Persistence is critical when attempting to win a championship. For the Hopkins women's swimming team, persistence was the main theme of the weekend as they continued to improve every single day.
After defeating 13th ranked Georgetown on Friday night, the Hopkins women’s lacrosse teams continued their perfect season, now 10-0, while handing Georgetown its fourth loss and a 3-4 record. The 11th ranked Blue Jays scored the final two goals of regular time to send the game into overtime. In just over 90 seconds into overtime, senior Sarah Taylor scored the game-winning goal, defeating the Hoyas 11-10. Taylor’s goal provided the Blue Jays with their third win against a top 20 team this season and kept the Lady Jays undefeated.
Against a difficult field at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic South Regionals, the Hopkins women’s fencing team acquitted themselves well in their last meet of the year.
The Hopkins men’s baseball team started off their 2014 season this past weekend with a strong and undefeated 4-0 record. The Blue Jays swept both Rivier and Oneonta, outscoring both teams with a combined 35-16 runs. Many of the Blue Jays notched strong performances throughout the four games. However, senior captain Richie Carbone had a remarkable standout weekend. Carbone started off his 2014 season with three straight doubles, two runs and an RBI in a 4-3 victory over Rivier, while going 2-for-3 with his first career triple, a single and two RBIs in the Blue Jays' 18-7 win over Oneonta.
The Hopkins women’s track and field team had a very successful weekend at both the Tufts Last Chance Meet on Thursday and the ECAC Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday. These are their last meets of the season before a select group heads out to Lincoln, Neb. for the NCAA Division III Championships on March 14 and 15.
After a delayed start to the season because of cold and snow, the Blue Jays opened up their season with a sweeping pair of daytime doubleheaders.
The Hopkins men’s fencing team participated in the 2014 NCAA Mid-Atlantic South Regional on Saturday hosted by Lafayette College. Sophomore Mark Zimmermann led the team with a ninth place finish. Sophomore John Petrie also earned a top-15 finish, placing 12th. Zimmermann and Petrie both achieved their 150th career wins on the day.
Free agency in the National Football League started off with a bang this past Tuesday afternoon. At 4 p.m., teams around the league were free to sign free agents to contracts, and GMs did not disappoint.
Two weekends ago, the Hopkins men’s basketball team pulled back-to-back upsets against Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson to win the Centennial Conference Championship for the first time since 2007. From this success, the team secured themselves a spot in the NCAA Division III championships this past weekend.
For the Hopkins women’s lax team, this weekend’s match against George Washington proved to be a prime example of what most of us call a “one-sided affair.” Heading into the matchup 6-0, the Jays looked to extend their season opening win streak to seven, in prime position for the rest of the season.
Led by Centennial Conference Coach of the Year Bobby Van Allen, Hopkins men’s track had an eventful day at the Tufts Last Chance Meet on Thursday evening. For most of the Blue Jays who competed, it would be their last chance to qualify for the national meet March 14-15 in Lincoln, Neb.
In a game that saw the Jays score nearly as many fourth quarter goals as they have all season, third-ranked Hopkins nearly blew a 7-1 lead.
Last weekend, the Lady Jays took off to Greencastle, In to take part in the 2014 ITA National Team Indoor Championship. The event spanned three days and consisted of matches against UC Santa Cruz, Pomona-Pitzer and Carnegie Mellon.
The Hopkins men’s tennis team defeated Washington & Lee 9-0 in Virginia on Sunday. The Blue Jays, currently ranked 10th, improve to 3-2 on the season, while W&L experienced their first loss of the season, falling to a record of 5-1.
For the Hopkins women’s basketball team, this weekend showcased the magnificent season they have had. The season jumped off to a great start for the team, as they won their first 11 Centennial contests to position themselves to do something special.
In defeating the top seeded Dickinson Red Devils, the Hopkins men’s basketball team became just the second team in Centennial Conference history to be a third place team defeating the first seeded team to take home the title.
The Hopkins men’s basketball team went into the Centennial Conference Tournament this weekend seeded third. It has been seven years since Hopkins last won the tournament, and they could only change that by beating the top two ranked teams, Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson. The Jays did just that, playing incredible defense against both teams and outperforming them down to the wire, beating F&M 50-48 and Dickinson 60-55. Many players on the team had strong performances during the tournament, but senior Connor McIntyre’s went unmatched. He put up double-digit points in both games and had 16 rebounds. For his dominating performance last week, The News-Letter is proud to announce Connor McIntyre as our Athlete of the Week.
The game ended the way it began.
The Hopkins wrestling team placed eighth out of 17 schools at the NCAA East regional in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Sunday. Wilkes University, Ursinus College and Delaware Valley College made up the top three, with 106.5, 105.5 and 102.5 points respectively. The Blue Jays turned in a respectable 53.0 points.
Over the past week, the Hopkins Lady Jays picked up two impressive wins against the number five Loyola Greyhounds and the American Eagles. The wins put Hopkins at 5-0 to start the season, as the team is now ranked #14 in the nation. Against Loyola, the Lady Jays held the Greyhounds to their lowest score under Coach Jen Adams, who has headed the Loyola program for six years. The win was also Hopkins’ first against a top-five team since toppling number two Northwestern in 2011.
