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(10/11/12 7:46pm)
The Hopkins men’s soccer team got back on track this past Saturday, trouncing Centennial Conference rival Ursinus College by a score of 5-0. The Blue Jays struck five times in the game with goals by five different players, each of which were the respective player’s first goal of the season.
(09/27/12 9:13pm)
After playing one of the toughest out of conference schedules in all of Division III women’s soccer, the Lady Jays carried a 6-1-1 record into Saturday’s match up with Centennial Conference rival Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. For Hopkins, their only blemishes had come in a loss to defending national champion Messiah College and a tie with then number two ranked Emory University. Despite dealing with a rash of injuries that had left the Blue Jay lineup depleted, they came into the game riding a four game winning streak in which they out-scored opponents 14-1. However, on this past gorgeous Saturday afternoon, the Lady Jays ran into a buzz saw in the form of Mules’ goalkeeper Francesca Cobuzzi. Despite outshooting Muhlenberg by a tally of 32-7, the Jays dropped a shocking 2-0 decision, one of the biggest upsets in the early goings of all of DIII women’s soccer. Cobuzzi posted an amazing 17 saves, and the Mules capitalized in their limited chances. Although Hopkins dominated the start of the game with four shots on Cobuzzi, it would be the Mules who would score first with their first shot on goal. In the 16th minute of action, CJ Graetzer would finish off a long punt from Cobuzzi by beating senior goalkeeper Meredith Maguire, putting the Mules ahead 1-0 early. While Hopkins continued to barrage the Muhlenberg net with shots, Cobuzzi held her own to finish off the first half with seven of her 17 saves, preserving the 1-0 lead. The second half played out much like the first with 20 total shots for the Blue Jays compared to just four for the Mules. However, with time winding down it was still Muhlenberg holding onto their one-goal lead. As the Blue Jays began pressing for a late, game-tying goal, Muhlenberg’s Taylor Pini put the game away with a goal in the 79th minute after a steal in the Blue Jays’ defensive zone. In earning the win, the Mules were able to do what few teams have been able to do this season: contain sophomore forward Hannah Kronick. Kronick was limited to just two shots, both on goal, a far cry from her typically dominant play. The Lady Jays have been hurt badly this season with injuries that have led to a short bench, requiring younger players to step up into big roles on the team. However, no one has stepped up quite like Kronick. Despite being just a sophomore, the Westfield, NJ native has already established herself as one of the team’s top offensive threats. She leads the team with 11 goals and 23 total points through nine games. To put that in perspective, the next highest goal scorer on the Blue Jays is junior Kelly Baker with two goals. Kronick’s 11 tallies accounts for just over half of Hopkins’ goal total as a team. Kronick has notched three hat-tricks including a four goal performance against Washington College. Following an historic freshman campaign (19 goals, 10 assists, NSCAA All-Region Second Team, First Team All-Centennial), she is looking to top the impressive numbers and personal accolades. On the other side of the field, the defense is anchored by senior captain Taylor Schulte and goalkeepers senior Meredith Maguire and junior Kelly Leddy. The Jays have combined to give up just nine goals over the first nine games of the season, while the offense has averaged 2.33 goals per game, putting the team in a position to win day in and day out. In addition to the Blue Jay goalkeepers splitting time, head coach Leo Weil has also had to make do without certain key players such as juniors Pamela Vranis and Kylie Fuller who have been sidelined with injuries. In response to this, Weil has shuffled his lineup so much that 17 different players have started for the Jays. Despite the lack of consistency in the lineup, the ability to mix and match the roster while still winning games speaks to the depth that the Blue Jays will need to utilize if they hope to make a push to win the Centennial Conference and go deep in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Jays next contest will be against the Garnet of Swarthmore College at home on September 30th on historic Homewood Field with first whistle scheduled for noon. In the meantime the Jays will take the time to get healthy and prepare themselves to take the Centennial Conference head on. Because of the Blue Jays top 10 national ranking, recent Centennial Conference Championship history, and utter dominance of rival teams over the last few years they must be ready for each opponent’s best effort. Come out and support the Lady Jays as they hope to bounce back this weekend and get back to their winning ways against Swarthmore.
