Oct. 29, 2003

Box Score

Chestertown, MD - Johns Hopkins senior forward Chad Tarabolous (Tulsa, OK/Cascia Hall) scored two goals, both on penalty kicks, to lead the No. 25 Blue Jay men's soccer team to a 3-2 win at Washington College Wednesday afternoon.

Hopkins improved to 13-2-1 overall and 6-2 in the Centennial Conference with the victory, and clinched a spot in next weekend's conference tournament at Muhlenberg. The Shoremen fell to 8-5-3 overall and 3-3-2 in league play.

Tom Baker put Washington College on the board when he scored an unassisted goal at the 11:32 mark, but JHU freshman forward Moath Hamzeh (Clarksville, MD/River Hill) tied the match with an unassisted goal, his third of the season, at 32:04. The Blue Jays then took the lead when Tarabolous scored on a penalty kick with 3:57 left in the first half.

Baker tied the match at the 67:04 mark when he scored off an assist from Justin Layfield, but less than two minutes later Tarabolous scored the game-winner on his second penalty kick of the match. Hopkins was awarded a penalty kick when Baker received a red card for stopping a Hopkins shot inside the box with his hand, and the Shoremen played the final 20:21 a man down. Tarabolous now has 54 career goals and 128 career points, both third all-time at Hopkins.

Blue Jay junior goalkeeper Gary Kane, Jr. (Lansdale, PA/LaSalle College) made one save in the Hopkins goal, while Ryan Miller stopped nine shots for Washington College. The Blue Jays held a 12-4 shot advantage and a 12-0 edge in corner kicks.

Hopkins plays its final regular season match Saturday when the Blue Jays host Franklin & Marshall at 7:30 p.m. A JHU win would secure the second seed in the league tournament.

#25 Johns Hopkins (13-2-1, 6-2 Centennial)       2   1   - 3Washington College (8-5-3, 3-3-2 Centennial)        1   1   - 2
WC - Tom Baker (unasssisted), 11:32JH - Moath Hamzeh (unassisted), 32:04JH - Chad Tarabolous (penalty kick), 41:03WC - Tom Baker (Justin Layfield), 67:04JH - Chad Tarabolous (penalty kick), 69:39
Goalkeeper Saves: JHU: Kane, Jr. -1; WC: Miller -9Shots: JHU -12; WC -4Corner Kicks: JHU -12; WC -0Fouls: JHU -13; WC -20

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