(10-28-16) George Washington

The Basics
• Score: #17 George Washington-12, Johns Hopkins-11
• Records: JHU (3-15, 3-4 MAWPC) • GWU (11-9, 6-1 MAWPC)
• Location: Washington, DC • Charles E. Smith Center Pool
• The Short Story: Host and 17th-ranked George Washington held off a late rally by the Johns Hopkins water polo team to win 12-11 in Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference action Friday night.

How it Happened
• George Washington jumped on top early, going up 3-0 with 3:45 gone in the first period. Hopkins answered with goals from sophomore Giorgio Cico and senior Giovanni Cragnotti to pull within one with 2:27 to go. Bogdan Petkovic scored just 21 seconds later to give the Colonials a 4-2 lead at the break.
• Andrew Mavis sandwiched a pair of goals for the home team around a strike by sophomore Josh Kurtz and it was a 6-3 game with 5:03 to play in the half. That score held for nearly four minutes until senior Matt Fraser got the first of his three on the night to cut the deficit to two. That was short lived however as a Duke Becker goal pushed the Colonials' lead to 7-4 at the half.
• GW struck first in the third quarter, getting back-to-back goals from Petkovic to push out to a 9-4 lead. Hopkins responded with a six-on-five goal from Cico and an even-strength goal from freshman Finn Banks to make it 9-6 at the end of three.
• The Blue Jays picked up right where they left off, pulling within one thanks to a consecutive goals by Fraser. The Colonials came right back however, scoring three times in a 97-second span to go up 12-8. Hopkins wasn't going away though, scoring three unanswered to pull within one with 34 ticks on the clock. That would do it however as GW held on for the win.

What it Means
• Hopkins is now 52-25 all-time against George Washington and suffers its first loss in the series since October 22, 2014.
• The Blue Jays sit in a three-way tie for third in the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference-East standings with three regular season games to go.

Inside the Box Score
• Senior Matt Fraser led the Blue Jays with a season-high four goals while sophomore Giorgio Cico added a hat trick.
• Fraser moves into 12th in program history with 163 career goals, while Cico is one shy of scoring his 100th career goal.

Up Next
• Johns Hopkins returns to action on Friday, November 4 in a rematch of tonight's game. The Blue Jays and Colonials will square off at 7:00 pm at the Newton White Athletic Center. It is the Jays' final regular season match of 2016.