Box Score The Basics
• Scores: #15 Bucknell-15, Johns Hopkins-7
• Records: JHU (9-18, 2-8) • BU (17-7, 8-1)
• Location: Lewisburg, PA • Kinney Natatorium
• The Short Story: Host and 15^th-ranked Bucknell exploded for 10 goals in the second and third quarters to defeat the Johns Hopkins water polo team, 15-7, Sunday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
• Bucknell scored the first two goals of the match, but a goal by senior Finn Banks cut the deficit in half after one. The Bison scored a five-meter to open the second quarter and again Banks answered to keep it a one-goal game.
• Bucknell responded with six unanswered to push out to a 9-2 lead with 6:03 to go in the third quarter. Freshman Chris Freese scored to put JHU back on the board and cut the deficit to six. The Bison used a 3-1 run to end the quarter and take a 12-4 lead into the fourth.
• Hopkins got two quick goals from sophomores Emerson Sullivan and Jayden Kunwar to pull within six with 6:53 still to play. Bucknell used another 3-1 run to close out the game and secure the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Banks led the Blue Jays with three points (2g, 1a) while juniors Nico Ivanov (2a) and John Murphy (2g) had two points each. Ivanov and sophomore Jacob Whitaker each had two steals and a block.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action and wraps up the regular season on Sunday, November 10 as the Blue Jays host 16^th-ranked Fordham and Wagner.