(09/14/12 1:08am)
A year ago, Hopkins football enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in program history. The Blue Jays hosted a NCAA tournament game, a reward for their undefeated regular season (10-1 overall). But the Blue Jays lost several players from their Centennial Conference title team, including two of the most prolific offensive players in program and conference history in quarterback Hewitt Tomlin and wide receiver Sam Wernick, so no one would have blamed 2012’s version for any early season struggles.
(05/07/12 5:00am)
The Hopkins women's lacrosse team hit the road to Nashville, Tennessee to take on the 15th ranked Commodores of Vanderbilt University in American Lacrosse Conference action. The 19th ranked Lady Blue Jays came into town fresh off a 9-8 nail-biting win against the Tigers of Princeton University. The game was the 14th in a series that dates back ten years, with the 'Dores leading 8-5 including six straight heading into the Sunday afternoon match-up of NCAA women's lacrosse powerhouses. The Commodores again would come out on top and send the Lady Jays home unhappy with a 11-14 loss in a tightly contested game that never saw a cushion larger than three goals for either squad. Vandy came out hot in the opening ten minutes of the first half, jumping out to a two goal lead on a couple of unassisted tallies, only to see the Lady Jays, led by senior Rachel Ballatori, come storming back with three consecutive goals to take the lead halfway through the first half. Ballatori capitalized on a pair of free position shots to tie it up before picking up the hat-trick on a feed from sophomore Taylor D'Amore, the first of her three assists on the afternoon. The Lady Blue Jays would hold this lead for the next five and a half minutes, only to see it evaporate with a five minute 4-0 run by the Commodores that gave Vanderbilt the lead at 6-3. The Lady Jays again showed their resiliency and managed to net three goals in the span of 1:11 to knot the score at six apiece with five minutes to play in the first half. Vandy, however, seized the momentum going into halftime as senior All-American Ally Carey scored the second goal of her hat-trick. The 'Dores held on to a 7-6 lead after the first 30 minutes, and the Blue Jays would never again draw closer than one goal despite trading several tallies throughout the second half. The Lady Jays drew the score close at 12-11 with 9:13 to play in the game on Colleen McCaffrey's teamleading 25th goal, however, they would be held scoreless until the final whistle, as the Commodores would stretch their lead to 14-11 with two goals scored by Kacie Connors. Headlining the day for the Lady Blue Jays were Ballatori (5 G), McCaffrey (3G), D'Amore (1 G 3 A) and senior Candace Rossi (3 A). The loss dropped the 19th ranked Blue Jays to 7-3 (0-1 ALC) on the season, while Vandy improved to 6-4 (1-2 ALC). D'Amore leads the Lady Blue Jays in points this sea-son with 42 on 22 goals and 20 assists while starting all ten games this season. She has also been shooting at a 0.512 shooting percentage as well as capitalizing on six free position goals in eight opportunities, tops on the team. D'Amore, along with McCaffrey and Rossi, have been named to the watch list for the American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Year, while D'Amore also has been mentioned on the 2012 Tewaaraton Watch List (women's college lacrosse's highest individual honor), along with senior defender Alyssa Kildare. Head Coach Janine Tucker and her team will have little time to dwell on this loss, as they will look to quickly rebound and continue their late season gauntlet in which six of their last seven games are against teams in the top 15 in the country. Next up is a match-up against the 5th ranked Gators of the University of Florida. The Gators are one of the most impressive offensive clubs in the country, as they have outscored their opponents by more than 150 goals this season in 14 games. "Florida is a very fast team and has a very effective attack," junior midfielder Courtney Schweizer said, and the Lady Blue Jays are planning to defend against this by adding an extra defender and playing only two midfielders. In addition to the extra defender, the Jays will look to face guard U of F's explosive attackers, relying less on sliding to help and more on consistent one-onone match-ups. "Extra experience on the defensive end of the field should help to slow them down in transition, and also help us to effectively clear the ball upfield," Schweizer went on to say. The junior Psychological and Brain Sciences major from Wilmington, DE will be an important part in the Lady Blue Jays success against the Gators for her versatility in both defending and scoring, as she has taken on more of an offensive role this season with her career high 15 goals through the first ten games. "Ultimately, if we execute our defenses and offenses that have been specifically tailored to utilize our strengths while exploiting Florida's weaknesses, we could and should control the outcome of the game to be in our favor." The American Lacrosse Conference tilt between the Gators and the Lady Blue Jays is set to begin on Saturday, Apr. 7th at 1:00 PM on historic Homewood Field. Be sure to come out and support women's lacrosse as the season really heats up and watch them try to tame the Gators and send them back down south with a loss.
