JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team outscored 17th-ranked Jacksonville 5-1 in the third quarter to break open a close game and the Blue Jays never let the Dolphins get closer than four in the final 23 minutes of what became a 12-7 victory at Rock Stadium Saturday evening.
 
The Blue Jays carried a 6-5 lead into halftime on the strength of a Patrick Deans goal in transition with 2:07 remaining in the second quarter.  Senior goalie Tim Marcille made a low save, found Deans breaking near midfield and Deans raced into the zone before beating Jacksonville goalie Luke Millican from 10 yards to give the Blue Jays the one-goal lead.
 
The Deans goal was the first of five straight for the Blue Jays, who got goals from Cameron Chauvette and Brendan Grimes in the first 3:34 of the third quarter to quickly push the lead to 8-5.  Chauvette's goal, the first of his career, came off a nifty cross-field pass from Johnathan Peshko, while Grimes backed in his defender on the wing and beat Millican from five yards.
 
The lead ballooned to 10-5 on back-to-back goals from Dylan Bauer and Jacob Angelus, who scored goals just 84 seconds apart midway through the period to push the lead to five.  Bauer got his hands free on the run and scored low to the far post, while Angelus got to the middle of the field off a restart on the wing and scored from in-tight.  The teams traded goals in the final four minutes of the period to account for an 11-6 Blue Jay lead entering the final period.  A Stu Phillips goal for the Blue Jays and the third of the game by Jacksonville's Brandon Galloway accounted for the only scoring in the fourth quarter.
 
The third-quarter run was fueled by a dominant effort at the X from sophomore Logan Callahan, who won all six faceoffs in the period for Johns Hopkins.
 
Jacksonville had used a 4-1 run to turn an early 1-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead early in the second quarter.  Jacob Greiner scored twice during the spree for the Dolphins, who capitalized on several failed clears to build the early lead.
 
A three-goal Blue Jay run that was jump-started by a Peshko goal and included tallies from Garrett Degnon and Angelus gave the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead midway through the second period.  A Galloway goal tied it three minutes later, but Deans' goal a short time later jump-started the game-deciding five-goal run for the Blue Jays.
 
What It Means
• Johns Hopkins improved to 19-4 in its last 23 season openers.
• This was the earliest game in Johns Hopkins history; the Blue Jays improved to 33-19 all-time in games played in February with tonight's win.
 
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• Marcille made a career-high 15 saves and had the one assist and Callahan was 10-of-13 at the X and had eight ground balls in the win.
• Angelus, Grimes and Bauer all scored two goals to lead a balanced scoring attack that saw nine different players find the back of the net.  Angelus added two assists for a team-high four points while Bauer chipped in one for a three-point night.
• The Blue Jays held advantages in shots (44-36) and ground balls (42-26) and Callahan's effort fueled a 15-of-23 night on faceoffs for the Blue Jays.
• Garrett Degnon had one goal and now has 75 in his career.
• Angelus reached the 75-point mark for his career with his four points.
 
Inside the Box Score - Jacksonville
• Galloway scored a game-high three goals and Greiner added two for the Dolphins.
• Millican registered 11 saves in goal; he played all but 1:52 and allowed all 12 Blue Jay goals.
• The seven goals are the fewest the Dolphins have scored since April 17, 2021, when they scored just seven in a 14-7 loss to Richmond.
 
Up Next
Johns Hopkins will return to action on Saturday, February 11 when the Blue Jays welcome Georgetown to Homewood Field (1 pm) for the home opener.