2008 Woodie Awards
W. Lax tops two, earning needed third seed
Issue date: 5/1/08
These two games came at the most important part of the season, giving the Lady Jays great confidence and seeding heading into the ALC Tournament.
Dubansky realized what was at stake in these two games, stating, "This was a big win for our team because we needed to beat Penn State and then Ohio State to get a bye in our conference tournament and a third seed. In our conference tournament, we hope to play Vanderbilt and make up for our loss against them earlier in the season."
However Vanderbilt is not the only team the Jays hope to face for a second time this season. The Northwestern Wildcats, the number one seed in the tournament, defeated the Lady Jays earlier in April. The Hopkins squad is looking forward to the chance to go heads up against the team again, hopefully in the ALC tournament.
Freshman defender Brooke Lipinski spoke on behalf of the team, stating that they would love to see Northwestern come out of the upper half of the draw, "because we would love to see them again. The last time we played them, we only lost by two but we should have won."
These close losses seem to have been the Lady Jays' story of this season. However, Lipinski is not worried, stating, "Our team has recovered well since those losses; it just causes us to work harder. We want to see all of the teams we lost to earlier this year because we know we can beat them. Our goal is to win the ALC and move on to NCAA."
In the coming week we will see if that hard work will pay off. The Lady Jays will face off against the Vanderbilt team on Saturday in the ACL tournament.
Dubansky realized what was at stake in these two games, stating, "This was a big win for our team because we needed to beat Penn State and then Ohio State to get a bye in our conference tournament and a third seed. In our conference tournament, we hope to play Vanderbilt and make up for our loss against them earlier in the season."
However Vanderbilt is not the only team the Jays hope to face for a second time this season. The Northwestern Wildcats, the number one seed in the tournament, defeated the Lady Jays earlier in April. The Hopkins squad is looking forward to the chance to go heads up against the team again, hopefully in the ALC tournament.
Freshman defender Brooke Lipinski spoke on behalf of the team, stating that they would love to see Northwestern come out of the upper half of the draw, "because we would love to see them again. The last time we played them, we only lost by two but we should have won."
These close losses seem to have been the Lady Jays' story of this season. However, Lipinski is not worried, stating, "Our team has recovered well since those losses; it just causes us to work harder. We want to see all of the teams we lost to earlier this year because we know we can beat them. Our goal is to win the ALC and move on to NCAA."
In the coming week we will see if that hard work will pay off. The Lady Jays will face off against the Vanderbilt team on Saturday in the ACL tournament.
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