(05/03/12 7:00pm)
The Hopkins men’s lacrosse team got back on track this weekend as they edged #1 and previously undefeated Loyola University 10-9 in overtime. Sophomore Rob Guida was the driving force behind the Jays handing their Charles Street rivals. He not only netted the first goal of the game, but also the last, decisive tally en route to his first career hat trick, earning him The News-Letter’s Athlete of the Week.
(03/15/12 5:00am)
After two consecutive wins against Centennial Conference opponents Washington & Lee and Gettysburg and a close loss to nationally ranked Messiah, the Hopkins men's wrestling team was confident. This past Sunday, they were put to the test with a pair of matches against conference rivals Merchant Marine and Stevens Tech. The opening match with Merchant Marine was a back and forth affair, as the Mariners and Blue Jays exchanged wins over the first five weight classes. However, the Mariners took the next three bouts, after a pin in the 165 lb match and two decisions in the 174-pound and 184-pound matches, which stretched their lead to 21-12 with just two bouts remaining. The Blue Jays rose to the occasion, as junior Reid Mosquera won a decision at 197-pound against Merchant Marine's Tyler Russell. It all came down to the heavyweight bout (285 lb) and freshman wrestler Evan Johnson. Hopkins needed a lastsecond pin in order to claim the victory, but Merchant Marine's Dan Wilke proved elusive enough to merely lose 4-2 by decision and secure a narrow win for his team at 21-18. The match with Stevens Tech began just as the Blue Jays would have liked, as they jumped out to a 9-3 team lead, after Matt Fusaro won his second bout of the afternoon. However, Stevens Tech retaliated with three straight wins, including a dominant 21-9 win by Stevens Tech's eighth ranked 165-pound wrestler Joey Favia over Blue Jay freshman Christian Salera. Once again, Mosquera stepped up with a crucial 5-2 decision over Alex Moreno and brought the score to within a point at 13-12. As frequently occurs in such close matches, the end result would be decided in a winner-take-all heavyweight bout. The bout was decided in the final seconds, as Stevens Tech 285-pound wrestler Tyler Maher scored two points on a headlock takedown with only two seconds remaining, sneaking out a narrow 5-4 win and securing victory for the Ducks. Despite these two losses, there were several bright spots for the Blue Jays this past Sunday afternoon. Freshman Paul Bewak went 2-0 on the day, including winning his first bout at 133 pounds against Stevens Tech. Fusaro and Mosquera also went 2-0 on the day, winning in the 157 and 197-pound weight classes, respectively. Junior 141-pounder and fan favorite Paul Marcello continued his dominant form as of late, increasing his record on the season to 18-3, one loss from an NCAA Division I opponent from the University of Maryland. He, along with teammates Bewak, Fusaro and Mosquera, have been Hopkins' steadiest competitors, combining for a 67-19 record. The Blue Jays hope to benefit in the long run. The young team has seen 13 different wrestlers compete throughout the course of this season. While this is no doubt a reloading and learning year for the young Jays, they certainly hope to become better as they gain experience over the next few years. The Blue Jays will finish out the regular season traveling north to a University of Scranton tournament in Scranton, PA, to take on NYU, Muhlenberg and host University of Scranton this Sunday afternoon. A week later, they will compete in the Centennial Conference Championships that will take place at Gettysburg, PA. Several members of the team have hopes of winning and moving onward towards the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Don't take your eyes of this Blue Jay wrestling team as Head Coach Keith Norris works his magic on a talented group of young athletes towards the end of this season and beyond. Keep yourself informed and continue to follow The News-Letter's coverage of our wrestlin' Jays!
