PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 23 Rutgers women's lacrosse (3-6) wraps up a two-game road trip in Maryland when it faces Johns Hopkins (3-4) on Sunday in Baltimore. The noon ET matchup is slated for a national broadcast on ESPNU, with Mike Corey and Dana Boyle on the call.
 
Last Time Out
• The Scarlet Knights dropped a tough 14-12 matchup at No. 9 Maryland on Thursday night in College Park.
• Down 12-9 at the 11:56 mark in the second half, the Scarlet Knights mounted a 3-0 scoring run, capped by a goal from senior Hannah Hollingsworth to make it a 12-12 game with six minutes to play. However, UMD closed out the ranked matchup with two goals in the final four minutes for the win.
• The Scarlet Knights outshot Maryland, 30-29, and won the 50/50 battle by a 15-12 margin, as sophomore Cassidy Spilis secured a game-high six draw controls.
• Junior captain Marin Hartshorn produced a career-high eight points on five assists and three goals in the loss.
• RU's two-goal loss was the closest game the program has played against Maryland in the schools' 21-game series history. Rutgers and Maryland have now met seven times since both joining the Big Ten, with the next closest margin coming in a 14-6 loss in 2018.
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What to Know
• The Scarlet Knights are ranked No. 23 in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll, marking the seventh consecutive week for RU in the rankings. Rutgers has been ranked as high as No. 14 in the country this season, as second-year head coach Melissa Lehman has the program ranked for the first time since 2013.
• Two Scarlet Knights - sophomores Meghan Ball and Cassidy Spilis - appear on the 2021 Tewaaraton Award watch list. It's the first time since Katie Batiuk in 2007 RU has had a student-athlete on the list and the first time with multiple additions.
• Under Lehman's guidance, Rutgers has already earned its most regular season wins in Big Ten Conference play since joining the league in 2015.
• Senior Taralyn Naslonski tallied two assists against Maryland, giving her 146 career points. The two helpers moved her into the top ten for career points at Rutgers, surpassing Karen Callaway (1986-89) for tenth all time.
 
Scouting Johns Hopkins
• Johns Hopkins moved to 3-4 this season after it earned a 13-10 win over No. 14 Penn State on Wednesday in its last time out.
• Senior Aurora Cordingley poured in a career-high six goals to lead the Blue Jays over the Nittany Lions.
• Cordingley leads the team with 26 points and 19 goals this season. Five Blue Jays have scored 10 or more goals this season.
• Kathleen Garvey owns a 3-4 record in cage with a .419 save percentage and a 12.44 goals against average.
• JHU also owns back-to-back wins over No. 24 Ohio State this season.
 
Last Time against the Blue Jays & Series History
• Down three at halftime, Rutgers used an 8-2 scoring run in the second half to defeat Johns Hopkins, 13-10, on Feb. 21 to open this season. It marked the first win all-time against the Blue Jays and the first Big Ten win for Lehman.
• Johns Hopkins leads the all-time series, 5-1. All six matchups have occurred in Big Ten Conference action.
Up Next
Rutgers hosts its final two regular season games, beginning with No. 14 Penn State on Thursday, April 15 at SHI Stadium.