BALTIMORE, Md. – Host #3 Johns Hopkins jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one quarter on its way to a 5-1 win over visiting Washington College in Centennial Conference field hockey action on Wednesday evening at Homewood Field.  The Blue Jays improved to 11-1 overall and 5-0 in the Centennial, while the Shorewomen dropped to 7-5 and 3-2 respectively.

#3 Johns Hopkins 5 Washington College 1

How It Happened
- The Blue Jays got onto the board 3:08 into the first quarter as Zoey Bennett finished off a feed from Ava Balacek for the game's opening goal.
- Johns Hopkins made it 2-0 with 5:18 to go in the first when Siena Urbanski scored off a rebound of her own shot.
- Gen Mehra capped off the first quarter scoring with 88 seconds remaining with Bennett getting the helper as the pass found its way through the defense and the hosts took a 3-0 lead after one.   
- Balacek netted the lone goal of the second quarter with 6:36 to go, to give Johns Hopkins a 4-0 halftime lead, and in the third, Sophia Albano scored off of a crossing pass by Sophie Gomez 55 seconds into the stanza to make it 5-0.
- Brynn Balliet got the Shorewomen on the board with 8:39 to go in the fourth quarter as she received a pass from Kate Gromacki and her shot from the right side found the cage to break up the shutout.

For The Shorewomen (7-5, 3-2 CC)
- Scorers: Balliet (goal), Gromacki (assist)
- Goalkeeper: Charlotte Schurman (7 saves, 5 goals allowed, 60:00)
- Gromacki (defensive save)
- Washington had seven shots and four penalty corners in the contest.

For #3 Johns Hopkins (11-1, 5-0 CC)
- Scorers: Balacek and Bennett (goal and assist), Albano (goal), Mehra (goal), Urbanski (goal), Gomez (assist)
- Goalkeeper: Phoebe Williams (0 saves, 0 goals allowed, 15:00), Aubrey Kilgore (1 save, 0 goals allowed, 15:00), Alexis Loder (1 save, 1 goal allowed, 30:00)  
- The Blue Jays had 15 shots and five penalty corners in the game.

Notes
- Gromacki recorded her team leading second defensive save of the season in the game.

Up Next
10/14 @ Dickinson - 1 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)
- Washington prevailed 3-1 last season in Chestertown.