Wrapping up their regular season this past Saturday, the men’s track team traveled to Haverford, Pa. to compete in the Keogh Invitational.
From the opening faceoff against the University of Michigan, it was clear the Jays were not going to be stopped.
The Hopkins women’s swim team took third place at the 2014 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship, accumulating 1245.5 points during the three-day event. The Lady Jays made the trip down to Charlotte, N.C. to compete against some of the better Division III schools in the region. Given the fierce competition, the Lady Jays performed incredibly well, setting numerous individual, team and school program records. Junior Ana Bogdanovski led the way for the Jays with three individual titles, earning herself a share of the record for most individual titles in one championship meet. Bogdanovski grabbed an impressive win in the 100m Free on the last night of the meet, to go along with victories in the 50m and 200m Free.
On Feb. 15, the Hopkins Lady Jays cruised to a blowout 16-2 victory over the Marquette Golden Eagles in the season opener on a cold and snowy morning at Homewood Field. Despite the large margin of victory, it was Marquette that jumped to an early 1-0 lead, after capitalizing on failed clear. The Lady Jays did not let this discourage them, quickly answering with four unanswered goals with the first being a free position strike from Sophomore Jenna Reifler, who just 50 seconds later, assisted on a tough-angle goal by Senior Taylor D’Amore from the left goal line. Sophomore Dene DiMartino then scored Hopkins’ third goal in 2:26, and D’Amore later assisted Junior Jen Cook to put the Lady Jays up 4-1.
The Hopkins men’s swimming team is known for the prestige surrounding the program. Just like all Hopkins sports, the men’s swimmers are athletes that are known nationally as a force to be reckoned with. This past weekend, they made that very clear in Charlotte, N.C., where both the men's and women's teams competed in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships. The team has only dropped one match since the start of the calendar year, which happened earlier in the season against the Midshipmen of the Naval Academy.
On a cold, blustery Saturday afternoon at Homewood Field, the 11th-ranked Hopkins men’s lacrosse team streaked past fellow Maryland rival Towson by a final score of 15-8. The win marked the second win of the season for the Jays to keep them undefeated and 62-8 all-time against teams from Maryland under head coach Dave Pietramala. While the mighty Jays got off to a slow start throughout the first half, a seven goal surge in the third quarter put the Tigers behind for good.
The Hopkins women’s basketball team has had a very successful season, currently holding a record of 16-6 with only two games left in the regular season. Last Wednesday, sophomore Katie Clark helped to secure the team another win. She had a career day, finishing with her highest amount of points, rebounds and assists in a single game in her college career. She helped lead the Lady Jays to a 61-55 victory in a close game against Gettysburg after coming back from an injury. For her performance last week, The News-Letter is proud to announce Katie as our selection for Athlete of the Week.
The Hopkins men’s basketball team went into last weekend looking to continue their undefeated streak at home that began with the New Year. Although the team has played well on the road as well, they feel more comfortable in their home gym and love having the fans there to support them.
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Following the team’s fifth straight team EWFC Championship last weekend, the women’s fencing team returned to action in the EWFC Individuals Tournament this past weekend in Hoboken, N.J. Unlike the team event where universities were pitted against each other, this time around each fencer would be representing themselves in pursuit of individual titles.
The 2014 Olympics in Sochi looked to be, like every Olympics, an opportunity for the United States to prove their athletic prowess on the world stage.
In what was sure to be one of the most competitive games of the season, the Hopkins men’s basketball team welcomed the Swarthmore Garnet into Goldfarb Gym on Saturday afternoon, as the two teams got ready to face off for the second time this season. In the first matchup between these Centennial Conference rivals earlier in January, the Jays cruised to an impressive 76-47 rout of Swarthmore in front of the Garnet’s home crowd. However, the second time around proved to be a much tougher test for the Blue Jays, as they were able to slip past the resilient Swarthmore squad for a 60-53 win. Hopkins improved to 13-8 on the season with a record of 10-4 in conference play. As a result of this critical win, the Blue Jays maintained third place in the Centennial Conference standings.
On Feb. 7, the Hopkins men and women’s track teams travelled up north to Boston to compete in the Boston University Valentine Invitational. It was a record setting day for both squads, as both teams set numerous season, personal and school records. For the men, sophomore Trevor Holmgren set the school record in the 800 meter with a time of 1:53.04, breaking the record set by teammate senior Andrew Carey in the Bison Open at Bucknell just over a week before. The two runners now rank in the top five nationally in the event, and the top two in school history.
Amid chants of “D-Fense!” from the roughly 1,400 in attendance, the ball went soaring into the air.
The Hopkins women’s fencing team went undefeated at the 2014 Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference to claim its fifth consecutive title. Going 6-0 on the day, the Blue Jays are now 16-7 and are also finished with the dual-meet portion of their season. With a 45-6 record through six matches, Hopkins won its fourth strait Foil title.
The Boston University Valentine Invitational, which runs every February on one of the quickest indoor tracks in the country, always produces some of the fastest times in the nation year after year. This past weekend, the Hopkins track and field team certainly used the track to their advantage when they shattered eight school records during the meet.
The Hopkins’ wrestling team traveled to Grantham, Pa. on Friday night to take on third-ranked Messiah in a non-conference wrestling match. While the Blue Jays fell at the hands of the undefeated Eagles by a score of 33-9, two Jays were able to come away from their matches victorious. Senior Duncan Crystal beat Greg Kabakjian, 4-2, in the 149-pound weight class, while freshman Jordan Forman was able to pin Jeremy Bailes in the 174-pound weight class. Forman’s pin brought the Blue Jays within 11 points of the Eagles, but three Messiah wins quickly followed Forman's excellent performance, putting the match out of reach for the Jays.
The Hopkins women’s basketball team dominated against Bryn Mawr on Saturday afternoon, finishing with a score of 83-24 and improving their record to 15-6. This was the highest point total of the season for the Lady Jays, as every player scored at least two points in the game. It was without a doubt one of the most dominant performances that the team has had all season long.
Two weeks ago, the men’s and women’s swim teams capped off their dominant regular seasons with a win against Mary Washington. The women’s team finished with a 6-2 record, and the men ended with a 7-1 record. This past weekend, the teams went to Virginia Tech for one last meet before conferences begin. Hopkins was up against some tough D1 competition, but they were able to stay up front with the rest of the competition the way they had done all season.
From Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hit streak, to Brett Favre’s 297 consecutive regular season starts, and now the Hopkins men’s lacrosse team consecutive playoff berths, every streak must eventually end.
