BALTIMORE, MD – In the first meeting at Homewood Field between Johns Hopkins and Rutgers-Newark, the teams finished in a 1-1 tie on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays are now 2-2-2 on the season while the Scarlet Raiders are 4-1-1.
 
After a scoreless first half, the teams combined for the two goals in a span of just 84 seconds. Hopkins got on the board first after Brendan Listzwan was fouled in the box in the 49^th minute. Scotty Coleman stepped to the spot and buried the kick for the Blue Jays to stake them to a 1-0 lead.
 
That lead was short-lived however. Gabe Gomez sent a long clearing pass deep into the Blue Jay end that Erick Cortes ran on to. He took two touches and then fired a shot from 23 yards out into the upper right corner to tie the game in the 51^st minute.
 
Hopkins had a great look at the go-ahead goal in the 89^th minute on a Will Andrus header at the back post, but his attempt just went wide. In the waning seconds, Rutgers-Newark drew a free kick about 22 yards out. Cortes took the kick for the Scarlet Raiders, but his low shot missed wide right.
 
John Ghanem matched his career high with eight saves in the goal. David Bejarno tallied a pair of saves for the Scarlet Raiders.
 
Hopkins is back in action on Wednesday, September 17 as the Blue Jays host the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen. Game time at Homewood Field is slated for 7:00 pm.