First Round at Allentown): #4 Muhlenberg d. #5 Ursinus, 1-0.
Semifinal (at Baltimore): #1 Johns Hopkins d. #4 Muhlenberg,
3-1.
Semifinal (at Baltimore): #3 Swarthmore d. #2 Gettysburg, 1-0.
Final (at Baltimore): #1 Johns Hopkins d. #3 Swarthmore, 1-0.
BALTIMORE, MD - Sophomore Molly Steele (Daleville, VA/North
Cross) scored the only goal of the game to lift #11 Johns Hopkins
women's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Swarthmore in the Centennial
Conference Championship game. The Blue Jays (17-2) claim their
second straight conference championship and fifth overall, as they
extended their win streak to nine straight. Hopkins is the first
team to repeat as Centennial Conference Champions since Muhlenberg
in 2000 and 2001 and tie Gettysburg for the most championships in
conference history.
Swarthmore falls to 14-4-1 as the Garnet had a seven-game win
streak snapped.
In the 35th minute, senior Kaitlin Giannetti (Montclair,
NJ/Montclair) controlled a ball on the near side and crossed it to
Steele, who tapped the ball, slipped inside a defender and
one-timed a shot inside the far post past Swarthmore's Lauren
Walker for her 10th goal of the year.
Swarthmore had its best opportunity in the 49th minute as freshman
Katie Kanuka chipped one over Karen Guszkowski's (Sayreville,
NJ/Cardinal McCarrick) head and the ball hit the crossbar.
Guszkowski made two saves to record her first career shutout, while
Walker made four saves for the Garnet. The Blue Jays held a 17-8
advantage in shots.
With the win the Blue Jays advance to the NCAA Tournament for the
second straight year and the fifth time in program history.