15 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
(11/30/12 12:35am)
Hopkins’s men's basketball team launched a powerful start to the young season, winning two of their first three contests. In the Centennial Conference this past week, the Blue Jays beat Haverford College convincingly by the score of 72-46. Much of the success this past weekend is attributed to sophomore Jimmy Hammer. Last year he exploded onto the Hopkins basketball scene, possessing a shooter’s touch and undeniable poise. His reputation precedes him; last week, Hammer stole the show by scoring five buckets from behind the arch, leading the team to victory. Hammer is impressive both on and off the court. He is an economics major who also has a passion for marketing, which has prompted him to take on leadership roles in marketing for Relay for Life and involvement in the American Marketing Association. On the court is truly where Hammer feels he belongs, “I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t play basketball,” says Hammer, who attributes his success and happiness in college to the team. Hammer is not one to brag and seems to be quite self-reflective about his game – constantly looking to improve his skills with each season. Looking back at his rookie year, he says that one of his proudest accomplishments was “the comeback to beat Dickinson in their gym when our team was down by ten with only a few minutes on the clock.” Hammer did his part in pacing the team to a nail biting victory with his back-to-back three-pointers. Not too shabby for a freshman, “it felt good to make those shots and to help us get the big win. It was our last game before a long winter break and we were able to go 3-0 in the conference.” In addition, Hammer views the team making it to the conference playoffs last year as another noteworthy triumph for the Blue Jays. The Jays also beat 15th ranked, St. Mary’s College (MD), last November in the semifinals of the Pride of Maryland Tournament. The Jays rallied to defeat St. Mary by just one point, with a final score of 67-66. Hammer remarks, “That was a huge win because it was in front of a great crowd at Hopkins and it was a come from behind victory. They came into the game as a top 25 team and we just battled with them all game. We weren’t as talented as they were, but we were able to fight them off and get the win.” Hammer views these past accomplishments, not as a reason to pat himself on the back, but as motivation to make the NCAA tournament this season. He shares the same goal as Coach Nelson, to yet again make the Conference tournament and then to advance to the NCAA tournament. He does not express any doubt that this will become a reality and says he looks forward to this future endeavor. This is all because he believes Hopkins basketball “has lots of talent” and “a lot of players returned from last years successful team.” He is extraordinarily optimistic about this season, asserting that the hot-out-the-gate start is a promising sign for things to come. This season, he plans on improving his overall game, including his defense, rebounding, and consistency in his shooting. Hammer emphatically claims that his life revolves around Hopkins basketball. He feels lucky to be on a team of “great guys” who are all his “best friends.” His time is spent with the team off the court, as well, and considers the team’s chemistry the mark of a “true team.” Not only has the basketball team become something that Hammer has grown impassioned about, but it has literally become the center of his universe and something he can never see giving up. “I am very lucky to have such a great group of guys surrounding me," Hammer exclaimed, "It makes going to practice and playing in games so much fun. We hang out outside of basketball, we study together, and support other teams and organizations in the Hopkins community.”
(11/09/12 4:24am)
The Hopkins water polo team came in fifth place at the Southern Championship this weekend. The Blue Jays finished the season with a school record 25 wins and nine losses. Given their fifth place finish in the tournament, the Blue Jays will not advance to the CWPA Eastern Championship for the first time in seven years despite their strong overall record.
(11/01/12 8:05pm)
The Hopkins Blue Jays fell to Navy this past weekend, in what was a rematch of a match earlier in the year in which Hopkins won 14-13.
(10/12/12 2:21am)
Hopkins water polo traveled all the way to Claremont, Calif. to compete in the Gary Troyer Memorial Tournament this past weekend. The extended road trip was a huge success, resulting in a 3-1 record, which included a monumental victory over Pomona-Pitzer, previously the number one ranked Division III school.
(10/04/12 8:30pm)
The Hopkins water polo team took on Toronto and Harvard last weekend at the Bison Invitational in Lewisburg, Pa.