(03/15/12 5:00am)
One of the best seasons in recent years for the Hopkins men's basketball team came to an end last Wednesday night, Feb. 22nd, as the Blue Jays dropped a Centennial Conference tournament first round game to Washington College by a score of 56-53. The loss, however, should not overshadow what was an extremely successful season for the Blue Jays. The Conference quarterfinal game was played in front of a raucous crowd in Goldfarb Gymnasium. It was tightly contested, as the contest saw 12 lead changes and 11 ties, with neither team being able to stretch a lead larger than seven points. The Jays took an evanescent two-point lead after freshman forward phenomenon George Bugarinovic sank a pair of freethrows with 1:10 remaining in the game only to see the Shoremen drive down the court and nail a three-point basket to put Washington on top for good. This came after a few missed Blue Jay jumpers and made opposing free throws. Bugarinovic led all Blue Jays in scoring with 14 points while also collecting eight rebounds, while senior forward and co-captain Tim McCarty notched 13 points and 11 rebounds in his final game as a Blue Jay. Although the Jays outrebounded the Shoremen, Hopkins was hurt by poor free throw shooting, as they went 12-for-24 at the charity stripe. The 2011-2012 campaign for Blue Jay Basketball was an up-and-down season, one which ultimately saw the team finish with a winning record for the first time since 2008 at 15-11 and 11-7 in conference. JHU also made the Centennial Conference Tournament for the first time since that same year. This season saw the Jays notch two All-Centennial Conference players in their top two scorers: Bugarinovic and sophomore guard Daniel Corbett. The accolades kept on coming for a team that was chosen by the coaches in the preseason to finish ninth in the conference, as coach Bill Nelson, in his 26th season at the helm of the program, was named Centennial Conference Coach of the Year. The team benefited from a unique combination of veteran leadership and youthful talent, as they improved their average scoring per game by five points while also holding opponents to four fewer points per game. This was partly due to stifling defense on the perimeter that led to the Jays being ranked second in the nation in threepoint field goal defense. "We had great leadership from our seven juniors and seniors," coach Nelson said. "Practices were sharp and we had very few distractions over the course of the season. . .Although we were still very young, the team vastly matured both on and off the court." While looking back on a successful season is well and good, the Jays are not ready to rest on their laurels. Hopkins is already looking forward to next season, a campaign that will see the team lose only one of their starters in McCarty and return 10 guys who played double-digit minutes per game in 2011-2012. However, a veteran coach like Nelson knows that there is always room for improvement. "We must get stronger inside," the skipper recounted, "and we need to find another scoring threat inside other than Bugarinovic. Hopefully the guys have already started getting ready for next year in the weight room." A final factor that contributed to the Blue Jays success this season was an enormous increase in fan support at home games. The group that has become known as 'The Goldfarb Gang' made their presence felt at many of the home games, both through their vociferous cheers and flamboyant costumes, making opposing teams feel uncomfortable as if there was a proverbial 'sixth man' on the court. The support only increased as the season wore on, and the Jays made their push towards the players prompting junior guard Adam Spengler to say "They're crazy. I love it." The future looks bright for the Jays of the hardwood, as they return a strong nucleus and hope to build on their recent success in pursuit of their dream: to make a run through the NCAA tournament in 2013. "We'll be looking for more consistency and focus if we want to reach the NCAA tournament next year," Nelson added. The Blue Jays will be back with a vengeance next year after getting a taste of postseason play, and, this time, they'll be ready to take the whole thing
(03/15/12 5:00am)
The Hopkins women's lacrosse team entered this week's action riding a three game winning streak, breezing to wins by margins of at least ten goals in their early season contests. However, the Lady Jays ran into some stiff competition against the 11th-ranked Greyhounds of Loyola University (MD) and Stony Brook, dropping a pair of closely contested games in the friendly confines of Homewood Field. On Wednesday night, however, the Jays returned to their winning ways, knocking off their 19th-ranked neighbor in Towson. The first game pitted Charles Street rivals Loyola and Hopkins against one another for the first time in 30 years, as the Greyhounds made the short bus trip to face off against the Lady Blue Jays. Things got off to a strange start, as lightning strikes in the area delayed the game for more than an hour merely three minutes into the contest. Once play resumed, the Lady Jays