2008 Woodie Awards
M. lax draws the short stick against Hofstra
Issue date: 3/13/08
The picturesque undefeated season of the top-seeded men's lacrosse team was abruptly de-railed last weekend.
In their first game of 2008 outside of Baltimore's city limits, the Jays came back to town befuddled, suffering an unexpected loss at the hands of the unranked Hofstra Pride in overtime by a score of 7-8.
"I would certainly consider it an upset, for the experience, with the youth of our team," Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney said.
While this event doesn't quite reach the magnitude of the Appalachian State Mountaineers' upset of the Michigan Wolverines in the 2007 college football season, the occurrence still carried historical significance.
It was the first time that Hofstra knocked off a number-one ranked opponent. But despite that, Tierney downplayed any hype surrounding the recent Blue Jay loss, citing that both lacrosse programs compete in the exact same division and maintain a high level of play.
Tierney was an associate head coach at Hopkins for two years, working in a six-year stint on the sidelines of Homewood Field under head coach Dave Pietramala. He was also on the staff during the 2005 championship season, but all that's ancient history to him.
"That chapter is done. I'm at Hofstra now," he said.
Tierney's squad came out firing on Saturday, putting Hopkins in a three-point deficit at the end of the first quarter.
"We got off to a slow start," Hopkins assistant coach Bobby Benson said. "We cannot afford to come out like that against a good team like Hofstra."
After a strong defensive showing in the next quarter from both sides, highlighted with four saves by Hopkins sophomore goalie Michael Gvozden, the 6-3 score endured into the second half of the game.
In the third quarter, the anemic Blue Jay offense finally broke out with three consecutive goals in a total span of 10 minutes. Senior attack Michael Doneger rounded out the long charge by swiftly potting an extra-man goal with an assist by sophomore midfielder Michael Kimmel.
In their first game of 2008 outside of Baltimore's city limits, the Jays came back to town befuddled, suffering an unexpected loss at the hands of the unranked Hofstra Pride in overtime by a score of 7-8.
"I would certainly consider it an upset, for the experience, with the youth of our team," Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney said.
While this event doesn't quite reach the magnitude of the Appalachian State Mountaineers' upset of the Michigan Wolverines in the 2007 college football season, the occurrence still carried historical significance.
It was the first time that Hofstra knocked off a number-one ranked opponent. But despite that, Tierney downplayed any hype surrounding the recent Blue Jay loss, citing that both lacrosse programs compete in the exact same division and maintain a high level of play.
Tierney was an associate head coach at Hopkins for two years, working in a six-year stint on the sidelines of Homewood Field under head coach Dave Pietramala. He was also on the staff during the 2005 championship season, but all that's ancient history to him.
"That chapter is done. I'm at Hofstra now," he said.
Tierney's squad came out firing on Saturday, putting Hopkins in a three-point deficit at the end of the first quarter.
"We got off to a slow start," Hopkins assistant coach Bobby Benson said. "We cannot afford to come out like that against a good team like Hofstra."
After a strong defensive showing in the next quarter from both sides, highlighted with four saves by Hopkins sophomore goalie Michael Gvozden, the 6-3 score endured into the second half of the game.
In the third quarter, the anemic Blue Jay offense finally broke out with three consecutive goals in a total span of 10 minutes. Senior attack Michael Doneger rounded out the long charge by swiftly potting an extra-man goal with an assist by sophomore midfielder Michael Kimmel.
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