WLAX Treks To No. 18/18 Johns Hopkins
Apr 21 | Women's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers women's lacrosse travels to Baltimore on Wednesday, April 22 to play Johns Hopkins in the Scarlet Knights' final nonconference matchup of the season. Johns Hopkins will provide a live stream without commentators of the 6 p.m. game at Homewood Field.
| No. 18/18 Johns Hopkins (11-3) | |
| Date | Wednesday, April 22 |
| Time | 6 p.m. EST |
| Location | Baltimore | Homewood Field |
| TV | None |
| Live Stream | hopkinssports.com |
| Live Stats | hopkinssports.com |
| Game Notes | Rutgers |
| Statistics | Rutgers | Johns Hopkins |
| Social Media | @rulaxbrand |Facebook/RUWlax |
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Knight Notes
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According to the NCAA's Toughest Schedule report through April 19, RU owns the second-toughest schedule in the nation and toughest slate in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights' past opposition has a 153-63 record (.706 winning percentage) to date.
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Redshirt senior Lauren Sbrilli (Martinsville, N.J.) has scored 21 goals over the last eight games.
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Senior goalie Candice Dandridge (Cherry Hill, N.J.) leads the Big Ten Conference with 8.47 saves per game.
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Redshirt senior Hollie DiMuro (West Babylon, N.Y.) is third in the Rutgers record books with 82 career caused turnovers. She is within reach of second-place Nadia Rogala (1996, 98-00), who has 83.
Last Time Out
Rutgers fell, 17-7, last Thursday night against No. 20/16 Ohio State at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Sbrilli scored twice in the loss to the Buckeyes, who were the seventh ranked opponent this season for RU.
The Scarlet Knights rallied late to finish strong, gaining two scores from rookies Kerri Puckhaber (Wantagh, N.Y.) and Joanna Reilly (Spring Lake, N.J.). Puckhaber leads all Rutgers freshmen with seven goals and 11 points this season, while Reilly notched her fourth strike of the year.
Scouting Johns Hopkins
No. 18/18 Johns Hopkins had a nine-game winning streak snapped at the hands of undefeated and top-ranked Maryland, 17-9, on April 15 at Homewood Field.
The Blue Jays are led offensively by Dene' DiMartino, who has 30 goals and 40 points this season to go with a team-high 73 shots and 38 draw controls.
Three other JHU players have scored at least 20 goals - Kristen Cannon (21), Haley Schweizer (20) and CeCe Finney (20).
Schweizer is the Blue Jays' caused turnover (16) and ground ball (24) leader, as well, and is second on the team with 27 draw controls.
KC Emerson leads Johns Hopkins in cage with a 6.25 GAA and .512 save percentage. Emerson's save percentage is the third-best in the country, while her GAA is fourth in the national rankings.
The Series
Rutgers and Johns Hopkins will meet for the first time in the history of both programs Wednesday at Homewood Field.
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