The Basics
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Score: #10 Johns Hopkins-5, Swarthmore-0
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Records: JHU (12-2, 7-0 CC) • SC (4-9, 1-6 CC)
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Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
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The Short Story: The 10
th-ranked Johns Hopkins field hockey team jumped out three-goal first quarter lead and went on to defeat visiting Swarthmore, 5-0, Saturday afternoon.
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How it Happened
• Hopkins grabbed the early lead, capitalizing on a penalty corner just 5:08 into the game. Junior
Seema Sajjan took a hit from the left side of the circle, and sophomore
Maddie Brown-Scherer redirected it on the ground and inside the left post.
• Sophomore
Abby Birk took a pass from junior
Michaela Corvi and beat Aaron Lankford to the near post with 4:09 to go in the quarter to make it a 2-0 game. With just four ticks left in the quarter, Birk lofted a shot over the defense and Lankford, that hit the crossbar and went in.
• Corvi was then on the receiving end as Hopkins pushed its lead to four at the 8:55-mark of the third quarter. And stop the offense. On a break, Lankford came out of her cage and went down to try and stop the offense, but Brown-Scherer lifted the ball over her and Corvi buried it into the open cage.
• Senior
Christina Glaser got in on the action with 5:18 to play. Sophomore
Megan Abate sent a long ball to Glaser who was one-on-one with the goalie. She spun around Lankford and then slotted home her first of the season.
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What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 21-7 all-time against Swarthmore and has won eight straight. The Blue Jays have shutout the Garnet in each of the last four meetings. Â
• The Blue Jays have now won eight straight and are 8-0 at Homewood Field this season.
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Inside the Box Score
• Birk led the Blue Jays with two goals, matching her career high. She now has 50 career points, which is tied for 22
nd in school history.
• Sophomore
Kaitlin Hall finished with a pair of saves, while Lankford made 10. The Garnet also got a defensive save from Emily Hapgood.
• Hopkins outshot Swarthmore, 30-3, and had a 7-0 advantage in corners.
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Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, October 26 as the Blue Jays travel to Collegeville to take on 13
th-ranked Ursinus. The Centennial Conference game is slated for a 1:00 pm start.
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