THE BASICS:
 
- Scores:
Johns Hopkins - 12, MIT - 11

- Records: No. 4 MIT (6-12), Johns Hopkins (9-17)

- Location: Erie, Pa. (David M. Hallman III Aquatics Center)
 
- The Lead: The MIT water polo team took a 9-7 lead into the fourth quarter, but Johns Hopkins outscored the Engineers 4-2 in the final eight minutes to slip past MIT 12-11, and claim its 20th CWPA Division III Eastern Championship.

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- After first-year Luke Apostolides (Greenwich, Conn.) put MIT in the lead, the Jays responded with a 4-1 run to end the first eight minutes of play.

- Apostolides found the back of the net at 4:59 to get MIT to within one, but JHU scored the next two goals to go back in front, 6-3. A goal from junior Evan Kowal (South Pasadena, Calif.) with 16 seconds remaining in the half got MIT back to within two scores.

- First-year Adam Ivatorov (Rockaway, N.Y.) scored at 7:05 to make it a 6-5 Hopkins lead, and Kowal tied it up at 6:41 with a five-meter goal. Ivatorov scored two more goals in the frame and Kowal added another to give the Engineers a 9-7 lead heading into the final quarter of play.

- Kowal scored again to make it a three-goal lead for MIT, however, Hopkins went on a 5-1 run to end the game and claim the DII Eastern Championship.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- MIT and Hopkins have played three straight one-goal games with the Jays winning all three.
 
- Kowal and Ivatorov both tallied a team-high four goals in the match. Ivatorov also earned four ejections.
 
- Sophomore Richard Yun (Irvine, Calif.) added two scores and three steals, and classmate Jack King (Los Altos, Calif.) had a team-leading five steals.
 
- Junior Colin Weaver (Huntington Beach, Calif) made 17 saves in net.
 
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
 
- Rookie of the Tournament: Luke Apostolides
 
- Coach of the Tournament: Austin Ringheim
 
- First Team: Apostolides, Weaver, Miller Geschke
 
- Second Team: Evan Kowal
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT returns home for a 10:00 am NWPC contest against Brown on Saturday, October 29. The Engineers will head across the river for a 7:30 p.m. match against Harvard.

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