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Loyola’s 2019 season didn’t begin the way it wanted – a loss to rival Johns Hopkins – but outing number two was much sweeter.

Behind four goals from Livy Rosenzweig, No. 20 Loyola upset No. 4 Florida 15-12, the first win for the Greyhounds in the series since the two schools began playing on an annual basis in 2013.

Florida, coming off a 17-12 loss to No. 2 Maryland a little over a week ago, jumped out to an early 3-1 lead, but Loyola answered with four straight goals and never trailed again.

Back-to-back goals by Florida’s Shannon Kavanagh tied the game 7-7 early in the second half, and consecutive goals buy Lindsey Ronbeck pulled the Gators within a goal at 12-11 with just under 14 minutes to play, but Loyola had an answer for every Florida run.

After Ronbeck’s goals, Loyola sophomore Elli Kluegel scored with 10:26 left and then classmate Sam Fiedler stretched the lead back out to three with just over eight minutes to play.

Rosenzweig (4g, 1a) and Fiedler (3g, 2a) each had five points for Loyola (1-1), Emily Cooper and Kluegel each had three goals, Lindsey Ehrhardt had four caused turnovers and Kady Glynn made 11 saves to pick up the win.

Kavanagh led the Gators (1-2) with four goals and Ronbeck had three. Florida goalie Haley Hicklen made 10 saves in the game and became the school’s all-time leader with 417 career stops.

Penn Comes Back on Johns Hopkins

Just down the street in Baltimore from where Livy Rosenzweig was having a day for Loyola, her sister, Gabby Rosenzweig, played a major role in No. 6 Penn’s 11-10 overtime victory at No. 16 Johns Hopkins.

Rosenzweig led the Quakers with seven points (3g, 4a) and gave Penn a 10-9 lead with 6:42 to play, capping a three-goal run after Johns Hopkins (2-1) had taken a two-goal lead early in the second half.

Rosenzweig’s goal didn’t stand up as the winner as Johns Hopkins’ Ellie McNulty continued her banner season, scoring with just 55 seconds left to force overtime. McNulty, a first team All-Ivy League player at Princeton last year, had four goals to give her 10 for the season.

Hopkins’ Shelby Harrison won the draw to start the overtime, but Penn senior captain Katy Junior stepped in the passing lane and stole a pass to set up the Quakers (2-0) on the other end. Erin Barry drew a foul and converted the free position shot for the victory.

Penn’s Mikaeila Cheeseman made 12 saves in the win.

Cavaliers Pull Away From Princeton

A rainy Saturday in Charlottesville moved Virginia from its home at Klockner Stadium to the blue turf of the school’s field hockey program, but the No. 13 Cavaliers weathered the storm and scored the final five goals of the game to knock off No. 9 Princeton.

Virginia, off to a 4-0 start, continued to get big contributions from its freshman class, but junior Sammy Mueller stole the show, matching her career high with six goals.

Down 6-5 at the half, Virginia scored the first four goals of the second half, only to see Princeton score three straight to tie it 9-9 with 11:21 remaining.

Virginia’s defense buckled down and the Cavaliers closed the game with their five-goal run, two of them by Mueller.

Freshman Annie Dyson had two goals and two assists for Virginia and classmates Grayson Offutt and Courtlynee Caskin also scored. Senior Maggie Jackson had two goals, an assist, five draw controls, three groundballs and two caused caused turnovers.

Tess D’Orsi led Princeton (1-1) with four points on two goals and two assists.

Duke Grabs Victory Away from Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech’s Leigh Lingo was racing up the far sideline with less than 30 seconds to play, looking to carry the Hokies to their fourth consecutive victory over Atlantic Coast Conference rival Duke. Duke sophomore Katie Cronin had other ideas.

Cronin forced a turnover with a stick check near midfield, knocking the ball out of bounds. On the restart she quickly burst the other way and scored the game-tying goal with just nine seconds remaining to send the matchup to overtime.

Cronin won the draw to start overtime and fed Ellie Majure for the game-winning goal just 31 seconds into the extra frame as Duke won 11-10 in a driving rain storm.

