(10-23) Princeton Box Score

The Basics
? Score: #12 Princeton 15, Johns Hopkins 8
? Records: JHU (12-8, 4-4 CWPA), PU (11-4, 4-0 CWPA)
? Location: Princeton, NJ ? DeNunzio Pool
? The Short Story: Host and 12th-ranked Princeton used a big second quarter and fourth quarters to pull away en route to a 15-8 win over the Johns Hopkins water polo team Friday night. The Blue Jays finish their league schedule with a 4-4 mark as they lose the season series to the Tigers.

How it Happened
? It was a low-scoring first quarter as the teams combined for just four goals and were tied 2-2 after eight minutes.
? Princeton jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the second quarter, scoring five unanswered. Hopkins got one back before the half, to cut the deficit to four.
? The third quarter was much the same as the first as each team scored three times and the Tigers led 10-6 heading into the final quarter.
? Just as the third quarter was nearly identical to the first, so was the fourth to the second. Princeton came out firing in the final eight minutes, outscoring Hopkins 5-2 to close out the win.

What it Means
? With eight points and four wins, Johns Hopkins is currently in a four-way tie for first place in the CWPA Southern Division, East Region. JHU is the only team that has finished its league schedule, however.
Princeton (4 games), Bucknell (1 game) and Navy (2 games) also have eight points and four wins. George Washington is in fifth place with an 0-7 record.
? The Blue Jays are now 5-46 all-time against the Tigers.

Inside the Box Score
? Freshman Giorgio Cico led the Blue Jays with two goals and three points, while senior co-captains Kevin Yee (1g, 1a) and Langdon Froomer (2a) and freshman Andreas Katsis (1g, 1a) had two points.
? Froomer and sophomore Jono Gillette each had two steals.

Up Next
? Johns Hopkins travels to New London, CT for the 2015 CWPA Division III Championship this weekend. Hopkins, the number one seed, opens against Monmouth (IL) at 10:00 am on Saturday.