Continuing the recent success

Greyhounds pick up 6th win in last 7 vs. Blue Jays

The Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse team still does not have Pat Spencer or Jacob Stover.

It has Johns Hopkins’ number though.

For the third consecutive meeting and sixth time in the last seven, the No. 16 Greyhounds got the better of their Charles Street rivals, forging a 10-7 victory before an announced 3,707 at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore on Saturday afternoon.

The No. 11 Blue Jays (1-1) still own a 48-9 advantage in the overall series, but picking up a win — especially after a 12-9 loss to No. 2 Virginia a week ago — was perhaps the more important outcome for Loyola.

“It puts a lot less pressure on us in the Patriot League, that we can get an out-of-league game,” junior attackman Kevin Lindley said. “So this win definitely helps us. We knew it was a very important game.”

The Greyhounds (1-1) were encouraged when they outscored the reigning NCAA champion Cavaliers 6-3 in the second half to make the game competitive. That showing drove them during practice sessions this past week.

“We did feel really good about the second half, but we still lost the game,” junior defenseman Kyle LeBlanc said. “We were still 0-1. So we needed to get a win this week.”

Loyola turned a 5-3 lead at halftime into an 8-4 advantage after the third quarter, scoring the period’s first three goals. When senior attackman Forry Smith converted a pass from sophomore midfielder Garrett Degnon with 1 minute, 41 seconds left in the quarter, it was Johns Hopkins’ first goal in 16:44.

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