Washington, D.C. – The Wagner men's water polo team opened up conference play 0-2 after hard fought losses to Division III No. 9 Johns Hopkins University and No. 16 George Washington University.

Wagner 10 Johns Hopkins 18
The Green & White lost their first ever conference game in a 10-18 loss to Johns Hopkins University behind three goals from junior driver James Grady (Boca Raton, FL/Boca Raton). Grady's performance marks the first time this season the transfer has led the Seahawks' offense.

The Blue Jays held Wagner's leading scorer, junior utility Ciaran Wolohan (Manly, Australia/St. Aloysius College/Golden West College) to one goal in a back-and-forth first quarter. The Seahawks ended the stanza down 3-2 behind another goal from freshman 2-meter Tristan O'Connell (Boca Raton, FL/Saint Andrew's School).

After a stop and counter goal by freshman driver Oscar Nomura (Irvine, CA/Irvine), Grady's second goal of the game tied the score 7-7 early in the second half. However, the Seahawks' defense was not enough for the Blue Jays who went on a 4-0 run to end the third quarter ahead by a count of 11-7.

Johns Hopkins continued to outscore the Green & White in the final stanza despite freshman 2-meter Brendon Loux's (Souderton, PA/Souderton Area) first collegiate goal and two more from sophomore utility Devin O'Donnell (Pointe-Claire, Quebec/Selwyn/San Diego Mesa College) and Grady.

Wagner 9 George Washington 16
Despite nine second-half goals, the Seahawks were defeated 16-9 by conference foe, No. 16 George Washington.

Freshman driver Oscar Nomura, sophomore utility Devin O'Donnell, and junior utility Ciaran Wolohan drilled three goals apiece to put the Seahawks on the board.

After a scoreless first half from the Green & White, Wagner began the third quarter with a 5-0 run sparked by O'Donnell's first goal. However, George Washington freshman Atakan Destici netted his sixth goal of the game to end the Seahawks' streak as GW ended the quarter ahead 12-6.

Wagner's late offensive surge wasn't enough to catch the Colonials and they were given their second conference loss of the season.

Wagner travels to Annapolis, MD to conclude the weekend with a conference matchup against Navy at 9:00 am.