BALTIMORE, Md. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team traveled down to Baltimore to face crosstown rivals #22/20 Johns Hopkins on Tuesday night. The Tigers (10-4, 5-0 CAA) fell 13-12 in overtime to snap their six-game winning streak meanwhile the Blue Jays improve to 7-7.
 
Blair Pearre led the way with four goals while Lindsey Marshall had three goals to extend her streak to four straight games with a hat trick. Milana Zizakovic and Lindsay Clarke each added two points. Jo Torres finished with a season-best 13 saves, including five saves in the fourth quarter.  
 
 
Key Stats vs Johns Hopkins:

• The Blue Jays went 14-of-17 on clear attempts while Towson went 16-of-24.
• Johns Hopkins won the draw control battle 17-12.
• The Tigers were outshot 41-28 including 11-7 in the third and fourth quarters.

How It Happened vs Johns Hopkins:

• The Tigers scored the game's first goal after Blair Pearre dodged between two defenders to score her 33rd of the year.
• Johns Hopkins responded with three goals to take a 3-1 lead, but Milana Zizakovic scored her 36th goal off a nice feed from Lindsay Clarke to cut the deficit in half with 6:08 remaining in the first quarter.
• The Blue Jays responded 43 seconds later with Jordan Carr's 15th of the year to have a 4-2 advantage.
• The Tigers started a 5-0 run that was sparked when Pearre got her second goal of the game while falling to open the second quarter.
• Valerie Thompson tied the score at four apiece after she scooped up a loose ball and fired a shot past Tydings.
• Towson took a 5-4 edge after Lindsey Marshall split two defenders and fired a bouncing shot that found the back of the net
• The Tigers continued to extend their lead with free-position goals from Gabby Garrett and Pearre to take a 7-4 edge with 58 seconds left.
• Johns Hopkins ended its 14-minute scoring drought with a goal right before halftime to trail 7-5 going into the locker room.
• Towson started the third quarter going two players down, but Marshall scored her 30th of the year on a shorthanded counterattack.
• Zizakovic made the score 9-5 after she picked off the goalie's pass and finished the one-on-one.
• The Blue Jays closed out the third quarter with three unanswered goals to cut the lead down to 9-8 heading into the fourth quarter.
• The fourth quarter started with Pearre scoring her fourth as the shot clock was winding down to give the Tigers a 10-8 edge, then Marshall completed her seventh hat trick of the season to give Towson an 11-8 lead.
• Johns Hopkins responded less than two minutes later, but Katie McCormick scored her third goal of the season to give the Tigers a 12-9 lead with seven minutes remaining.
• The Blue Jays scored two quick goals to cut the deficit to 12-11 with 4:02 left, then tied the score at 12 apiece with 1:14 left.  
• Johns Hopkins won the ensuing draw control, then Olivia Malamphy got a yellow card to go a player down, but Jo Torres denied Georgie Gorelick with 48 seconds left.
• The Tigers did not get a shot off at the end but caused a yellow card on the Blue Jays to play 11-on-11 in overtime.
• Johns Hopkins won the draw control to start overtime and scored on their first possession to win the game 13-12.

Inside the Numbers vs Johns Hopkins:

• The Tigers have lost their last two games against Hopkins in overtime.
• Milana Zizakovic surpassed 50 points this season.
• Blair Pearre has scored in every game this season.

Next Game:
The Tigers will host #9/11 Stony Brook at Tiger Field on Saturday, April 22nd at noon on FloLive.