ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Augustana College men's water polo (7-11, 3-2) is hosting the MPSF Weekend II this weekend and it began on Friday night when the Vikings hosted Johns Hopkins University (16-6, 5-0). Augie fell behind early to the Blue Jays and could not make up lost ground, eventually falling 15-5. 

 

Inside the Box Score

• Rhys Lomax led the Vikings with two goals
• Alden Brinkmeier had an assist. 
• Three different Vikings had multiple steals. 

 

How it Happened

Johns Hopkins opened up the scoring at 6:30 in the first with a penalty goal. Lomax scored 15 seconds later to tie the game, but that tie lasted just one minute before Johns Hopkins retook the lead at 5:01. The Blue Jays added another trio of goals over the final 4:07 of the quarter to take a 5-1 lead into the second. 

 

Johns Hopkins piled on another five consecutive goals to start the second, bumping their lead up to 10-1. Augie showed signs of life in the final minute of the quarter, scoring back-to-back goal to cut the Blue Jays' lead to 10-3 as halftime hit. Four more Johns Hopkins goals opened the third quarter to increase their lead to 14-3. Cole Faux and Lomax scored in the final 4:32 of the third quarter to set the score at 14-5. 

 

Only one goal was scored in the fourth quarter and it belonged to the Blue Jays, setting the final score at 15-5 in their favor. 

 

Up Next

Augie is back in action on Saturday, November 7, with a 12 p.m. game versus Penn State Behrend. 

 

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