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Hopkins Hits the Road for A Pair This Week

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Freshman John Alberici ranks third in the conference in field goal percentage.

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Dec. 4, 2007

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW... Johns Hopkins opened its Centennial Conference title defense last week with a disappointing mid-week loss at Franklin & Marshall. The Blue Jays rebounded on Saturday with a win over the visiting Swarthmore Garnet to even the conference record at 1-1.

Cold shooting and lack of rebounding was the story of the first half against the Diplomats as Hopkins trailed 35-12 at half time. The Blue Jays came out firing in the second however, outscoring the Diplomats by 14, but it wasn't enough to overcome their first half woes. Junior Phil Beggans led the way with 14 second half points.

Hopkins got back in the win column Saturday, defeating Swathmore 73-59 for the team's seventh straight over the Garnet. Shooting 47.5 percent from the floor, while turning the ball over just 10 times were the keys for the Blue Jays win. Though Hopkins was outrebounded by Swarthmore, the Jays also forced 18 Garnet turnovers. Senior Doug Polster punched up a game-high 20 points in the win, with 13 of those coming in the second half. Sophomore Andrew Farber-Miller punched up nine points while grabbing a career-high seven rebounds.

THE WEEK AHEAD... Johns Hopkins wraps up the 2007 portion of its schedule with a pair of road games. The Blue Jays travel to the Gettsyburg Bullets on Wednesday before visiting the Dickinson Red Devils on Saturday.

Gettysburg leads the all-time series with Hopkins, 41-25, though the Blue Jays won the last meeting. The Blue Jays are just 6-7 at Gettysburg since the formation of the Centennial Conference in 1993-94.

Hopkins has fared much better against Dickinson and leads the series 35-23. The Blue Jays have won the last five meetings and 10 of the last 11. In fact, Hopkins is 11-3 in Carlisle since the 1993-94 season.

I'M HONORED... Senior guard Doug Polster was named to both the Centennial Conference and PrestoSports/Provident Pride of Maryland Honor Roll on Monday.

In the Blue Jays comeback attempt at Franklin & Marshall, Polster scored all 11 of his points in the second half, while shooting 50% from the floor. On Saturday, Polster shot 70% from the floor for a game-high 20 points in the win over Swarthmore. He was 3-of-5 from downtown and scored 13 of his points in the second half.

COACH NELSON... Head coach Bill Nelson, now in his 22nd season with the Blue Jays, is the winningest coach in program history. He posts a 356-202 (.638) record entering this week's action. Nelson ranks second in Centennial Conference history in conference wins (139), conference tournament wins (9) and NCAA Tournament wins (5).

MOVING ON UP... Senior guard Doug Polster is moving up the ranks in the Hopkins record book for career three-point field goals made and attempted. He enters this week with 225 attempts and ranking 11th all-time. Polster has nailed 87 treys and now ranks 10th all-time. He entered the season ranked third in JHU history in three-point percentage with a 41.9 percent clip.

Also making a move in the Hopkins record book is senior forward Kevin Roach. He enters this week's action with 31 career blocks, ranking tied for 22nd in program history.

AROUND THE CENTENNIAL... Senior guard Doug Polster ranks third in the Centennial in free throw percentage (.840) and second in three-point field goals made (2.43).

Junior guard Scott Weisenfeld ranks fourth in steals (2.14), eighth in assist/turnover ration (1.11), ninth in assists (3.00) and 10th in free throw percentage (.750).

Senior Kevin Roach ranks sxith in blocks (1.00). Junior Collin Kamm is sixth in steals (2.00), while junior Phil Beggans ranks eighth in three-point field goals made (1.71).

Sophomore guard Pat O'Connell is second in three-point field goal percentage (.563). Freshman John Alberici ranks third in field goal percentage (.579).

Hopkins ranks in the top five in the Centennial Conference in: scoring defense (63.6), free throw percentage (.705), field goal percentage defense (.408), three-point field goal percentage (.360), three-point field goal percentage defense (.302), steals (9.57), turnover maring (+3.57), and three-point field goals made (5.86).

CHARITY STRIPE... The Blue Jays have four players who are shooting better than 70.0 percent from the charity stripe this season. Junior Phil Beggans leads the team shooting 85.7 percent from the line.

IT'S A NEW SEASON... Johns Hopkins is in its 83rd season of basketball and posts an all-time record of 786-893-1 (.468). The Blue Jays also post a Centennial Conference record of 139-65 (.681). Hopkins ranks second behind Franklin & Marshall (153) for most conference wins.

COACHES' PICK... The Blue Jays were picked to finish fourth in the Centennial Conference in the coaches' preseason poll. Hopkins received 111 points and was the only team in the top-five to not receive a first place vote. Ursinus is the conference preseason favorite, earning seven first place votes and 137 points.