Live Men's Soccer Blog: Washington-Johns Hopkins

Tonight, I will be blogging from Homewood Field in Baltimore, the home of the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays for the men's soccer finale with Johns Hopkins.

The two teams have played every year since 1946 with Hopkins leading the all-time series 40-22-2. The Blue Jays are the lone team that the Shoremen have played every year since the beginning of the men's soccer program here at Washington in 1946.

Hopkins has won the last 15 meetings since a 5-2 Washington win in 1992. The Shoremen have lost the last five by one goal. Johns Hopkins downed Washington in the season finale a year ago, 2-1, in Chestertown. Frank Borelli scored a magnificent goal from Tony Armiger and Brian Schultz. Armiger played the ball from the left corner to Schultz at the top of the 18 and Schultz headed it to Borelli who running down the right side blasted a ball into the lower left corner.

Come back around 6:45 pm to follow the match on the blog.

Live Women's Soccer Blog: Washington-Bryn Mawr

Today, I will be at Bryn Mawr with women's soccer as they take on Bryn Mawr in Centennial Conference action.

The Shorewomen currently lead the all-time series, 6-3-1, but the Owls have won the past three contests, all by one goal including a 1-0 win last season. Washington won the first six matches from 1998-2003. The two teams tied in 2004.

I will be live blogging today's match so check back around 3:45 pm to follow the action as Washington looks to snap a four match winless streak against Bryn Mawr.

Live Blogs: Soccer, Yes; Field Hockey, No

DUE TO POOR CONDITIONS (AND LACK OF COVER), JASON WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE-BLOG FROM THE FIELD HOCKEY GAME AT BRYN MAWR WEDNESDAY.

I will still be blogging from Haverford's press box for our men's soccer game against the Fords today. The Shoremen (3-11, 1-6 Centennial) are looking for their second Centennial Conference win of the season, while the Fords (3-8-3, 0-5-2) are in search of their first. Washington won last year's meeting in Chestertown, 4-0. The Fords won in Haverford two years ago, 2-0. I'll be bringing you all the action at the first live blog below.

Live Field Hockey Blog: Washington-Haverford

Tomorrow I will be blogging from the Washington-Haverford field hockey contest up on the Main Line beginning at 3:45 pm for the 4 pm tilt. This game has major implications on who will make the Centennial Conference Field Hockey Tournament. The Shorewomen are currently 9-4 overall and 4-3 in the Centennial, while the host Fords are 7-7 and 3-3 respectively. Currently, 1 1/2 games separates 3rd place from 8th place as you have Gettysburg, McDaniel and Dickinson at 4-2, Washington at 4-3, Haverford at 3-3 and Muhlenberg at 3-4. The Shorewomen currently own the tiebreakers on McDaniel and Muhlenberg, while the Fords own the tiebreak over Muhlenberg.

Washington is led by sophomore Danielle Rosato who has eight goals and three assists for 19 points. Seniors Amy Spadanuta and Jaimie Barlow each have tallied five goals. Senior Candace Gaull and junior Kristin Birscak have each netted four goals. Sophomore Sara Rutkowski leads all players with six assists. In goal, Elena Nicholoff leads the conference in save percentage (.866), second in shutouts, shutouts per game and goals against average and is tied for second in saver per game. The Shorewomen have outscored their foes by a 28-16 margin. Haverford is led by Josie Ferri who has 11 goals and six assists for 28 points, while Margaret Selsor has 11 goals and two helpers for 24 points. Ferri and Selsor are tied for the team lead in goals and have scored 22 of the 35 Ford goals in 2008. Alex Waleko has added seven goals, while Roxanne Jaffe has a team-best eight assists. The Fords have been outscored 42-35 this season. Haverford's backstop, Maggie Cronin is third in the conference in shutouts per game and fourth in saves per game.

Washington and Haverford began the rivalry in 1987 and has been played annually since with the Shorewomen holding a 12-7-2 all-time series lead. Washington won the inaguaral meeting 21 years ago by a 2-1 score. The Shorewomen won 10 in a row from 1996-2005, but the Fords have grabbed the last two victories. Haverford won 3-2 in 2006 and a 7-5 shootout last year that was the highest combined goal total in the 21 meetings. It was the sixth time that the Shorewomen had netted five goals against the Fords.

The live blog will be activated around 3:45 pm tomorrow.

Live Blog: Field Hockey @ #6 Johns Hopkins

The Washington College field hockey team heads to Baltimore Saturday for arguably the biggest game it has played since the Centennial Conference First Round Playoff game in 2004. The Shorewomen, off to their best start ever at 9-1 overall, take on sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins, 11-1 overall. Both teams carry 4-0 records in Centennial Conference play into the game. The contest will also feature both the reigning Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Hopkins senior attack Emily Miller, and the reigning Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Washington senior defender Cora Jo Spare. Spare, junior goalkeeper Elena Nicholoff (who leads the conference in both save percentage and goals-against average), and the rest of the conference's top-ranked defense, will try to shut down Miller, the conference's leading scorer, and the rest of the Blue Jays' high-powered offense.

I will be live-blogging Saturday's game below; it should be active around 15 minutes before game time. You can also follow the game via Johns Hopkins' GameTracker