BALTIMORE - The 11th-ranked University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team rallied from down two in the second half and finished with a golden-goal winner from junior
Erin Barry in overtime to take down No. 17 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, 11-10. The win pushes the Quakers to 2-0 on the early season.
NEWS AND NOTES
*The Quakers move to 7-6 all-time vs. Johns Hopkins, and have won the last three matchups against the Bluejays.
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Gabby Rosenzweig's three goals and four assists on the day makes her Penn's leader in points (12), assists (7), and tied as the leading scorer (5) on the season.
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Erin Barry scored the game winner against John's Hopkins. She now has three goals in three games against the Bluejays.
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Zoe Belodeau scored a pair of goals against the Bluejays to level her as Penn's leading scorer with Barry and Rosenzweig who are all on five goals this season.
*Mikalia Cheeseman made 12 saves on the day and has tallied a total of 21 on the season with a save percentage of .600 in two starts.
*Penn captured 12 draw controlls to 11 for JHU. Junior
Chelsea Kibler finished with six on the day, a new career best.
*The Quakers held the Bluejays scoreless for nearly 22 minutes of action in the second half, allowing Penn to take the lead after falling behind by two.
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Katy Junior led Penn with three caused turnovers, while
Abby Bosco recorded a team-best five ground balls.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Johns Hopkins jumped out to an early lead after just over a minute of play. The Quakers took no time to respond, as Rosenzweig darted up the left side and fired a shot across goal to tie it up.
Hopkins took the lead again after an Ibello goal, then doubled the lead just over a minute later, capitalizing on the extra man advantage. The game settled as both teams traded turnovers over the following two possessions.
A great save by Cheesemen kept the Blue Jays within arm's reach, and the Quakers cut it back to one courtesy of a McMahon goal. Hopkins scored again less than a minute later on another man-up advantage to make it 4-2.
Penn cut it to a one-goal deficit, as Stadler scored a free position goal at the midway point of the first half. Just over a minute later Cheeseman saved a Hopkins free position opportunity.
The Quakers tied it at four-all as Rosenzweig found Decker, who's shot went deftly past the goalie and in. Penn played some tough defense on the following Hopkins possession, forcing a turnover.
Penn took its first lead of the game as Rosenzweig cut from behind the goal and fired a shot low and between the Hopkins keeper's legs, notching a 3-0 scoring run.
Johns Hopkins scored two consecutive goals with less than two minutes passing between efforts to take a 6-5 lead. Penn responded on the next possession as Crawford weaved through traffic and scored to even the game heading into halftime.
Hopkins opened the half with two goals in quick succession to take an 8-6 lead. Rosenzweig found Crawford streaming up the middle who scored cut it to a one-goal deficit, but a Hopkins goal made it 9-7 on the next possession.
Cheeseman kept the Quakers in it with a pair of tough saves, and at the halfway point Rosenzweig found Belodeau for the score, earning a man advantage in the process.
With 12 minutes on the clock, Rosenzweig found Belodeau on a pinpoint pass from behind the goal. Belodeau put a tidy finish past the keeper to tie the game at nine.
Rosenzweig scored her fourth goal on the day to reestablish Penn's lead with just over six minutes on the clock. She darted up the middle and shot high and past the keeper for the lead.
Hopkins tied it with under a minute on the clock to send the game into overtime.
Penn lost the opening draw, but strong defense from the Quakers forced a turnover. A Hopkins foul gave Penn a free position with under a minute left in the extra frame, and Barry dispatched the ball low and between the keeper's legs to send the Quakers home with a win.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Quakers will travel to Pitscataway, N.J. for a mid-week matchup against Rutgers this Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.
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