(10-03) CMS Box Score

(10-03) MIT Box Score

The Basics
• Score: #3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 11, #2 Johns Hopkins 9; #2 Johns Hopkins 16, #9 MIT 12
• Records: JHU (11-5), CMS (8-7), MIT (6-7)
• Location: Claremont, CA • Axelrod Pool
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins water polo team fell, 11-9, to host and third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the semifinals of the USA Water Polo Division III Championship. Hopkins rebounded with a 16-12 win over ninth-ranked MIT in the third-place match. The Blue Jays return from their California trip with an 11-5 record.

How it Happened • CMS (DIII Semifinal)
• This was a close one from the start as the teams went back-and-forth throughout the first quarter, with the Stags taking a 4-3 lead at then end of the first.
• CMS opened the second with back-to-back goals to push out to a 6-3 lead. But Hopkins responded with three goals in just 50 seconds to tie the game with 1:22 to play in the half. Freshman Giorgio Cico got the run going and senior Garrett Davidson and sophomore Jono Gillette followed with goals.
• The Stags answered with a three-goal run of their own to open the third quarter and take a 9-6 lead. The teams then traded goals and CMS led 10-7 heading into the fourth.
• Hopkins got goals from Cico and freshman Andreas Katsis to pull within one of CMS with 6:24 still to play. But the Blue Jays could get no closer and the Stags tacked on an insurance goal with 1:12 to play.

How it Happened • MIT (DIII Third-Place Match)
• Just 55 seconds into the contest, the teams were tied at 1-1, setting the table for a high-scoring affair. And true to form, it was 5-5 at the end of the first quarter.
• MIT retook the lead early in the second, but a pair of Hopkins goals swung the lead back in the Blue Jays' favor. The teams then traded goals over the final 1:45 of the period and Hopkins took a 9-8 lead into the half.
• The Engineers struck first in the third quarter, tying the game for the eighth time. But a goal from senior co-captain Langdon Froomer sparked a four-goal Blue Jay run that saw them push out to a 13-9 lead after three.
• Once again the teams traded goals throughout the final period as neither team could string together consecutive goals. But it turned out the four-goal deficit to start the quarter was too much to overcome for the Engineers.

What it Means
• Johns Hopkins is now 5-6 all-time against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and 27-9 all-time against MIT.
• The Blue Jays return home from California with an 11-5 record, going 3-3 during their trip to the Golden State.

Inside the Box Score • CMS
• Freshman Giorgio Cico scored a team-high three goals while junior Matt Fraser had a team-best three assists and senior co-captain Langdon Froomer also had three points (1g, 2a).
• Fraser also drew four ejections and senior Blake Range drew two.
• Froomer grabbed three steals; senior co-captain Kevin Yee had a pair.
• Senior Erik Henrikson finished with five saves and one steal while sophomore John Wilson made four saves to go with a steal and an assist.

Inside the Box Score • MIT
• Freshman Giorgio Cico totaled a team-high six points on one goal and five assists. Senior co-captains Langdon Froomer and Kevin Yee finished with five points (4g, 1a) and four points (1g, 3a), respectively.
• Junior Matt Fraser scored a pair of goals, handed out two assists, had three steals and drew four ejections.
• Senior Garrett Davidson scored two goals, grabbed three steals and blocked a shot.
• Senior Erik Henrikson finished with three saves and two steals, while sophomore John Wilson stopped four shots and had one steal.

Up Next
• Johns Hopkins returns home and to CWPA Southern Division play on Wednesday as the Blue Jays host the Navy Midshipmen. The contest is slated for a 4:00 pm start at the Newton White Aquatic Center.