(09-13) George Washington

The Basics
? Score: Johns Hopkins 16, George Washington 8
? Records: JHU (5-1), GW (2-5)
? Location: Lewisburg, PA ? Kinney Natatorium
? The Short Story: The 18th-ranked Johns Hopkins water polo team got hat tricks from senior Blake Range, junior Matt Fraser and freshman Giorgio Cico en route to a 16-8 win over George Washington Sunday morning. The Blue Jays improve to 5-1 with the win while the Colonials slip to 2-5.

How it Happened
? George Washington jumped out to a two-goal lead and led 4-3 at the first quarter break, thanks to a five-meter goal with six seconds to go in the stanza.
? Hopkins roared back with a 4-1 showing in the second quarter to go up 7-5 at the half. Freshman Giorgio Cico scored the first two goals of the quarter to put the Blue Jays ahead, and they would not trail for the remainder of the match. This time it was Hopkins that would get a five-meter goal, from Cico to complete his hat trick, at the end of the quarter.
? The Blue Jays picked up right where they left off, scoring the first four goals of the third quarter to push out to an 11-5 lead. Junior Matt Fraser got the run going as the Blue Jays more than doubled their lead in just 78 seconds.
? Leading 13-7 at the start of the fourth, senior Garrett Davidson scored to double the score with just 19 seconds gone. GW answered on the next possession, but Hopkins would get the final two goals of the match to account for the 16-8 final.

What it Means
? Johns Hopkins is now 50-24 all-time against George Washington.
? The Blue Jays have at least five wins in their first six matches for the fourth time in the last five years.

Inside the Box Score
? With his second goal of the match, junior Matt Fraser reached the 100-goal mark for his career.
? Senior Erik Henrikson reached 500 saves for his career. He made seven saves to go along with four steals and two assists in three quarters. Sophomore John Wilson made one save and allowed just one goal in the fourth quarter.
? Senior Blake Range (3g, 3a), Fraser (4g, 2a) and freshman Giorgio Cico (4g, 2a) led the Blue Jays with six points apiece. Fraser and Range also drew two ejections each and Fraser had a pair of steals as well.

Up Next
? Johns Hopkins closes out play at the Bucknell Bison Invitational against Mercyhurst Sunday afternoon.