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The Basics
• Scores:
#2 Stanford-22, Johns Hopkins-2
Iona-18, Johns Hopkins-14
• Records: JHU (1-3) • SU (3-0) • IC (1-2)
• Location: Lejeune Hall • Annapolis, MD
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins water polo team dropped both of its matches on Sunday on the final day of the Navy Labor Day Open. Hopkins fell to second-ranked Stanford, 22-2, and then lost to Iona, 18-14.
 
How it Happened • Stanford
• Junior Nico Ivanov put the Blue Jays on the board first, scoring at the 4:50-mark of the first quarter. The Cardinal answered just 17 seconds later to knot the score at one. Senior Finn Banks answered with 3:51 to go to put Hopkins on top, 2-1. Stanford rallied with four goals in the final 2:19 of the opening quarter to go up 5-2 at the break.
• It would be all Cardinal from there as the number two team in the country, and last year's NCAA runner-up, held the Blue Jays scoreless to take the 22-2 win.
 
How it Happened • Iona
• Hopkins' second match of the day was an offensive show for both teams as they combined for 32 goals. The Gaels scored the first three goals of the game to take the early lead. Goals from junior John Murphy and Banks pulled the Blue Jays within one with 2:37 to go in the quarter. Iona answered just 15 seconds later to push the lead back to two, but a strike from sophomore Jake Pearson made it a 4-3 game at the break.
• Iona took control in the second quarter, outscoring Hopkins, 9-1, in the period to take a 13-4 lead at the half.
• The Gaels pushed their lead to 10 as the sandwiched a pair of goals around one from Pearson, and it was a 15-5 game with 6:44 to play. Hopkins responded with goals from Ivanov and Murphy to cut the deficit to single digits. The teams traded goals in the final four and a half minutes as Iona took a 16-8 lead into the fourth.
• The Blue Jays' put together an impressive quarter, outscoring the Gaels, 6-2, but could not complete the comeback.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins falls to 0-4 all-time against Stanford and 18-11 versus Iona.
• Banks now ranks 15^th in school history with 225 career points. He is also now 18^th with 139 career goals.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Against the Gaels, Pearson and Banks led the Blue Jays with four goals each, while Banks also handed out three assists. Pearson's four goals are a career high.
• Murphy finished with a career-high five points, while tying his high with three helpers versus Iona. Ivanov also had a multi-point outing (2g, 1a) to go with four ejections drawn.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Friday, September 13 at the Princeton Invitational. JHU will take on Santa Clara at 5:00 pm.