COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Junior midfielder Megan Yoder
(Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) and senior forward
Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) each
scored two goals as third-ranked Ursinus (16-2, 10-0 Centennial)
defeated 17th-ranked Johns Hopkins (12-5, 7-3
Centennial) 8-3 on Saturday.
Ursinus, who had clinched the top seed in the upcoming Centennial
Conference tournament, outshot the Blue Jays 52-7 in the rout.
The Bears got on the board at 6:01 as Zatwarnicki scored unassisted
for a 1-0 lead. Hopkins tied the score at 1-all at 7:54 left when
Ariana Branchini scored on assists from Jenn Motylinski and
Brittany Bland.
Thren scored her first goal of the game at 23:46 on an assist from
junior midfielder BridgetResetco (West
Chester, Pa./Downingtown West), followed by a goal from
junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper
Perkiomen) on assists from Yoder and junior forward
Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) at
23:50 for a 3-1 lead.
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster
Catholic) had her first goal of the game at 32:20 on an
assist by Resetco for a 4-1 lead at the half.
In the second half, Yoder scored her first goal of the game at
42:02 for a 5-1 lead. Hopkins got to within 5-2 at 47:19 as Lindsay
McKenna scored unassisted.
Ursinus then scored four straight goals to close the game, as Yoder
scored her second goal of the game at 50:50 for a 6-2 lead,
followed by a goal from Zatwarnicki on a Yoder assist at 54:20 for
a 7-2 lead.
Thren scored on an assist from at 55:21.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney's Point, N.J./St.
Elizabeth) had one save in 50 minutes, while junior
goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George
School) had two saves in the final 20 minutes.
For Hopkins, Sophia Tieu had 13 saves in 50 minutes, with Kim Stein
having nine saves in 20 minutes.
Eight is enough for Bears in 8-3 win over Hopkins
Posted: Oct 31, 2009