Swarthmore College Athletics

BALTIMORE - The No. 15 Swarthmore College field hockey team fell to Johns Hopkins University, 3-0, in the Centennial Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Josie Sarno kept the Garnet within reach with 11 saves, her second-highest total of the season. Johns Hopkins held a 17-7 advantage in shots and a 15-4 edge in shots on goal. The Blue Jays found the back of the net in the seventh, 18th and 35th minutes to secure the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sarno stepped up with three first quarter saves to limit the damage against the Jays. The rookie made back-to-back stops following a Hopkins penalty corner, but allowed a third tip-in to sneak by for the game's first goal. Swarthmore generated a couple offensive attacks in the stanza, but did not record a shot.

- In the second, Swarthmore had a chance at an early equalizer, but Erin Coyle sent an attempt just wide of the post. The Blue Jays then responded at the other end with an insurance tally in the 18th minute after earning their third penalty corner. The Garnet increased their offensive production after benefiting from a Hopkins yellow card. Avery Bloom and Annika Hoyer had shots saved, while EmmaKate Derrick was turned away on a shot from in front of the cage. The Garnet controlled the majority of the quarter with a 5-3 shot advantage. 

- After the Garnet tilted momentum in their favor towards the end of the first half, Hopkins swung the game back in its direction with its third-unanswered goal in the 36th minute. The defense fought off a couple early corners after three big-time saves from Sarno. The rookie registered six saves in the period, while the Garnet offense generated one shot off a pair of corners.

- Hoyer fired off an early shot in the fourth, but was turned away by the goalie. Sarno saved her only look of the quarter to blank the Blue Jays in the final stanza. 


GARNET LEADERS
Shots: Derrick, Hoyer 2
Saves: Sarno 11

UP NEXT
The Garnet (12-7) will now await their NCAA Tournament fate, with the selection show scheduled for Sunday evening.