TOWSON, Md. - Junior attacker Colleen McCaffrey recorded her third "hat trick" of the season by scoring three goals as Johns Hopkins University (4-1) earned its second straight win, a 10-1 non-conference victory over the Tigers (0-3) at Johnny Unitas® Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
With the win, the Blue Jays snapped a two-game losing streak against the Tigers. Johns Hopkins, which has won nine of the last 11 meetings, leads the all-time series by a 10-8 margin.
"Offensively, we struggled today and one goal is not going to cut it for us," Towson Coach Sonia LaMonica said. "We are going to go back to the drawing board and figure things out. Everyone has to do their part and offense has to step it up. Once we figure things out, we will have the whole package together."
McCaffrey, who leads the Blue Jays with 13 goals this season, scored two of her three goals in the first half as Johns Hopkins sprinted out to a 5-0 lead in the first half and held Towson scoreless for over 34 minutes. The Blue Jays outshot Towson by a 16-2 margin and forced the Tigers to commit eight turnovers.
After freshman midfielder Taylor D'Amore upped the Blue Jays' lead to 6-0 just over a minute into the second half, the Tigers ended the run when sophomore midfielder Kelly Custer scored on a free-position shot with 25:52 remaining in the second half.
But, the Blue Jays held Towson scoreless for the final 25 minutes while adding four more goals, including a pair of markers from senior attacker Brooke Foussadier.
While McCaffrey led the Blue Jays with three goals, D'Amore added two goals and an assist. Sophomore goalkeeper Cosette Larash made eight saves for Johns Hopkins, which outshot Towson by a 33-14 margin.
Junior goalkeeper Mary Teeters made 11 saves in a losing effort for the Tigers, including seven in the second half.
The Tigers will travel to George Washington on Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. game against the Colonials. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays return home for the first time in nearly a month next Wednesday for a game against Georgetown.
