BALTIMORE -- No. 17 Johns Hopkins tallied three goals in the game's first five minutes, but fifth-ranked North Carolina responded with nine unanswered goals, and held the Blue Jays to one goal in the second half en route to a 15-5 victory in women's lacrosse action on Friday evening at Homewood Field. Hopkins falls to 0-1 on the season, while the Tar Heels improve to 2-0 overall.

JHU junior attacker Erin Wellner (East Williston, NY/Sacred Heart Academy) scored on a goal 1:09 into the contest. Junior attacker Jamie Larrimore (Chestertown, MD/Kent County) tallied next, followed by freshman midfielder Heidi Pearce (Chestertown, MD/St. Andrew's) to give the Blue Jays a quick 3-0 lead with 24:56 remaining in the first half. UNC regrouped, scoring nine straight goals before the end of the first stanza to stake a 9-3 halftime advantage. Tar Heel junior attacker Kellie Thompson (Grasonville, MD/St. Mary's) notched three goals during the run, while senior attacker Erin McInnes (Baltimore, MD/Roland Park) and senior midfielder Amy Havrilla connected on two goals each.

Thompson opened the scoring in the second half with a goal at 29:03 to boost the UNC advantage to 10-3. Hopkins sophomore attacker Meghan Burnett (Auburn, NY/Auburn) made it 10-4 with her marker at 24:05 off an assist from Larrimore. UNC's Havrilla netted two consecutive goals and Thompson recorded her fifth of the night to push the Tar Heel lead to 13-4. Havrilla tallied again, and assisted on freshman Brooke Young's (West Chester, PA/B. Reed Henderson) marker for UNC's 15-4 advantage. Larrimore connected at the 4:19 mark for the final 15-5 score. Larrimore's second goal for Johns Hopkins pushed her career total to 109, tying her for 10th all-time on JHU's goals scoring list.

North Carolina outshot Johns Hopkins, 31-13, and notched seven free position shots compared to JHU's one. Groundballs were even at 13 apiece. UNC held a 12-10 draw control advantage. JHU sophomore goalkeeper Jen McDonald (Garden City, NY/Garden City) allowed 15 goals and saved 14 shots. Tar Heel junior Melissa Coyne (Baltimore, MD/Towson) made seven saves and allowed four goals, while reserve freshman goalie Katelyn Hoffman (Ellicott City, MD/Mt. Hebron) allowed one goal for UNC.

Johns Hopkins hosts #4 Duke on Sunday. Game time is set for 11:00 a.m.

GOALS: UNC- Havrilla 5, Thompson 5, McInnes 2, Lindsay Stone , Young; JHU- Larrimore 2, Burnett, Pearce, Wellner.

ASSISTS: UNC- Thompson 2, Havrilla, Christine McPike, Young, Betsy Gaines; JHU- Larrimore.

GOALIE SAVES: UNC- Coyne 7 saves, 4 GA, 50 min, Hoffman 0 saves, 1 GA, 10 min; JHU- McDonald 14 saves, 15 GA.

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