Johns Hopkins Defense Stifles Men's Lacrosse

Saturday, March 31

Chapel Hill, N.C.

1:00 PM ET

North Carolina

Johns Hopkins

March 31, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse

By: UNC Athletic Communications

March 31, 2001

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins Blue Jays used a suffocating defensive presence to overpower #14 North Carolina 12-4 in men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Jays (3-2) allowed the Tar Heels (4-4) only one goal in the first half and that came with only 15 seconds remaining in the second period and Hopkins already ahead 6-0.

Attackman Bobby Benson led the Blue Jays with a six-point afternoon as he scored a pair of goals and four assists. Midfielder Conor Denihan had a big game for the Blue Jays as well as he scored four goals and freshman attackman Conor Ford added two goals and one assist. Single goals were added by Matt Hanna, Joe McDermott, Kevin Boland and Tim Muir for the Blue Jays.

Carolina got two goals from senior attackman Jeff Sonke and single goals by midfielders Pat Jackson and Kyle Bell.

Rob Scherr was brilliant in the goal for the Blue Jays as he made 12 saves and allowed only four goals on 28 shots by UNC. The Tar Heels faced 36 Blue Jays shots with senior Robert D'Urso making three saves in the first half and junior Kris Blindenbacher making eight saves in the second half.

Denihan and Benson each scored twice and Benson added two assists as the Blue Jays ran out to a 6-0 lead with 3:06 left in the second quarter. Sonke scored his first goal of the game with 15 seconds left before halftime to cut the lead to 6-1. The closest UNC would get in the second half was 8-3 with 5:59 left in the fourth quarter and 9-4 with 5:11 left in the final period. The Blue Jays scored three goals in a span of 1:21 late in the fourth quarter to stretch the victory margin out to 12-4.

The Tar Heels will be back in action again next Saturday when they play seventh-ranked Virginia at 3 p.m. at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

2001 NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S LACROSSE
#5 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (3-2) vs. #14 North Carolina Tar Heels (4-4)
Fetzer Field, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Saturday, March 31, 2001, 1:00 p.m. E.S.T.

SCORING SUMMARY

Qtr.	Team Scoring	Time	Score of Game	Goal By	Assist By
1	JHU	13:00	1-0 JHU	Matt Hanna
1	JHU	6:36	2-0 JHU	Conor Denihan	Bobby Benson
2	JHU	9:49	3-0 JHU	Conor Ford	Bobby Benson
2	JHU	7:09	4-0 JHU	Conor Denihan
2	JHU	5:15	5-0 JHU	Bobby Benson EMG
2	JHU	3:06	6-0 JHU	Bobby Benson	Adam Doneger
2	UNC	0:15	6-1 JHU	Jeff Sonke	Bobby Gormsen
3	JHU	3:24	7-1 JHU	Joe McDermott EMG	Bobby Benson
3	JHU	2:42	8-1 JHU	Conor Ford EMG	Bobby Benson
3	UNC	2:09	8-2 JHU	Kyle Bell EMG	Pat Jackson
4	UNC	5:59	8-3 JHU	Pat Jackson EMG	Andrew Lucas
4	JHU	5:25	9-3 JHU	Tim Muir	Conor Ford
4	UNC	5:11	9-4 JHU	Jeff Sonke	Austin Garrison
4	JHU	4:41	10-4 JHU	Conor Denihan
4	JHU	4:13	11-4 JHU	Kevin Boland
4	JHU	3:20	12-4 JHU	Conor Denihan
EMG= Extra Man Goal			SHG= Short Handed Goal

2001 NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S LACROSSE
#5 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (3-2) vs. #14 North Carolina Tar Heels (4-4)
Fetzer Field, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Saturday, March 31, 2001, 1:00 p.m. E.S.T.
BOX SCORE
SCORING BY QUARTERS	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Johns Hopkins	2	4	2	4	12
North Carolina	0	1	1	2	4
INDIVIDUAL SCORING SUMMARY
Goals Scored
Johns Hopkins - Conor Denihan 4, Bobby Benson 2, Conor Ford 2, Matt Hanna, Joe McDermott, Kevin Boland, Tim Muir
North Carolina - Jeff Sonke 2, Pat Jackson, Kyle Bell
Assists
Johns Hopkins - Boby Benson 4, Conor Ford, Adam Doneger
North Carolina - Bobby Gormsen, Pat Jackson, Andrew Lucas, Austin Garrison

SHOTS	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Johns Hopkins	9	8	9	10	36
North Carolina	9	5	4	10	28

SAVES	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Johns Hopkins	2	4	2	4	12
North Carolina	2	1	3	5	11

GOALKEEPER SUMMARY
Johns Hopkins	Minutes	Saves	Goals Allowed
Rob Scherr	60:00	12	4
North Carolina
Robert D'Urso	30:00	3	6
Kris Blindenbacher	30:00	8	6

FACEOFFS	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Johns Hopkins	1	5	1	2	9
North Carolina	2	1	3	5	11

GROUND BALLS	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Johns Hopkins	12	5	7	12	36
North Carolina	5	10	12	11	38

EXTRA MAN OPPORTUNITIES	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Johns Hopkins	0/0	1/1	2/1	0/2	3/4
North Carolina	0/1	0/0	1/1	1/2	2/4

PENALTIES	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Johns Hopkins		1-0:30		0-0:00	1-0:30	2-2:00	4-3:00
North Carolina	0-0:00	1-0:30	1-1:00	2-2:00	4-3:30