Hopkins never trailed during the first half and took a 42-33 lead into the intermission. The Shoremen (8-12, 5-8 Centennial) opened the second half a 20-10 spurt and took their only lead of the game on a three-pointer by senior forward David Horvath that gave WC a 53-52 lead with 15:12 remaining in the game. Hopkins regained the lead for good on the next possession on a lay-up by Danny Nawrocki with 14:47 to go.
The Shoremen were still within five points with 7:49 on the clock, trailing 69-64, but the Blue Jays went on a 13-0 run, capped off by lay-up and free throw by Nawrocki, to take a commanding 82-64 lead with 3:15 remaining.
Eric Toback led the Blue Jays with game highs of 27 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocked shots. Matt Righter, who was four-of-six from beyond the three-point line and 10-of-12 from the free throw line, added 26 points and a game-high five assists. Nawrocki finished with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Kevin Marquez also scored 14 points.
Sophomore guard Kyle Stem paced the Shoremen with team highs of 22 points and six rebounds. Sophomore forward Jonathan Webb scored 17 points and dished out a game-high five assists. Sophomore guard Dustin Abbate added 14 points, while junior guard Andrew Gentile finished with 12.
The game was part of the Blue Jays' Alumni Day festivities. Toback and Stem received Wall-O'Mahony Awards as their respective teams' Most Valuable Players in the game. The award is named after two Johns Hopkins alumni who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.
Newspaper Box Score Washington College vs Johns Hopkins 2/7/04 4:00 pm at Goldfarb Gymnasium - Baltimore, MD At Goldfarb Gymnasium - Baltimore, MD JOHNS HOPKINS 96, WASHINGTON COLLEGE 79 WASHINGTON COLLEGE (8-12, 5-8 CC) Kyle Stem 7-14 7-11 22; Jonathan Webb 5-7 4-5 17; Dustin Abbate 4-8 2-2 14; Andrew Gentile 4-7 3-3 12; David Horvath 2-6 2-2 8; Jeff McMahon 0-2 3-4 3; Travis Moore 1-5 1-2 3; Jeremy Alexander 0-1 0-0 0; John Alexander 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 22-30 79. JOHNS HOPKINS (13-6, 9-4 CC) Eric Toback 10-22 6-8 27; Matt Righter 6-11 10-12 26; Danny Nawrocki 6-8 1-2 14; Kevin Marquez 5-9 1-3 14; Matt Griffin 2-5 2-5 6; Jeff Thompson 2-3 1-4 5; TJ Valerio 1-2 2-2 4; Bobby Sharafeddin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 23-37 96. Washington College............ 33 46 - 79 Johns Hopkins................. 42 54 - 96 3-point goals-Washington College 11-25 (Dustin Abbate 4-8; Jonathan Webb 3-4; David Horvath 2-5; Andrew Gentile 1-2; Kyle Stem 1-3; Jeremy Alexander 0-1; Travis Moore 0-2), Johns Hopkins 9-19 (Matt Righter 4-6; Kevin Marquez 3-6; Danny Nawrocki 1-1; Eric Toback 1-5; Bobby Sharafeddin 0-1). Fouled out--Washington College-John Alexander; David Horvath, Johns Hopkins-None. Rebounds-Washington College 30 (Kyle Stem 6), Johns Hopkins 45 (Eric Toback 13). Assists-Washington College 11 (Jonathan Webb 5), Johns Hopkins 18 (Matt Righter 5). Total fouls-Washington College 28, Johns Hopkins 23. A-377