Spring Break
Water polo wins Division III Eastern Championship
Issue date: 10/29/09
This past weekend the Hopkins Water Polo team traveled to Washington, Pa. and won the Division III Eastern Championships, dominating all opponents in their four wins.
On Saturday, the Jays played three straight games to determine who would get to play in the championship game. They ended up winning three in a row and a spot in the championships.
Their first game came against Connecticut College. The game was pretty much decided after the first quarter in which Hopkins scored seven straight and shut out the Connecticut College Camels. Over the next three quarters, the Jays outscored the Camels 16-3 and came away with a 23-3 victory. The Jays averaged just under six goals a quarter and the Camels averaged less than one per quarter. Senior co-captain Kyle Gertridge was good for four goals and three steals. Senior co-captain Peter Sauerhoff also scored four and had a steal. Backup goalies Will Choi and Alex Gastevich put up solid numbers, combining to have 13 saves, three goalie assists and two steals.
Their second game came against Penn State Behrend. This game ended in similar fashion as the Jays outscored the Penn State Behrend Lions 10-1 in the first quarter. For the rest of the game, the Jays scored 13 more goals while holding the Lions to one goal, making the final tally 23-2.
Sauerhoff scored four goals, had an assist, a steal and an ejection drawn. Freshman Mike McCreery also had the lead in scoring with four goals. Gertridge put up solid numbers with two goals, an assist, three steals and an ejection drawn. Once again the back-up goalies Choi and Gastevich had a solid outing with a combined seven saves, two goalie assists and three steals.
Their last game of the day came against host Washington & Jefferson. The Jays continued to dominate and emerged with an 18-2 victory.
After outscoring the Presidents 5-1 in the first quarter, the Jays shut out the Presidents in the second and third quarters while scoring 10. In the fourth, the Jays were able to score three while giving up just a single goal to W&J.
On Saturday, the Jays played three straight games to determine who would get to play in the championship game. They ended up winning three in a row and a spot in the championships.
Their first game came against Connecticut College. The game was pretty much decided after the first quarter in which Hopkins scored seven straight and shut out the Connecticut College Camels. Over the next three quarters, the Jays outscored the Camels 16-3 and came away with a 23-3 victory. The Jays averaged just under six goals a quarter and the Camels averaged less than one per quarter. Senior co-captain Kyle Gertridge was good for four goals and three steals. Senior co-captain Peter Sauerhoff also scored four and had a steal. Backup goalies Will Choi and Alex Gastevich put up solid numbers, combining to have 13 saves, three goalie assists and two steals.
Their second game came against Penn State Behrend. This game ended in similar fashion as the Jays outscored the Penn State Behrend Lions 10-1 in the first quarter. For the rest of the game, the Jays scored 13 more goals while holding the Lions to one goal, making the final tally 23-2.
Sauerhoff scored four goals, had an assist, a steal and an ejection drawn. Freshman Mike McCreery also had the lead in scoring with four goals. Gertridge put up solid numbers with two goals, an assist, three steals and an ejection drawn. Once again the back-up goalies Choi and Gastevich had a solid outing with a combined seven saves, two goalie assists and three steals.
Their last game of the day came against host Washington & Jefferson. The Jays continued to dominate and emerged with an 18-2 victory.
After outscoring the Presidents 5-1 in the first quarter, the Jays shut out the Presidents in the second and third quarters while scoring 10. In the fourth, the Jays were able to score three while giving up just a single goal to W&J.
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