The Basics
• Score: #20 Johns Hopkins-17, UMBC-6
• Records: JHU (6-5) • UMBC (6-4)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: The 20^th-ranked Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team used a seven-goal run, that bridged halftime, to break open a close game en route to a 17-6 win over UMBC Tuesday afternoon.

 How it Happened
• Georgia Esmond gave the Blue Jays an early one-goal lead as they capitalized off an early Retrievers' turnover. UMBC answered at the 10:58-mark with a hard shot from Dymin Gerow that tied the game. Hopkins answered with goals from Madison McPherson, Georgie Gorelick and Esmond to push out to a 4-1 lead with 1:09 to go in the first. Kolby Weedon ended the Hopkins' run when she scored from a tough angle to make it a 4-2 game after one.
• Jeanne Kachris opened the second-quarter scoring when she picked off a UMBC pass and went coast-to-coast before scoring her first career goal on a bouncer. Megan Halczuk answered with a back-hand shot in traffic and it was 5-3 Hopkins with 7:40 to play in the half.
• Shelby Harrison then cashed in on a free position shot to spark a seven-goal Blue Jay run. Five different players scored during the run, which spanned nearly 15 minutes, and saw JHU take a 12-3 lead with 7:01 left in the third. McPherson and Maeve Barker combined for the final four goals of the run.
• Gerow ended the run with her of second of the afternoon at 5:13. Less than a minute later, Keegan Barger caused a turnover deep in the Retrievers' end and found Esmond alone on the doorstep for the score. Jenna McDermott answered with a free position goal and it was 13-5 Blue Jays with 3:50 to play in the third. The Blue Jays weren't done yet, as they got goals from Jordan Carr and Barger in the final 20.6 seconds to take a 15-5 lead into the fourth.
• Ria Lagdameo converted a free position shot for UMBC at the 8:55-mark, but just over two minutes later, Carly Steinlauf answered with what turned out to be the final goal of the game.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 17-13-2 all-time against UMBC and has won eight straight over the Retrievers. The 11-goal win is the Blue Jays' largest margin of victory in series history.

Inside the Box Score
• Ten different players scored and 12 had at least one point for the Blue Jays. Barker (2g, 2a) and Esmond (3g, 1a) lead Hopkins with four points each, while Barger (2g, 1a) and McPherson (3g) added three points. Harrison (1g, 1a), Carr (1g, 1a) and Gorelick (2g) also had multi-point games.
• Kachris led the defense with three caused turnovers and four ground balls. She also held the Retrievers' leading scorer, Claire Bockstie, to just one point. She entered the game averaging nearly six points per game. Esmond and Barker had two caused turnovers each as the Blue Jays held the Retrievers to just 16-of-26 on clears.
• Kathleen Garvey made 13 saves and picked up a pair of ground balls in nearly 50 minutes of action. Kaitlyn Pham made two saves in relief
• Gerow was the only player with multiple points (2g) for UMBC, which averaged 16.11 goals per game entering the contest. Lexi Roberts finished with 16 saves, along with two ground balls, in the cage for the Retrievers.
 
 Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, April 2 against eighth-ranked Maryland. Opening draw for the Big Ten contest is scheduled for 12:00 pm at Homewood Field.
 
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