LANCASTER, PA - Stacy Swymelar (Jr., Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville) scored twice to lead # 7 Franklin & Marshall College to a 3-1 victory over 2003 Centennial Conference champion Johns Hopkins University in field hockey.
Hopkins jumped on the board first as Chrissie Terpeluk converted on a Leah Dudley assist to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead 15:16 into the game. Franklin & Marshall answered with three seconds left in the first half on the clock as Eileen Keever (Jr., Prospect Park, PA/Interboro) redirected a Brittany Croll (Jr., Frankford, DE/Indian River) pass to tie the score at 1-1 heading into halftime.
The second half was all Swymelar as she scored at 56:30 off an Allison Barthold (Fr., Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) assist for a 2-1 lead. With less then five minutes on the game clock, she struck again for an unassisted goal and the 3-1 victory.
In goal, Michelle Altman (Jr., Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) recorded four saves to earn the win.
Franklin & Marshall (10-2, 4-1 CC) will return to action on October 13 at McDaniel. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.
# 7 Franklin & Marshall (10-2, 4-1 CC) 1-2 --3
Johns Hopkins (3-9, 0-4 CC) 1-0 --1
Goals: JHU - Chrissie Terpeluk (Leah Dudley) 15:16
F&M - Eileen Keever (Brittany Croll) 34:57
F&M - Stacy Swymelar (Allison Barthold) 56:30
F&M - Stacy Swymelar (unassisted) 64:32
Saves: F&M - Michelle Altman 4 (70 minutes)
JHU - Dayna Eng 9 (70 minutes)
Shots: F&M 17, JHU 5
Corners: F&M 10, JHU 3
