Men's Water Polo | September 29, 2019

PHILADELPHIA –There was plenty of energy in Kirk Pool for Senior Day, but men's water polo found its opponents to be up to the task. The Explorers fell to #19 George Washington and Johns Hopkins to scores of 19-6 and 24-14 respectively. Junior Daniel Domotor and sophomore Tyler Williams had the hot hands on the day, with the pair scoring four goals each.
 
George Washington 19, La Salle 6
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams traded goals to start the first, but the visiting Colonials went on a tear and rattled off five straight goals to control the first quarter.
• George Washington hit for two to start the second, before senior Jeff Brady and freshman Callin Chimilar answered back with goals of their own. The away side responded well by striking for three goals and taking a 11-3 lead at half.
• The Colonials struck first out of the break, and while senior Luke Waechter scored for the home team, George Washington wasn't going to give in. The visitors scored five more unanswered to lead 17-4 after three periods of play.
• The opponents traded goals twice in the fourth quarter, but at that point the game was out of reach for the Blue & Gold.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Brady was La Salle's top scorer in this game, striking for a brace, while classmate Joey DeFusco was the leading provider with two dishes.
• Junior Cole Strohson had an impact on both ends, assisting once and recording a team-high three steals. Classmate Ash Lyne made his impact on the less glamorous side of the ball, recording a team-best two blocks to go along with a steal.
• In net, junior Cameron Schiable recorded eight saves.

 
Johns Hopkins 24, La Salle 14
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Explorers began brightly against the Blue Jays, hitting for the first two goals of the game through Williams and Domotor. While Johns Hopkins responded with a score, the duo of Williams and Domotor scored again to put La Salle up 4-1. The teams then traded goals before the Blue Jays closed the gap by scoring two straight to end the quarter.
• That late run was a sign of things to come as the Explorers had no answer for the on-fire Blue Jays. The visitors scored six straight to start the second. Lyne would bring one back for La Salle, but Johns Hopkins answered by scoring two more.
• The away side continued to gouge the Blue & Gold after the break. Up 12-6, Johns Hopkins outscored La Salle 10-2 in the third frame to push its advantage to 22-8.
• There was little the Explorers could do, barring a seismic comeback, but the home team continued to fight in the fourth. The Explorers scored twice, Johns Hopkins struck for one, La Salle found two more, the Blue Jays scored and the Explorers finished the game by netting another two.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Williams and Domotor were the top-scoring men in this match as each netted a hattrick—Williams on four shots, Domotor on five. La Salle's number two also picked up an assist and three steals. Domotor added an assist, a steal and an exclusion earned.
• Three other Explorers had multi-goal games in this match: DeFusco tallied two goals and two assists, classmate Jacob Camacho had a brace and an assist, while Lyne finished with two scores, three steals and an assist.
• Strohson had a well-rounded game against the Blue Jays, scoring once and contributing a team-high five steals and two blocks.

 
UP NEXT

• La Salle is back in action in almost two weeks. The team will travel to George Washington on October 11th and then onto Navy and Johns Hopkins on the 12th.