Rally falls short in women's soccer loss to Blue Jays
Katie Van Aken (file photo) scored her fourth of the season but the Fords couldn't pull off the upset against ninth-ranked Johns Hopkins.
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10/03/09 – Haverford scored quickly after Johns Hopkins went ahead by two but couldn't find the equalizing goal in the conference match-up.
HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Haverford College women's soccer team fell to ninth-ranked Johns Hopkins University, 2-1, in a Centennial Conference battle Saturday afternoon at Walton Field.
Katie Van Aken's goal in the 55th minute cut the Blue Jays' lead in half but Haverford (6-2-2, 1-2-0 CC) was unable to pull even over the remaining 35 minutes.
Following a Johns Hopkins (9-2, 4-0 CC) score in the 51st that put the visitors up 2-0, Erin Dowling got the ball into the feet of Van Aken who put a shot towards the low, left side of the goal beating goalie Karen Guszkowski and trimming the lead to one.
The Fords out shot the nationally-ranked Blue Jays 18-15 and put eight shots on goal compared to six by Hopkins. Haverford's Kayleigh Herrick-Reynolds made four saves in goal in the loss while Guszkowski earned the win for the Blue Jays making seven stops.
Haverford will finish a three-game home stand on Wednesday afternoon when league opponent Ursinus College visits Walton for a 4 p.m. match.