“I’m just so proud of our girls,” said Duke head coach Kerstin Kimmel. “I’m disappointed that the weather was so bad because I really feel like the way we play, we would have performed a lot better against their zone than we did. I just think our kids were shaky with their sticks with the weather. I think they lacked the confidence to move the ball and move their bodies the way they normally do. That said, I think our kids showed a ton of grit and resilience to be down three late in the game and just never give up and still believe we could win.”

Down 6-5 early in the second half, Virginia Tech (2-3) scored four straight goals to take a 9-6 lead with 10:01 left to play. After Duke scored two straight, the Hokies took a 10-8 lead on Julia Bolte’s third goal with 5:01 left.

Duke’s Olivia Jenner answered just 15 seconds later, but it looked as if the Hokies would hang on for the victory until Cronin’s late-game heroics.

Jenner and Charlotte North each had three goals for Duke (3-1) and Gabbe Cadoux, pulled in Duke’s 21-20 loss to Northwestern last weekend, went the distance and made 10 saves to earn the win.

Notable

• No. 1 Boston College improved to 4-0 with a 17-6 win over Harvard. Kenzie Kent had a goal and six assists and Sam Apuzzo had two goals, four assists and nine draw controls.

• Towson’s rough start to 2019 continued. The Tigers, who began the season ranked 10th in the Nike/US Lacrosse preseason poll, fell to 0-3 after dropping a 14-13 decision at Navy. Kelly Larkin had four goals and three assists for Navy.

• Hanna Haven had a career-high eight points (4g, 4a) as No. 9 James Madison won its third straight game, beating High Point 12-5.

• Madison Carter tied a career-high with six goals as No. 11 Penn State downed Cornell 14-12. Carter now has 210 career points and moved into ninth on the school’s all-time scoring list.

• No. 17 Georgetown is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2013 after beating Drexel 16-5. Morgan Ryan had four goals for the Hoyas.

• Rutgers held Delaware scoreless in the second half, overcoming an 11-6 halftime deficit to win 12-11 in overtime. Freshman Kameron Halsall came off the bench and made 11 saves while allowing just three goals for the Scarlet Knights. Taralyn Naslonski scored the game-winner in OT.

• Trailing 6-5 late in the first half, Hofstra went on a 10-goal scoring run to beat Fairfield 20-11. It was the third straight win for the Pride since opening the season with a loss to USC. Alexa Mattera scored six for Hofstra.

• Grace Gabriel scored six goals overall and Marquette rallied with eight straight goals in the final 10 minutes to beat Kennesaw State 19-15.

• Army beat Mount St. Mary’s 10-6 to start 5-0 for the first time in program history.

• Campbell coach Dawn Easley picked up her 100th career coaching victory as the Camels beat Wofford 21-6.

• Kailey Conry had 11 points, two away from her own school single-game record, on four goals and seven assists as Boston University beat Hartford 20-2.

Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 Scoreboard

No. 1 Boston College 17, Harvard 6
No. 20 Loyola 15, No. 4 Florida 12
No. 6 Penn 11, No. 16 Johns Hopkins 10 (OT)
No. 9 James Madison 12, High Point 5
No. 13 Virginia 14, No. 10 Princeton 9
No. 11 Penn State 14, Cornell 12
No. 17 Georgetown 16, Drexel 5
No. 18 Duke 11, Virginia Tech 10 (OT)

Other Scores

Albany 18, Bucknell 9
Army 10, Mount St. Mary’s 6
Campbell 21, Wofford 6
Colgate 12, UMass-Lowell 9
Boston University 20, Hartford 2
Brown 14, Iona 6
Davidson 22, Gardner-Webb 6
George Mason 16, Longwood 9
Hofstra 20, Fairfield 11
Lehigh 19, Saint Francis (Pa.) 4
Liberty 10, Elon 6
Louisville 20, Mercer 2
Manhattan 9, LaSalle 4
Marquette 19, Kennesaw State 15
Monmouth 10, Holy Cross 8
Navy 14, Towson 13
Niagara 16, Central Connecticut State 6
Old Dominion 11, Winthrop 10
Quinnipiac 14, LIU Brooklyn 8
Richmond 15, American 7
Rutgers 12, Delaware 11 (OT)
Villanova 12, Siena 7