2008 Woodie Awards
Men's lacrosse blows past Mount Saint Mary's
Issue date: 5/1/08
On an overcast Monday evening, the fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team hosted in-state rival Mount St. Mary's. The Blue Jays (7-5) were looking to win their fourth straight game and close out their last regular season home game with a win. And they did just that. With big performances by sophomore attackmen Steven Boyle and Michael Kimmel and junior midfielder Austin Walker, who each contributed two goals, the Jays blew past the Mountaineers (2-12), by a score of 12-1, at Homewood Field.
Despite the very lopsided result, the score did not truly reflect just how well the Blue Jays played. The Hopkins attack absolutely shredded through the St. Mary's defense with complete ease, and if not for many miraculous saves by the Mountaineers freshman goalie T.C. DiBartolo, the score could have been much more severe.
Hopkins wasted no time getting to work. Only 49 seconds into play, senior midfielder Paul Rabil found an open Boyle in front of the crease for his first of the day. Six minutes later, Kimmel fired home his first as well to give Hopkins a 2-0 lead, but three and a half minutes later freshman Mountaineers midfielder Jon Rodrick made a nice move, splitting the defense, and firing a shot just below the stick of Blue Jay goalie Michael Gvozden. That would be the first and final goal for Mount St. Mary's. Gvozden and the Hopkins defense played superbly, and held the Mountaineers scoreless for the remaining 49 minutes.
Later in the quarter, the Jays capitalized on Mount St. Mary's turnovers, and senior Kevin Huntley found himself all alone on a breakaway and easily shot it past DiBartolo for his 26th of the year. Only 56 seconds later Walker found the back of the net for his first of the day, giving Hopkins a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was a defensive struggle, with both goalies playing very well. Gvozden and the Hopkins defense shut down the Mountaineers attack, and DiBartolo continued to make miraculous save after save, making seven second-quarter saves. But eventually his luck ran out. On a nice ally dodge, Kimmel scored his second of the day with two minutes 17 seconds remaining in the quarter. With a man advantage and time winding down in the half, Rabil took control, firing a shot past DiBartolo with only four seconds remaining in the half, his 21st on the season. The Jays enjoyed a 6-1 lead heading to the locker room for halftime.
Despite the very lopsided result, the score did not truly reflect just how well the Blue Jays played. The Hopkins attack absolutely shredded through the St. Mary's defense with complete ease, and if not for many miraculous saves by the Mountaineers freshman goalie T.C. DiBartolo, the score could have been much more severe.
Hopkins wasted no time getting to work. Only 49 seconds into play, senior midfielder Paul Rabil found an open Boyle in front of the crease for his first of the day. Six minutes later, Kimmel fired home his first as well to give Hopkins a 2-0 lead, but three and a half minutes later freshman Mountaineers midfielder Jon Rodrick made a nice move, splitting the defense, and firing a shot just below the stick of Blue Jay goalie Michael Gvozden. That would be the first and final goal for Mount St. Mary's. Gvozden and the Hopkins defense played superbly, and held the Mountaineers scoreless for the remaining 49 minutes.
Later in the quarter, the Jays capitalized on Mount St. Mary's turnovers, and senior Kevin Huntley found himself all alone on a breakaway and easily shot it past DiBartolo for his 26th of the year. Only 56 seconds later Walker found the back of the net for his first of the day, giving Hopkins a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was a defensive struggle, with both goalies playing very well. Gvozden and the Hopkins defense shut down the Mountaineers attack, and DiBartolo continued to make miraculous save after save, making seven second-quarter saves. But eventually his luck ran out. On a nice ally dodge, Kimmel scored his second of the day with two minutes 17 seconds remaining in the quarter. With a man advantage and time winding down in the half, Rabil took control, firing a shot past DiBartolo with only four seconds remaining in the half, his 21st on the season. The Jays enjoyed a 6-1 lead heading to the locker room for halftime.
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