O'FALLON, IL –
Mason Hofmann poured in a career-high eight goals to lead Johns Hopkins to an 18-12 win over Salem Sunday morning at the Meet Me in St. Louis Invitational. The Blue Jays improve to 11-6 while the Tigers slip to 4-9.
Alec Baker struck first, scoring midway through the first to put Hopkins up 1-0. Patrik Petlyanski answered for Salem, sparking a 4-1 run in a little over five minutes. Antonio Sablic capped the run at the 6:19-mark, staking the Tigers to a 4-2 lead.
Max Blecher and
Luke Mendelsohn scored back-to-backs just 33 seconds apart to tie the game with 5:25 to go in the half.
Marko Jovanovic converted a five-meter to put Salem back up one, but a pair of Mendelsohn scores ignited a four-goal Blue Jay run. The run spanned just two minutes and 28 seconds and gave Hopkins an 8-5 lead. Medun Arsovic halted the run at the 6:44-mark of the third and kick started a 3-1 run for the Tigers that saw them pull within one midway through the third.
Blecher scored a six-on-five goal at 2:54 that ignited a 7-1 run that ate up just over five minutes. Hofmann fueled the run with five goals, including a pair of five meters, and the Blue Jays' lead ballooned to seven at 16-9. The teams traded goals over the final five and a half minutes and Hopkins secured the 18-12 win.
Hofmann finished with the game and career high eight goals and 10 points. Mendelsohn added four goals and
Owen Bartlett tied his career high with four assists. Mendelsohn also grabbed four steals and drew a pair of ejections.
Phillip Long tallied two points (1g, 1a), including the 200
th of his career. He is the third Blue Jay this season to reach the 200-point mark, joining Bartlett and Baker.
Sebastian Isaacs finished with eight saves and an assist.
Hopkins returns to action in two weeks as the Blue Jays are set to host a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) round robin. JHU will open the weekend against Penn State Behrend on Friday, October 23 at 6:00 pm.
