On Nov. 30, the Hopkins women’s basketball team paid a trip to Messiah College for a post-Thanksgiving matchup. In a gritty, tough and tight battle, the Lady Jays came up just short dropping the game 70-66. While Hopkins was unsuccessful in claiming the win, the score tells the story of a team that would not give up even when faced with some major adversity.
Instead of going home for Thanksgiving break, the Hopkins men’s basketball team packed their bags and took their talents to southern California to compete in the Wells Classic. Arriving at the tournament with a 3-2 record, the Blue Jays were aiming to maintain a winning record. The team started their play on Friday night as the Blue Jays took on the Stags of Claremont Mudd-Scripps (CMS). Both teams were evenly matched as the game experienced 11 lead changes throughout.
Junior Jimmy Hammer, the basketball team’s talented guard has been selected as The News-Letter’s Athlete of the Week for his tremendous play through the beginning portion of the season. Hammer has played a major role in leading Hopkins to a 4-3 overall start against a very tough schedule thus far. He opened the season with one of the best games in the program’s history when he put up an astounding 38 points. The News-Letter caught up with Jimmy to ask him a few questions about how the team plans to stay on track as conference play continues.
In the most highly-anticipated game of the season, the bleachers at Homewood Field were packed with passionate fans as the eighth-ranked Hopkins football team welcomed the Wesley Wolverines in an NCAA first round playoff game. As the Jays took the field, the roaring crowd certainly gave them momentum heading into the critical playoff matchup. In a game that had five lead changes, unbelievable touchdowns and a lot of excitement, the Jays were eliminated from playoff contention as the Wolverines scored a crucial touchdown with 13 seconds to play.
Last week, the sixth ranked Hopkins Blue Jays faced off against the Williams Ephs and the Middlebury Panthers in NCAA tournament action. The Lady Jays triumphed 2-1 in a double overtime clash against #7 Williams in the Sweet Sixteen, but fell to #13 Middlebury in heartbreaking fashion, with the Panthers knocking Hopkins out of tournament play with a last minute goal to win 1-0.
Hopkins basketball opened up the 2013-2014 season with an impressive win over Moravian, led by a 36-point effort from junior guard Jimmy Hammer.
It has been a successful weekend for women’s cross country at Hopkins. In the NCAA Regional meet, the Lady Jays had four of the top five finishers, finishing with 26 points overall and a sixth straight regional championship. They also remained the top-ranked team in the nation for the 12th straight week.
There have been a plethora of words used to describe the 2013 Hopkins women’s soccer team. After this past weekend, they can add the word “sweet” to that list. For the sixth straight season, the Blue Jays punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 this past weekend by defeating Brooklyn College 6-0 on Saturday and York College 1-0 on Sunday. The Blue Jays played host to the NCAA regional for a sixth consecutive season.
Two wins, seven total goals on 56 shots and one game-winner in double-overtime highlighted the first weekend of NCAA action for the women’s soccer team.
Last season the Hopkins women’s basketball team finished a 16-11 season after being eliminated in the conference semifinals. Despite losing many of their top players from last year the team is very confident in themselves this year. They were picked fourth in the preseason conference poll, but the team hopes to make it all the way to the NCAA tournament.
On Nov. 16, the eighth-ranked Jays travelled to Westminster, Md. to face off against the McDaniel Green Terror in the season finale.
On Saturday November 16th, the Hopkins men’s cross country team made the Blue Jays athletics history books by becoming the program’s first-ever team to clinch the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship.
As Saturday, November 15 rolled around the corner, the Hopkins volleyball team found themselves in Huntingdon, Pa to face Eastern University in their third straight NCAA appearance. The team knew they had a tough task ahead of them, but because of their ability to overcome all obstacles coupled with an impressive set of performances in the Centennial Conference playoffs, the Lady Jays felt confident.
The Hopkins men’s wrestling team competed in a pair of dual meets at Wilkes University’s John Reese Duals on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Blue Jays opened with a 26-15 victory over Oneonta State before getting defeated by Wilkes 28-6. The team’s record is now 2-3 after the split.
Seen as underdogs heading into the game, the Hopkins soccer team found it appropriate to watch Miracle on the bus ride up to Carlisle, Pa.
This past weekend, the Hopkins volleyball team emerged triumphant from the Centennial Conference tournament, upsetting top seeded Franklin and Marshall (F&M) and defeating number three seed Muhlenberg en route to a berth in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Lady Jays became the first team in history to win the Centennial Conference Tournament as a number four seed, and have now won the tournament for three straight years.
The Hopkins football team took the Centennial Conference crown once again with a win over Franklin and Marshall this past Saturday. Hopkins has now won the Conference title three years in a row. The team, which is now ranked eighth nationally, will now move on to play against some of the best opponents in Division III during the upcoming NCAA playoffs.
The Jays water polo team took a 17-8 record into the CWPA Southern Championship this weekend in Annapolis, but they were up against some tough competition with their first game against Navy (who defeated Hopkins 12-8 earlier this season, but lost in Baltimore).
Heading into the 2013-2014 season, head coach Bill Nelson is marking his 28th season with the Jays. Also returning for the Jays are three All-Centennial Conference selections, three previous starters, and an overall veteran lineup. All told, the team boasts a strong collection of veteran experience and younger players as the Jays look to improve from a 16-10 record last season, which saw the squad finish third in the Centennial Conference Tournament.
The Hopkins football team won its fourth straight Centennial Conference Championship this past Saturday with a 45-30 victor over visiting Franklin & Marshall (F&M) College. It also marked the program’s 500th all-time victory.
