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Eight is enough for Bears in 8-3 win over Hopkins

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.