ANN ARBOR, MI – Johns Hopkins rallied from a five-goal halftime deficit to take the lead but ultimately fell in overtime to Maryland in the Big Ten Semifinals. The fifth-ranked Blue Jays slip to 14-4 overall while the fifth-ranked Terps improve to 16-2.
Trailing 10-5 at the half,
Paige Willard scored off a pick-and-roll with
Taylor Hoss just 65 seconds into the third. Maisy Clevenger answered 34 seconds later, and it was 11-6.
Samantha DiCarlo and Willard then went back-to-back in a 60-second span, and the deficit was three at the 9:22-mark. Kori Edmondson cashed in on an eight-meter at 4:56, but
Lacey Downey then got free in the right alley and scored on the run just 25 seconds later to make it 12-9.
Sienna Chirieleison hit
Ava Angello on the doorstep at the 3:07-mark and then Willard scored on a quick finish off a Downey helper and it was a one-goal game at the end of three. Angello and Hoss opened the fourth with back-to-back goals just 34 seconds apart and Hopkins had its first lead since the first quarter with 11:22 to play.
Maryland battled back with goals from Edmondson and Lauren Lapointe to grab a 14-13 lead at the 4:49-mark. The lead was short-lived however as Hoss hit Angello in traffic 47 seconds later and the score was knotted at 14. Both teams had their chances in the final four minutes of regulation and nearly four minutes of overtime. But it was the Terrapins that broke through when Keeley Block scored off a give-and-go with Jordyn Lipkin with 1:10 on the clock to win it.
UM jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the game's opening nine minutes. Downey then scored three goals in two minutes and 48 seconds to put JHU up 4-3 after one. Lapointe and Kristen Shanahan scored back-to-back goals to open the second and the Terrapins led 5-4 with 11:30 to go. Downey then blew home her fourth of the half 53 seconds later. Block answered less than a minute later to spark a 5-0 run to end the half and give Maryland a 10-5 lead at the break.
Downey finished with a game-high five goals and eight points. The eight points break the JHU record for points in a Big Ten Tournament game. Hoss added five points (2g, 3a) while Angello and Willard each had a hat trick.
Laurel Gonzalez controlled eight draws while
Reagan O'Brien notched three ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draws.
Hannah Johnson and
Kendal Crawford each caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball.
Lipkin led the Terrapins with five points on two goals and three assists. Shanahan (2g, 2a), Block (3g, 1a), Lapointe (3g, 1a) and Edmondson (3g, 1a) had four points each. Kayla Gilmore controlled eight draws, and Kennedy Major caused three turnovers.
Hopkins now awaits the announcement of the 2026 NCAA Tournament field, scheduled for Sunday, May 3 at 9:00 pm on ESPNU.
Notes: Angello now has 296 career points and needs four to become just the third player in program history with 300 points • She also became the first player with back-to-back 60-goal seasons since Mary Key (2006-07) • With 284 career draws, Gonzalez is now 13 shy of tying
Shelby Harrison's school record.
