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The Basics
• Scores:
Santa Clara-17, Johns Hopkins-8
#12 Princeton-16, Johns Hopkins-8
Johns Hopkins-15, Iona-13
• Records: JHU (2-5) • SC (2-2) • PU (3-3) • Iona (1-6)
• Location: Princeton, NJ • DeNunzio Pool
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins water polo team went 1-2 at the 2019 Princeton Invitational, picking up its second win of the season over Iona.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the Invitational on Friday night against Santa Clara, which is receiving votes in the latest CWPA National Top-20 poll. The Broncos jumped out to a 5-1 lead on the Blue Jays just two minutes into the second quarter. Hopkins pulled within two with back-to-back goals from junior John Murphy and sophomore Jake Pearson.  
• Santa Clara responded with a 5-1 run to push out to a 10-4 lead early in the third quarter. The teams then traded goals over the remainder of the third and the Broncos led 13-7. Santa Clara scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
• The Blue Jays then took on the host Tigers on Saturday morning, falling 16-8. After trading goals in the opening three minutes, Princeton went on a seven-goal run to storm out to a 9-2 lead by the midway point of the second. Freshman Chris Freese ended the run with his first career goal with 41 seconds remaining in the half.
• The Tigers answered with four unanswered goals to push their lead to 13-3 with 3:44 to go in the third. Murphy and senior Finn Banks pulled the Jays back within eight but a last-minute goal by the Tigers made it a 14-5 game at the break. Hopkins had the better of the play in the fourth quarter, but the nine-goal deficit was too much to overcome.
• Hopkins closed out the weekend by avenging an earlier loss this season, beating Iona 15-13. This one was close throughout as neither team led by more than three and there were eight ties.
• With the game tied at four just 27 seconds into the second, the Blue Jays scored three straight goals to go up 7-4 at the 4:28-mark of the quarter. The Gaels responded however with a 4-1 run to knot the score at eight going into the half.
• The teams swapped scores throughout the third quarter and they were tied at 12 going into the fourth. Banks scored with 5:46 to play to put Hopkins on top, 13-12, for good as it turned out. That goal sparked a 3-1 run as the Blue Jays grabbed the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Murphy and sophomore Jake Pearson led the Blue Jays with two goals each against the Broncos. Pearson also handed out two assists to match his career high in points (4) and assists.
• Against Princeton, Banks and sophomore Jayden Kunwar led the way with two goals each. Junior Olin Shipstead handed out a team and career-best three assists, while Kunwar had a pair of helpers.
• Kunwar scored a game-high five goals, to go with two assists, in the win over the Gaels. Banks scored a pair of goals and dished five assists, tying his career-high. Murphy posted career-highs in goals (4), assists (3) and points (7). Junior Max Fleming made eight saves in the win.
• Banks moves into 17^th place in school history with 144 career goals, and is now 12^th in career assists with 92.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action at the Bucknell Invitational and will take on 12^th-ranked Harvard at 11:45 am. JHU will then face 17^th-ranked St. Francis at 3:30 pm.