April 19, 2003

Box Score

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Sophomore attackman Kyle Barrie (Narberth, PA/The Haverford School) scored five goals and added four assists and three other players had four or more points as the top-ranked Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team rolled past visiting Navy, 17-3 at Homewood Field Saturday afternoon. The victory is the sixth straight for the Blue Jays, who improve to 9-1, while Navy slips to 5-7 with its fifth loss in its last six games.

After Johns Hopkins' Kyle Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Friends) and Navy's Joe Bossi (Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles) traded goals in the first 46 seconds of the game, it was all Blue Jays as JHU scored the next seven goals and 10 of the next 11. A Barrie extra man goal jumped-started the spree for the Blue Jays at the 13:16 mark of the first quarter. Back-to-back goals by junior midfielder Conor Ford (Timonium, MD/St. Paul's) just 39 seconds apart midway through the quarter stretched the lead to 4-1 and Barrie added back-to-back goals in a span of 1:07 late in the quarter to make it 6-1.

Harrison's second goal of the game and tally by senior attackman Bobby Benson (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh) made it 8-1 before Ian Dingman (Deferiet, NY/Carthage) finally stopped the run with a goal at the 9:44 mark of the second quarter off an assist from Greg Conklin (Syracuse, NY/West Genesee). That would be as close as the Midshipmen would get.

Barrie had a hand in back-to-back Blue Jay goals just 10 seconds a part midway through the second quarter to push his first-half scoring total to four goals and three assists. First, with the Blue Jays up a man, he fired a pass through the defense and found fellow sophomore attackman Peter LeSueur (Garden City, NY/Garden City), who scored a below-the-waist, behind-the-back goal from the doorstep to make it 9-2. Hopkins won the ensuing faceoff and Ford found Barrie alone in transition to make it 10-2.

Ford and Bossi traded goals in the first three minutes of the second half before the Blue Jays ended the game with the final six goals. LeSueur and Barrie both scored once and Benson found the net twice late in the third quarter before the Blue Jays emptied the bench for the entire fourth quarter.

Barrie's five goals tied his career high, while his four assists and nine points were both personal bests. The nine points is the most for a Johns Hopkins player since Dan Denihan tied the Johns Hopkins school record with 11 points against Towson in 1999. Ford added three goals and two assists and Harrison and LeSueur chipped in with two goals and two assists each. Benson had three goals for the Blue Jays and moved into sixth place on the all-time goal-scoring list at JHU with 109.

The Johns Hopkins defense, which held its fourth consecutive opponent to six goals or less (the first time JHU has done that since 1989), was led by senior goalie Rob Scherr (Reisterstown, MD/McDonogh), who registered seven saves before being lifted early in the fourth quarter. The 20 goals the Blue Jays have allowed in the last four games are the fewest over a four-game span since Hopkins held four consecutive opponents to 19 goals during the 1999 season.

Navy was led by Bossi's two goals, while Conklin chipped in with two assists. Seth DiNola (Ballston Lake, NY/The Albany Academy) made seven saves in goal for the Mids, who were outshot, 37-16. The Blue Jays also won 14-of-24 faceoffs and won the ground ball war, 34-29.

For their efforts, Barrie and Bossi were selected as the Chris Gardner Players of the Game. The award is presented at a selected Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse game each year in honor of Chris Gardner, who played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins in 1996-97 and passed away after a battle with cancer in the fall of 1997. Proceeds generated through ticket sales are also donated to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Chris' name.

Johns Hopkins returns to action at Towson next Saturday night, while Navy will close its season against Army next Saturday.

Navy (5-7) 1-1-1-0- 3

#1 Johns Hopkins (9-1) 7-3-6-1- 17

Goals: N: Bossi-2, Dingman. J: Barrie-5, Benson-3, Ford-3, LeSueuer-2, Harrison-2, Dowd, Spratlen. Assists: N: Conklin-2, Birsner. J: Barrie-4, Ford-2, Harrison-2, LeSueur-2, Erwin, Gould, McDermott. Saves: N: DiNola-2, Russell-2. J: Scherr-7, Smith-2. Shots: N-16. J-37. EMO: N: 0-for-2. J: 2-for-2. Attendance: 3,280.

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