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Blue Jays Will Host Centennial Conference Tournament This Weekend

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Hopkins will host its third consecutive Centennial Conference Tournament.

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Nov. 4, 2008

BALTIMORE, MD - Recap

The Johns Hopkins women's soccer team defeated McDaniel, 8-0 and Ursinus, 4-0 in a 2-0 week. The Blue Jays have gone unbeaten at home in the last 14 games, dating back to October 1, 2007. Hopkins secured a 10-0 Centennial Conference record with two shutout victories last week. Hopkins is the fourth team in Centennial Conference history to finish at 10-0 in Conference action and the only team to achieve the feat twice (2006, 2008).

Eight Blue Jays hit the net against the Green Terror of McDaniel on Wednesday. Freshman Erica Suter (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill), sophomore Claire Pelura (Malvern, PA/Episcopal Academy), freshman Leslie O'Brien (Huntington, NY/Huntington), freshman Paulina Goodman (Van Nuys, CA/Van Nuys), senior Francesca Peretti (North Easton, MA/Oliver Ames) and freshman Ava Scheininger (Westfield, NJ/Morristown-Beard) each scored a goal for Hopkins. Sophomore Allie Zazzali (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) added two goals and an assist for the Blue Jays against McDaniel. In its final home game on Saturday, Hopkins posted a 4-0 shutout-win over the Ursinus Bears. Zazzali had two more goals against the Bears. Senior Molly Steele (Daleville, VA/North Cross) recorded her fourth goal of the season, while freshman Leslie O'Brien (Huntington, NY/Huntington) added her third goal of the season.

In The Books

Junior goalkeeper and co-captain Karen Guszkowski (Sayreville, NJ/Cardinal McCarrick) is two saves away from the No. 10 spot in single-season saves in the JHU record book. Guszkowski moved into fifth in career saves (114) in the JHU record book. She remains third in career shutouts and third in single-season shutouts in the Johns Hopkins record books.

Senior midfielder Molly Steele (Daleville, VA/North Cross) is now fourth in career points (75), fourth in career goals (30) and tied for fourth in career assists (15) in the JHU record books.

Freshman forward Erica Suter (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) is now tied for seventh in single-season goals (10) and tied for ninth in single-season points (23) in the record books. She is just the third freshman in program history to score 10 goals. The Blue Jays claimed two shutouts in their final week of regular season Centennial Conference play. Hopkins has earned 13 shutouts on the season, which is just one away from the program record (14) set in 2001.

Academically Speaking

Sophomores Sarah Gieszl (Phoenix, AZ/Xavier College Prep) and Jenn Paulucci (Manalapan, NJ/Freehold Boro) were named to the CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Team. Paulucci earned second team honors, while Gieszl earned third team honors. Paulucci has a 4.0 cumulative GPA, while Gieszl boasts a 3.6 cumulative mark. To qualify for nomination, the student-athlete must have a 3.3 or high cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key reserve.

In The Tournament Hopkins has made appearances in each of the seven Centennial Conference Tournaments. The Blue Jays have a 6-0-1 record in the tournament semifinals and own a 4-2 mark in the tournament title game. Hopkins has earned the right to host the 2008 Centennial Conference Tournament for the third consecutive time.

The Blue Jays are the only squad to host three conference tournaments and the only team them to host back-to-back.

Centennial Action

Come out and support your Johns Hopkins Blue Jays as they host the Centennial Conference Tournament. On Saturday, Hopkins will face the winner of the No. 4/No. 5 seed matchup (Held on Wednesday, November at Muhlenberg).

Fans, you can catch the Blue Jays on Saturday, November 8 at 12 p.m. on Homewood Field.

Following the first semifinal contest, Swarthmore and Dickinson will faceoff on Homewood Field at 2:30 on Saturday, November 8. The Centennial Conference Title game is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 9.

Visit http://www.Centennial.org for the latest Centennial Conference Championship information.