The start of Navy’s game on Friday at Johns Hopkins was delayed 30 minutes due to travel issues for Navy. It was only fitting that the ending got extended as well.
Navy senior Max Hewitt cut across the goal and leaped in the air before slipping home the game-winning goal in overtime in Navy’s 10-9 upset at No. 6 Johns Hopkins. Officials reviewed the goal before confirming the call on the field.
It was Navy’s second straight win at Homewood Field — Hewitt scored Navy's final three goals in an 11-10 win in 2022 — but more importantly, a much-needed victory that improved the Midshipmen to 4-3 this season. Navy had lost three of its last four.
Hopkins raced out to a 6-1 lead in the first quarter on Friday night, but then the Blue Jays went cold. Garrett Degnon’s second goal gave Hopkins its 6-1 lead with 6:33 left in the opening quarter.
Over the next 30 minutes, Hopkins scored just one more goal as Navy chipped away and eventually moved ahead, leading 9-7 entering the fourth quarter.
Degnon scored with 6:03 left in the fourth quarter to cut the Navy lead to one and then JHU’s Johnathan Pesko tied it up with 2:46 left.
Hopkins won the ensuing faceoff, but Navy’s Dan Daly came up with a clutch save with 2:30 remaining. Navy got off three shots in the final 1:15 of regulation, including a pipe hit by Hewitt, but were unable to cash in any of its opportunities.
Navy’s Zach Hayashi won the faceoff to start overtime and ignite a transition opportunity, but Xavier Arline’s hard rip sailed wide. Hewitt then delivered the game-winner after the restart.
Dan Swanson led Navy with three goals in the game and Henry Tolker scored twice. Daly finished with 12 saves.
Hopkins fell to 5-3 with all three losses coming by a single goal, including two in overtime.
Degnon led the Blue Jays with three goals and has now scored in 38 consecutive games, breaking a school record he had shared with Ryan Brown and Terry Riordan.
