If Hopkins and Messiah would have both played like they did in the first half, it would have been a closer game; but:
- although JHU played with energy in the first half; they were walking in much of the second half;
- Messiah played sloppy and uneasy in the first half; but as Messiah is arguably the fittest team in the country with somewhat of a deep bench, they ran over a JHU team that died in the second.
I am surprised not by the score, but by the way JHU seemingly just gave up at the end of the game. Messiah was dominant at times, but needs to set their back 4 and develop a goal scorer. On the plus side, their freshman goalie looked confident and saved them in the first half multiple times.
- although JHU played with energy in the first half; they were walking in much of the second half;
- Messiah played sloppy and uneasy in the first half; but as Messiah is arguably the fittest team in the country with somewhat of a deep bench, they ran over a JHU team that died in the second.
I am surprised not by the score, but by the way JHU seemingly just gave up at the end of the game. Messiah was dominant at times, but needs to set their back 4 and develop a goal scorer. On the plus side, their freshman goalie looked confident and saved them in the first half multiple times.