Flying Dutchmen

Milford Marchant scored all three of his goals in a second-half run as top-ranked Johns Hopkins pulled away from Hofstra, 15-11, before 5,248 last night at Hofstra Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y. The Blue Jays (10-0) reached the 10-win mark for the second time in six seasons.After the Flying Dutchmen (7-4) tied the game at 8 with six minutes left in the third quarter, Marchant scored back-to-back unassisted goals in a 32-second span that gave the Blue Jays only their second lead of the game at 9-8.Terry Riordan had four goals and two assists for Hopkins, which outshot Hofstra 56-39.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Freshman attackman Chris Georgalas scored a career-high five goals as No. 6 Loyola toppled No. 13 Hofstra, 15-7, last night before 2,276 at Hofstra Stadium. Junior midfielder Brian Duffy also contributed a career-high four goals with one assist.The Flying Dutchmen closed within 9-6 on an extra-man goal by Paul Judge with 12:21 remaining in the third quarter. Georgalas then scored two goals in a 6-0 fourth-quarter run as the Greyhounds took a 15-6 lead with 12:51 left in the game.

ANNVILLE, Pa. -- Goucher College made a grand entrance into the NCAA Division III tournament last night.With their fans chanting "Over . . . rated, over . . . rated" at the Lebanon Valley side in the second half, the Gophers completed a 63.6 percent shooting exhibition and ousted the defending national champion, 102-91, at Lynch Memorial Gymnasium.The upset victory sent Goucher (19-9) into the second round tomorrow at Wilkes, Pa. (23-3), with the starting time to be determined.In addition to their bull's-eye shooting, the Gophers prospered because of their defensive work against Lebanon Valley senior Mike Rhoades, the most valuable player in the Final Four last year.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- When Hofstra beat Towson State, 40-12, last year, Towson coach Gordy Combs pointed to it as the loss that eventually cost the Tigers a I-AA playoff bid.So for Towson, its 24-21 victory over the Flying Dutchmen at Hofstra Stadium last night was not merely payback, but poetic justice. Because the victory almost surely ended Hofstra's run at the I-AA playoffs.Hofstra (7-1) didn't go down without a fight, however. The Flying Dutchmen scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a span of 2:31 to pull within 24-21.

No. 2 Loyola once again showed that it's easier to contain the Greyhounds than defeat them.Hofstra took Loyola out of its fast-break offense for three quarters, used the same one-on-one offensive set that it used to beat Loyola last year and had 11 man-advantage opportunities to keep the game at its slow tempo.Scoring four straight goals in a 2:19 stretch late in the fourth quarter, Loyola turned away No. 14 Hofstra, 13-10, before 1,521 at Curley Field. With top-ranked Princeton losing yesterday, Loyola (7-0)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The University of Maryland's preparations for the first game of the Hall of Fame Classic were spoiled when the lack of heat in the Springfield Civic Center Monday afternoon forced the Terps to find another practice site.But they could have practiced making snowmen for all it mattered in last night's first-round game with Hofstra. Led by standout freshman Joe Smith (21 points, eight rebounds), the Terps toyed with the Flying Dutchmen, 93-67.The win set up a hotly anticipated showdown tonight with ninth-ranked University of Massachusetts, which routed Hartford, 91-62, in the opener.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- The first quarter of a Towson State football game is usually a good indication of what the next three quarters will entail. Last night was no different.But instead of Towson, which had outscored opponents 77-7 in the first quarter, jumping to a quick lead, it was Hofstra that struck first. The Flying Dutchmen (4-3-1) scored twice in the first quarter and went on to a 40-12 victory over the Tigers (5-2) before an announced crowd of 897."That first series they got a big play to get them on top," said Towson coach Gordy Combs.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Johns Hopkins came to Long Island last night anticipating a tough lacrosse game. It got one. For about 20 minutes.The fourth-ranked Blue Jays put on a surge midway through the second quarter and turned a one-goal game into a rout as they beat sixth-ranked Hofstra, 11-5, before 7,238 at Hofstra Stadium."

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Senior attackman David Donatello led Hofstra with five goals and the Flying Dutchmen (5-1) held off a fourth-quarter Loyola comeback to record a 13-12 upset victory over the Greyhounds (3-3) last night at Hofstra Stadium.After a 3-3 tie at the end of one period, Hofstra outscored Loyola 4-1 in the second to build a 7-4 halftime lead.The Flying Dutchmen, ranked 17th in the USILA coaches' poll, increased the margin to 9-5 at the end of three quarters before Loyola, ranked fourth by The Baltimore Sun, began its late rally.

Mike Rhoades and John Harper sparked a second-half Lebanon Valley rally, as the Flying Dutchmen ended Johns Hopkins' 13-game winning streak with a 58-54 victory over the host Blue Jays in a Middle Atlantic Conference South Division semifinal last night.Lebanon Valley (17-9, tied for fifth in Middle Atlantic Region rankings) advances to the MAC South championship tomorrow at Franklin & Marshall, a 67-52 winner over Widener in the other semifinal last night.Johns Hopkins (19-6 overall, third in Middle Atlantic rankings)