ROCK ISLAND, IL –
Mason Hofmann and
Patrick Rooney scored four goals each to lead Johns Hopkins to an 18-9 win over Conn College in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) action Saturday morning. The Blue Jays improve to 17-6 overall and 6-0 in the MPSF, while the Camels fall to 5-16 and 2-3.
Ethan Hipsky opened the scoring 96 seconds in to give Conn College the early lead, but
Phillip Long answered with back-to-back goals to grab the lead for Hopkins. Laird Welch tied the game at two with 3:48 to play, but that didn't last long. Rooney scored three in a row, including a five-meter, to give the Blue Jays a 5-2 lead after one.
JHU picked up right where it left off early in the second, getting a combined three goals from
Simon Burtnyk and Hofmann to push out to an 8-2 lead at the 3:42-mark. Jack Dillon halted the run with a pair of scores for the Camels to pull them within four. Rooney and Zach Dixon traded goals in the final 51 seconds, and Hopkins led 9-5 at the half.
The Blue Jays dominated the third, scoring the first five goals to push out to a 14-5 lead. Dillon once again stopped the run, scoring with 11 ticks on the clock to make it 14-6 after three. JHU opened the fourth with a 3-1 spurt to push its lead to 17-7. Dillon then scored twice in a 33-second span, but the Camels could get no closer as
Max Blecher capped the scoring to account for the 18-9 final.
In addition to his four goals, Rooney also snagged a pair of steals.
Luke Mendelsohn handed out three assists and grabbed two steals.
