Johns Hopkins will return to action on Wednesday, October 26 when the Blue Jays travel to Dickinson for a Centennial Conference game against the Red Devils (6:30 pm).