tallied the first goal as sophomore Taylor D'Amore scored the first of her pair of goals off a feed from senior Candace Rossi, who also netted a pair of goals to lead the team. The Greyhounds responded quickly and with a vengeance. Loyola rattled off five straight goals to put them comfortably in front by a score of 5-1. From then on out, every time the Lady Jays attempted to build momentum and make a comeback, the Greyhounds seemed to always have an answer whether it be a big save, clear or retaliatory goal. Bright spots for the Blue Jays were three points apiece for Rossi and D'Amore, and a career high seven draw controls by senior Colleen McCaffrey to help Hopkins win a total of 17 of 20 draws overall. Next up for the Lady Blue Jays was a contest against the u ndefeated Stony Brook women's lacrosse team, a game that went right down to the wire. The theme to this game was offense, offense and more offense as the two teams combined to score 29 goals, including 18 in the first half alone. Rossi, the team's goal scoring leader, was once again instrumental in the Lady Jays offensive attack, as she along with junior Courtney Schweizer both notched hat tricks on the day. The contest was back and forth throughout with the Jays holding a 10-8 lead at the half. A turning point for Hopkins to end the first frame was the play of freshman goalie KC Emerson. The Maryland native made three big saves in the final minutes of the half after relieving junior stalwart Cosette Larash, who had some struggles handling the Sea Wolves' offense. However, in the second half, Stony Brook's impressive offensive attack proved to be too much for the Lady Jay defense, as they rallied from the two goal deficit to tie the game with 4:19 to play on a goal by Stony Brook's Janine Hillier. The Sea Wolves fended off the Blue Jay final attack, and called a timeout with 2:51 remaining in the game when Rossi was sent off with a yellow card. Stony Brook then held the ball moving it around the perimeter holding for the last shot until they finally got their chance with a free position shot with 11 seconds to play in regulation time. Claire Petersen was able to net the game winning goal, and the Sea Wolves held on as the final seconds ticked away on a heartbreaking 14-15 loss for the Lady Blue Jay lacrosse faithful. All in all, several impressive individual performances were had, as Rossi totaled seven points on her hat trick and a career high four assists. D'Amore added two goals to go along with four assists as well, and Emerson totaled nine saves while picking up the loss. Hopkins returned to the win column on Wednesday with a defense-driven 5-4 win against the Tigers of Towson. In goal again for the Jays was the young Emerson who notched six saves. On the other end, McCaffrey scored a hat trick alongside single goals from Rossi and D'Amore. Keep your eye on The News-Letter for all your Lady Blue Jay lacrosse coverage this spring as they move through a schedule filled with impressive competition, in hopes of making a run towards a National Championship.
(03/15/12 5:00am)
While the rest of the student body at Hopkins returned home to recover from a long fall semester, the Lady Blue Jay basket- ball team took little time off. In fact, the ladies took advantage of the down time from school to contin-ue improving their game. Though the weather got colder outside, the Lady Jays turned up the heat in gyms throughout the Cen-tennial Conference and be-yond, compiling a record of 10-1 over the break. This hot play raised their record to 18-2 overall and 13-2 in the Centennial Conference - good for first place. As recently as this past week, Hopkins earned a spot in the USA Today/ ESPN WCBA top 25 at #23 nationally. After spending the holidays at home, the Blue Jays made a trip to sunny Southern California where they took down two West Coast powerhouses in Oc-cidental College and Chap- man University in a couple of closely contested games. The Jays then returned home only to hit the road again with a win at Ursi-nus before two home Cen-tennial Conference wins against Washington Col-lege and Swarthmore. The lone rough spot in the month of January was a road loss against rival Haverford College by a score of 41-37. Despite be-ing 13-6 (8-6 CC), Haver- ford has given the Lady Blue Jays fits this season, accounting for their only two losses on record. In those teams the Haverford defense has been the difference, hold-ing Hopkins to 39.5 points per game, down from their season average of 62.8. The Lady Jays wasted no time bouncing back, win-ning their next five games in relatively easy fashion, including three games against the next two top teams in the Centennial Conference in Muhlenberg and Franklin & Marshall. Leading the way for the Blue Jays this season has been senior shooting guard Chantel Mattiola who has averaged 12.5 points per game and 3.5 re- bounds per game. Mattiola also set a Hopkins record during the break for most career three-point baskets made. She is the Jays' sharpest shooter, accounting for 41 of the team's 56 total made three pointers this season, including an impressive streak