Women's lax slipping after loss to Princeton at Homewood
The women's lacrosse team kicked off a five-game home game on the wrong foot Saturday, suffering a hard fought 5-7 loss against the Princeton Tigers, bringing Hopkins's season record to 1-2.
The match started out evenly, with both teams alternating goals in the first half. The game was knotted up at five by senior midfielder Kadie Stamper 10 minutes into the second period. But going forward, the offense failed to keep the pace with the Tigers - the Jays allowing the go-ahead Princeton goal and an additional insurance point to go unanswered.
"[Our] offense created a lot of chances for themselves but didn't finish when they needed to," head coach Janine Tucker said.
This was also the Lady Jays' first home game of the season, but a rocky and inauspicious start was not part of the blueprints in the team's campaign for a national title in their 10th season as a Division-I squad.
The team has maintained mental tenacity so far, making quick course corrections to follow up their season-opening loss at George Mason with a dominant 12-2 win over the George Washington University Colonials on the Tuesday prior.
"Every game we play is tough, so there is no other option except to bounce back, no matter who we play," Tucker said.
Seven different Blue Jays scored a barrage of nine consecutive goals in the victory against the Colonials, highlighted by sophomore midfielder Paige Ibello, sophomore defense Angela Hughes and freshman attack Ashley White all scoring their first career goals. The Hopkins defense also shined, quelling all offensive outbursts for nearly 50 minutes of the game.
The Jays had an equally stunning defensive performance against the Tigers but, unfortunately, didn't have as much luck. Senior midfielder Kirby Houck produced a career-high four of the team's 11 forced turnovers. However, in this close game, that wasn't enough to tip the scales in their favor.
The team knows that will have to find more offensive consistency and hope that the five goals scored against the Tigers will be their lowest offensive showing for the rest of the year.
The match started out evenly, with both teams alternating goals in the first half. The game was knotted up at five by senior midfielder Kadie Stamper 10 minutes into the second period. But going forward, the offense failed to keep the pace with the Tigers - the Jays allowing the go-ahead Princeton goal and an additional insurance point to go unanswered.
"[Our] offense created a lot of chances for themselves but didn't finish when they needed to," head coach Janine Tucker said.
This was also the Lady Jays' first home game of the season, but a rocky and inauspicious start was not part of the blueprints in the team's campaign for a national title in their 10th season as a Division-I squad.
The team has maintained mental tenacity so far, making quick course corrections to follow up their season-opening loss at George Mason with a dominant 12-2 win over the George Washington University Colonials on the Tuesday prior.
"Every game we play is tough, so there is no other option except to bounce back, no matter who we play," Tucker said.
Seven different Blue Jays scored a barrage of nine consecutive goals in the victory against the Colonials, highlighted by sophomore midfielder Paige Ibello, sophomore defense Angela Hughes and freshman attack Ashley White all scoring their first career goals. The Hopkins defense also shined, quelling all offensive outbursts for nearly 50 minutes of the game.
The Jays had an equally stunning defensive performance against the Tigers but, unfortunately, didn't have as much luck. Senior midfielder Kirby Houck produced a career-high four of the team's 11 forced turnovers. However, in this close game, that wasn't enough to tip the scales in their favor.
The team knows that will have to find more offensive consistency and hope that the five goals scored against the Tigers will be their lowest offensive showing for the rest of the year.
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