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The Basics
• Scores: #16 Fordham-16, Johns Hopkins-11
• Records: JHU (3-9, 0-2 MAWPC) • FU (10-3, 4-1 MAWPC)
• Location: Bronx, NY • Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center
• The Short Story: Host and 16^th-ranked Fordham outscored the Johns Hopkins water polo team, 9-5, in the second half en route to a 16-11 win Saturday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
• The Blue Jays and the Rams traded goals over the opening six minutes and they were tied at two. Fordham would score a pair in the final 55 seconds to take a 4-2 lead into the second.
• Fordham then struck first in the second, pushing its lead to three 90 seconds in. Senior Finn Banks answered with an ejection goal at the 5:49-mark to spark a 3-1 Hopkins' run that knotted the score at six. The Rams had the final say of the half, scoring with 2:01 to play to go up 7-6 at the break.
• Sophomore Jayden Kunwar opened the third-quarter scoring to knot the score at seven. However, Fordham answered with four straight goals to push out to an 11-7 lead. Junior John Murphy ended the run with his goal with 3:32 to play in the third. The teams then traded goals over the final two and a half minutes and the Rams led 13-10 at the break. Fordham would outscore Hopkins, 3-1, in the fourth to secure the win.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins falls to 20-8 all-time against Fordham with the Rams winning three straight in the series.
• This was JHU's sixth game against a ranked opponent this season.
 
Inside the Box Score
• With one goal and three assists, Banks reached a trio of milestones this afternoon. He notched his 150th career goal, 100th career assist and 250th career point. He is just the sixth player in program history with atleast 150 goals and 100 assists in his career.  
• Kunwar led the Blue Jays with three goals, for his sixth hat trick of the season. Freshman Kamran Eslami tallied his second two-goal game in the last four games.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday with a pair of road league games. Hopkins will face Wagner at 11:00 am and will then travel to La Salle for a 4:00 pm contest.