(10-11) Bucknell Box Score

The Basics
? Score: #13 Bucknell 9, Johns Hopkins 4
? Records: JHU (12-6, 3-2 CWPA), BU (10-4, 3-2 CWPA)
? Location: Lewisburg, PA ? Kinney Natatorium
? The Short Story: A strong defensive effort by host and 13th-rank Bucknell was the difference as the Bison beat the Johns Hopkins water polo team, 9-4, on Sunday morning. The Blue Jays split the season series with the Bison as they fall to 12-6 on the season and 3-2 in the CWPA.

How it Happened
? Bucknell pushed out to a three-goal lead after giving up a pair of five-meter goals in the game's first eight and a half minutes.
? Hopkins got on the board with back-to-back goals from junior Matt Fraser and freshman Josh Kurtz, to make it a 3-2 game with 1:10 to play in the half. Bucknell would tack one more on before the horn to go up 4-2 at the half.
? The Bison scored the first three goals of the third quarter to jump out to a 7-2 lead with 3:37 to go. Junior Giovanni Cragnotti ended the run with a goal at the 1:44-mark, but the Bison's Nate Hunter pushed the lead back to five just over a minute later.
? Hunter opened the fourth-quarter scoring and the lead was six with five minutes still to play. Junior Bret Pinsker got one back for the Blue Jays, but that's as close as they would get.

What it Means
Johns Hopkins is now 23-41 all-time against Bucknell and has lost four straight in Lewisburg to the Bison.
? With six points in the CWPA Southern Division standings, Hopkins is tied for second place with Princeton. Bucknell sits in first place with eight points and four wins.

Inside the Box Score
? Junior Bret Pinsker was the only Blue Jay to have a multi-point game, finishing with a goal and an assist.
? Senior co-captains Kevin Yee and Langdon Froomer each drew two ejections while junior Matt Fraser had a pair of blocks. Yee also had three steals and sophomore Adrian Suarez had two.
? Sophomore John Wilson finished with five saves in two quarters of action while senior Erik Henrikson made three.

Up Next
? Johns Hopkins hosts George Washington in CWPA action Friday night at the Newton White Athletic Center. The CWPA Southern Division match is slated for a 7:00 pm start.