As a result of an astonishing display of skill and sportsmanship this past weekend, the Hopkins women’s volleyball team won all four of their matches and was crowned tournament champions of the Days Inn Blue Jay Classic in Elizabethtown, Pa.
The 14-game regular season winning streak continues as the Hopkins football team tacked on another victory against Moravian, last Saturday, 33-14. The win improves their overall season record this year to 3-0, which includes two conference wins and a win against Susquehanna last weekend. The hosting Jays offense relied heavily on the run, using a two-headed monster out of the backfield with sophomores Dionisio Roman and Stuart Walters getting a significant bulk of carries. The duo received a heavier workload with the absence of the injured junior Brandon Cherry and combined for 142 yards on the day. Roman punched in two of the four Hopkins rushing touchdowns and also contributed a healthy 36 yards in the pass game.
In an attempt to avenge two tough losses against top-notch D-I competition, the Hopkins men’s water polo team entered this past weekend with a major chip on its shoulder. The Jays were set to face off against Princeton, ranked eighth in the country amongst D-I water polo teams, on Saturday morning, followed by another game on Sunday morning against Bucknell. Having lost each of their previous matches to these teams, the Jays were chomping at the bit for a chance to achieve redemption after two high-intensity matches that resulted in two losses.
The Hopkins water polo team made history on Saturday when it beat eighth-ranked Princeton 10-9. Never before has a D-III team defeated a top 10 CWPA school. Princeton suffered its first loss of the season, moving to 6-1.
The Hopkins women’s tennis team played in the ITA Southeast Regional this weekend and had historic success. The Lady Jays, who had never won more than three draws in a regional championship, were able to win five draws, including the championship singles draw.
Following a two-game losing streak that saw the Lady Jays drop from their 5th ranking in Division III, the women’s soccer team has turned things around in a big way. After cruising past Roanoke a week and a half ago, the Lady Jays took the field against Stevenson on Wednesday of last week. The offense came out firing on all cylinders, scoring early and often as they eased their way to a 5-0 shutout victory.
After a convincing victory over William Peace on Friday, the women’s volleyball team dropped three games in a row this weekend in the Christopher Newport Invitational to drop to 3-8 overall on the season. This weekend’s matches included a 3-0 sweep of William Peace followed by a loss to Mount Union on Friday, as well as losses in straight sets to both Christopher Newport and Berry University on Saturday.
This past Saturday, the women’s cross country team continued its impressive season at the Salty Dog Invitational hosted by the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Led by junior Sophia Meehan, senior Frances Loeb and freshman Bridget Gottlieb, the Lady Jays placed five runners in the top ten and cruised to a first-place finish over a field filled with many well-established Maryland teams such as Navy and UMBC.
The Hopkins water polo team took two of three on the weekend to return to .500 on the season, beating Mercyhurst 13-6 on Saturday afternoon and shutting out Penn State Behrend 16-0 on Sunday morning, but losing to Bucknell 9-7 on Saturday evening.
The women’s soccer team had an impressive week going 2-0 against Stevenson and the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). While many of the Lady Jays had impressive games, senior forward Hannah Kronick’s performance stands in distinction.
Everyone knows the dreaded feeling of gray clouds culminating on the horizon. For an athlete, rain brings a sense of anxiety and suspense and could throw off a team’s entire game plan just moments before the start of the contest. The two teams stood in opposition, with the Jays relying heavily on the run and the Crusaders providing an all-out aerial assault. On a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon, the Hopkins Blue Jays conquered the onslaught of water and wind and defeated the Crusaders of Susquehanna on their home field.
The men’s cross country team finished in fourth place at the Navy Invitational. The Jays finished behind three D-I Mid-Atlantic region teams, Navy, American and UMBC, respectively, turning in 107 points. The Jays were able to outrun the fifth place finishing team of Richmond by 13 points while crushing respectable D-I running programs such as George Washington, Loyola, Howard and Bowie State.
It was a disappointing weekend for the women's field hockey team who took two tough home losses. The Lady Jays now carry a 3-3 record on the season after a roaring start.
The women’s volleyball team spent the weekend in Springfield, Ohio, where it competed in the Wittenberg National Invitational. The Jays opened their season facing difficult opponents, as all three of the teams they faced were ranked in the top 10 nationally. Hopkins was defeated by fifth-ranked St. Thomas on Friday before dropping matches to seventh-ranked Wittenberg and fourth-ranked Hope on Saturday.
Having a long-standing history of winning, the sixth-ranked Hopkins women’s soccer team came into this season with a target on its back. The Blue Jays returned to action this past weekend at the Seahawk Invitational.
The men's soccer team opened its 2014 campaign with a successful trip to a tournament in Maryville, Tenn., tying Randolph 1-1 in its season opener on Saturday and defeating Maryville 3-0 the next day.
Coming off their second straight National Championship, the Hopkins Lady Jays entered the season as the top ranked Division III team in the nation, and expectations are high for another successful season on Homewood Campus. Hopkins did not disappoint in its first two meets of the season at the Baltimore Metro Invitational and the Salisbury Fall Classic, easily cruising to victories in both of this past weekend’s races.
While most traditional Athlete of the Week articles begin with an introduction that highlights a Hopkins varsity athlete who has achieved something spectacular throughout the course of the current season, this week’s edition will be slightly different. While not an official Hopkins varsity athlete, our honoree this week is more deserving of this award than is even possible to put into words. She has shown tremendous strength, determination and courage in one of the most tasking events ever created by mankind mentally, physically and emotionally. This event is the Ironman. Our award-winner has now completed two Ironman triathlons in her young career and is looking forward to taking on a third in late September approximately one hour away from Homewood Campus in Maryland. For our readers who are unfamiliar with the details of an Ironman race, the event consists of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and finishing the day with a marathon (26.2 miles), accumulating to an astonishing grand total of 140.6 miles. Our honoree winner has already completed two in her lifetime, one in the midst of high school and a second on August 24 in Louisville, Ky. With another race on the horizon, she is more excited to race on behalf of the Blazeman Foundation. Without further ado, The News-Letter would like to honor Jenny Hansen with Athlete of the Week.
After capturing the first Centennial Conference title in Hopkins history last season, the men’s cross country team was right back on track, beginning the season with two dominant wins.
The season began just like last time: a shutout.
