The Basics
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Score: #21 Johns Hopkins-2, York-0
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Records: JHU (5-1-0) • YCP (3-2-0)
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Location: York, PA • Graham Field
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The Short Story: The 21
st-ranked Johns Hopkins men's soccer team got a goal in each half as the Blue Jays blanked the host York Spartans Wednesday night. Â
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How it Happened
• Hopkins had three great chances late in the first half before finally breaking through in the 41
st minute. Sophomore
Jonathon Brown had a hard shot saved by the goalie in the 34
th minute. Junior
Liam Moylan then hit the post in the 39
th minute and then just missed wide on the ricochet.
• Moylan played a long ball over the Spartan defense and Brown beat his defender to the end line. He crossed the ball into the six-yard box and sophomore
Alejandro Maclean one-touched it at the far post to put Hopkins up 1-0 with under five minutes to play in the half.
• Barak Amige nearly tied the game in the 48
th minute with a header off a throw-in but sophomore
Xander LeFevre made a diving one-handed save to keep the Spartans off the board.
• Less than two minutes later, the Blue Jays doubled their lead. Junior
Connor Jacobs blasted a shot on goal that Billy Bridegum stopped, but the ball kicked out to Moylan, who buried the rebound in the 50
th minute.
• Amige just missed again in the 60
th minute when off a corner, he flicked a shot across the mouth of the goal but it just went wide. Less than a minute later, Brown blasted a shot from 28 yards out that Bridegum just got his hands on to knock over the cross bar.
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What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 22-7-4 all-time against York and has won four straight in the series. The Blue Jays have shutout the Spartans in three of the last four meetings.
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Inside the Box Score
• Hopkins outshot York, 18-10, while the Spartans had more corners (5-3).
• LeFevre made three saves in earning his third shutout of the season. Bridegum finished with 10 saves in the loss.
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Up Next
• Hopkins opens Centennial Conference play on Saturday, September 15 at Haverford. Game time at Walton Field is slated for 2:00 pm.
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