(09/27/12 9:15pm)
The Hopkins water polo team beat Southern Conference rival, George Washington University, this past weekend. The Jays out-scored the Colonials 19-11 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division opener. In a display of dominance, senior Ross Schofield tied the school record for most goals in one game. Ross “Putting on a Scho” Schofield (as his teammates sometimes call him) scored a total of eight goals. Schofield had this to say after the game, “Of course I am super pumped about tying the school record, but more importantly our win against GW was huge. It was the first of ours against a Southern Division team this season and gave us a huge boost for the two more to come later in the week.” In addition to the invigorating win and the school record, both Schofield and senior Alex Whittam surpassed the 200-goal mark for their respective careers, reaching another school milestone. On Sunday afternoon, the team went on to play two more CWPA Southern Division matches against Bucknell and Princeton. The first game against Bucknell led to another victory for the Jays. The Bucknell Bison started strong with a 5-3 lead in the first quarter, but Hopkins contested with four goals in the second quarter, taking a 7-5 lead. The Bison answered by taking a 11-10 lead, but the game ended in a thrilling 14-13 victory for Hopkins. The second game posed a familiar challenge for the Jays against 15th-ranked Princeton. Last year, the Jays overpowered the Tigers by just one point in an extremely close and suspenseful game. This year, however, the team could not repeat their success and lost 9-6. Hopkins started strong in the first quarter, taking the advantage 4-2, but the Tigers tied the game in the second quarter by scoring 3 to the Jay’s 1. Princeton saw the back of the net once in the third quarter, advancing the Tigers to six while Hopkins stayed at five. Princeton scored another three goals in the final quarter, taking home the win. The water polo team will be back in the pool next weekend to play Toronto University and Harvard University in the Bison Invite in Lewisburg, Pa.
(09/14/12 1:11am)
In the opening tournament of the 2012 water polo season, the Blue Jays went undefeated in all four matches of the Navy Labor Day Open on September 1 and 2.
(11/17/11 5:00am)
On Friday Nov. 11th, Hopkins volleyball played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program's history. While the Lady Jays lost to Randolph-Macon, 3-1, to end their season, Hopkins finished with an impressive final record of 25-5. Their winning percentage of .833 was a program record.
(11/03/11 5:00am)
Stuart Johnson is a junior political science major at Hopkins who often dons a powder blue Hopkins Athletics shirt that only varsity athletes can obtain around campus, but he is not a sports player.
(10/27/11 5:00am)
The Hopkins water polo team came back with a vengeance in the Division III Eastern Championships in Erie, Pennsylvania this past weekend. The Blue Jay's claimed the 13th championship against their opponents Penn State Behrend, who they beat 20-6 and then Washington & Jefferson who they beat 21-5.
(10/19/11 5:00am)
Following up on their trip west to the Claremont Convergence, the Hopkins water polo team hosted Navy, the 17th-ranked team in the country, at the Ralph S. O'Connor pool on Wednesday, Oct. 12th. Hopkins then travelled to Bucknell and Princeton this weekend, losing to both, before returning home for a duel with George Washington.
(09/28/11 5:00am)
Hopkins water polo played three nail-biters this past weekend, beating 13th-ranked Princeton 11-10 with a last second goal, 19th-ranked Bucknell 11-9 in double overtime at home before traveling to George Washington on Saturday night, falling 14-13.
(09/21/11 5:00am)
The Hopkins water polo team had a bittersweet weekend at the 2011 North-South Crossover at the U.S. Naval Academy this Saturday. The Blue Jays fell to the Brown Bears in a difficult match in the morning, 10-6, but in the afternoon beat Iona for the third time this season, 15-11.
(09/14/11 5:00am)
It was another triumphant weekend for the Hopkins water polo team. The Jays now sit at 6-2 after Saturday's showing at the Princeton Invitational. This is the team's best starting record since 2005, and they have high hopes for this season.
(09/07/11 5:00am)
It was a strong opening weekend for the Hopkins' water polo team, who won three of their four games at the Navy Labor Day Open.