The Coach: Matt Smith (Towson, `88) is in his ninth year as head coach of the Blue Jays. He is the program's all-time winningest coach with a 136-29-9 record entering Friday's match at Gettysburg. Smith has led JHU to the NCAA Tournament in five of the last seven years, and has guided the Blue Jays to postseason play in seven straight seasons.

The Results: Matthew Doran (Stormville, NY/John Jay) scored both goals of the game Wednesday in a 2-0 shutout at Gettysburg. Chad Tarabolous (Tulsa, OK/Cascia Hall) had two assists in the Blue Jays' 3-2 win over the Diplomats. Adam Hack (Staten Island, NY/Curtis), Mike Poston (Nashua, NH/Nashua Senior), and Michael Cordeiro (Easton, MD/St. Andrews-DE) scored JHU goals.

The Conference Tournament: The first-ever Centennial Conference Tournament will be held on November 2-3. Hopkins is the No. 1 seed and will host the tournament at Homewood Field. The Blue Jays will play No. 4 Gettysburg at 5 p.m., while No. 2 Western Maryland and No. 3 Muhlenberg will play at approximately 7:30 p.m. Hopkins has won its last 29 games at Homewood against conference teams, with its last loss coming to Haverford in 1995. This season Hopkins allowed just two goals in conference games, tying the league record.

On the Offensive: Johns Hopkins has outscored its opponents this season, 63-11. The Blue Jays have amassed 175 points while holding their foes to 27, and have a 358-91 advantage in shots on goal. Goalkeepers Gary Kane, Jr. (Lansdale, PA/LaSalle College) and Nicholas Challen (Southborough, MA/Algonquin Regional) have combined for 12 shutouts, two shy of the school record, and have needed to make just 41 saves between them this season.

Tough Competition: JHU's win over No. 18 Drew marked the Blue Jays' first win over a ranked opponent since a 2-1 victory over No. 6 Rowan on October 8, 1998. This season Hopkins also defeated Gettysburg, Western Maryland, Muhlenberg, and Franklin & Marshall, all of whom are ranked in the Mid-Atlantic Region this week.

Doran Named To Centennial Honor Roll: Matthew Doran was named to the Centennial Conference Honor Roll Monday after scoring both goals in the win at Gettysburg. Doran was named the league's player of the week on September 10 and has been named to the honor roll five straight weeks.

Doran Heading West: Matthew Doran is closing in on the Johns Hopkins and Centennial Conference career records for goals and points. All four records are held by Eric West, who played at Hopkins from 1994-97. Doran is in second place on all four lists, he needs four goals and seven points to overtake West.

Eric West, Johns Hopkins 1994-97 72

Eric West, Johns Hopkins 1994-97 172

A Helping Foot: Aerik Williams (Columbus, OH/Columbus Academy) recorded two assists against Haverford to break the Centennial Conference record for career assists. Williams, who now has 40 career helpers after recording an assist at Gettysburg, broke the previous record of 33 held by Gregory Stevcic of Gettysburg and Frank Adamson of Haverford. Earlier this season Williams recorded an assist against Alvernia to break Eric West's JHU career mark of 28 assists. Williams is tied for the team lead with 13 assists this season.

Doran Moving Up D-III Lists: Matthew Doran now has 166 career points, putting him in a tie for 19th place on the career points list in Division III history. Doran's 69 career goals put him in a tie for 14th place in Division III history.

Tick, Tick, Tick: Before Drew's Olaksandr Stakhiv scored with 12 minutes remaining on Oct. 6, Hopkins had recorded six straight shutouts and had gone 642:15 without giving up a goal. Goalkeeper Gary Kane, Jr. went 617:40 without giving up a goal, the 11th longest streak in Division III history.

Blue Jays Among Conference Leaders: Matthew Doran leads the conference in goals and assists, and has 19 more points than anyone else in the league. Aerik Williams leads the league in assists per game, while Chad Tarabolous ranks fourth in points per game. Ryan Kitzen (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) is fourth in goals per game, and goalkeeper Gary Kane, Jr. leads the league with a 0.68 goals against average. As a team, Hopkins leads the Centennial in scoring offense (3.71 gpg) and in scoring defense (0.65 gpg).

3. Arcadia (20) 17-0-1

4. Drew (RV) 15-3-1

5. Carnegie Mellon 12-2-0

6. Gettysburg 14-4-0

7. Western Maryland 13-4-0

8. Muhlenberg 12-5-0

9. Elizabethtown 12-6-1

10. Franklin & Marshall 10-4-0

9/24 @ Alvernia W 6-0

9/26 @ Washington College * W 3-0

9/29 @ Muhlenberg * W 2-0

10/13 @ Moravian W 3-0

10/17 @ Richard Stockton L 2-4

10/20 @ Dickinson * W 5-0

10/24 @ Gettysburg * W 2-0

Muhlenberg 6 3 18 12 5 0

Gettysburg 6 3 18 14 4 0

Franklin & Marshall 6 3 18 10 4 0

Haverford 5 4 15 8 8 0

Ursinus 3 6 9 7 10 0

Dickinson 2 7 6 5 13 1

Swarthmore 1 8 3 7 12 0

Washington 1 8 3 3 13 1