BALTIMORE – The Dickinson women's soccer team was unable to capitalize on some early chances on Wednesday night in a pivotal Centennial Conference clash against Johns Hopkins University as the Blue Jays claimed a 2-0 win at Homewood Field.
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First Half
- Dickinson had two great chances to take an early lead inside of five minutes, but Ella Kruntchev had the answer for both shots from Norah Heacock.
- Unfortunately, for the Red and White after they were not able to cash in the Blue Jays would strike on their first two shots of the match thanks to Carolyn Johnson and Irene Sanchez Burgueno giving JHU a 2-0 lead with 7:29 off the clock.
- In the tenth minute, both keepers were called upon as Pico Gray shutdown Maria Romo-Nichols, while Kruntchev denied Ava Prisco.
- The only other chance of the period came in the 26th minute when Gray beat aside a offering from Johnson.
Second Half
- Gray was busy in the opening 15 minutes of the period as she posted three saves against the duo of Johnson and Marcus (2).
- The Blue Jays continued to keep coming racking up four more shots over the next ten minutes tasking Gray into one stop, while at the other end Ellie Nordwind had a chance broken up by the defense in the 72nd minute.
- Gray ended the match by making two more saves against Tatum Adamson and Marcus preserving the 2-0 final.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Shots – Heacock (2), Nordwind and Prisco (1)
- Saves – Gray (8)
Opponent Top Performers
- Goals – Johnson and Sanchez Burgueno (1)
- Shots – Johnson (7), Marcus (3)
- Saves – Kruntchev (3)
Postseason Outlook
- With a win in their season finale on Saturday afternoon at Muhlenberg the Devils would need a loss by Johns Hopkins to Ursinus to secure the number two seed and the first round bye in next week's Centennial Conference tournament. If the Blue Jays do not fall to the Bears the Red and White will be the three seed and host a first round match on Tuesday.
Up Next
- Dickinson (11-4-3, 6-2-1 Centennial) closes out the regular season on Saturday afternoon at 4pm in Allentown against Muhlenberg College.
