BALTIMORE, MD – Third-ranked Maryland held off a late Johns Hopkins rally to beat the host Blue Jays, 15-12, Thursday afternoon in Big Ten action. The Blue Jays see their six-game win streak snapped as they fall to 10-2 overall and 3-1 in the B1G. The Terps improve to 11-0 on the season and 3-0 in the conference.
Maryland took the early lead on a Kristen Shanahan goal when she picked up a loose ball and scored from the left alley at 11:51.
Paige Willard answered two and a half minutes later when she blew home an eight meter. Keeley Block and Lauren Lapointe then scored back-to-back goals just 26 seconds apart to put the Terps up 3-1 and spark a 6-0 run for the visitors. Lapointe capped the run a pair of goals and Maryland led 7-1 with 9:51 to go in the second.
Willard got the Blue Jays back on the board when she scored off the dodge at 9:15. Just 92 seconds later,
MK Lescault picked the left post on the run. Lapointe got one back for the Terps with an eight meter at 4:58, but
McKenzey Craig answered a little over a minute later and it was 8-4 with 3:50 on the clock. Kori Edmondson and Shanahan scored twice in less than two minutes and Maryland led 10-4. It looked like the Terps would take that lead into the half, but an
Ava Angello beat the clock with a behind-the-back score in the slot to make it 10-5.
Lacey Downey opened the third quarter when she beat JJ Suriano high-to-low less than two minutes in. Shanahan answered 46 seconds later to spark a 5-0 run that saw the Terps go up 15-6 with 1:56 on the clock.
Craig halted the run with a free position goal 54 seconds later. That ignited a 6-0 run that saw the Blue Jays pull within three with 1:12 to play. Hoss scored 57 seconds into the fourth off an Angello helper.
Samantha DiCarlo then cashed in on a free position, followed by a Craig score on the doorstep and it was 15-10 with 11:35 to play. A little over seven minutes later, Willard scored with a defender on her back. Angello then split a double team to score with 1:12 on the clock and make it a three-goal game. But the Blue Jays could get no closer.
Craig and Willard led the Blue Jays with three goals each while Angello had a team-high five points (2g, 3a). Downey added two points (1g, 1a), a game-high six ground balls and three draws.
Reagan O'Brien caused four turnovers and picked up three ground balls.
Lapointe paced the Terps with 10 points on seven goals and three assists. Shanahan scored four goals and Edmondson added three (2g, 1a) and five draws. Kayla Gilmore controlled a game-high seven draws and Suriano finished with 13 saves.
Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, March 29 as the Blue Jays visit 11
th-ranked Northwestern. Opening draw at Ryan Fieldhouse is slated for 1 pm CT.
