Men's Water Polo Secures Midweek MAWPC Win

Thursday, October 17

Baltimore, MD

7:00 PM

George Washington University

Johns Hopkins

10/17/2019 9:03:00 PM | Water Polo

Colonials claimed victory at Johns Hopkins on Thursday night

BALTIMORE - GW men's water polo made the most of its Thursday road trip to Johns Hopkins, securing a 13-7 victory in Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference action at Newton White Aquatic Center.

Andras Levai tallied three goals, five assists and three steals to help the 15th-ranked Colonials improve to 14-4 overall and 5-1 in conference play.

GW erased an early deficit with a run of six straight goals to take a 7-2 lead on Gabriele Simonti's goal with 5:45 left in the second quarter.

After Johns Hopkins ended the opening half with back-to-back goals, the Colonials put the game out of reach by outscoring the Blue Jays 5-1 in the third. Jordan Blosser's goal with 14 seconds remaining in the period gave the Buff and Blue their largest lead at 12-5.

Levai set the pace as he has much of the fall, pushing his team-leading point total to 95. Blosser also scored three times, including the 100th goal of his career.

Simonti posted a pair of goals, while Atakan Destici notched a goal and three assists. Andrew Mavis, Nick Schroeder, Henry Maas and Chris Lee recorded scores in the victory, as well.

Matt Taylor continued a stellar run between the pipes by piling up 19 saves.

UP NEXT: GW will spend the weekend at the Harvard Invitational, starting with a Saturday doubleheader vs. MIT (9 a.m.) and the host Crimson (2 p.m.).

GW 13, Johns Hopkins 7
JH--2-2-1-2--7
GW--4-3-5-1--13

GW Goals: Blosser 3, Levai 3, Simonti 2, Mavis 1, Destici 1, Schroeder 1, Maas 1, Lee 1.
GW Assists: Levai 5, Destici 3, Yardley 2, Kralj 1.
GW Steals: Simonti 3, Levai 3, Maas 2, Russo 2, Blosser 1, Kralj 1.
GW Field Blocks: Gill 2, Mavis 1, Yardley 1, Maas 1, Levai 1, Kralj 1, Simonti 1.
GW Ejections Drawn: Lee 1, Schroeder 1, Mavis 1.
GW Saves: Taylor 19.