COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 10 Terps had to overcome a fourth-quarter deficit against in-state foe Johns Hopkins, but pulled away late thanks to key goals by Libby May, Shaylan Ahearn and Kori Edmondson and came out on top, 13-12.

"I'm really proud of our team today," said head coach Cathy Reese. "That was a win we really gutted out. We had a strong first half and then not a great third quarter, they outplayed us. Proud of how we gutted it out. Shay (Ahearn) was huge on the draw and Chrissy (Thomas) was excellent in controlling the ball behind on the offensive end. Proud of how we finished strong. They had all the momentum for a while and we found some answers. This is a real game of growth for our team." 

The Blue Jays had a run where they scored seven of eight goals put on the board, but the Terps showed their resiliency in the fourth to secure their eighth consecutive victory of the season. Maryland is now 11-3 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten games while Johns Hopkins fell to 5-7 on the year and 2-2 in the Big Ten.  

Chrissy Thomas led the way offensively with five points on a goal and four assists. May, Ahearn and Edmondson each recorded hat tricks while Victoria Hensh notched a pair of goals. Shannon Smith also scored to round out the offense.

Defensively, Brianna Lamoureux scooped four groundballs and caused two turnovers. Abby Bosco caused three turnovers and had two groundballs. She also won four draw controls. 

The Terps won the draw battle 19-10, with Ahearn leading the way with eight. 

Breaking Down The Action

• After both teams got off to sluggish offensive starts, Thomas notched two assists in the opening frame as the Terps and Blue Jays finished the quarter tied at 3-3.
• Maryland dominated the second quarter, outsourcing Johns Hopkins 6-1 in the frame to take a 9-4 lead into halftime. Edmondson scored twice and Thomas added two more assists. 
• Hopkins pulled even at 9-9 in the third.
• May scored to open the final 15 minutes, but Hopkins put home the next two goals. Ahearn and May scored the next two to put the Terps ahead for good. 

Terps On The Career Charts

• Ahearn holds steady at fourth in career draw controls with 277 in her career. Next on the list is Lizzie Colson, who had 324 from 2017-21. The all-time time draw controls record is held by Taylor Cummings, who had 509 from 2013-16. 
• Emily Sterling remained eighth in career saves with six in the game. She now has 429. Next up is Alexis Venechanos, who had 446 from 2000-03. The all-time saves record is held by Alex Kahoe, who had 968 from 1997-2000. 

Multi-Terps Update

• May (three goals, one assist) had her 11th multi-point game, 10th multi-goal game, and eighth hat trick in 14 games this season. In her career, she now has 44 multi-point games, 40 multi-goal games and 26 hat tricks in 58 career games. 
• Ahearn (three goals, one assist) recorded her seventh game in a row with multiple points and her eighth overall this season. It was also her fourth multi-goal game and second hat trick. 
• Thomas (one goal, four assists) recorded her sixth multi-point game and fourth multi-goal game of the season and of her career. 
• In her freshman season, Edmondson (three goals) has recorded multiple points in eight games with multiple goals in all of them, and hat tricks in seven games. 
• Hensh (two goals) had her third game this season with multiple points and eighth in her career. 

Numbers To Know

• 8: Maryland has now won eight consecutive games. 
• 14: Libby May has scored 14 goals in the last three games.
• 25: Maryland has won all 25 all-time games against local foe Johns Hopkins. 
• 166: Maryland is now 166-6 at home under head coach Cathy Reese, with nine undefeated home campaigns in the last 11 seasons (2013, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '21).

Up Next

• Maryland wraps up its four-game homestand on Saturday when it hosts Ohio State at noon. The game will air on Big Ten Network.