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M. Lacrosse bounces back from loss against Syracuse

By JARRETT SMITH
March 14, 2019

Coming off back-to-back road victories against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels and the Princeton University Tigers, No. 18 Hopkins traveled to the Carrier Dome on Saturday to play the No. 13 Syracuse University Orange in a renewal ...

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HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Junior attack Maggie Schneidereith earns Big Ten Offensive honors.

W. Lacrosse extends win streak to four games

By ERIC LYNCH | March 14, 2019

Another win for the Blue Jays as the women’s lacrosse team faced off against the Hofstra University Pride in New York on Saturday. In their sixth win of the year and their fourth consecutive win, Hopkins won 15-11. Impressive offensive performances by junior midfielder Mackenzie Heldberg and junior attackman Maggie Schneidereith led the way to a great team victory.

Athlete of the Week: Jack Bunting — Baseball

By GREGORY MELICK | March 14, 2019

The Hopkins baseball team had its second consecutive 3-0 weekend this past weekend. The weekend started on Saturday with a doubleheader against the Elmira College Soaring Eagles. In the first game, the Blue Jays took advantage of a walk-off single by sophomore infielder Matthew Ritchie in the bottom of the 10th inning to win the opener. 

T&F earns five All-American honors at NCAAs

By ESTHER HONG | April 4, 2019

The Hopkins indoor track and field teams have trained all year for this one moment: the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-III Indoor Track and Field National Championships. Hopkins sent eight women and three men to Boston, Mass. to compete in the final and most important meet of the season. 

HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Freshman Justin Cannedy has two top-eight finishes at NCAAs.
HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Gu won both his singles and doubles matchups Saturday.

Athlete of the Week: Austin Gu — M. Tennis

By DAVID GLASS | March 6, 2019

This past weekend, the Hopkins men’s tennis team travelled to Salisbury, Md. to take on the Salisbury University Sea Gulls. The Blue Jays defeated the Sea Gulls by a score of 7-2, earning their second win of the season.

W. Basketball’s season ends against Scranton

By ERIC LYNCH | March 6, 2019

After securing an NCAA tournament bid for the first time since 2012, the women’s basketball team played in the first two rounds of the tournament this weekend. Although Hopkins scored a resounding victory in the first round, the Blue Jays fell in the second round to the University of Scranton Lady Royals, ending their tournament run. 

Machado and Harper find homes, but what now?

By MATTHEW RITCHIE | March 6, 2019

A couple of players just got a whole lot richer and two fan bases are about to enjoy their season considerably more. The two most sought after free agents in recent history, third baseman/shortstop Manny Machado and outfielder Bryce Harper, whose negotiations dragged well into spring training, finally found a home this past week. 

Keith Allison/CC BY-SA 2.0 Machado (right) and Harper (left) will look to elevate their new teams.
HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Zou earned Centennial Player of the Week for her performance.

M. and W. Tennis open up regular season play

By ESTHER HONG | March 6, 2019

This past weekend, both Hopkins tennis teams played matches on the road, as the men traveled to Salisbury, Md., while the women headed to Annapolis, Md. While the No. 21-ranked men defeated the Salisbury University Sea Gulls 7-2, the women lost to the United States Naval Academy 5-2.

Athlete of the Week: Caelyn Reilly

By DAVID GLASS | February 28, 2019

This past weekend, the Hopkins women’s track and field team competed at the Centennial Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Franklin and Marshall College. The Jays dominated the competition, clinching their ninth consecutive Conference Championship.

HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Despite falling to Haverford, the team’s season isn’t over just quite yet.

W. Basketball loses, but makes D-III Tournament

By BRANDON WOLFE | February 28, 2019

It was a defensive battle between the Blue Jays and the Haverford College Fords as the two teams traveled up to Gettysburg, Pa. to face off in the semifinal round of the Centennial Conference tournament. The No. 2 seed Hopkins women’s basketball team dropped a tight battle against No. 3 seed Haverford College.

Should Zion Williamson return after knee injury?

By DANIEL LANDY | March 3, 2019

In my opinion, the rivalry between Duke University and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s basketball teams may be the best in all of sports. The two teams play each other at least twice per year — three times if we’re lucky — and their matchups never disappoint. That was until last Wednesday, in the game when Zion Williamson, the Blue Devils’ once-in-a-generation phenom, was set to leave his mark on the rivalry at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Giannis still leads the NBA’s MVP race (for now)

By GREGORY MELICK | February 28, 2019

With about 20 games remaining for most of the teams in the NBA, the MVP discussions have begun to heat up, and three top candidates have separated themselves from the field as leading candidates for the award. The three leading the way are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George and James Harden.

M. and W. Track & Field defend Conference titles

By ERIC LYNCH | February 28, 2019

This weekend, the Hopkins men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Centennial Conference Championship in Lancaster, Pa. The men’s team came away with its seventh consecutive title, and the women’s team won its ninth consecutive title. 

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM The women's track and field team won its ninth straight Centennial Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship title.
HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Senior Ricky Cavallo will be competing at the Division-III Championship.

Wrestling finishes fifth at NCAA Regional meet

By ESTHER HONG | February 27, 2019

Carrying a season’s worth of hard work against intense Centennial Conference competition, the Blue Jays headed into the 2019 NCAA Division-III Southeast Regional Championship with confidence and determination. The Jays had a near historic performance, as they finished in fifth place with 85 points in the 20-team tournament. This is the second highest finish at a Regional Championship in school history.

W. Lacrosse upsets No. 9 Loyola in home opener

By BRANDON WOLFE | February 20, 2019

While you may not notice anything different about it while walking to class this week, make no mistake: Charles Street belongs to the Hopkins women’s lacrosse team, as the No. 23 Blue Jays battled the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds Saturday at Homewood Field and knocked off the No. 9 Greyhounds by a score of 13-11.

HOPKINSSPORTS.COM The Blue Jays are now 2-0 to start the season.