Box Score 1 Wagner Box Score
La Salle Box Score 

The Basics
• Scores:
Wagner-20, Johns Hopkins-13
Johns Hopkins-24, La Salle-14
• Records: JHU (4-10, 1-3 MAWPC) • WC (3-11, 2-4 MAWPC) • LSU (5-11, 0-6 MAWPC)
• Location: Staten Island, NY • Philadelphia, PA
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins water polo team split a pair of league matches on Sunday at Wagner and La Salle. Senior Finn Banks led the way for the Blue Jays as he tied the program's single-game goals' record versus the Explorers.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins opened the day at Wagner, falling to the Seahawks on their Senior Day. This one was close early with Wagner leading 4-3 after the first quarter.
• The Seahawks came out firing in the second however, scoring five unanswered to push out to a 9-3 lead with 3:31 to go in the quarter. The Blue Jays halted the run with back-to-back goals by junior Olin Shipstead and Banks to pull back within four. The teams traded goals in the final 84 seconds of the half and Wagner led 11-6 at the break.
• Wagner picked up right where it left off, outscoring Hopkins, 3-1, in the first four minutes of the third to take a 14-8 lead. Sophomore Jayden Kunwar converted a five-meter goal at the 3:36-mark to cut the deficit to five, but that's as close as the Blue Jays would get for the remainder of the game.
• JHU rebounded in the nightcap, scoring a season-best 24 goals against La Salle on the Explorers' Senior Day.
• Like the morning's contest, it was close early as La Salle led 5-4 after the first quarter. The Blue Jays found their offense in the second, scoring six straight to go up 10-5 with 2:36 to play in the half. The Explorers ended the run with a goal at 1:44, but the Jays answered with two more to take a 12-6 lead into the half.
• The halftime break didn't slow down Hopkins as it outscored La Salle, 10-2, in the third to take a 22-8 lead into the fourth quarter. The Explorers turned the tables a bit in the final period, outscoring the Jays 6-2 to account for the 24-14 final.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins falls to 1-6 all-time against Wagner while improving to 6-0 against La Salle.
• The 24 goals are the most by the Blue Jays since a 24-5 win over the Explorers on October 26, 2018.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Kunwar led the Blue Jays with five goals, three ejections drawn and two steals versus Wagner. Sophomore Jake Pearson handed out a team-best three assists to go with one score, while Banks had a goal, two assists and two ejections drawn. Junior Stephen Schmidt totaled three drawn ejections, one steal, one block and two helpers.
• Banks erupted for a career-best and school-record-tying 10 goals, while also handing out a pair of assists and grabbing a pair of steals at La Salle. He now ranks 15^th in school history in career goals (161), eighth in assists (106) and 13^th in points (267).
• Kunwar added five goals and an assist. Junior John Murphy handed out four assists to go with two goals and two steals, while sophomore Jacob Whitaker tallied three assists, two goals and two steals. Junior Max Fleming made a career-best 14 saves in the win.  
• Murphy moved into 18^th place in JHU history with 49 career assists and also notched the 100^th point of his career.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins hits the West Coast for the annual Gary Troyer Memorial Tournament in Claremont, CA next week. The Blue Jays will face four opponents ranked in the CWPA's Division III Top-10 – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (T-2^nd), Cal Lutheran (6^th), Whittier (T-2^nd) and Redlands (5^th).