ANN ARBOR, MI –
Taylor Hoss tallied six points and
Reagan O'Brien broke the NCAA record for career caused turnovers as Johns Hopkins beat Rutgers, 14-9, in the Big Ten Quarterfinals Wednesday night. The Blue Jays improve to 14-3 on the season while the Scarlet Knights fall to 10-8.
Samantha DiCarlo opened the scoring with an eight-meter goal just 2:26 into the game to the put the Blue Jays up early. Caroline Ling answered when she scored off a give-and-go with Lily Dixon a little over three minutes later.
Hoss put JHU back on top with a sidearm rip off the dodge at 8:27. That sparked a 10-1 run that spanned nearly 26 minutes and saw the Blue Jays grab an 11-2 lead early in the third quarter. Seven different players scored during the run, led by two each from Hoss,
Paige Willard and
McKenzey Craig. Craig capped the run when she came from behind and scored on the doorstep off an
MK Lescault helper at 13:11 in the third. O'Brien fueled the run with three of her five caused turnovers, including the 236
th of her career which broke the NCAA career record at 6:57 in the first.
Kate Theofield scored in transition at 11:59 in the third to ignite a 7-2 run for the Scarlet Knights. Ling led Rutgers with three goals during the run, that ate up nearly 21 and a half minutes, and saw the Knights pull within four with 5:35 to play. That's as close as Rutgers would get however as Hopkins got a pair of
Ashley Langdon saves and an
Ava Angello goal in the final five minutes to secure the win.
Hoss led the Blue Jays with six points, tying the school record for points in a Big Ten Tournament game. Angello added four points (2g, 2a) while Craig notched three (2g, 1a). DiCarlo (2g), Willard (2g) and
Lacey Downey (2a) had two points apiece. O'Brien finished with the five caused turnovers and a game-high seven ground balls. Langdon posted a career-best 11 saves for the first double-digit save performance of her career.
Laurel Gonzalez controlled a game-high 10 draws, breaking the JHU record for draws in a Big Ten Tournament game.
Ling paced the Scarlet Knights with four goals and two assists while Theofield added three (1g, 2a). Delaney Sutley and Hilary Elsner scored two goals each. Stella Quilty finished with 12 saves in the cage.
Hopkins will now take on third-ranked Maryland in the Big Ten Semifinals on Friday. Opening draw is slated for 6:00 pm at U-M Lacrosse Stadium. JHU is making its third straight appearance in the semifinals.
