The fifth ranked Hopkins Women's Soccer team is officially two games away from a perfect regular season. Their most recent step to accomplishing this feat was a 6-0 victory over Bryn Mawr College this past Saturday.
The win over their fellow Centennial Conference opponent improved the Jays to 15-0 (8-0 CC), while dropped the Owls of Bryn Mawr College to 5-9-1 (0-8-1 CC). The win marked the Jays' 11th shutout of the season, which included an even three goals in each half for the team.
Hopkins got off to a quick start, when freshman Hannah Kronick scored her team-leading 16th goal in the fifth minute, courtesy of a pass from freshman Jillian Lane. The goal extended Kronick's scoring streak to 14 goals, which consist of six game-winning goals.
The game remained 1-0 until the 36th minute, when senior Paulina Goodman netted her seventh goal of the season. Kronick came back to hurt the Owls once again, when she scored her second goal of the game just four minutes later off a pass from senior Erica Suter.
The Blue Jays entered the half with a 3-0 lead, but Head Coach Leo Weil ensured that they didn't become complacent. The Lady Jays got off to a quick start in the second half much like the first, when sophomore Christina Convey booted her fourth goal of the season just three and a half minutes into the half.
Any chance the Owls had of giving the Jays a game was virtually eliminated at that point. Sophomore Kelly Baker ensured that the Jays weren't done, when she scored her third goal of the season to extend the Blue Jay lead to five goals.
Baker then assisted the Jays final goal of the game, with a feed to senior Ava Sheininger.
It would be an understatement to say the Jays merely controlled the flow of the game, given that they outshot the Owls 37-1. Junior Meredith Maguire got the win in goal for the Jays, and certainly enjoyed watching her offense dominate the time of possession.
The 15-0 record certainly is the result of impressive individual statistics from many of the Hopkins players. Senior Erica Suter leads all players with 42 points, consisting of 15 goals on 66 shots and 12 assists.
Kronick is second on the team in points with 39, coming on 16 goals on 51 shots and 7 assists. In goal, senior Kristen Redsun leads the team with 26 saves and a 9-0 record. Even more impressive is the statistic that in 702 minutes in goal, Redsun has allowed only three goals.
Junior Meredith Maguire has posted the team's other six wins in goal, to go along with her seven saves. The Jays have also posted remarkable overall team statistics, having outscored opponents 63-6. Those 63 goals have resulted from 315 shots, compared to the six goals against coming from 88 shots.
The team continued their streak on Wednesday. A one-sided win against the Green Terror of McDaniel was delivered courtesy of the Blue Jays.
A multitude of players contibuted to the 8-0 victory. Leading the way for Hopkins was sophomore Pam Vranis. She took an assist from senior Pam Kopfensteiner to put the team up 1-0. It was the first of three nets for her on the night.
Other contributors were Kronick (2), Suter (2), and Baker (1).
Assisting them were helped by Goodman, Convey, Scheininger, and freshman Sydney Teng. Each contributed an assist along with Kopfensteiner.
When asked how the team has dealt with the perfect season, Suter commented that "We have taken things one game at a time, and we will continue to do so, thus best enabling ourselves to stay poised and focused."
The Jays will finish up their regular season this Saturday night at Homewood Field against Centennial Conference opponent Gettysburg College.
So whether or not you're being a witch for Halloween or cheering for a Jays regular season sweep, a broom will be an appropriate accessory on Saturday night.
