WASHINGTON – The No. 18 Georgetown University women's lacrosse squad (3-0) will travel to No. 16 Johns Hopkins (2-1) on Wednesday for a 3 p.m. matchup at Homewood Field. Live stats and a webcast will be available at www.GUHoyas.com.
Junior midfielder
Natalia Lynch (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown West) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Tuesday. Lynch was instrumental on both ends of the field for the Hoyas, who knocked off Drexel 16-5 on Saturday. The junior registered a hat trick, an assist and three draw controls, while helping the defense which allowed single-digit goals for the third straight game, holding the Dragons to a season-low five scores.
In the win over Drexel, senior attacker
Morgan Ryan (Maplewood, N.J. / Oak Knoll School) led the way with four goals, while classmate
Taylor Gebhardt (Baldwinsville, N.Y. / C.W. Baker) managed the hat trick with a pair of assists for five points on the afternoon. Senior midfielder
Francesca Whitehurst (Baltimore, Md. / Roland Park Country School) had two assists and five draw controls. Also putting up multiple points were junior
Michaela Bruno (Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City) and sophomore
Mary Pagano (Short Hills, N.J. / Pingry School) with two goals apiece and junior
Emily Ehle (Baldwinsville, N.Y. / Christian Brothers Academy) who had three assists in the contest.
The Hoyas outshot the Dragons 36-17 and picked up 10 ground balls to Drexel's three. GU hauled in 16 draw controls while limiting the Dragons to seven as well as forcing 11 Drexel turnovers. On free position shots, the Hoyas went 4 for 8 while the Georgetown keepers combined in an 0 for 4 day for Drexel. Senior goalkeeper
Haelle Chomo (Naples, Fla. / Barron Collier) was awarded the victory with five saves, while junior
Micheline DiNardo (Rye, N.Y. / Rye) saw 12 minutes in the cage with two stops to her credit.
Gebhardt leads the offense with nine goals and six assists for 15 points on the season. She is followed by Whitehurst who has four goals and six assists for 10 points. Ryan is third with eight goals, while Lynch has managed six goals and two assists for eight points on the year. She also boasts 10 draw controls to match Whitehurst, while freshman midfielder
Jordyn Sabourin (Catonsville, Md. / Notre Dame Prep) is leading the team with 13 draw controls on the year.
In goal, Chomo has played a majority of the minutes with 21 saves on the season. On the defensive end, junior
Noelle Peragine (Northport, N.Y. / Northport) as eight caused turnovers on the season.
Johns Hopkins is back at Homewood Field for the third game of a five-game homestand. The Blue Jays are coming off a tough 11-10 overtime loss to the then-No. 11 Penn Quakers on Saturday. The Blue Jays twice held a two-goal lead in the second half before falling behind by one late. Redshirt senior Ellie McNulty forced overtime with her fourth goal of the afternoon with 55.4 seconds remaining in regulation but the Quakers took the game on a free position shot in overtime. McNulty leads the team with 11 points on 10 goals and one assist. She is followed by Maggie Schneidereith who has seven goals and three assists for 10 points on the season.
The Hoyas are 10-11 all-time against the Blue Jays and 5-5 on the road. Last year, Georgetown managed the 15-14 victory at Cooper Field. Whitehurst led the way with three goals and one assist for four points as well as six draw controls in the contest. She was followed by Gebhardt and Lynch who posted three goals apiece. The last meeting in Baltimore was a 11-10 overtime loss during the 2017 season.
Following Wednesday's game, the Hoyas will stay on the road traveling to Delaware on Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest.
