Johns Hopkins defeated Ursinus 4-2 on Senior Day in Baltimore on October 30 to claim the No. 1 seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament. Johns Hopkins scored twice in each half and finished the regular season 11-4-2 overall and 7-1-1 in conference play.
Ursinus finished the regular season 8-7-2 overall and 5-3-1 in the conference. The top seed is Johns Hopkins’ ninth since the Centennial Conference Tournament began in 2001, with five of those selections coming under head coach Craig Appleby.
Johns Hopkins Overcomes Early Deficit
Ursinus took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute when Joseph Kmetz scored. Mathias Stegner sent a long clearing pass deep into the Blue Jays’ end. Kmetz collected the pass, dribbled into the right side of the box and fired a left-footed shot into the upper right corner.
Jason Pan tied the match for Johns Hopkins in the 39th minute on an assist from Rohan Aggarwal. Just 75 seconds later, Dusty Dwyer gave Johns Hopkins a 2-1 lead before halftime after receiving a pass from Jacob Sardinha, who was set up by Rishi Pathak.
Blue Jays Pull Away Late
Matthew McFadden tied the match at 2-2 for Ursinus with a penalty kick in the 76th minute. Johns Hopkins regained the lead four minutes later when Juan Bruzzone scored on an assist from Connor Wilkes.
Connor Wilkes completed the scoring in the 84th minute on an assist from Lamine Camara. Johns Hopkins earned a first-round bye in the Centennial Conference Tournament and will host a semifinal on Friday, November 6.
MSB Analysis
Johns Hopkins overcame Ursinus’ early goal and later responded to the Bears’ lone equalizer at 2-2. Bruzzone and Wilkes supplied the final two goals as Johns Hopkins secured the conference tournament’s top seed.
Source: Original report