in which she has hit at least one trey in each of her last 28 games played dating back to the 2010- 2011 season. Right behind Mattiola is junior center Alex Vassila, who is second on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg), ranks second in the conference in blocked shots (45 on the season), and ranks seventh in rebounding (8.8 rpg).Her impressive play, es- pecially in the past week, earned her Centennial Conference Player of the Week honors. She was also named The News-Letter's Athlete of the Week. This past week against the other two teams at the top of the Centennial Con- ference, Vassila was at her best, collecting 16 points and 13 rebounds against Muhlenberg and 12 points and 11 rebounds against F&M. These two games ac- counted for half of her dou- ble-doubles on the season. Perhaps the most in- triguing aspect of the Lady Jays this season is their impressive depth that may have been missing in pre- vious years. Eight players have seen playing time in every game this season, and two of the top five scorers on the team, sopho- more guard Fatu Conteh (7.2 ppg) and freshman for- ward Maggie Fruehan (5.3 ppg), come off the bench. Senior point guard Stephanie Fong has ex- celled in her role as team leader and floor general, as she ranks second in the Ccentennial Conference in assists and eight all-time in career assists at Hopkins. She also leads the confer- ence in free throw percent- age with a by shooting at a 91.1% (51-56) clip from the line. On Wednesday night, the Lady Jays faced off with Gettysburg, a team batting for playoff position, and handed the Bullets a 67-57 loss. Hopkins was led by Mattiola, whose three-point skills were once again on display, and Fong. Mattiola hit a decisive deep-ball to put the game away for good late in the second half. On the game, Mattiola notched 11 points. Fong was the team's leading scorer with 16, and she also topped the Jays with seven assists. Again, it was her prowess at the free-throw line that boost- ed Hopkins. Half of Fong's points came on foul shots. Nine Jays scored in the game, including a great performance from fresh- man forward Haley Bush. Up next this week for the Lady Blue Jays is an- other tough couple games against Centennial op- ponents on their home courts. On Saturday the Jays travel to Swarthmore College to take on the Garnet before making a trip on Wednesday 2/8 to Westminster, MD to take on the Green Terror of Mc- Daniel College. After this road swing the Lady Blue Jays Basket- ball team will return home to finish out the regular season with the hopes of securing the top spot and potentially hosting the conference tournament.
(03/15/12 5:00am)
Hopkins men's basketball team is heating up the hardwood on the Homewood Campus at just the right time. They are poised to make a run into the postseason. After hitting a mid-season swoon that saw them drop five consecutive conference games, the Jays rallied for three consecutive wins against Centennial Conference rivals. The Jays' most recent road win came this past Saturday when the Blue Jays took a trip up north to battle the Garnet ofSwarthmore College. The first half was a back-andforth battle, as each team sustained runs to take the lead in the early going. It looked as if the Garnet would take the momentum into the locker room as they led by a score of 23-19 with 2:29 left in the opening half. However, in came junior guard Adam Spengler, who had been held scoreless the previous 17 minutes, to hit three consecutive threepoint shots to help the Jays storm into the locker room on a 9-0 run. "In the first half we really struggled offensively,"Spengler said, "Thankfully I was able to get some spacing and knock down a few threes. I was confident when I got an open look I would be able to capitalize." The Blue Jays expanded their lead in the second half only to see it shrink to a two point game midway through the second half. What happened next was the product of true teamwork as four Jays contributed to a 22-0 run to expand the lead to 60-36 and all but put the game out of reach. "The run in the second half against [Swarthmore] was a lot due to the fact that we crashed the boards defensively," Spengler, the six-foot-one, 180-pound junior from Colts Neck, N.J. recounted. "This allowed us to put ourselves in great position on offense where we ran some of our sets the best I've seen all year."Spengler finished the game with 12 points while freshman phenom GeorgeBugarinovic led all Blue Jay scorers with 13 points, five rebounds and two steals. Sophomore centerAleksandar Nikolic also poured in double digits as he added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. The Blue Jays benefited from some sharp shooting as they fin-ished the game shooting 48 percent from the field while shooting at a remarkable 59.1 percent clip over the course of the second half. The Blue Jay basketball team has benefitted this season from buying into Head coach Bill Nelson's game plan and performing as a team every time out. The Jays, at 13-9 and 9-6 in the Centennial, are tied for fourth place in the conference with four games remaining on the