PHILADELPHIA – The rookie rose to the occasion.
 
Freshman Zoe Belodeau had four goals to lead No. 14 Penn past No. 22 Johns Hopkins, 12-11, but none was bigger than her fourth of the day. With under a minute to play and the two teams knocking on the door of overtime, Belodeau cut to goal and fired home the game-winner to give the Quakers an early Top-25 win to their credit.
 
The game hung in the balance throughout – neither team led by more than two goals – and there were five lead changes and eight ties as each team fought for an early-season win. In the end, Penn (2-0) was able to hand the Blue Jays (3-1) their first loss of the season.

Quakers up by one! Cummings feeds Belodeau to take the lead for Penn pic.twitter.com/gs8nHDcICv

— Penn Women's Lax (@PennWomensLax) February 24, 2018

 
Notes To Know

• One week after committing 17 turnovers, Penn had just nine – including two in the first half – to 21 turnovers by Johns Hopkins.
• The Quakers finished with 11 caused turnovers as a team, led by Katy Junior's three. Seven different players had at least one caused turnover for Penn.
• The turnover numbers helped even out a 17-8 advantage for Hopkins on the draw.
• In addition to winning the turnover battle, Penn was 18-for-18 on the clear to 15-for-20 for Hopkins.
• Belodeau's four goals give her five through two games as a collegian. She leads Penn with eight total points.
• Six different players scored for the Quakers for the second straight game.
• Alex Condon had two goals, giving her six for the season.
• Erin Barry and Gabby Rosenzweig each had three-point games – each had two goals and an assist.
• Caroline Cummings had a goal and an assist – each a big play. Her free position goal with 2:19 left tied the game and her assist was a beautiful pass to Belodeau for the game winner with 0:52 remaining.
• Abby Bosco won two draw controls – including the final draw after Penn had taken the lead.
• Mikaila Cheeseman made four saves over her 30:00 of work to earn her first career win.
• Katy Junior had three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
• Barry added two caused turnovers, two ground balls and three draw controls to her three points.

 
How It Happened
The Quakers needed over 10 minutes to score their first goal, but an Emily Rogers-Healion tally 10:36 into the game broke the ice and tied the game, 1-1. Gabby Rosenzweig would follow 1:02 later, giving the Quakers their first lead of the game on a nice running attempt down the right-center of the arc.
 
The Blue Jays would counter with two goals of their own to take a 3-2 lead with 16:38 to play in the first half. Out of a Penn timeout following the Hopkins goal, Erin Barry dialed her own number for an unassisted goal to tie the game, 3-3.
 
Nicole DeMase would score the first of her five goals with 12:36 to play, but the Quakers put the next three on the board to take a 6-4 lead. That run was highlighted by Rosenzweig's second of the game with 4:36 left in the first half on a nice individual effort down the left side. Penn's lead would be 7-5 at the half following a Belodeau free position with 1:38 left in the opening period.

Rosenzweig dips and dodges to continue Penn's run! pic.twitter.com/4hyo8Xg9Q9

— Penn Women's Lax (@PennWomensLax) February 24, 2018

Hopkins would score the first two goals of the second half to tie the game, knotting the contest at 7-7 following a Shannon Fitzgerald free position with 20:29 remaining in the game. The Quakers would respond with the next two – Belodeau finishing a Rosenzweig assist and Barry unassisted on an extra-man opportunity – in the span of 0:41 to regain a two-goal lead.
 
Hopkins would score four of the next five goals over 14:09 of game play to take an 11-10 lead with 4:05 to play following an Emily Kenul EMO goal.
 
Hopkins would win the ensuing draw, but Barry caused a turnover deep in the Penn defensive third with 3:05 to play. The Quakers would transition and Cummings drew a foul at the top of the arc and she bounced home the free position to tie the game at 11-11 with 2:19 remaining.
 
The Quakers were called for a false start on the draw control, but again made a defensive stop with Katy Junior causing a turnover with 1:27 to play. The Red and Blue were good on one final clear, and Cummings stepped back off the left side and found a cutting Belodeau who quickly went back across her body to beat the keeper stick side for the game-winner.
 
Penn returns to action on February 28, hosting Rutgers at 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the Ivy League Network and will be broadcast in the Philadelphia region on NBC Sports Philadelphia.