The Basics
• Score: #22 Johns Hopkins-3, #3 St. Mary's-2
• Records: JHU (4-0-2) • SMC (8-1-0)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Homewood Field
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's soccer team scored three goals in a 15-minute span en route to a 3-2 upset of third-ranked and previously unbeaten St. Mary's Wednesday afternoon at Homewood Field.
 
How it Happened
• St. Mary's, which was averaging more than three goals per game, took the early lead in the 21^st minute. Luke Duswalt collected the ball in the middle, cut back on his defender and fired a shot into the upper right corner from about 22 yards out.
• Freshman Jonathan Cui had two great chances, less than three minutes apart, to draw the Blue Jays level, but both attempts were turned aside by Liam deLone-Bellsey. Senior Liam Creedon just missed wide on a low, hard shot from 30 yards out in the 51^st minute. Freshman Logan Falzarano had a great look in the 57^th minute, but his shot was knocked away.
• Hopkins finally broke through in the 69^th minute to knot the score at one. Junior Axel Whamond sent the ball into the box from the right touchline. Graduate student Jason Werenski ran onto the ball and scored on a left-footed volley with a defender on him.
• Just over four minutes later, the Blue Jays took the lead on Werenski's scored goal of the game. Sophomore Aidan Dunphy flicked the ball to Whamond, who juked a defender on the endline and then crossed the ball in front of the Seahawks' goal. Werenski crashed the goal and redirected the ball past deLone-Bellsey in the 73^rd minute.
• Hopkins pushed its lead to 3-1 in the 84^th minute on what appeared to be an insurance goal. Freshman Will Sangpachatanaruk dropped a pass back to sophomore Francis Meyer, who touched the ball to graduate student Nate Charendoff. He took one touch and then ripped a left-footed shot from the top of the box into the left upper 90.
• The Seahawks kept battling and pulled within one in the 87^th minute. Roshawn Panton sent the ball into the box where Jacob Breslauer settled it and then poked it into the Blue Jay goal.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 26-0-0 all-time against St. Mary's in a series that began in 1984.
• JHU is now 5-10-4 all-time against teams ranked in the top-five nationally, with four of those wins coming under head coach Craig Appleby.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Werenski's two goals are a career high, as are Whamond's two assists. Sangpachatanaruk and Meyer each notched their first career point.
• Graduate student Xander LeFevre made one save in the win while deLone-Bellsey finished with seven in the loss.
• St. Mary's had given up just five goals in its first eight games.
• Hopkins outshot St. Mary's, 21-5, and had an 8-1 advantage in corners.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, September 25 as the Blue Jays travel to Haverford to take on the Fords. The Centennial Conference contest is slated for a 3:00 pm start.