PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team kicks off a five-game road trip on Saturday, making the short trek down to Baltimore for a clash with #16 Johns Hopkins.
 
GAME 2: PENN (1-0) at JOHNS HOPKINS (1-1)
Saturday, Feb. 25 | 4:00 p.m.
Baltimore, Md. | Homewood Field
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SERIES AGAINST JOHNS HOPKINS
*The Quakers are meeting the Blue Jays for the 16th time in program history with Penn holding a slight 8-7 edge in the all-time series.
 
*Eight of the 15 matchups have taken place at Homewood Field, dating to the 2001 season, with the two squads holding an even 4-4 record. However, in the last five contests at the Blue Jays' field, Penn owns a 4-1 tally.
 
*The last time down in Baltimore against JHU in 2019, the Quakers battled out an 11-10 overtime victory in the top-20 matchup that saw Erin Barry find the back of the net on a free-position attempt with a minute left.
 
*The previous five matchups have all been decided by three or less goals.
 
*In the all-time series, the Quakers have scored 139 goals (9.27 per game).
 
LAST TIME WE MET
*The two squads squared off at Franklin Field during the 2022 season in a top-25 matchup, seeing the Blue Jays take the 10-8 decision for their first win at Penn since 2006.
 
*Lexi Edmonds and Keeley Block led with two goals each, while Niki Miles had the lone assist in the match.
 
*Anna Brandt scored her first collegiate goal, and led the team in draw controls with four.
 
*The Quakers caused 10 turnovers with Kaitlyn Cumiskey, Morgan Smith, Natasha Gorriaran, and Block forcing two each.
 
*The net duties were split in half by Krissy Kowalski and Kelly Van Hoesen, combining for 11 saves.
 
LAST TIME OUT
*Penn put on a scoring clinic in its season opener last Saturday against La Salle, rolling to a 21-1 victory at Franklin Field.
 
*The Quakers had 11 different scorer, led by Brandt and Miles with five goals each, both career highs.
 
*Freshman Patricia Columbia-Walsh added a five-point performance in her first collegiate game with two goals and three assists.
 
*Senior Kennon Moon scored a goal with three assists and a game-high eight draw controls.
 
*Senior Izzy Rohr tied Miles with four caused turnovers, while posting a team-high three ground balls. Her efforts on the backline earned her Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career.
 
*Senior Grace Fujinaga and sophomore Natasha Gorriaran also had a team-high three ground balls.
 
*Columbia-Walsh, Grace lillis, Eden Wright, Gracie Smith, and Courtney Savage all registered their first collegiate goals.

ABOUT THE BLUE JAYS
*The Blue Jays started the season 1-1 and are now taking on Penn at home before kicking off a five-game road trip through the first half of March.
 
*Hopkins opened its season on February 12, defeating Albany, 17-10. Megan Kielbasa and the Blue Jays were able to break into a six-goal run that went on for nearly 13 minutes after Kielbasa scored back-to-back goals in 84 seconds.
 
*This past Saturday, they traveled to intercity rival. No. 9 Loyola, dropping a tight 12-10 decision. The Greyhounds outscored the Blue Jays, 6-3, in the second half, while Maeve Barker's four-goal performance was spoiled on the road.
 
*Georgie Gorelick leads the offense through two games with six goals on seven shots, and the backline is paced by Reagan O'Brien with nine caused turnovers.
 
*Back in the cage, Maggie Tydings has started both games, maintaining a 9.72 goals-against average while making 12 saves.
 
QUAKER NOTES
*The Quakers have won their last 10 season openers. This year, they defeated La Salle 21-1 to start the 2023 campaign.
 
*A typical Penn lacrosse schedule, the team is lined up for a competitive 2023 campaign that includes seven top-25 opponents according to the IWLCA preseason ranking. Including the game against the Blue Jays, Penn hits the road for five straight games including now-#16 Johns Hopkins, #8 Loyola Maryland, and #24 Jacksonville. They'll also take on #7 Florida on the road, while hosting #6 Maryland, #21 Yale, and #17 Princeton.
 
*The matchups against Jacksonville and Florida will be the first trips for the Quakers to the Sunshine State in program history.  
 
*Penn returns nine of its top 10 scorers from last season, six of whom had 20-plus points led by senior Miles with 34 (15 goals, 19 assists).
 
*Sophomore Brandt returns after a successful first season in 2022, playing in all 15 games and leading the team in scoring. Brandt paced the offense with 24 goals, and opened the first game this season with five.
 
*The Quakers return their three top draw specialists as well. Moon had the team lead of 78 last year, while Brandt (44) and Cumiskey (35) combined for 79 more.
 
*Head coach Karin Corbett is in her 24th season at the helm, owning 241 of the program's 394 wins.