Oct. 13, 2013
(10-12) Princeton Box Score 
(10-13) Bucknell Box Score
BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins water polo team dropped a pair of league matches over the weekend, falling at 12th-ranked Princeton on Saturday and then at Bucknell on Sunday. The Blue Jays fell to the league-leading Tigers, 11-5, and then lost 13-6 to the Bison. Senior Stephen Kingery led the Blue Jay (12-6) with four goals in the two games.
Princeton jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first quarter and stretched it to a 7-3 lead at the half. The Tigers continued to control the scoreboard as they outscored the Blue Jays 4-2 in the second half. Kingery and freshman Matt Fraser each scored a pair of goals to lead Hopkins and Fraser also drew four ejections. Sophomore Erik Henrikson made six saves in the goal.
Sunday morning, Bucknell pushed out to a 3-0 lead before Kingery got Hopkins on the board with 1:10 to play in the first quarter. The Bison, however, answered with three straight goals to take a 6-1 lead before a breakaway goal by freshman Giovanni Cragnotti with 21 seconds on the clock made it a 6-2 game at the half. Bucknell got two quick goals to start the third quarter and the Bison led 8-2 with 4:57 to play in the stanza. The teams then traded goals over the ensuing 11 minutes and Bucknell's lead stood at 12-6 with just 3:01 to go in the game. Jack Else closed out the scoring with his fourth of the game at the 2:19-mark.
Kingery once again led the Blue Jays with a pair of goals, as he was the team's only multi-goal scorer. Henrikson made six saves in three quarters of action, while junior Danny Ovelar was credited with one save in one quarter of play.
Hopkins returns to action this weekend as the Blue Jays host the 2013 CWPA Division III Championship. Tournament details will be available later this week. Stay tuned to HopkinsSports.com for more information on the championship.
