THE BASICS:
 
- Scores: No. 8 MIT – 10, Johns Hopkins – 11 (OT)
 
- Records: MIT (7-11), Johns Hopkins (4-13)
 
- Location: New London, Conn. (Lott Natatorium)
 
- The Lead: In what was a thrilling CWPA DIII Eastern Championship Final, the No. 8 MIT water polo team lost a heartbreaker to Johns Hopkins, 11-10, in overtime on a penalty shot goal.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- The Blue Jays jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first, but the Engineers scored the next three to take the lead heading into the second quarter. Seniors Miller Geschke (Los Altos, Calif.), John Steele (Old Greenwich, Conn.), and Kyle Sandell (Mountain View, Calif.) scored for MIT in the quarter.
 
- Hopkins tied the match early in the second, however, MIT yet again responded with scores from Geschke and senior Kaden DiMarco (Eugene, Ore.) to go back up by two.  
 
- Three-straight JHU goals made it a 6-5 contest before a Sandell score at 7:18 in the third tied the game. The two teams would trade goals before back-to-back goals from Geschke and Sandell put the Engineers up by two at 10-8 in the fourth.
 
- JHU made it a one-goal contest with a goal at 7:30 and another Blue Jay goal at the 2:05 mark tied the match once again.
 
- Neither team was able to get the winning goal in the game's final 2:05 as they would need extra time to decide the champion.
 
- The teams played two scoreless overtime periods before the Jays were able to convert on a penalty shot 25 seconds into the sudden death period to claim the D3 Eastern Title.  
 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sophomore Colin Weaver (Huntington Beach, Calif.) was named the Rookie of the Tournament and Second Team All-Tournament. He made 21 stops in today's contest and added one steal.
 
- With his three goals in the game, Geschke now has 53 on the year which is tied for the team. He also tallied an assist to bring his season total to 40. 

- Sandell also brought his total to 53 goals on the season with three scores in the match.

- Geschke and Sandell earned First-Team All-Tournament honors while Steele was named to the second team. 


UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers return home to host on Saturday, October 30 as MIT will host St. Francis College Brooklyn at 11:30 am followed by Princeton later at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
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