BLUE JAYS ADVANCE TO SECOND ROUND WITH A 3-1 VICTORY OVER CABRINI
The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins – 3, Cabrini - 1
• Records: JHU (18-2) • Cabrini (10-6-1)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's soccer advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Cabrini.
How it Happened
• JHU looked to take an early 1-0 lead but shots from Carly Lupton-Smith and Maddy Rocks were blocked by Ally Wojton.
• Michelle Santangelo broke the scoreless tie as Kristen Hori sent a pass to Santangelo, who tapped the ball into the net at 18:49.
• The Blue Jays increased their lead to two goals as Lupton-Smith sent a pass to Rocks, whose shot from outside the box sailed over the outstretched hands of Cavalier keeper Ashley Tutzauer at 26:51.
• Cabrini got on the board at 53:59 as Katelyn Gilinger sent a ball over to Alex Garces near the top of the box and she floated a shot past Robyn Lipschultz to make it a one-goal game.
• Emily Maheras put Hopkins back up by two with her goal at 70:26. Maheras collected a Lupton-Smith pass at the top of the box and placed the shot past Tutzauer for the 3-1 lead and the Blue Jays held on to advance to the second round.
What it Means
•Hopkins is now 26-13-3 in the NCAA Tournament and improves to 21-1 at home and 11-4-1 in opening-round games.
• JHU advances to the second round for the second straight season and 10th time in the last 11 years.
• The Blue Jays are now 2-0 against Cabrini in the NCAA Tournament. The two teams have never faced each other in the regular season.
Inside the Box Score
• Lipschultz made two saves to improve to 13-2 on the year while Tutzauer made 14 saves for Cabrini.
• Santangelo now has a team-leading 13 goals and 29 points while Lupton-Smith is tied for the team lead with five assists.
• The Blue Jays outshot the Cavaliers 35-5 in the game.
Up Next
• JHU will play Misericordia tomorrow at 6 pm at Homewood Field.
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