Shoremen Will Be The 4 Seed In The Centennial Conference Tournament

BALTIMORE, Md. — Host Johns Hopkins got a goal from Drew Collins in the 37th minute to defeat visiting Washington College 1-0 in a Centennial Conference men's soccer game played today on Homewood Field in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the regular season finale for both teams, who already clinched spots in next week's Centennial Conference Tournament.

Johns Hopkins 1, Washington College 0

How It Happened
- The Blue Jays had the first good scoring chance in the 13th minute, but a shot from Jonah Muniz hit the crossbar.
- Johns Hopkins took the lead with 8:07 to go in the half when Collins finished off a corner kick assist from Victor Osio with a shot from the top of the box to put the Blue Jays ahead 1-0.
- The game had a very defensive first half, as the Blue Jays took only three shots, while the Shoremen were held without a single shot.
- Osio had a chance to put the Blue Jays up by two goals less than three minutes into the second half, but his one on one shot with Washington goalkeeper Josh Samuels went high.
- The Shoremen recorded their first shot with 34:43 to play, as a free kick on goal from 30 yards away from Brian Wilkinson was saved by Johns Hopkins goalkeeper Bryan See.
- Wilkinson put another shot on goal with 14:40 to go, but it was saved by See.
- The Shoremen had a pair of shots on goal late in the game, one from Dimitri Kaliakin with 6:13 to go, and another from Wilkinson just seven seconds later, but both were saved.
- The Shoremen would not get another shot off as the Blue Jays held on for the win.

For the Shoremen (9-6-2, 5-2-2 CC)
- Scorers: None.
- Goalkeeper: Samuels (0 saves, 1 goal allowed, 90:00).
- The Shoremen took eight shots in the loss and earned three corner kicks.

For Johns Hopkins (12-3-2, 6-3 CC)
- Scorers: Collins (1 goal), Osio (1 assist).
- Goalkeeper: See (4 saves, 0 goals allowed, 90:00).
- The Blue Jays took six shots in the win and earned two corner kicks.

Up Next for the Shoremen
11/2 v. Dickinson - TBA. (Centennial Conference Tournament)
- The Shoremen snapped a nine game losing streak to the Red Devils with a 2-1 win in overtime on September 17th when the teams met in Chestertown during the regular season.
- It will be Washington's first ever appearance in the Centennial Conference Tournament and their first postseason game since the 2000 ECAC Semifinals, when the Shoremen tied 0-0 with Gettysburg before falling 4-2 on penalty kicks.