Baltimore, MD (9/10/03) --- The Montclair State men's soccer team, ranked sixth in NCAA Division III, saw its four-game season-opening winning streak come to an end with tonight's 1-0 setback at ninth-ranked Johns Hopkins University. MSU is now 4-1 overall.

Freshman midfielder Ben McAbee (Hagerstown, MD/North Hagerstown) tallied the only goal of the game at 18:17, scoring from 15 yards out for the host Blue Jays (5-0). Hopkins outshot MSU, 10-7, and had eight corner kicks to Montclair's two. The teams combined for 21 fouls, 14 infractions by Hopkins.

Sophomore midfielderSEAN HORAN (Tinton Falls, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), last week's NJAC Offensive Player of the Week and the 2003 Ramada Inn Cup MVP, led MSU with three shots. Sophomore goalkeeper DAVID AVILES (Dover, NJ/Dover) made four saves for the Red Hawks while surrendering his first goal against since the 2003 season opener back on Aug. 30.

Montclair State returns to action on Monday, Sept. 15, at 3:00 p.m. when it host King's (PA) College at MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field.