Ashley Britton scored four goals, Mena Loescher and Kaely Kyle added three apiece, and Sarah Zeto made 12 saves to lead High Point to a 13-10 upset win over the No. 8-ranked Johns Hopkins women’s lacrosse team Wednesday at Homewood Field.
The Panthers (4-3), who nearly took down Florida on Saturday, fell into a 2-0 hole within the first five minutes but then dominated the Blue Jays (6-2) for the subsequent 30 minutes, putting together a 7-2 run during which Johns Hopkins’ only offense came on two goals 30 seconds apart.
High Point, unranked in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20 and slotted at No. 25 in the IWLCA coaches poll this week, never trailed from there. The Panthers are the two-time defending Southern Conference champions. They’re no strangers to upsets, having defeated Notre Dame and Duke last year when those teams were nationally ranked and also throttling Towson in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2017. This is the highest-ranked win in Panthers history.
“We were locked in tonight and worked so hard to get this result on the road,” High Point coach Lyndsey Boswell said.
Maggie Schneidereith led Johns Hopkins with five goals.
Maryland Finds Breathing Room
Maryland’s second top-10 win in four days came much more easily than the first.
Caroline Steele scored four goals during a decisive 8-0 run and Megan Taylor made nine of her 13 saves during the first half, as the Terps, ranked No. 2 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20, defeated No. 5 Penn 14-9 on Wednesday in College Park, Md.
Caroline Steele is having a day. She’s got goals to give @MarylandWLax a 9-4 lead over @PennWomensLax at half. pic.twitter.com/wXC8DJCaHi
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 13, 2019
“A huge win for our program to go to 7-0 now against another top-10 team,” said Maryland coach Cathy Reese, whose team survived a 12-11 overtime thriller Saturday against No. 4 Syracuse. “To get our second top-10 win in four days is something that's pretty remarkable for these girls.”
The Terps shot a blistering 61 percent (14-for-23) against Penn, which came into the game undefeated but fell to 6-1. Maryland, which also owns wins over North Carolina and Florida as part of its 7-0 start, starts its Big Ten schedule Saturday against visiting Ohio State.
Late FP Goal Sends Syracuse Past Florida
Meaghan Tyrrell converted a free-position shot with 8 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 Syracuse to a 14-13 victory over No. 19 Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
.@CuseWLAX and @GatorsLAX kept us on edge until the very end, with the Orange prevailing 14-13 on Meaghan Tyrrell's FP goal with 8 seconds remaining. pic.twitter.com/UAPnTeEOKz
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 14, 2019
The Orange (7-2), coming off of a 12-11 overtime loss at Maryland on Saturday, appeared to be on their way to an easy win after scoring seven unanswered goals to go up 7-1 midway through the first half.
But the Gators (3-4) rallied, scoring four goals in less than five minutes toward the end of the first half and then scoring four of the first five goals in the second half to tie the game at 10.
Syracuse had a 13-11 lead, but consecutive tallies by Lindsey Ronbeck, who fended off face guards to finish with a game-high five goals, knotted the game again. Ronbeck’s fifth goal tied it at 13 with 44 seconds remaining.
But the Orange controlled the ensuing draw, Tyrrell drew a penalty inside the critical scoring area and then she buried the game-winner.
Emily Hawryschuk led Syracuse with four goals.
Virginia Stuns Loyola with Game-Ending Six-Goal Run
Trailing 9-6 with less than 18 minutes remaining, No. 6 Virginia stunned No. 9 Loyola with six unanswered goals to claim a 12-9 victory Wednesday in Charlottesville, Va.
Saammy Mueller (game-high four goals) and Avery Shoemaker each scored twice during the defining run, fueled by the Cavaliers’ 9-2 edge in draw controls during the second half—turning the tables after the Greyhounds held an 8-4 advantage in the same category in the first half.
“We came out stronger in the second half, but really made a difference just winning that draw and giving our team a few more opportunities to go to goal,” Virginia coach Julie Myers said.
Virginia improved to 7-2. Loyola fell to 3-3.
Nike/US Lacrosse
Division I Women’s
Top 20 Scoreboard
No. 2 Maryland 14, No. 5 Penn 9
No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 19 Florida
No. 6 Virginia 12, No. 9 Loyola 9
High Point 13, No. 8 Johns Hopkins 10
No. 17 Notre Dame 15, Virginia Commonwealth 4
No. 18 Stony Brook 16, UMBC 5
Other Scores
American 9, Detroit Mercy 8 (2OT)
Butler 17, Wofford 10
Delaware 16, George Mason 8
Iona 8, Sacred Heart 7
Lafayette 13. Binghamton 12
Mount St. Mary’s 17, George Washington 9
Robert Morris 20, Gardner Webb 8
Saint Francis 10, Longwood 9
Siena 22, Hartford 5
Vanderbilt 19, New Hampshire 7
Towson 17, St. Joseph’s 9
UConn 10, Albany 9
UMass 25, Niagara 11
Wagner 10, Monmouth 9