The Basics
• Score: #8 Johns Hopkins-2, #6 Franklin & Marshall-1
• Records: JHU (15-2, 10-0 CC) • FMC (15-2, 9-1 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: There was a lot riding on the top-10 match-up between the eight-ranked Johns Hopkins field hockey team and sixth-ranked Franklin & Marshall Saturday afternoon at Homewood Field. The Blue Jays grabbed a 2-0 lead and went on to beat the Diplomats, 2-1, to win the Centennial Conference regular season title and the top seed in next week's conference tournament.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins got on the board with 6:40 to play in the second quarter to the take the early lead. A give-and-go between sophomore Abby Birk and junior Michaela Corvi, ended with Birk blasting a shot into the middle of the cage from 10 yards out.
• The Blue Jays doubled their lead with 2:27 to play in the third quarter. Senior Christina Glaser fired a shot from the middle of the circle that looked like it was going to just miss wide, but Birk lunged at the ball and tipped the ball between Dips' goalie Christina Seery and the right post to make it 2-0.
• Franklin & Marshall ended the shutout bid with just 5:03 to play as the Dips cashed in on a penalty corner. Melissa Gula took a hard shot from the top left of the circle and Abby Straub redirected the ball into the top of the cage. The Blue Jay defense would make the one-goal lead stand.
 
What it Means
• Wells earns her 200^th career win in her 280^th game as a head coach. She is the 26^th active coach in NCAA Division III field hockey to reach the milestone, and third this season.
• Hopkins improves to 25-15-1 all-time against Franklin & Marshall and has won the last two meetings. The top-seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament in each of the last three years has come down to the winner of the JHU-FMC game. Hopkins will host the tournament for the second time in the last three years.
• This is just the third time Hopkins has gone undefeated in regular season conference play and the first since 2000.
• The Blue Jays' 15 wins are tied for the most in the regular season in program history. The 1999, 2000 and 2008 teams also won 15 games in the regular season. Hopkins has now won 11 straight, the longest win streak since 2008. It is alos tied for the second longest win streak in program history.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Birk tied her career high with two goals and now has 10 on the season. She has a team-best 33 points on the season, the most by a Blue Jay since Emily Miller set the school single-season record with 50 in 2008. In addition, she now ranks 19^th in school history with 55 career points.
• Sophomore Kaitlin Hall made three saves to earn the win, while Seery made two saves for the Dips.
• The shots were even at 12 apiece while Franklin & Marshall had a 13-4 edge in corners.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins is back at Homewood Field on Friday, November 8 for the 2019 Centennial Conference semifinals. Hopkins will take on the winner of Tuesday's first round game. Game times for the tournament will be announced on Monday.