Box Score BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Eastern Connecticut State University women's soccer was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament in a 6-1 loss to undefeated Johns Hopkins University Saturday night at Homewood Field.
Ranked No. 4 nationally, the Blue Jays (20-0-0) snapped a scoreless tie with two goals in the final five minutes of the first half and scored four goals in a span of 20 minutes in the second half. Senior Laura Violette (Wallingford) scored Eastern's goal with eight minutes left – her second of the year -- as the Warriors finish with a record of 11-9-1.
The hosts outshot Eastern 41-4, with Eastern senior keeper Theresa Pagnozzi (Waterford) making a career-high 18 saves over the first 75 minutes when she gave up four goals. Pagnozzi concluded her career with a 16-2-5 record, both losses coming in the NCAA tournament.
Johns Hopkins entered the day as one of three unbeaten, untied teams in Division III and were the winningest undefeated team in the country and featured two of the top 20 scoring leaders in freshman Hannah Kronick and senior Erica Suter. Suter had a goal and assist on a team-high 11 shots, but Kronick was held scoreless on six shots. Five different Blue Jays contributed a goal, with sophomore Pamela Vranis scoring her 11th and 12th of the season less than four minutes apart for her team's first two goals of the second half. JHU has outscored its opponent by a 11-1 margin this year.
Eastern qualified for the tournament by winning the Little East Conference championship on penalty kicks Sunday while JHU had posted two shutouts in the Continental Conference tournament. In its last 11 matches, JHU has posted eight shutouts and surrendered one goal in each of the other three.
