CARLISLE, PA –
Gabriel Pirayou a first half goal and
John Ghanem made five saves to lead Johns Hopkins to a 1-0 win over host a Dickinson Wednesday night in Centennial Conference action. The Blue Jays improve to 10-3-2 overall and 6-0-1 in the conference, while the Red Devils fall to 7-6-2 and 4-2-1.
Ghanem made three of his five saves in the game's opening 25 minutes to keep the home team off the board. Pirayou then scored what turned out to be the lone goal of the game in the 34
th minute.
Rohan Aggarwal crossed the ball into the box from the right sideline and Pirayou tapped it in at the near post.
Dickinson outshot Hopkins, 13-9, and had a 6-5 edge in corners. Ghanem tied his career high with five saves to earn his seventh shutout of the season. Gavin Marr finished with one save in the loss for the Red Devils.
With two games left in the regular season, Johns Hopkins has clinched a Centennial Conference Tournament berth. The Blue Jays are currently first in the league with 19 points.
Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, October 24 at Muhlenberg. The Centennial Conference contest is scheduled for a 3:00 pm start.
