The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins – 0, Misericordia- 1
• Records: JHU (18-3) • Misericordia (17-2-1)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's soccer team's season came to an end as the Blue Jays dropped a tough 1-0 match against No. 10 Misericordia on Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
How it Happened
• It was a defensive battle in the first half as neither team was able to produce much on the offensive side of the ball. JHU put up three shots in the first 45 minutes with one shot on goal while the Hopkins defense held the Cougars to just one first half shot.
• The pace picked up in the second half as Hopkins took three consecutive shots in a minute span, however, all of the shots went wide of the net.
• Madison Carlo put up the first Misericordia shot on goal at 66:20 but her attempt was turned away by
Robyn Lipschultz.
•
Emily Maheras had an excellent scoring chance at 71:05, however, her shot was turned away by Alexis Benedetto and the game remained scoreless.
• The Blue Jays had another chance on a free kick from
Maggie Coulson but here shot was saved by Benedetto.
• In what was the best chance for either team in the game up to that point, Carlo put a shot over Lipschultz that just hit the top of the crossbar and stayed out of the net at 77:48. Carlo had another chance later in the half but Lipschultz denied her the goal.
• In the final minutes of the second half, Misericordia broke the scoreless tie as Kaylee Sturans lifted the ball to Kendall Pearage who settled the ball with the outside of her foot and lifted it over the outstretched hands of Lipschultz for the goal at 88:53.
• JHU was unable to get a shot off in the game's final minute as the Cougars took the 1-0 victory and advanced to the Sweet 16.
What it Means
• Hopkins is now 26-14-3 in the NCAA Tournament and is 21-2 at home and 9-2-1 in second round games.
• The Blue Jays last home loss in the NCAA Tournament came in 2009 when they fell in the Elite Eight to Messiah by a 3-1 score.
• This was the first meeting between the two teams in the NCAA Tournament. The two teams have now met 10 times overall with the Blue Jays now holding an 8-2 overall record. JHU had won the last seven meetings.
• The 18 wins by Johns Hopkins is the most in a season since 2014 when JHU won 19 games.
Inside the Box Score
• The Blue Jays out shot the Cougars 12-7 and both teams put three shots on goal in the game.
• Both goaltenders made three saves in the match as Benedetto is now 17-2-1 and Lipschultz finishes the season with a 13-3 record.
- 30 -