Jan. 19, 2006

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Johns Hopkins looks to move to 7-1 at Goldfarb Gym this season, when the Blue Jays host Dickinson on Saturday afternoon in a Centennial Conference men's basketball matchup.

The Red Devils (4-12, 2-7) and Blue Jays (12-3, 8-1) will meet for the second time this season, as Hopkins rallied for a 68-62 win in Carlisle, Pa. on Dec. 10. Since then, both teams have moved in opposite directions, as Hopkins has gone 6-1, while Dickinson has dropped seven of eight contests.

Both teams have met nine times since the 2002 season, with Hopkins taking seven of the nine. Each of the last three games between Dickinson and Hopkins have been decided by less than six points. The Red Devils won at Goldfarb Gym, 67-64, on Dec. 4, 2004, while Hopkins picked up a 58-57 win at the Kline Center on Jan. 22, 2005.

Scouting Dickinson

Dickinson dropped its fifth game in a row with a 76-59 loss home against Gettysburg on Wednesday, putting the Red Devils in a tie for last place with Franklin & Marshall.

Since getting off to a 2-1 start in league play with wins over McDaniel and at F&M, Dickinson has fallen in six straight conference matchups. In Wednesday's game, Gettysburg capitalized on 18 turnovers and 64 percent shooting from the free throw line by the Red Devils, while creating 11 steals and shooting 85 percent from the stripe to claim the win.

The Red Devils are paced on the offensive end by a pair of double-digit scorers, Matt Keys and Brad Litchfield. Keys is scoring 10.8 points per contest, averaging 26.3 minutes. Against Gettysburg, Keys scored 14, including 4-of-4 shooting at the foul line, while chipping in five assists. Litchfield is netting 10.1 per game, connecting on 77.3 percent of his attempts from the free throw line. Litchfield scored a team-high 15 points against the Bullets, logging 35 minutes.

Notes on the Blue Jays

• Matt Griffin was named Centennial Conference Player of the Week for the first time in his career on Monday. Griffin set career highs the previous week, scoring 27 points at Haverford on Jan. 10 and pulling in 10 rebounds against Ursinus on Jan. 12. Griffin recorded his first career double-double against the Bears, adding 20 points.
• T.J. Valerio has scored in double digits in each of his last six contests, including 21 points against Buffalo State on Jan. 4 and 24 on Wednesday against F&M. Twice, Valerio has led the team in scoring during that stretch (F&M, 18 at Washington).
• Scott Weisenfeld had a career night off the bench on Wednesday against the Diplomats, scoring 15 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3pt FG, 5-6 FT) and handing out seven assists in a career-best 25 minutes. He is the only Blue Jay freshman to play in each of 15 contests.
• With a 12-point. 12-rebound performance against F&M, Danny Nawrocki posted his second consecutive double-double. For the season, Nawrocki has raised his double-double total to six, giving him 19 for his career. Nawrocki is sixth in the league in scoring with 16.3 points per game, and second in rebounding with 8.9 boards per outing.