The Basics
• Score: #17 Johns Hopkins-5, York-4
• Records: JHU (7-1) • YCP (3-5)
• Location: York, PA • Kinsley Field
• The Short Story: The 17^th-ranked Johns Hopkins field hockey team rallied to score four goals in the final 12 minutes to beat host York, 5-4, Wednesday night.
 
How it Happened
• For the fifth time this season, Hopkins had a game delayed by lightning. Tonight's game was delayed during warmups and the start time was pushed back an hour and 40 minutes.
• York jumped on Hopkins early, scoring the game's first goal just 11:49 into the game. Lindsay Nye took a shot that was saved by junior Jodie Baris, but Dana Meehling collected the rebound and lifted it high into the Blue Jay cage.
• The Blue Jays controlled most of the play in the first half, but five saves from goalie Sam Keating and a defensive save by Julea Truskey gave the Spartans a 1-0 lead at the half.
• The Spartans struck even faster in the second half, capitalizing on a penalty corner. Meehling lifted the ball over the Blue Jay defense and Nye banged it home to put York up 2-0 just 2:12 into the second.
• A little over 14 minutes later, Meghan Heary took a long pass from Greta Plappert and deflected a shot off the pads of Baris to push the home team's lead to three. That goal ignited a flurry of goals that saw the teams combine for seven goals in the final 17 and a half minutes.
• Hopkins got one back less than two minutes later to cut the deficit to two. Sophomore Seema Sajjan inserted on a corner to freshman Sarah Matyas, who fired a rocket from just inside the circle past Keating at 53:21. Two minutes after that, the lead was back to three when Nye buried her own rebound off a Baris save.
• The Blue Jays pulled back within two at the 56:11-mark when freshman Izzy Thompson tapped in a pass across the mouth of the cage from sophomore Michaela Corvi. Junior Katie McErlean then converted a penalty stroke and the Spartans' lead was down to one with 9:21 to play.
• With less than three minutes to play, Grace Hillman sent a long ball into the Spartans' circle and a defender attempted to clear the ball. Freshman Abby Birk bounced on the loose ball however and slotted home the tying goal at 67:43.
• Just 66 seconds later, Hopkins had its first lead of the game. Freshman Maddie Brown-Scherer dribbled along the endline and sent a long pass across the mouth of the cage. A diving Corvi got her stick on the ball and knocked it past Keating.  
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 3-5 all-time against York, snapping a four-game Spartan win streak in the series. This is the Blue Jays' first win in the series since September 7, 1999.
• The nine combined goals are the most since York beat Hopkins, 7-4, on September 28, 2016.
• Hopkins' five goals are the most scored since a 7-0 win over Bryn Mawr on September 16, 2017.
• The Blue Jays' 7-1 record is their best start since the 2009 squad also went 7-1 in its first eight games.  
 
Inside the Box Score
• Five different Blue Jays scored, with Corvi leading the way with a season-best three points (1g, 1a).
• Baris finished with a pair of saves to earn the win, while Keating posted 12 saves in the loss. The Spartans also got defensive saves from Truskey and Mathilde Govers.
• Hopkins outshot York, 25-9, and had a 14-5 edge in corners.  
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to the field on Saturday, September 29 against Haverford. The Centennial Conference contest is slated for a 5:00 pm start at Homewood Field.