BALTIMORE, MD – The fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins men's soccer team scored a pair of second-half goals to beat visiting Ursinus, 2-0, on Saturday night in Centennial Conference action.
 
Sophomore Ian Whamond almost broke through for the Blue Jays in the 48^th minute on a rocket from 25 yards out, but a diving Kirk Ransome made the save near the right post. Sophomore defender Diego Elias picked a great time score his first career goal as he got Hopkins on the board in the 60^th minute. Whamond corralled a loose ball near the top of the box and dropped a short pass to Elias. He side-stepped a defender and then slotted a shot through traffic and into the bottom left corner.
 
Just two minutes later, junior Aidan Dunphy had a good look off a header in tight, but Ransome made the save. Junior Tyler White nearly picked the far post from the top right corner of the box in the 66^th minute, but again Ransome was able to turn it aside. Whamond had back-to-back chances in the 72^nd and 75^th minutes, however both shots missed just wide. The Blue Jays finally got the insurance goal in the 82^nd minute. Dunphy spun on his defender and then sprung graduate student Andres Chacon in the box with a nice through pass. Chacon dribbled to his right and then fired a right-footed shot under the crossbar for his first career goal.
 
Graduate student Alex Morgret made a pair of saves in nearly 86 minutes of action before giving way to junior Drew Valsamedis. Ransome finished with seven saves in the loss for the Bears. Hopkins had advantages in shots (21-2) and corners (10-0).
 
Hopkins is back in action on Wednesday, October 19 as the Blue Jays host Dickinson. The Centennial Conference contest is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start.
 
Notes: Hopkins pushes its season-opening unbeaten streak to 14 games • The Blue Jays remain atop the Centennial Conference standings with 16 points and a 5-0-1 record.