Sept. 6, 2001
MISSION, KANSAS -
The Johns Hopkins men's soccer team moved up two places to the No. 10 spot in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll released earlier this week.
The Blue Jays opened the 2001 season last weekend by winning two matches to capture the Blue Jay Kickoff Classic title. Hopkins defeated Buffalo State, 6-0, on Saturday, as Ryan Kitzen (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) scored two goals and Matthew Doran (Stormville, NY/John Jay) scored a goal and added two assists. On Sunday, Aerik Williams (Columbus, OH/Columbus Academy), Chad Tarabolous (Tulsa, OK/Cascia Hall), and Doran scored goals to led the Blue Jays to a 3-1 win over Virginia Wesleyan.
Defending champion Messiah remained in the top spot, followed by Rowan, which knocked the Blue Jays out of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Linfield was No. 3, followed by Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Williams, Christopher Newport, St. Lawrence, John Carroll, Trinity, and Hopkins.
The Blue Jays, who are No. 2 in the Mid-Atlantic Region behind only Messiah, host King's College on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Homewood Field.
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NSCAA/adidas Division III National Rankings (as of Sept. 3):
Messiah, 1-0-0, 2. Rowan, 2-0-0, 3. Linfield College, 0-0-0, T4. University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 2-0-0, T4. Williams, 0-0-0, 6. Christopher Newport University, 2-0-0, 7. St. Lawrence University, 1-0-0, 8. John Carroll University, 2-0-0, 9. Trinity University, 2-0-0, 10. Johns Hopkins University, 2-0-0, 11. Wheaton College, 1-0-0, 12. Greensboro College, 2-0-0, 13. Kean University, 2-0-0, 14. Gustavus Adolphus College, 1-0-0, 15. Kalamazoo College, 2-0-0, 16. Plattsburgh State University, 2-0-0, 17. Drew University, 2-0-0, 18. Middlebury College, 0-0-0, 19. Washington and Lee University, 0-0-0, 20. Richard Stockton College, 1-0-0, 21. Wheaton College, 1-0-1, 22. Hamilton College, 0-0-0, 23. Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1-0-0, 24. Salisbury State University, 2-0-0, 25. Ohio Wesleyan University, 1-1-0.
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