Terps annihilate Lady Jays in 19-4 dribbling

After suffering a tough loss earlier in the week to No. 9 Penn
State, the Women's Lacrosse team went on to face an even tougher
opponent in No. 2 Maryland this past Saturday, losing at the hands of
the Terps by a score of 19-4.

The Terps dominated the Jays for the fourth straight year. In last
year's contest, the Jays came the closest they had ever been on the
scoreboard with Maryland, posting a 13-8 loss. This gave them hope that
their team may fare better this year, for the year prior to that the
loss had been a humbling 23-6 defeat.

"We had hopes that we could keep the game close this year, but we were
missing an important part of our defense due to the fact that Lacey
[Hentz] was out with an injured ankle," commented senior captain Jen
McDonald.

It did not take the Terrapins long to demonstrate to the Blue Jays just
exactly what they were in for as they took the opening draw and scored.
Maryland senior Sonia Judd took a few steps, saw junior Kelly Coppedge
sprinting in, and fed Coppedge for a goal just 19 seconds into the
game.

The Terps continued their scoring spree, and before the Jays knew what
hit them, the score was 7-0 after only 17 minutes of play. It seemed as
if the Jays could not put out the fire that seemed to be burning
especially bright in Maryland's Kelly Coppedge. She scored a
career-high seven goals, posted a team high five draw controls, and
picked up three ground balls. She could not be contained as she
virtually shoved the ball down the Jays' throats.

Coppedge was just one-twelfth of the Maryland superpower that dominated
the contest between the Terps and the Jays. As a team, Maryland
out-shot Hopkins 42-15, had 13 caused turnovers compared to Hopkins'
seven, and won 16 of 25 draw controls. Every aspect of the game was
controlled by the Terps, proving their No. 2 ranking to be well earned.

Hopkins junior midfielder Kate Barcomb was finally able to put the Blue
Jays on the scoreboard when assisted by sophomore attacker Erin Riordan
with seven minutes left in the first half.

Just about a minute later, Barcomb fed senior attacker Liz Holland for a
goal to cut the margin to five at a score of 7-2. The Terps scored four
more goals to go into halftime with an 11-2 lead.

Maryland players Acacia Walker and Delia Cox commenced the second half
with goals to make the score 13-2. Junior midfielder Heidi Pearce then
scored a powerful unassisted shot, followed by a pinpoint shot from
senior attacker Meghan Burnett, cutting the margin to nine.

Maryland put the game away by scoring six more goals, marking the final
19-4 tally. Joining Coppedge atop the stat column was Judd, who
finished with five points on three goals and two assists. Sophomores
Kristie Leggio and Acacia Walker each posted a goal and three assists
while sophomore Annie Collins and freshman Delia Cox each posted hat
tricks.

The Hopkins' goalies took quite a beating from the powerful shooting
frenzy of Maryland's attack. Senior goalkeeper made seven saves in the
first half while freshman Lauren Riddick stopped nine shots in the
second period. Meanwhile, Maryland goalkeeper Alexis Venechanos allowed
just four Hopkins' goals, making five saves. Sophomore Kirah Miles
closed the game's final five minutes, coming up with two saves.

"Games like this our really rough on our team's morale. But, we have to
take into consideration that Maryland is a veteran powerhouse in the
women's lacrosse world. They have been a seven time national champion.
With that said, I think our team will be able to move on to the rest of
the season and use the lessons learned from this particular game to
make us a stronger team against our future opponents," said captain
Meghan Burnett.

Despite the crushing contest against Maryland, the Jays hope to be able
to bounce back this week. This Wednesday, the Lady Jays travel to
Villanova for a 7 p.m. matchup with their unranked opponent.