October 29, 2003
No. 25 JHU Downs Shoremen, 3-2
Baker Scores Twice for Washington

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College men's soccer team fell to 25th-ranked Johns Hopkins, 3-2, this afternoon in a Centennial Conference game at Kibler Field. Hopkins (13-2-1, 6-2 Centennial Conference) clinched a berth in the conference playoffs with the win. The Shoremen fell to 8-5-3 overall and 3-3-2 in conference play with the loss.

Washington got on the board first when junior midfielder/forward Tom Baker (Baltimore, MD/Archbishop Curley) beat a Hopkins defender and sent a goal into the opposite corner of the net at 11:32. Hopkins tied things up on an unassisted goal by Moath Hanzeh at 32:04 and took the lead when Chad Tarabolous scored on a penalty kick at 41:03.

The Shoremen evened the score at 2-2 in the second half when Baker scored off an assist from junior midfielder Justin Layfield (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall) on an indirect kick at 67:04. Tarabolous scored the game-winner at 69:39 on the Blue Jays' second penalty kick of the game. That penalty kicked was awarded when Baker received a red card for stopping a Hopkins shot inside the box with his hand. Washington played the final 20:21 a man down.

The game featured the top two goalkeepers in the Centennial Conference in save percentage and goals-against average this season - Washington junior Ryan Miller (Bel Air, MD/Fallston) and the Blue Jays' Gary Kane, Jr. Miller made nine saves in the contest, while Kane made one.

Hopkins held a 12-4 advantage in shots and a 12-0 advantage in corner kicks.

The Shoremen close out their 2003 regular season Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. home game against McDaniel.

Box Score

Johns Hopkins 2-1---3
Washington College 1-1---2

Scoring (Assist)
11:32 WC - Tom Baker (Geoff Foltyn)
32:04 JH - Moath Hanzeh (--)
41:03 JH - Chad Tarabolous (penalty kick)
67:04 WC - Tom Baker (Justin Layfield)
69:39 JH - Chad Tarabolous (penalty kick)

Washington Saves - Ryan Miller 9 (3 GA/90:00)
Johns Hopkins Saves - Gary Kane, Jr. 1 (2 GA/90:00)

Shots - JH 12, WC 4
Corner Kicks - JH 12, WC 0