April 10, 2004
Final Stats
BALTIMORE -
Kelly Coppedge scored six goals - including the 200th of her career - to lead No. 7 Maryland to its ninth straight victory as the Terrapins defeated No. 9 Johns Hopkins, 14-11, Saturday afternoon at Homewood Field.
Just as they did against Georgetown on Wednesday, the Terps (11-2) got off to another quick start. After pressure on Hopkins keeper Lauren Riddick resulted in a turnover, Acacia Walker capitalized on it with a goal just :26 seconds into the game. Walker added another goal at 27:52 to give the Terps a 2-0 lead in just over two minutes.
After a Hopkins goal by Mary Key, Riddick again turned the ball over in her own end resulting in a Coppedge goal. The Terps would run off five more goals in a row - including three more from Coppedge and scores from Walker and Laura Warren - to give Maryland control of the game with an 8-1 lead. Coppedge's 200th score came when she knifed between two defenders 20 yards away from the net and then raced toward the cage for the goal. A JHU goal by Heidi Pierce would make the game 8-2 heading into half time.
In addition to her three first half goals and one assist, Walker was also dominant for the Terps taking draws as well, as Maryland held an 8-3 advantage in that category. The Terrapin defense held the Blue Jays to just eight shots in the first half, with goalie Kirah Miles making five saves.
Johns Hopkins scored to open the second half, but Maryland responded with a goal from Jessica Dorney that she rolled in from 10 yards out and another goal by Warren. After a Mary Key goal to make the score 10-4, the Terps again bounced back with a pair of scores. Mollie Reese took a feed from behind the cage from Coppedge for a goal and Annie Collins tallied a goal with a backhanded shot.
Hopkins started to make a run at the Terps toward the middle of the second half, with Erin Riordan notching a pair of goals to make the score 12-6 with 16:04 left in the game. The Blue Jays closed the game with a 5-2 run (with Maryland's two scores coming courtesy of Coppedge), but it was not enough to overcome the first half deficit as they fell 14-11.
Coppedge finished the game with six goals, giving her 201 for her career. She is just the 22nd woman in Division I lacrosse to score at least 200 goals.
"It is quite an honor, but I would have preferred to not have scored it than to have them score those last goals like they did," Coppedge said.
"We wanted to get off to a fast start again keep the momentum we had from the Georgetown game," head coach Cindy Timchal said. "But, we had a big lead and I think we just let up a little bit. Now, we just have to move on from this game and try to improve on some of the things that didn't go right for us today."
Maryland will be idle for a week before taking the field again. The Terps will look to notch their first ACC win of the season against North Carolina next Saturday at Ludwig Field.
