BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins men's soccer team rode a pair of second-half goals to a 2-0 shutout of 10^th-ranked Emory on Saturday in the opening game of the Blue Jay Invitational. The Blue Jays improve to 3-0-1 on the season while the Dragons fall to 2-2-0.
 
Jack Coleman nearly opened the scoring in just the third minute with a hard shot from the top of the box, but graduate student Alex Morgret turned it aside. Just 40 seconds later, he had another go from the outside, but again Morgret was there.
 
Some nice passing led to the Blue Jays' first goal in the 62^nd minute. Junior Francis Meyer dribbled up the middle of the field before playing a long ball down the right sideline. Junior Logan Falzarano took one touch and centered the ball to a sliding Ben Biggs, who one-time the ball into the middle of the goal.
 
Cortland had a good look at the equalizer in the 75^th minute off a free kick by Riley Williams, however Morgret made the stop. Hopkins then added an insurance goal in the 79^th minute. Sophomore Ian Whamond stole the ball from a Dragon defender, eluded a second and then sent a through ball to his older brother Axel Whamond, who was streaking down the middle of the field. Axel Whamond ran onto the ball, sidestepped a defender, and slotted home a low shot from 10 yards out.
 
The Dragons had one last good look in the 80^th minute off another free kick. Cade Denlinger's shot from distance rang off the crossbar and rebounded right to Matt Shultz, whose one-timer just missed wide right of the goal.
 
Morgret finished with six saves to post his third shutout of the season. Luke van Galen made one save in the loss for the Dragons.
 
Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, September 11 against 22^nd-ranked Emory. Game time is slated for 12:00 pm at Homewood Field.
 
Notes: Today's game was the first-ever meeting between Hopkins and Cortland.