The Basics
• Score: #9 Loyola-14, #21 Johns Hopkins-5
• Records: JHU (1-1) • LU (1-0)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: Ninth-ranked Loyola used a five-goal run that spanned the second and third quarters to take control en route to a 14-5 win over the 21^st-ranked Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team Saturday at Homewood Field.

 How it Happened
• Hopkins jumped out to a 3-1 lead less than 10 minutes into the opening quarter. Junior Madison McPherson opened the scoring at 12:49 when she beat Kaitlyn Larsson with a left-handed shot late in the possession clock. Elli Kluegel answered three minutes for the Greyhounds to knot the score at one. The Blue Jays then got back-to-back free position goals from Georgia Esmond and Charlotte Smith to stake the Jays to a 3-1 lead with 5:31 to go.
• Livy Rosenzweig pulled Loyola back within one with a free position goal with 1:53 to play in the first. She then opened the second quarter with an unassisted tally to tie the game at three. Sam Fiedler followed with a goal from the left alley, just beating the possession clock, to put Loyola up, 4-3.
• Junior Bailey Cheetham converted a free position shot at the 3:17-mark to pull Hopkins even. The tie was short-lived however as Loyola answered with a five-goal run that spanned nearly 13 minutes and bridged halftime. Rosenzweig kick-started the run with a free position goal at 2:32 remaining in the second. Chase Boyle capped the run at 4:36 in the third to stake the Greyhounds to a 9-4 lead.
• The Hounds looked to take that 9-4 lead into the fourth, but a Jordan Carr takeaway sparked a Blue Jay transition goal as Smith scored from in-tight as time expired in the quarter. Loyola answered with five straight goals in the fourth to close out the scoring.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins falls to 5-15 all-time against Loyola with the Greyhounds winning the last two meetings.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Smith led the Blue Jays with two goals, her second straight two-goal outing. Fifth-year senior Jeanne Kachris had a game-high three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Senior Annika Meyer and sophomore Abbey Hurlbrink finished with two ground balls and two takeaways each.
• Fifth-year senior Kathleen Garvey made nine saves in the cage.
• Rosenzweig led the Greyhounds with a game-high four goals and six points, while Kluegel and Jillian Wilson each had two-goal games. Wilson also controlled a game-best 11 draws and Sydni Black added five draws. Larsson finished with seven saves for the 'Hounds.
 
 Up Next
• Hopkins hits the road on Saturday, February 26 as the Blue Jays visit the 20^th-ranked Penn Quakers. Opening draw at Franklin Field is slated for 1:00 pm.
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