Date: Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, 10:30 a.m.
Where: United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Md.
Opponent: Johns Hopkins University
Result: L, 13-1
 
How it Happened: The Washington & Jefferson men's water polo team opened up its 2017 campaign with a 13-1 loss to Johns Hopkins University on Saturday morning, Sept. 2.
 
Top Performers: Nick Spehar (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) scored the lone goal for the Presidents in game one, finding the back of the net on a shot in the third quarter.
 
The Rest: Mac Hennessy (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) stopped seven shots from the Blue Jays in the game as the Presidents' goalie.
 
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m.
Where: United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Md.
Opponent: Iona College
Result: L, 13-1
 
How it Happened: The Presidents dropped their second game of the day to Iona College, a 13-1 decision, to cap the first day of the new season.

Top Performer: Dylan Gwinn (Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph) found the back of the net for the Presidents in the game.

Date: Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, 9:30 a.m.
Where: United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Md.
Opponent: Fordham
Result: L, 18-3
 
How it Happened: Washington & Jefferson opened day two at Navy with an 18-3 loss to Fordham.

Top Performer: Ian Geister (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) put forth a two-goal effort to lead the Presidents' offense in the game.

The Rest: Chonghwi Yoon (Seoul, South Korea/Pennington School (N.J.)) tallied the other W&J goal on a shot in the fourth quarter.

Date: Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, 12:30 p.m.
Where: United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Md.
Opponent: George Washington
Result: L, 19-3
 
How it Happened: The Presidents closed out their trip to Annapolis with a 19-3 loss to George Washington.

Top Performer: Geister added his third goal of the weekend on a third quarter strike, the second W&J goal of the game.

The Rest: Tyler Francis (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and David Boyer (York, Pa./Central York) were the other two goal scorers, with Francis scoring in the first period and Moy in the third.
 
What's next: The Presidents will get back in the pool on Saturday, Sept. 9, when they travel to Erie, Pa., to face Cerritos College (Calif.) in an exhibition match at 3:00 p.m. before facing Penn State-Behrend at 6:45 p.m. the same day.