April 5, 2000

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Senior attackman Dan Denihan scored four goals and added four assists and eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins outscored Villanova 7-0 in the fourth quarter as the Blue Jays cruised to a 17-7 victory at Homewood Field. The win is the second straight for the Blue Jays, who improve to 3-3 with the win. Villanova had a five-game winning streak snapped and falls to 5-3.

Johns Hopkins led just 10-7 entering the fourth quarter before putting the game away. Denihan picked up all four of his assists in the final period and seven different players scored in quarter as well. Senior midfielder A.J. Haugen opened the scoring run with his third goal of the game and freshman attackman Bobby Benson finished the spree with his third tally. Also scoring in the final period for the Blue Jays were John Brasko, Adam Doneger, Christian Pforr, Dave Rabuano, and Joe Driscoll.

Villanova came out strong as the Wildcats led by scores of 1-0, 3-2, and 4-3 before falling behind 6-4 at the half. The Wildcats got two of Chris Larson's three goals before the half and Andrew Bogle scored both of his goals before intermission. Villanova was still within 7-5 after Larson scored his third goal with 10:40 left in the third quarter and trailed just 10-7 after Brian Marks and Jack McTigue sandwiched goals around a Benson tally late in the period. But Hopkins outshot the Wildcats, 22-0 in the final period and was never threatened after Haugen and Brasko scored in the first two minutes of the quarter.

In addition to Denihan, Haugen, and Benson, Hopkins got two goals from Doneger and one goal and one assist from Justin Shaberly. Senior goalie Brian Carcaterra made nine saves in goal for the Blue Jays, who outshot Villanova, 50-24 and held a 45-36 advantage in ground balls as well.

Villanova got the three goals from Larson and two goals and one assist from Bogle, while Marks added the one goal and two assists. Matt Wilk made eight saves in goal for Villanova before being replaced after Brasko's goal made it 12-7.

The win is the 20th straight in the month of April for the Blue Jays, who have not lost in April since 1996 and now sport a 38-5 record in the month since 1993.

Villanova (5-3)         2  2  3  0-  7#8 Johns Hopkins (3-3)  2  4  4  7-  17

Goals: V: Larson-3, Bogle-2, Marks, McTigue. JHU: D. Denihan-4, Haugen-3, Benson-3, Doneger-2, Shaberly, Pforr, Brasko, Rabuano, Driscoll. Assists: V: Marks-2, Bogle, McTigue, Holloway, Dauer. JHU: D. Denihan-4, Benson, Frattarola, Shaberly. Saves: V: Wilk-8, Mullette-7, Fiore-0. JHU: Carcaterra-9. Shots: V: 24. JHU: 50. EMO: V: 1-for-3. JHU: 1-for-2. Attendance: 661.