ANN ARBOR, MI – The Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team outscored host and 13^th-ranked Michigan, 5-1, in the fourth quarter to defeat the Wolverines, 14-7, in Big Ten action Thursday night. The Blue Jays improve to 6-7 overall and 3-2 in the B1G, while the Wolverines slip to 10-6 on the season and 3-3.
 
Julia Schwabe scored a free position goal with 46.1 remaining in the third quarter to bring Michigan back within three. However, that's as close as the Wolverines would get. Ava Angello beat the possession clock when she scored on a one-timer from Maeve Barker at 12:32 in the fourth to spark a four-goal Blue Jay run that spanned just over five minutes. Jordan Carr scored on a left-handed shot with a defender draped on her just 75 seconds later.
 
Angello used a Barker screen to get free down the middle and beat Erin O'Grady low. Megan Kielbasa capped the run with a free position goal at 7:14 to stake the Blue Jays to a 13-6 lead. Jane Fetterolf got one back for Michigan with a shot from the left alley at 6:11. Angello answered with a quick-stick on the crease 49 seconds later and Hopkins led 14-7.
 
Erin Garvey put Michigan on top early with a free position goal at 11:36. Marielle McAteer and Barker answered with back-to-back goals in a 48-second span to grab the lead for Hopkins. Jill Smith tied the game at the 8:25-mark with an eight-meter. Angello responded with a free position of her own to ignite a four-goal run for Hopkins. Bailey Cheetham capped the first-quarter scoring with a goal on the run, off a feed from Barker.
 
Barker and Charlotte Smith scored back-to-back to open the second quarter and the Blue Jays led 6-2. The Wolverines responded with a 3-1 spurt to make it a two-goal game with 11:24 to go in the third. Barker took a pass from Angello and scored from a tight-angle with the possession clock winding down at 9:51. Georgie Gorelick then snuck one inside the right post off the dodge and it was 9-5.
 
Angello finished with a game-high four goals, while Barker tied her high with six points (3g, 3a). Barker's first assist of the night was the 100^th point of her career. Case (1g, 2a) and Smith (1g, 1a) also finished with multi-point games. Bailey Cheetham had a career-best five draw controls and Haleigh Moore led the defense with four caused turnovers. Maggie Tydings made nine saves and picked up a pair of ground balls. The defense held Michigan five goals below its season average.
 
Garvey and Smith led Wolverines with two goals each and Lily Montemarano had a game-high six draw controls. Morgan Whitaker had three caused turnovers for the defense.

Hopkins returns to action on Tuesday, April 18 as the Blue Jays host Towson. Opening draw at Homewood Field is set for 7:00 pm. 
 
Notes: This is the highest ranked opponent JHU has beaten since a 13-11 win at 13^th-ranked Penn State on April 18, 2021 • For head coach Tim McCormack, it the highest ranked opponent he's ever beaten • Barker is the 45^th player in program history to reach 100 career points.