ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst men's water polo team lost to Johns Hopkins Sunday morning at Penn State Behrend.
 
The game was tied at 1 after a quarter before the Blue Jays took control and scored three times in the second frame. JHU won the third period 3-0 to lead 7-2.
 
James Owen, Colin McDonald, and Alex Strong each scored a goal for Hurst. Brett Luehmann had an assist and Matt Cote recorded 10 saves in net.
 
Mercyhurst dropped to 13-8 with the defeat. The Lakers will now prepare for the Southern Championships at Princeton November 4-6. Hurst needs a top-four finish at the 11-team tournament to qualify for Easterns at Harvard November 18-20.