Record-breaking performances for track team at home meet
The Hopkins men and women’s track teams hosted the The Hopkins/Loyola Invitational track meet on Sunday, the first and only home meet of the season.
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The Hopkins men and women’s track teams hosted the The Hopkins/Loyola Invitational track meet on Sunday, the first and only home meet of the season.
The Hopkins women's basketball team closed out the regular season playing host to visiting BrynMawr last Thursday. The 0-23 Owls were no match for the 25th-ranked Jays, as Hopkins pummeled the Owls, 74-26, improving to 21-3 overall and 17-3 in the Centennial Conference. The game was close for only the first 30 seconds when the score was tied 2-2 before the Blue Jays pulled away with a 15-0 scoring run. By the time the first half buzzer sounded, the Blue Jays were walking into the locker room with a 37-10 lead. Junior forward Alex Vassila led all scorers, tallying 16 points in just 18 minutes, the only player to record double-digit points. Vassila showed off her complete game by also grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out two assists and adding one steal. While Hopkins may not have had many individual high scorers, they definitely knew how to fill the box score as a team. Senior guard Stephanie Fong, sophomore Katie Brooks and freshman classmates Jessica Brown and Ciara McCullagh all added eight points of their own. Senior guards Kat Fox and Chantel Mattiola, junior KaraLea Follmer and sophomore Fatu Conteh also scored six points each. Fong led the game with four steals to go with her eight points, while Mattiola dropped off eight assists, and Brooks added two blocks. Hopkins shot 45.8 percent from the field on the game but struggled at the free throw line, shooting just 55 percent. In the second half, Hopkins continued to add to their impressive lead. Forcing turnovers and playing stifling defense, the Blue Jays were able to capitalize on a fantastic game plan to score a number of fast break points. Rolling over the already demoralized Owls, Hopkins led by 48 points by the time the final buzzer sounded. Dominating the rebounding battle 50-21, the Blue Jays also held Bryn Mawr to just 22.9 percent shooting from the field. After clinching the regular season title, the Lady Jays will host the Centennial Conference Championship tournament this coming Friday, Feb. 24. The women's team put together a fabulous year, twice going on win streaks of more than five games, while their three losses were all by fewer than 10 points. Routinely outscoring opponents and outhustling teams on the floor, the Blue Jays look set to make a powerful run deep into the Centennial Conference Tournament and NCAA playoffs.
The 13th ranked Hopkins men's tennis team took on their most daunting opponent of the young Spring season this past Sunday. Fifth ranked North Carolina Wesleyan College traveled to Homewood campus to challenge the Blue Jays, only to be defeated 6-3, becoming the highest ranked opponent Hopkins has ever beaten. NC Wesleyan took advantage of a timid Hopkins team, jumping out to an early 3-0 lead by sweeping the doubles matches. Hopkins freshman Erik Lim and junior Jeffrey Kamei took a loss at second doubles, while senior Jacob Barnaby and freshman Noah Joachim were downed at first doubles. Freshman Tanner Brown and senior Warren Elgort allowed NC Wesleyan to sweep doubles with a loss at third. From there the Blue Jays began to bounce back, regaining composure and stepping up the level of intensity. Lim started what would be a bolstering Hopkins comeback at sixth singles, as he defeated Clayton Sonn of NC Wesleyan 6-1, 6-1. Elgort went on to win at fifth singles 6-2, 6-1, and the Blue Jays saw some life. Freshman Jensen Reiter stepped up and delivered a win to tie the match at 3-3, beating NC Wesleyan's Fred Lemongo 7-6, 6-2 at fourth singles. At this point the momentum had begun to shift; an early advantage had slipped away from the fifth ranked Battling Bishops. Unfamiliar with playing in a tie, NC Wesleyan was clearly unprepared for the situation at hand. Having dominated in the previous 3 matches 9-0, and winning all five matches on the short season, NC Wesleyan was facing adversity and could not handle the pressure. On the other side of the spectrum, Hopkins was prepared for a hard fought battle. Another freshman decided to bring his Agame to the court, Hopkins' Ben Hwang battled from behind and eventually won third singles 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to put the Blue Jays on top 4-3. Junior Andy Hersh went on to clinch the match for the Blue Jays, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 at first singles. The unimaginable comeback was an impressive feat for the powerful Blue Jays, but there are many more tests in the coming weeks for Hopkins to establish itself as a top tennis team in the country. The Blue Jays travel to Claremont, California for the Stag Hen Invitational this coming weekend. Hopkins will take on fourth ranked Claremont- Mudd-Scripps and attempt to improve on their 2-1 record and earn another quality win.