BOX SCORE TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's lacrosse team held No. 5 Johns Hopkins to just two goals during the final 50 minutes of the game while pulling off a 7-5 upset victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Johnny Unitas® Stadium.
The win is Towson's first over a Top 5 opponent since also knocking off then-No. 5 Johns Hopkins, 13-12, on the road on April 27, 1996. It's also the first win for the Tigers over the Blue Jays since that game and the first home win for Towson over its crosstown rivals since 1989.
"I'm extremely proud and excited for our team," said Towson Head Coach
Shawn Nadelen. "Our guys did a great job staying at a high level throughout the game and keeping their emotions in check. Being the fourth team ever at Towson to beat Hopkins is a great accomplishment and something that we're proud of. We hope that it's the start of something exciting this year and that we're able to build on the momentum of this."
Senior
Andrew Hodgson and sophomore
Joe Seider tallied a pair of goals, while sophomore
Ryan Drenner scored a goal and dished out a game-high three assists in the win. Junior goalkeeper
Tyler White was impressive the entire night for Towson, posting 12 saves.
After the Tigers (1-0) scored the first goal of the game, the Blue Jays (1-1) used a 3-0 run to take a 3-1 lead with 9:13 remaining in the second quarter. However, Towson's defense would hold JHU scoreless over the next 23:46 while the Tigers went on a 5-0 run spanning two quarters. A
Mike Lynch goal with 5:53 remaining in the third quarter capped the run and gave Towson a 6-3 advantage.
Ryan Brown got Hopkins back on the board with 27 seconds remaining in the third quarter, but Seider tallied his second goal of the night early in the fourth quarter to increase Towson's lead to 7-4 with 13:16 remaining.
The Blue Jays added a late goal with 1:09 remaining, but couldn't get any closer the rest of the way.
Junior
Pat Conroy stepped up in the face-off X for the Tigers, winning seven of 10. Towson outshot Johns Hopkins, 34-31, and converted 15 of 17 clear attempts.
The Tigers return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 18 when they welcome local rival Loyola to Johnny Unitas® Stadium. Opening face-off is set for 12 noon.
-TowsonTigers.com-
