BALTIMORE, MD – Visiting Washington College capitalized on two of its three best scoring chances to turn a 1-0 second-half deficit into a 2-1 lead that the Shorewomen were able to hold onto under heavy pressure from the 23^rd-ranked Johns Hopkins women's soccer team at Homewood Field Saturday night.  The 2-1 win, the first-ever for Washington College against Johns Hopkins in women's soccer, improves the Shorewomen's record to 8-3-1 overall and 3-2 in the Centennial Conference, while the Blue Jays slip to 9-4-1 overall and 4-2 in the Centennial.
 
Johns Hopkins held a 15-1 advantage in shots and took all five corner kicks in the opening half,  but the Blue Jays couldn't solve the Shorewomen defense.  Olivia Allen made one first-half save with the Blue Jays just off-mark several times.
 
The scoreless tie held into the 48^th minute before Washington College was called for a handball in the box and the Blue Jays were awarded a penalty kick.  Senior Ella Macko calmly slipped home the PK to stake the Blue Jays to the one-goal lead.
 
Despite heavy pressure that would include 15 more second-half shots – two of which were turned away by Allen – and eight more corners, the Blue Jays couldn't double their lead and it was the Shorewomen who capitalized.
 
Playing a ball long through the Blue Jay defense, the Shorewomen were able to draw a foul just outside the box.  There, it would be Bridget Whiteside who threaded a low hard shot through the Blue Jay wall and inside the near post to draw Washington College even in the 60^th minute.
 
The 1-1 tie held into the 80^th minute when the Shorewomen struck in transition.  Again pushing forward quickly with numbers after intercepting a Blue Jay pass, it was Sophia Kilbride challenging down the wing before slipping a pass to the middle to Kaileigh Brady who sprung Lily Barnum in on Blue Jay goalie Emma Anderson and Barnum scored what proved to be the game-winner from 10 yards out.
 
The Blue Jays continued to press down the stretch, but Allen made one of her two second-half saves on a Maria Romo-Nichols offering in the 86^th minute and the Shorewomen were able to keep the Blue Jays away down the stretch.
 
Johns Hopkins held decided advantages in shots (30-5) and corners (13-1), but it was the two strikes 20 minutes apart for Washington College that proved to be the different.
 
Johns Hopkins will return to action on Saturday, October 18 when the Blue Jays travel to Franklin & Marshall to take on the Diplomats (6 pm).