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No. 10 Johns Hopkins Knocks Off No. 8 North Carolina, 10-8
April 1, 2000 | Men's Lacrosse
April 1, 2000
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Senior attackman Dan Denihan scored two goals and added three assists and 10th-ranked Johns Hopkins held off a late North Carolina rally as the Blue Jays posted a 10-8 victory over the eighth-ranked Tar Heels. The victory snaps a two-game losing streak for the Blue Jays, who improve to 2-3 with win. North Carolina dropped its third straight after six straight wins to open the season and now stands at 6-3.
Denihan fueled a 5-0 Johns Hopkins run to open the second half as he scored two of his goals and added an assist during the spree. The Blue Jays led 3-2 at the half, but extended the lead to 8-3 with the run. Freshman obby enson opened the second-half scoring with his first goal at the 14:03 mark off an assist from Denihan. Freshman Adam Doneger pushed the lead to 5-2 with an unassisted goal 21 seconds later, and Denihan scored back-to-back goals in a span of just 2:02 to make it 7-3. A.J. Haugen added an unassisted goal at the 7:29 mark to make it 8-3 and it appeared the Blue Jays had the game in hand.
North Carolina began its comeback on the second of Jeff Sonke's four goals with 1:47 remaining in the third quarter and the Tar Heels cut further into the lead with back-to-back goals early in the fourth quarter by Mac Hammer and Sonke to make it 8-5. Doneger and Benson then sandwiched goals around another tally by Sonke before Andy Garrison scored a pair of late goals to close out the scoring.
In addition to Denihan, Hopkins got two goals from Benson, Doneger, and Conor Denihan. The Blue Jays also got 14 saves in goal from senior rian Carcaterra and held advantages in shots (39-28) and ground balls (40-26) and won 13-of-20 faceoffs as well. The Johns Hopkins man-down unit also held North Carolina scoreless on three attempts. The Blue Jays have now allowed just six extra-man goals on 28 attempts (.214) and held in check a UNC extra-man unit which entered the game ranked 10th in the nation (17-of-41/.415).
Sonke led the way for North Carolina with his four goals, while Garrison added the two goals and one assist. Kris Blindenbacher was strong in goal for the Tar Halls as he registered 23 saves on the day, including 14 in the second half.
The win is the sixth straight for the Blue Jays against the Tar Heels, who last beat Johns Hopkins in 1994. In addition, the victory is the 19th straight in the month of April for Johns Hopkins. The Blue Jays have not lost a game in the month of April since 1996 and now boast a 37-5 record in the month of April since 1993.
#8 North Carolina (6-3) 0 2 1 5 - 8 #10 Johns Hopkins (2-3) 2 1 5 2 - 10
Goals: UNC: Sonke-4, Garrison-2, Gosier, Hammer. JHU: D. Denihan-2, C. Denihan-2, Benson-2, Doneger-2, Shaberly, Haugen.
Assists: UNC: Bell, Garrison, Crofton, Martin. JHU: D. Denihan-3, Harned, Frattarola.
Saves: UNC: Blindenbacher-23. JHU: Carcaterra-14.
Shots: UNC: 28. JHU: 39.
EMO: UNC: 0-for-3. JHU: 1-for-3.
Attendance: 3,799.
