Penn State women’s lacrosse (4-8) lost to Johns Hopkins (5-5) 13-11 in its last game before the Big Ten Tournament Sunday afternoon at Panzer Stadium.
The Nittany Lions battled hard throughout the entire game, but couldn’t hold the lead in the second half, despite forcing multiple turnovers and hat-tricks for both Maria Auth and Kristin O’Neill.
How It Happened
Goalie Taylor Suplee started in the net today for the Nittany Lions after senior goalie Lucy Lowe was the pick for the last two games.
Olivia Dirks scored the first goal of the game. She had her career-best in points (nine) and assists (four) against Rutgers on Thursday. She also tied her career-best of goals (five) and won 10 draw controls, her fourth time this year with double-digits. The Nittany Lions led 1-0 with 29:13 left in the first.
Kristin O’Neill and Mary Muldoon were both standouts, as they totaled 10 goals on the day.
How It Happened
Lucy Lowe was in the net for the Nittany Lions to open the first half. After their third consecutive loss last week against Johns Hopkins, the Nittany Lions were looking for a fresh start on defense in today’s game.
Lowe made a strong first save right off the bat which led to the Nittany Lions’ first goal of the game. Mary Muldoon scored her 12th goal of the season against Maryland. The Nittany Lions led 1-0 early in the game with 28:29 left in the first half.
No. 14 Penn State women’s lacrosse (3-6) fell to Johns Hopkins (3-4) 13-10 in Baltimore Wednesday afternoon. The Nittany Lions put up a fight in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a red-hot start for the Blue Jays.
Maria Auth had a hat trick to close out the contest, but that was one of the only bright spots in Penn State’s third straight loss.
How It Happened
Olivia Dirks started off the game with the draw after Penn State had a tough performance there against Ohio State.
Dirks scored the first goal of the game, putting the Nittany Lions on the board early in the first half leading the Blue Jays 1-0 with 28:23 left to go.
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