Goucher Men's Basketball Hosts Johns Hopkins In 2019-20 Home Debut On Tuesday

The Game

• Johns Hopkins (1-0) at Goucher (0-1)
• Tuesday, November 12, 2019
• 7:00 p.m.
• Decker Sports and Recreation Center/Baltimore, Md.
• Live Stats | Video

Opening Tip

• Goucher makes its 2019-20 home debut against Johns Hopkins on Tuesday
• It will be the 10th meeting since the turn of the century with the Blue Jays holding a 5-4 edge
• It is only the second matchup between the two teams in the last seven seasons
• The Gophers are looking to win its home opener for the second-straight year

About The Blue Jays

• Johns Hopkins is 1-0 on the year after defeating No. 9 Christopher Newport 78-74 on Saturday
• Connor Delaney paced the Blue Jays with 21 points while Tom Quarry added 19 points
• Johns Hopkins went 19-10 overall and 14-4 in Centennial Conference action last season

The Last Time We Met

• Goucher lost 73-45 to Johns Hopkins on January 3, 2018
• Elliot Wiley paced the Gophers with 12 points in the game
• Joey Kern led the Blue Jays with 14 points while Chris Groetsch added 11 points off the bench

In The Gopher Hole

• Freshmen Josh Lichti (13 points) and Raekwon Becks (12 points, 11 rebounds) both made their collegiate debuts in the starting lineup against Valley Forge
• Seniors Dwayne Morton and Pat Goralski each had a team-high 16 points on Friday while Cam Isaacs added 12 points
• The Gophers had five players in double figures for the first time since Christendom on December 8, 2018
• The squad reached 80 points in the game against Valley Forge after only reaching the mark twice last season

Next Time On The Hardwood

• Goucher travels to Roanoke, Va., for the Dick Leftwich Tip-off Tournament on Friday and Saturday
• The Gophers will face the host Maroons on Friday and then either Johnson & Wales or York on Saturday
• The squad returns to the Decker Sports and Recreation Center on November 23 against Salisbury

25th Anniversary Celebration

• This season marks the 25th Anniversary of the 1994-95 team that won the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament title and defeated the defending NCAA Division III National Champion Lebanon Valley for the college's first-ever NCAA Tournament win
• We will recount that season through social media posts and other events including guest coaches of the game
• Marc Cousins, who was a member of the 1993-94 CAC regular season and tournament team will serve as the guest coach for the home opener against Johns Hopkins in November 12
• For more information on the 25th Anniversary celebration, click HERE