Neither the spring snowfall nor unseasonably cold weather could stop large numbers of alumni, students, parents and lacrosse fans from packing The Nest for this year’s edition of the Hopkins Homecoming game.
This past Homecoming weekend featured not only a double-header sweep for baseball and an exciting win for men’s lacrosse but also a victory for a great cause.
This past weekend, the women’s tennis team faced a doubleheader against two quality opponents. Facing a home and road tilt against the Ursinus College Bears and the 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University Tartans, the 12th-ranked Jays beat the former while falling to the latter in a narrow defeat.
On Saturday, March 26, junior Tom Boucher broke the program record for the javelin throw. His 59.79-meter toss surpassed his own previous record from last year by five full meters.
The No. 19-ranked Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse team fell 9-4 to No. 17 Towson University this past Saturday at Homewood Field. The loss dropped the Lady Jays to 8-5 on the season, while bringing the Tigers up to 8-2.
With the 2015-2016 NBA Regular Season coming to an end, much of the sports talk around the country has been predominantly centered on the Golden State Warriors, and the attention is well-deserved. Reigning MVP Stephen Curry has captivated the league with his stellar three-point shooting and improbable half-court, buzzer-beater shots as he leads his team to one of the most successful NBA seasons of all time.
The Hopkins men’s lacrosse team faltered in its first Conference matchup of the season this past Saturday, losing 16-9 to a tough Rutgers University team.
When I first walked into the room, I realized that this would be an experience unlike anything I had ever encountered. All around me, figures covered in protective bogu and wielding long staffs (known as shinai) were descending upon each other in rapid, momentary bursts.
This past weekend, Hopkins took on the University of Virginia Cavaliers in their seventh game of the season. For the third consecutive year, the Hopkins-Virginia matchup went into overtime, and for the third consecutive year, Hopkins walked away without a win. Coming off an overtime win against Syracuse, Hopkins went into the overtime period with confidence, knowing they had the ability to dominate, but fell short.
It is indisputable that the last couple of weekends have been absolutely amazing for sports fans of all stripes, with March Madness taking over the sports world and providing dozens of thrilling games going down to the final buzzer. Unfortunately, the Madness will end on April 4 at the culmination of the national championship game. However, with this bad news comes great news, as the Major League Baseball (MLB) season will commence on April 3 with three games, including a World Series rematch between the Royals and the Mets.
In a recent preseason poll, both the Hopkins men’s and women’s track teams were picked to win the Centennial Conference Championship in the upcoming outdoor track season. Both teams will be challenged by the Haverford College Fords, who are predicted to be runner-up in both the men’s and women’s competitions. The Hopkins men and women competed in the Maryland Invitational, hosted by the University of Maryland this past Saturday, and proved it will be a formidable challenge for any Centennial team to take them down this year.
After winning nine of their last 10 games, the Hopkins Blue Jay baseball team was brought back to reality with a 13-0 collapse against the No. 15 Rutgers University-Camden Scarlet Raptors. The Blue Jays struggled to string hits together, and their relievers were ineffective.
After leading the Blue Jays to a 2-1 team record at the Blue Grey Invitational last week, sophomore Megumi Chen was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week. Chen finished 2-1 at No. 2 singles and 3-0 at No. 2 doubles in Fredericksburg, Va. before adding another victory on Saturday in the team’s 9-0 shutout of the Haverford College Fords.
Given our beliefs about gender equality and inequality, there needs to be a discussion regarding athletes’ compensation according to gender.
The No. 8 Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team continued their winning ways, rallying from four goals down to knock off the No. 3 Syracuse University Orange in overtime. This win was the third in a row for the Jays. Junior Wilkins Dismuke buried a rebound goal 1:51 into overtime to lift the Jays to a much-needed, thrilling comeback victory. Leading up to that goal, the game was filled with as many twists and turns as they come in college lacrosse.
There’s a reason they call it March Madness.
Seven athletes from the men’s and women’s track teams represented Hopkins the weekend of March 12 at the NCAA D-III Championships in Grinnel, Iowa. The teams did not disappoint. Both men competing brought home All-American honors along with the four women competing in the distance medley relay.
