No. 10 Johns Hopkins women dominate Ohio State at home
Johns Hopkins women’s lacrosse has enjoyed wins in the Big Ten, but perhaps not one as thorough or convincing as what took place Saturday afternoon.
The No. 10 Blue Jays’ 15-5 rout of visiting Ohio State before an announced 300 at Homewood Field was the program’s largest margin of victory against a conference opponent since joining the Big Ten for the 2017 season.
The Blue Jays (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten) were dominant on both ends of the field. They scored the game’s first four goals, carried an 8-2 advantage into halftime and initiated a running clock when they took a 12-2 lead midway through the third quarter.
Senior attacker Campbell Case amassed three goals and one assist in the opening frame and tied career highs in both goals (four) and points (five). Mackin compiled two goals and one assist in the second half en route to finishing with five points on three goals and two assists.
Five players found the net at least twice each, and that versatility will be particularly important in light of the season-ending knee injury suffered by senior midfielder Georgie Gorelick (four goals and five assists) during practice earlier in the week.
Johns Hopkins shut out the Buckeyes for stretches of 8:05, 17:31, and 16:27, limited them to 13 shots (compared with 35 for the Blue Jays) and forced them into 27 turnovers. Graduate student goalkeeper Madison Doucette was rarely tested, making just five saves.
Other Division I women’s lacrosse scores: Iona 12, Mount St. Mary’s 7:
Christina Haspert came off the bench to score a hat trick, but the Mountaineers (2-6) fell to the Gaels (6-2) in their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener Saturday.
No. 8 Loyola Maryland 11, Lehigh 5:
The host Greyhounds (9-0, 4-0 Patriot League) scored nine goals in the second quarter to beat the Mountain Hawks (5-3, 1-1) on Saturday. The game was called at the end of the third quarter because of inclement weather.
Sydni Black and Georgia Latch finished with three goals each, while Chase Boyle added two goals and an assist.
No. 18 Navy 20, Boston University 9: Tori DiCarlo and Emily Messinese each scored four goals to lead the Midshipmen (8-2, 2-1 Patriot League) over the Terriers (4-4, 0-2) on Saturday.
Division I men
No. 19 Michigan 12, No. 7 Maryland 11: Justin Tiernan scored five goals, including the go-ahead goal with 1:13 remaining in the fourth quarter, to lead the host Wolverines (6-3, 1-0 Big Ten) over the Terps (5-3, 0-1) on Saturday. Daniel Maltz finished with three goals and Braden Erksa had two goals and an assist for Maryland.
Loyola Maryland 18, Lafayette 10:
Matthew Minicus had a career-high nine points on four goals and five assists Saturday to lead the Greyhounds (4-4) over the host Leopards (3-6).
Mount St. Mary’s 8, Wagner 7:
Brody Atkinson scored three goals and the Mountaineers (1-8, 1-2 MAAC) defense forced eight turnovers to secure a win over the visiting Seahawks (1-8, 1-2) on Saturday.
Towson 12, Fairfield 10:
The Tigers (6-3, 2-0 Coastal Athletic Association) scored four of the final five goals to beat the host Stags (4-5, 1-1) on Saturday. Mikey Weisshaar scored three goals to lead Towson.
UMBC 15, Merrimack 9: Brian Tregoning scored five goals and added three assists to finish with a career-best eight points to lead the visiting Retrievers (3-3, 2-0 America East Conference) over the Warriors (3-6, 1-1) on Saturday.
Navy 17, Holy Cross 7: Max Hewitt scored three goals for the Midshipmen (5-4, 2-1 Patriot League) over the Crusaders (2-6, 0-4) on Saturday.