BALTIMORE, MD - Johns Hopkins University received unassisted goals from Adam Simon, Matt Carlson and Nicholas Gauna and limited Franklin & Marshall to one shot on goal as the Blue Jays qualified for the Centennial Conference playoffs with a 3-0 win over the visiting Diplomats in Centennial Conference action at Homewood Field.

In a game in which the winner received a berth in the five-time Centennial Conference playoffs and the loser finished sixth in the standings, Hopkins (11-2-4, 5-1-3- CC) jumped out to a lead midway through the first half as Simon put a left-footed shot into the far corner of the goal for a 1-0 lead 20:13 into the game.

The Blue Jays added to the lead in the second half as Matt Carlson scored at 50:53 after he rebounded Trip Neil's blocked shot, and Nicholas Gauna collected a loose ball after a corner kick at 79:28 as put a shot into the goal for the 3-0 final.

In goal, Ed Stelz (Jr., Kew Gardens, NY/Loomis Chaffee) recorded nine saves on 20 JHU shots, while Hopkins' goalie Dan Coble made one save on four F&M shots as he earned his seventh shutout of the season.

The win marked JHU head coach Matt Smith's 200th career victory at Johns Hopkins, as he is now 200-39-16 in 13 seasons with the Blue Jays.

Courtesy the win and a Gettysburg loss versus Dickinson College, the Blue Jays clinched the #4 seed in the Centennial Conference playoffs and will host #5 seed Gettysburg on November 2 at a time to be determined.

Franklin & Marshall (8-5-3, 5-4 CC) tied with Gettysburg and Dickinson College for the fifth seed in the playoffs with 15 points, but Gettysburg earned the berth based on CC playoff guidelines as the Bullets tied #1 seed McDaniel 0-0 OT, while both F&M and Dickinson lost to the Green Terror.

The loss lowers F&M's record to 18-35-3 all-time against Johns Hopkins since their first meeting in 1947 as the Blue Jays have won the last 13 meetings between the two programs dating back to an F&M win in 1993.

The Diplomats will now await word from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Mid-Atlantic Region Men's Soccer Committee on November 7 regarding a possible berth to the organization's postseason tournament.

Franklin & Marshall (8-5-3, 5-4 CC) 0-0 -- 0
Johns Hopkins (11-2-4, 5-1-3 CC) 1-2 -- 3

Goals: JHU - Adam Simon (unassisted), 20:13
JHU - Matt Carlson (unassisted), 50:53
JHU - Nicholas Gauna (unassisted), 79:28

Goalie Saves: F&M - Ed Stelz, 9 (90:00)
JHU - Dan Coble, 1 (90:00)

Shots: F&M 4, Johns Hopkins 20

Corner Kicks: F&M 1, Johns Hopkins 8

Fouls: F&M 11, Johns Hopkins 13