Sept. 21, 2014 Bucknell Box Score
BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins water polo team got five goals from senior co-captain
Wes Hopkins in a 14-12 win over visiting Bucknell Sunday. The Blue Jays win their third straight as they improve to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the CWPA Southern Division. The Bison fall to 4-5 on the season including a 2-2 record in the league.
The Blue Jays took an early 1-0 lead in the match, but the Bison answered with back-to-back goals to take a 2-1 lead. Hopkins responded with a two-goal spurt of its own to take a 3-2 lead early in the second quarter. This time it was Bucknell's turn to respond with two straight as the visitors took a 4-3 lead. The Blue Jays briefly tied the game at four apiece, but the Bison rattled off three straight goals to take a 7-4 lead into the half.
JHU opened the second-half scoring with back-to-back goals to tie the match for the fifth time. Bucknell retook the lead, but it didn't last long. Hopkins got a big save on a one-on-one from junior goalie Erik Henrikson and the offense pay him back with a pair of goals to take a 9-8 lead. The Bison came right back and tied the game yet again, but the Jays would have the final say of the quarter, scoring late to go up at the break. Hopkins outscored Bucknell, 5-2, in the quarter to turn the tide.
The teams went back-and-forth to open the fourth quarter, with each team answering the other and Hopkins led 12-11. The Blue Jays would push their lead to three with back-to-back goals before a late Bison goal accounted for the final.
Hopkins led the Blue Jays with a season-high five goals while junior Garrett Davidson had a hat trick and junior Langdon Froomer chipped in six points (2g, 4a). Henrikson finished with nine saves in earning the win for the Jays. The 14 goals scored by Hopkins are the most allowed by Bucknell since a 14-12 loss at Santa Clara on October 27, 2013.
Hopkins will be idle for the remainder of the month and will return to action at the Gary Troyer Memorial Tournament in Claremont, CA the weekend of October 3.
