George Washington University Athletics
No. 19 (t) Water Polo trounces Johns Hopkins, Advances to MAWPC Semifinals
11/18/2022 10:27:00 PM | Water Polo
Colonials move on following 10 point victory in the second round
BRONX, N.Y. - No 19 (t) GW water polo defeated Johns Hopkins, 15-5, in Friday evening's MAWPC Championship second-round matchup. The Colonials will now move on to the MAWPC Championship semifinals where they will face Bucknell. The game is set for 8 p.m. on Saturday night and will air live on Stretch Live.Â
It took both sides a couple of minutes to settle in, but after a scoreless first four minutes, GW found its game. Andrija Sekulic broke into the scoring at the 3:10 mark in the first quarter, and Antonin Kralj doubled the GW less than a minute after, forcing Johns Hopkins to take an early timeout. Just before the end of the first quarter, Michael Wheeler found the back of the net and gave GW a 3-0 lead.
The Buff and Blue opened the second quarter with Sekulic's second goal of the night, which pushed the lead to four. Johns Hopkins broke its scoreless start to the game with just under six minutes to go in the second quarter, but it was the only goal GW goalkeeper Luca Castorina would give up in the first half. More GW goals piled on, coming from Nick Schroeder, Viktor Jovanovic, Theodoros Pateros, Ford Bruggen and Kralj, and GW held a 9-1 advantage at the half.
From there, it was all Colonials, keeping the game out of arm's reach for the entirety of the second half. It was 13-3 at the end of the third quarter, and the Colonials wrapped things up ahead, 15-5. Â
This is the second straight year that GW will make an appearance in the MAWPC semifinals. GW fell last season in its semifinal appearance to No. 20 Navy, before edging Wagner in the third-place game. Under Barry King, GW has finished third or better in every MAWPC tournament.Â
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