CASSVILLE, W.Va. — Division III No. 9-ranked Johns Hopkins University held Long Island University to just four goals as the Blue Jays grabbed an 8-4 win versus the Sharks at the Salem Invitational hosted by Salem University at The Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park. JHU improves to 5-2 on the season, while LIU slips to 3-4.
Senior Ian Raley opened the scoring with a five-meter goal just 62 seconds into the game. Josep Jodra Munoz answered for LIU midway through the quarter to tie the game. Sophomore Alec Baker scored a six-on-five goal at the 3:06-mark to spark a four-goal Blue Jay run that bridged the quarter break. Four different Jays scored during the run, which was capped by a Raley five-meter goal that put Hopkins up 5-1.
LIU answered with three straight goals over span of more than 11 minutes to pull back within one. Munoz scored two of the three goals and the Blue Jays led 5-4 with 2:20 to play in the third quarter. Freshman Andrew Lee ended a long scoring drought for the Blue Jays with his goal at the 6:52-mark in the fourth. He scored again four minutes later and then junior Daniel Palfi scored on a six-on-five with 1:21 to play to put Hopkins up 8-4.
Lee and Raley led the Blue Jays with two goals each and Lee had a team-high three points. Lee and sophomore Ethan Babel had a team-best three ejections drawn and sophomore Alec Baker led the Jays with three steals. Sophomore Chris Poisler and senior Kyle Pearson shared time in the cage. Poisler made seven saves and Pearson tallied three as the pair combined to hold the Sharks to just the four goals.
Release courtesy Johns Hopkins University Athletics Communications
