The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-79, Goucher-43
• Records: JHU (2-0) • GC (0-2)
• Location: Towson, MD • Decker Sports & Recreation Center
• The Short Story: Sophomore Tom Quarry scored a career-high 21 points, including 18 in the first half, to lead the Johns Hopkins men's basketball team to a 79-43 win over host Goucher Tuesday night.
 
How it Happened
• Leading by three with 13:20 to play in the first half, senior Harry O'Neil converted a pair of free throws to spark a 15-4 run. Quarry and junior Joey Kern combined for three triples to fuel the run that saw the Blue Jays go up 25-11 with 7:42 left. Goucher scored five unanswered points to cut the deficit to single digits just 94 seconds later.
• Freshman Carson James and Quarry responded with back-to-back buckets just 30 seconds apart to ignite another run. This one spanned the final five minutes and sent Hopkins into the half with a 46-22 lead. Sophomore Braeden Johnson capped the first half with a half-court buzzer-beater for one of his three triples in the game.
• The lead never dipped below 20 points in the second half and ballooned to as much as 39 late in the game.   
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 12-6 all-time against Goucher and has won seven straight in the series. The 36-point win is the largest in series history.
• Head coach Josh Loeffler now has 44 wins at Hopkins, moving him into fifth on the all-time wins list.  
 
Inside the Box Score
• Quarry led all scorers with his 21 points, going 8-of-9 from the field. James posted a career-best 13 points, with three triples, and grabbed five rebounds. Kern also finished in double figures, adding 11 points.
• Dwayne Morton led the Gophers with eight points and six rebounds.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Wednesday, November 20 as the Blue Jays travel to Aston, PA to take on Neumann. The non-conference contest is slated for a 7:00 pm start.