Feb. 11, 2013

The Rundown:

• No. 4 Men's Lacrosse 16, Siena 5

• Women's Basketball 69, Ursinus 65

• Wrestling 20, No. 16 Messiah 19

• Wrestling 20, Merchant Marine 13

• Wrestling 49, Muhlenberg 0

• Ursinus 58, Men's Basketball 50

-- Johns Hopkins Tops Siena, 15-6, In Season Opener --

The fourth-ranked Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team scored four goals in a span of less than three minutes midway through the third quarter to break open a close game and the Blue Jays went on to a 15-6 victory against Siena in the season-opener for both teams at Homewood Field Friday evening. The win is sixth straight in a season-opener for Johns Hopkins. Click here for the full story.

-- Tommasi Nets 24 as Women's Basketball Clinches Playoff Berth --

Freshman Liz Tommasi scored a career-high 24 points and senior Alex Vassila had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Johns Hopkins women's basketball team past Ursinus, 69-65, to clinch a spot in the Centennial Conference playoffs. The Blue Jays improved to 14-9 (12-7 CC), as Vassila notched her 200th block. Click here for the full story.

-- Wrestling Defeats No. 16 Messiah; Takes Three on Weekend --

The Johns Hopkins wrestling team finally got a chance to wrestle at home this season and the Blue Jays thrilled a large crowd at Goldfarb Gymnasium with a 20-19 upset of 16th-ranked Messiah Friday evening. The Jays then completed a three-match weekend sweep Saturday with Centennial Conference victories over the Merchant Marine Academy (20-13) and Muhlenberg (49-0). Click here for the full story.

-- Ursinus Snaps Johns Hopkins Six-Game Win Streak --

Host Ursinus beat Johns Hopkins 58-50 on Saturday afternoon, handing the Blue Jays their first loss since January 16 - a streak of six straight wins. The Blue Jays fall to 15-8 overall and 11-5 in the Centennial Conference, while remaining in third place in the conference standings. Click here for the full story.

-- Track & Field Performs Well at Bucknell Winter Classic --

Freshman Imoni McCorvey and senior Alexa Tzaferos set program records to lead the Johns Hopkins women's track & field teams at the Bucknell Winter Classic Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, Freshman Schaffer Ochstein broke the program freshman record in the 5,000 meter run and junior Andrew Carey had a strong showing in the 800 meter run. Click here for the women's story and here for the men's story.

-- Fencing Goes 6-3 Over the Weekend --

The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team picked up wins over North Carolina and Wayne State at the Duke Invitational on Saturday to go 2-3 on the day. Freshman Josiah Yiu led the Blue Jays with an 11-3 record on the day. Click here for the full story. Hopkins then turned around and went 4-0 at the MACFA Round Robin on Sunday with wins over Rutgers, Drew, Cornell and Lafayette. Freshman Mark Zimmermann led the Jays with an 11-1 record. Click here for the full story.

-- Fencing Claims Fourth Straight EWFC Championship --

The Johns Hopkins women's fencing team went unbeaten in six matches to claim its fourth straight Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championship on Sunday in Baltimore. Sophomore Rachel Kalina led the way for the Blue Jays with a 17-0 record in the Sabre. Click here for the full story.

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