(10-02) La Verne Box Score

The Basics
? Score: #2 Johns Hopkins 9, #8 La Verne 8
? Records: JHU (10-4), UL (4-6)
? Location: Claremont, CA ? Haldeman Pool
? The Short Story: The second-ranked Johns Hopkins water polo team came from behind to beat eighth-ranked La Verne, 9-8, on Friday afternoon. The Blue Jays scored the final two goals of the game to complete the comeback and earn their 10th win of the season.

How it Happened
? The Blue Jays and Leopards were tied at one at the end of one quarter with goals from senior co-captain Kevin Yee and Bryan Jimenez.
? La Verne took control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring Hopkins 4-1 in the period to go up 5-2 at the half. Viken Huening and Joshua Vega combined for all four Leopard goals. Freshman Andreas Katsis scored the Jays' goal.
? Hopkins turned the tables in the third; with a 4-1 advantage in the period make it a tie game at 6-6 after three quarters.
? The pace slowed in the fourth and the Leopards led 8-7 with a minute to go in the game. Senior co-captain Langdon Froomer tied the game with his second goal with 40 seconds to play. Sophomore Jono Gillette then buried the go-ahead goal with just 10 ticks on the clock.

What it Means
? Johns Hopkins is now 3-1 all-time against La Verne.
? The Blue Jays are now 4-2 against Division III teams this season.

Inside the Box Score
? Senior co-captain Kevin Yee led the Blue Jays with a hat trick. Senior co-captain Langdon Froomer and sophomore Jono Gillette had two goals each and freshman Giorgio Cico had a team-high five assists.
? Junior Giovanni Cragnotti drew five ejections while Cico blocked three shots.
? Senior Erik Henrikson finished with eight saves and sophomore John Wilson had six.

Up Next
? Johns Hopkins takes on host and third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday at 1:00 pm PT.