schedule. Remarkably, they have done so without having a single scorer averaging more than 10 points per game. Eight different Blue Jays have started a game this season, while ten players have seen action in every contest of the 2011-2012 campaign, exemplifying a depth not seen on any team in the Centennial Conference. Recent success this season by both the men's and women's basketball teams has seen an increase in school spirit and support at games in the Goldfarb Gymnasium. The Blue Jays recent home games have seen the stands packed with passionate supporters wearing colorful garb who cheer on their classmates with a fervor that concurrently strikes fear in the heart of opposing teams and adds the proverbial 'Sixth Man' to the Blue Jays squad. "The support at home games is the best I've seen in my three year career at Hopkins so far," Spengler happily noted. "I truly believe they play a part in our success at home, making it hard on the opponents. They're crazy and I love it." On Wednesday night, the Blue Jays got an opportunity to play in front of these fans, challenging the Green Terror of McDaniel in another Centennial Conference rivarly. McDaniel entered the game with a lowly 4-10 in-conference record, a perfect chance for Hopkins to extend their win streak. Once again, it was Hop-kins' youth, and more specificaly their young size, that stepped up for the black and blue. Bugarinovic paced the Jays with a double-double, coupling 18 points and 10 boards, while sophomore forward Connor Mc- Intyre added six rebounds and four blocks. The Jays will look for that support as they continue their home-stand this weekend against Conference rival Ursinus College at 3 PM following the women's basketball game at 1 PM. The Blue Jays move forward into the penultimate week of the season with high hopes and focused minds as they make a push towards the Centennial Conference playoffs. Spengler summed it up best when he said, "We are in a situation where we are able to control our own destiny, and that's all you can ask for." So come out and show some school spirit and join in the support and cheer on the Blue Jay men's basketball team as they make a last push toward the postseason.
(12/01/11 5:00am)
The seasons have changed once again, and as the days grow shorter and the weather gets colder, the action in the Goldfarb Gymnasium on the campus of Johns Hopkins University begins to heat up.
(11/17/11 5:00am)
After claiming their seventh consecutive Centennial Conference Championship, the Hopkins women's soccer team played host to the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III tournament this past weekend. The Blue Jays welcomed Cabrini College, Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU), and Springfield College to the friendly confines of historic Homewood Field for three "win-or-go-home" soccer games.
(11/03/11 5:00am)
The spotlight was once again on the gridiron of historic Homewood Field this past weekend, as the Hopkins Football team wrapped up a bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. In addition, the Blue Jays earned no worse than a share of the Centennial Conference title by defeating Ursinus College, 37-9. Carrying the load for the Blue Jays junior running back Jonathan Rigaud.
(10/27/11 5:00am)
The Hopkins football team travelled to historic Gettysburg, Pa. this past weekend to take on the Bullets of Gettysburg College on their Homecoming day. The Jays came in riding an 11 game win streak dating back to the 2010 season, and marched right through the Bullets on their home field, triumphing by a score of 83-21.
(10/12/11 5:00am)
The Johns Hopkins Women's soccer team continued their incredibly hot play this weekend, defeating the Bears of Ursinus College by a score of 6-0.
(10/05/11 5:00am)
The seasons are changing, and the calendar has turned the page to October, which could only mean one thing for baseball fans across the country and around the world: playoff time.
(09/28/11 5:00am)
On a team heavy with upper-class leaders, few would have expected a freshman--one who has barely been a part of the Blue Jays for two months--to step up and make a big play in one of the biggest games of the season.
(09/21/11 5:00am)
The Hopkins Blue Jay football team entered this weekend's Centennial Conference match-up riding an eight-game win streak dating back to last season, including two dominating performances to begin the 2011 campaign.
(09/14/11 5:00am)
sweep through the annual Blue Jay Invitational on opening weekend, as well as breezing past St. Mary's (Md.) College on Tuesday night, the Lady Jays volleyball team traveled to Cleveland, Ohio to play in the Marcia French Memorial Tournament.
(09/07/11 5:00am)
Hopkins' women's soccer began their season this weekend ranked third in the nation by D3soccer.com but didn't seem to feel any of the inherent pressures a high preseason ranking brings. Often times, preseason rankings are a reflection of the past year's success and not necessarily the team's potential in the upcoming season. However, the Lady Jays won both of their games during the annual Blue Jay Invitational to silence any doubts.