TOWSON, Md. ? Junior midfielder Nikki Marcinik scored three goals and added a career-high three assists as the Tigers (6-3) overcame an early deficit to earn their second win in the last three games, a 16-7 non-conference victory over Johns Hopkins University (4-6) at Johnny Unitas® Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Marcinik was one of four Tigers to record a “hat trick” in the victory as Towson recovered from a 3-1 deficit in the first half to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Blue Jays.
“We have a lot of weapons on our team and it's hard to stop just one person,” Towson Coach Missy Doherty said. “When the goals start coming, it's hard to figure out who to stop. It was great for a lot of scorers to step up today.”
After the teams traded goals in the opening five minutes, the Blue Jays took a 3-1 lead when sophomore midfielder Brianna Cronin and freshman attacker Candace Rossi tallied back-to-back goals.
However, the Tigers responded by scoring seven straight goals to take an 8-3 lead just 22 seconds into the second half. Marcinik and senior midfielder Britt Woodfield each scored two goals and had an assist during the spurt.
After a goal by freshman midfielder Colleen McCaffrey ended a 16-minute scoring drought for Johns Hopkins, the Tigers answered with a four-goal run, upping their advantage to 12-4 with 21:44 remaining. Junior attacker Jacie Kendall scored two goals during the run, extending her point-scoring streak to 12 straight games.
The teams traded goals three times before Woodfield gave Towson a 16-7 advantage with 51 seconds remaining, converting a Marcinik feed for her 22nd goal of the season.
Marcinik led the Tigers with a career-high six-point effort while senior attacker Meggie McNamara added three goals with two assists.
Woodfield and Kendall each added a “hat trick” in the victory as the Tigers outshot Johns Hopkins by a 31-26 margin. Freshman goalkeeper Mary Teeters made 12 saves, including nine in the second half, to lead the Tiger defense.
Rossi led the Blue Jays in a losing effort by scoring two goals with an assist. Sophomore goalkeeper Julianne Wisner made seven saves in 46 minutes before being replaced by junior Lizzie O'Ferrall with 13:47 left.
The Tigers, who were playing their fourth straight home game, will continue their six-game homestand on Friday evening when they open their Colonial Athletic Association schedule against William & Mary at Unitas Stadium. Opening draw is set for 7 p.m.
College Women's Lacrosse: Towson University 16, Johns Hopkins University 7
Johns Hopkins (4-6) 3-4 / 7
Towson (6-3) 7-9 / 16
Goals: JHU ? Candace Rossi 2, Brianna Cronin 2, Colleen McCaffrey 2, Rachel Serio 1; TOW ? Nikki Marcinik 3, Meggie McNamara 3, Britt Woodfield 3, Jacie Kendall 3, Katie Cloud 1, Cassie Krause 1, Ali Lathroum 1, Jackie LaMonica 1. Assists: JHU ? Brett Bathras 1, Kim Dubansky 1, Candace Rossi 1; TOW ? Nikki Marcinik 3, Meggie McNamara 2, Katie Cloud 1, Julie Ondrako 1, Steph Taylor 1, Britt Woodfield 1. Saves: JHU ? Julianne Wisner 7 (46:13, 13 goals allowed); Lizzie O'Ferrall 0 (13:47, 3 goals allowed); TOW ? Mary Teeters 12 (60:00, 7 goals allowed). Shots: JHU ? 26; TOW ? 31. Free-Position Shots: JHU ? 1 for 3; TOW ? 2 for 6. Attendance: 642.
Game Notes:
· Sunday's game between the Tigers and the Blue Jays marked the 15th all-time meeting between the two teams ... Johns Hopkins now leads the all-time series by a 9-6 margin.
· The victory snapped the Tigers' eight-game losing streak against their Charles Street rivals ... Prior to Sunday, the Tigers' last win in the series was a 9-8 victory at Homewood Field on April 26, 2000.
· The win also marked the first win at home against the Blue Jays since the 1983 season when Towson defeated Johns Hopkins by an 11-2 margin.
· Rossi scored a point for the eighth straight game ... She also has an eight-game goal-scoring streak.
· Rossi also scored multiple goals for the sixth time this season, which leads Johns Hopkins.
· Brett Bathras has an assist in seven straight games for the Blue Jays ... However, she had her six-game goal-scoring streak snapped against the Tigers.
· Cronin had her fifth multi-goal game of the season and the seventh of her career.
· McCaffrey had her fourth multi-goal game of the season.
· Marcinik recorded her fourth “hat trick” of the season in the victory over Johns Hopkins on Sunday ... It was also the 11th of her career.
· Marcinik posted a six-point game for the third time this season and the fourth time in her career.
· Marcinik has recorded a point in 12 straight games ... In addition, she has an 11-game goal-scoring streak.
· Woodfield earned her team-leading fifth “hat trick” of the season with a three-goal effort against the Blue Jays ... It was the eighth “hat trick” of her career.
· Woodfield has scored a goal in four straight games.
· McNamara tallied her fourth “hat trick” of the season and the 21st of her career in the win over Johns Hopkins ... Her five points also matched a season high.
· McNamara has tallied a goal in eight straight games after her three-goal effort ... In addition, she extended her point-scoring streak to nine straight games and has an assist in each of the last nine games.
· Kendall had a season-high three goals against Johns Hopkins on Sunday, marking her first “hat trick” of the season ... It was Kendall's first “hat trick” since March 22, 2008 at Richmond and just the third of her career.
· Kendall has tallied a point in 12 straight games and has a goal in each of her last three outings.
· Senior Cassie Krause has recorded a point in three straight games while scoring a goal in the last two outings.
· Teeters recorded 10 or more saves for the fourth time this season ... She was two saves shy of matching her season high, which she set against Syracuse on March 17.
· Freshman midfielder Katie Cloud recorded the first assist of her career in the second half on a goal by McNamara ... She also added a goal later in the second half for the first multi-point game of her career.
· The Tigers have now won six of their last seven Sunday games since the beginning of last season.
· The Tigers recorded 10 or more goals for the eighth time in nine games this year ... They are 6-2 in those games.
· The Tigers are now 3-3 at home this season ... During the current homestand, they have a 2-2 record.
