Arguably the greatest weekend (certainly one of the busiest) in Hopkins athletics history will take place this coming weekend with several home events on the schedule. The support our athletes have shown to other teams at JHU has always been remarkable and I would like to personally invite you to attend one or more of the many events this weekend. Here are some of the home highlights. Get out and support your fellow Blue Jays - and be sure to wear only black and blue.
• Five JHU teams will participate in the NCAA Playoffs this weekend, including the women's soccer team, which will host the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 on Saturday and Sunday. That's right, two wins and the Blue Jays are going to soccer's final four. 7th-ranked JHU hosts 12th-ranked Middlebury at 2:30 pm on Sunday. A win there and JHU will play in the national quarterfinals on Sunday at 2 pm. All games at Homewood Field.
• The JHU men's basketball team opens the 2009-10 season at home on Friday night with a game against local rival Stevenson. This is the first game in the Pride of Maryland Tournament, which will continue on Saturday and Sunday at Goucher. Stevenson students are expected to attend en masse - don't let them out-number you!
• Women's basketball opens the season at home on Saturday and Sunday with their annual season-opening tournament. The Blue Jays host Wheaton (MA) at 1 pm on Saturday in Goldfarb Gymnasium with action continuing on Sunday afternoon.
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• The Blue Jay football team will play at Hampden-Sydney at noon on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs. JHU is 8-2 and won the Centennial Conference Championship to earn a bid to the playoffs.
• The second-ranked JHU women's cross country team will participate in the NCAA Championships in Ohio on Saturday. JHU is among the teams expected to compete for the national championship. The Blue Jay men's cross country team will also have an individual participant at the NCAAs.
• The men's soccer team will take its shot at the team of the decade - Messiah - when the Blue Jays take on the host Falcons at 5 pm on Saturday in the Sweet 16. A win there and JHU will play in the national quarterfinals on Sunday at 6 pm (also at Messiah). Like the women, the men are two wins from soccer's final four.
• The water polo team goes for its first-ever Eastern Championship at MIT this weekend.
• Wrestling continues its early-season tournament run with a trip to Oneonta, NY to take part in the prestigious Red Dragon Open.
Hope to see you this weekend-
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