YORK, PA – In a battle of NHFCA Top 15 teams, the #3 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays outlasted #14 York College 1-0 in double overtime in a highly entertaining non-conference match at York on Wednesday night.
The teams have played back-to-back overtime games with each team picking up an extra session victory.
The Blue Jays improve to 5-1 overall while the Spartans fall to 4-2.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans had one of their best chances of the game early as Bella Reiss forced a Hopkins turnover deep in their defensive third. By the time she settled the miscue Hopkins had a defender recover and block the opportunity. The Spartans out shot the Blue Jays 3-1 in the opening quarter.
• The second quarter was offensively baron as both teams really had the other locked down defensively.
• Hopkins had some offensive spark in the third quarter, out shooting York 4-2. Junior defender Becca Olsen had a big say in keeping the Blue Jays off the board as she notched a pair of defensive saves in the quarter to keep the game scoreless heading to the fourth.
• York had two good chances in the fourth quarter but Hopkins goalie Aubrey Kilgore turned away the two shots as the teams headed to an extra session.
• With overtime being more open, the offenses were able to flow a little better. York had a 2-1 edge in shots in the first overtime but Hopkins kicked it up a gear in the second overtime before finally scoring with 1:44 left in the game. Grace Waldeck took a ball in the center of the circle and found Julie Widen who poked home the pass for the game-winner.
• The stats couldn't have been closer for the two teams. York held a very slight 12-11 total shots while the Blue Jays had a 9-5 edge in shots on goal and also 9-5 margin on penalty corners. Abby Smith made six saves in goal for the Spartans while Aubrey Kilgore recorded five saves in the shutout win.
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans had their two-game win streak snapped against the Blue Jays as York is now 7-5 all-time against their neighbors to the south … York has played a double overtime in each of their last two Wednesday games … the Spartans have played five one-goal games in six of their total games … York is now 3-2 in one goal games and 1-1 in overtime contests … Becca Olsen had two more defensive saves as she now has four in her five games played.
 
Up Next
The Spartans are back to action on Saturday afternoon as they head to St. Mary's City, Maryland to take on former Capital Athletic Conference St. Mary's in a non-league tilt. Game time is set for 1:00 pm in Southern Maryland.