The Lancaster Bible women's soccer team will be making its second straight appearance at the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships on Saturday as they battle Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. at 5 p.m. The host Blue Jays are appearing in the tournament for the eighth straight season.
Quick history, information and notes about Saturday evening's game.
Johns Hopkins
2012 Record: 15-4-1
-Received at-large bid to NCAA Division III Championships
-Hannah Kronick leads the Blue Jays with 22 goals this season which is a single-season program record
-Kronick also leads the squad in points with 51
Lancaster Bible
2012 Record: 17-4
-Received automatic bid to NCAA Division III Championships by winning NEAC Championship
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Whitney Heise and
Monica Horning have each scored 20 goals this season, becoming the first teammates in LBC history to top the 20-goal mark
-Heise leads the team in points with 51
-This is the first-ever meeting between Lancaster Bible and Johns Hopkins
-Each team played Swarthmore more this season
-Lancaster Bible lost to Swarthmore, 2-1 - Hopkins defeated Swarthmore, 2-0 in the regular season and 3-1 in the Centennial Semifinals
-Hopkins lost in the NCAA 3rd Round last season to Amherst, 3-1 - They defeated East Connecticut St., 6-1 in the 1st Round and Springfield, 4-1 in the 2nd Round
-Lancaster Bible lost to second-ranked William Smith in last year's NCAA 1st Round, 6-0
-Rowan will face Virginia Wesleyan in the other game held at Hopkins on Saturday - The winner of each game will play on Sunday evening at 5 p.m.
Quotes:
-On playing on turf..."We are fine with turf, we just need to make sure we keep the ball on the ground when we pass and make sure we recognize the bounces." - Head Coach
Ken Craul
-On Johns Hopkins..."They're good. You don't get to this point of the season without being a good team. I think the ladies have a better mindset going into the tournament this season than they did last season. I think we're prepared and ready." - Craul