BALTIMORE – Rutgers women's lacrosse (7-4, 1-1) lost at No. 7 Johns Hopkins (7-2, 2-0), 17-6, on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. Junior
Lily Dixon became the 28th student-athlete in program history to produce 100 career points after she muscled a team-high four points on three assists and a goal.
The Blue Jays used a 33-21 shot advantage and forced the Scarlet Knights into 22 turnovers to secure the Big Ten Conference victory at Homewood Field. Johns Hopkins – ranked No. 7 in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll – marked the fourth ranked opponent for RU in its last seven games.
Senior
Michelle Warren added two goals, while senior
Victoria Goldrick, junior
Kayleigh Coughlin and rookie
Hilary Elsner contributed scores to help pace Rutgers' offense. Junior
Lily Dixon secured a game-high eight draw controls, while graduate student goalkeeper
Lexie Coldiron secured eight saves against JHU's high-powered offense.
Dixon tallied two points in the opening 15 minutes, including a free-position goal with 2:24 left in the first quarter to make it just a 4-2 advantage in favor of the Blue Jays. Dixon then found a cutting Warren in the second quarter, who finished for her first of the afternoon at the 9:06 mark in the period. Johns Hopkins took a 13-3 advantage into the locker room.
RU held the Blue Jays to just one goal in the third quarter, while Dixon found Warren again for the 100th point of her career. Johns Hopkins held Rutgers to just three scores in the final 30 minutes of action to earn the home win.
Up Next
Rutgers hosts No. 19 Ohio State on Sunday, March 30 in Piscataway. First draw is set for 1 p.m., with the game streamed on Big Ten Plus.
