CHESTERTOWN, MD – The Johns Hopkins men's soccer team picked up a big Centennial Conference win Wednesday night as the Blue Jays shut out host and undefeated Washington College, 2-0. The Blue Jays improve to 9-3-3 overall and 4-2-1 in the conference. The Shoremen fall to 9-1-5 overall and 5-1-1 in the CC.
 
The Blue Jays clinched a spot in the Centennial Conference Tournament with the win.
 
Hopkins scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 21^st minute off the foot of junior Ian Whamond. Washington College attempted to clear the ball out of its defensive third, but senior Logan Falzarano intercepted the ball. He touched the ball to classmate Francis Meyer, who switched fields to sophomore Will Andrus. He carried the ball to the endline, drawing a pair of defenders in the process. Andrus then slipped a pass through the box to Whamond, who volleyed a right-footed shot inside the right post.
 
The Shoremen nearly got the equalizer just three minutes later, but Harrison Malone's skimmed off the crossbar and was cleared out. Hopkins got an insurance goal in the 75^th minute from leading scorer Griffin Meyer. Falzarano passed up field to Griffin Meyer, who touched the ball wide to Whamond and made a run into the box. Whamond dribbled in and hit Meyer in the middle of the box and he beat Anthony Pinto to the back post.
 
Hopkins had a 12-8 advantage in shots and a 6-3 edge in corners. Senior Drew Valsamedis made three saves to post his second shutout of the season. Pinto finished with one save in the loss.
 
JHU returns to action on Saturday, October 21 as the Blue Jays host the Haverford Fords. The Centennial Conference contest is slated for a 5:00 pm start.