Men's lacrosse: Johns Hopkins puts away Navy with dominant second half

Benn nets five goals, Blue Jays score 11 unanswered to earn 15-4 win

Starting attackmen Wells Stanwick, Brandon Benn, and John Kaestner combined for nine goals and eight assists, and the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team scored the game's final 11 goals to defeat Navy 15-4 at Homewood Field on Saturday.

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Image caption: Senior John Kaestner scores one of his three goals against Navy. Kaester also added three assists in JHU's 15-4 win.

Image credit: Jay VanRensselaer / Homewood Photography

The 11th-ranked Blue Jays (8-4) led 4-3 at halftime, but the Midshipmen (3-10) got even less than two minutes into the second half on a goal by Gabe Voumard. JHU took over from that point, however, taking the lead for good on Benn's goal with 9:54 to play in the third quarter. The Blue Jays outshot the Mids 28-11 after halftime.

Benn led JHU with five goals, Kaestner had three goals and three assists, and Stanwick had one goal to go with five assists. John Ranagan also scored twice, and goalkeepers Pierce Bassett and Eric Schneider combined for eight saves.

Johns Hopkins hosts defending national champion Loyola on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPNU.

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