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The Basics
• Score: Wagner-17, Johns Hopkins-7
• Records: JHU (7-12, 2-5 MAWPC) • WC (13-12, 6-2 MAWPC)
• Location: Staten Island, NY • Spiro Sports Center Natatorium
• The Short Story: Host Wagner jumped out to a 9-1 lead en route to a 17-7 win over the Johns Hopkins water polo team Saturday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
• Playing once again without senior goalie Spencer Witte, the Blue Jays fell behind 4-0 early to the Seahawks. Freshman Jake Pearson got Hopkins on the board with 18 ticks remaining in the first to halt the host's early run.
• Wagner did one better in the second quarter, scoring five straight to storm out to a 9-1 lead with 1:50 to play in the half. Pearson once again ended the Hawks' run with his second of the game at the 1:30-mark. Jasmin Kolasinac had the final say of the period however, scoring to put Wagner up 10-2 at the break.
• Senior Ryan Masi scored to open the third quarter and the teams would trade goals over the remainder of the period as the Seahawks led 12-5 after three.
• The Seahawks opened the final quarter much the same as the first and second, scoring the first four goals to push out to a 16-5 lead. Freshman Emerson Sullivan sandwiched a pair of goals around one from Andras Bimbo-Szuhai to account for the 17-7 final.   
 
What it Means
• Hopkins falls to 1-3 all-time against Wagner and has lost three straight in the series.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Pearson led the Blue Jays with his first career hat trick, while sophomores Nico Ivanov and Olin Shipstead had two assists each.
• Masi and Sullivan drew four ejections apiece and Kurtz had three steals.
• Senior utility Giorgio Cico made the start in the goal and made five saves to go with five steals for the Blue Jays.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to the Newton White Aquatic Center for a pair of MAWPC matches on Saturday, November 3. Hopkins will take on Fordham at Noon and then Wagner at 5:00 pm.