BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins water polo team fell to 19
th-ranked George Washington, 23-8, on Saturday night in the Newton White Aquatic Center.
The Colonials jumped out to a four-goal lead in the opening five and a half minutes. Junior
Seth Berke sandwiched a pair of goals around one from Andrija Sekulic and it was 5-1 GW with 1:44 to play in the first. Ford Bruggen added on one more in the final 30 seconds to put the visitors up 6-2 after the first.
Theodoros Pateros scored to open the second and push the Colonials' lead to five. Berke answered with his third of the night, followed by goals from sophomore
Ian Raley and graduate student
Emerson Sullivan and just like that it was a two-goal game. Nik Schoening ended the Blue Jays' three-goal spurt with a six-on-five goal that gave the Colonials an 8-5 lead at the half.
GW came out firing in the third quarter, outscoring JHU 6-1 to storm out to a 14-6 lead. Antonin Kralj pushed the lead to nine with a five-meter goal just two seconds into the fourth. Sullivan answered on the ensuing possession, but the Colonials then rattled off five straight and the lead ballooned to 13 with 4:16 to go. Sophomore
Chris Lo halted the run with a goal at 4:01, but GW would tack on three more in the final four minutes to account for the 23-8 final.
Hopkins returns to action on Friday, November 4 at George Washington.