No. 20 Penn State women’s lacrosse (4-9) dropped a tough battle to No. 13 Johns Hopkins (8-5) 11-9 at Panzer Stadium Thursday night. The Nittany Lions still managed an incredible comeback effort, however, as they entered the second half down 9-2.
Quinn Nicolai scored five goals in the quarterfinal, more than doubling her season scoring, and almost led the Nittany Lions to victory in the second half. Olivia Dirks also had a strong game Thursday, as she won ground balls, draws, and scored a hat-trick.
How It Happened
Lucy Lowe couldn’t stop the first goal of the game made by Johns Hopkins’ Maggie Schneidereith, who shot through three Penn State defenseman.
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.
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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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