Johns Hopkins and Dickinson will meet in the Centennial Conference women's soccer championship game for the conference-leading seventh time following one-goal semifinal victories on Friday evening. Both the Blue Jays and Red Devils advanced to the title round with 1-0 decisions.
It will mark the seventh time the two sides have clashed for the CC trophy, with the most recent iteration occurring in 2022. Hopkins is 6-0 vs. Dickinson in championship games.
In Baltimore, Md., top-seeded Johns Hopkins edged fifth-seeded Franklin & Marshall 1-0 on Friday evening at Homewood Field. Addi Dauler propelled the Blue Jays (14-1-2) into the conference championship game for the fifth consecutive year and the 24th time overall since the postseason tournament was added in 2001.
After just over 60 minutes of scoreless action, the Blue Jays broke through on Dauler's fifth goal of the season. Carolina Chao played a long ball from midfield to the edge of the box that was headed away by an F&M defender, but right to the foot of Dauler, who collected the loose ball, side-stepped a defender at 20 yards and lofted a left-footed bender just inside the far post.
In Swarthmore, Pa., Joelle Ma buried a penalty kick in the 81st minute liftt third-seeded Dickinson past second-seeded Swarthmore on Friday night at Clothier Field.
In the 81st minute, a corner kick played to the top of the box landed on the foot of Maddie Kraft-Williiams. She brought the ball under control and tried to dribble in for a shot, but was tripped up on the box and awarded a penalty kick. Ma stepped up to the spot and slid the ball just inside the right post for the decisive 1-0 edge.
Swarthmore held a 20-9 edge in shots while both teams had five corner kicks. Pico Gray made seven stops in net for the Red Devils.
FIRST ROUND: Tuesday, Nov. 3 | at #3 & #4 seeds
#3 Dickinson d. #6 Gettysburg, 1-0 | Box Score
#5 Franklin & Marshall tied #4 McDaniel, 1-1 | Box Score
Franklin & Marshall advances on PKs, 4-2
SEMIFINALS: Friday, Nov. 6 | at #1 & #2 seeds
#3 Dickinson d. #2 Swarthmore, 1-0 | Box Score
#1 Johns Hopkins d. #5 Franklin & Marshall, 1-0 | Box Score
CHAMPIONSHIP: Sunday, Nov. 8 | Baltimore, Md.
#3 Dickinson at #1 Johns Hopkins, 12 p.m. | TICKETS
