Johns Hopkins vs. Virginia

Hopkins needed these critical goals to get the W in the fourth.  Lee Coppersmith's goal, it was his third goal of the day. All three plays were clutch, and the fact that two sophomore's had a part in all of those goals starts to tell how quickly this Hopkins team is growing up. Despite the loss, Virginia is still ranked no.2 in the country and they still keep their spirits high. With how quickly Hopkins built their lead, Virginia coach Dom Starsia should have been proud of how his team came back, scoring four goals in less than two minutes to tie the game. Hopkins obviously felt pretty good coming off their biggest win of the year.  In two weeks, Hopkins has proved they can play a slow, quality game and come within an inch of knocking off the top team in the country, or they can play a fast, run and gun game and walk away with the win over the no.2 team in the country.

Hopkins sophomore goalie, Pierce Bassett, did a great job in Saturday’s game. He had a total of 14 saves out of 25 shots taken by the Cavaliers. He let up only 11 goals. It was a surprise to me that no.12 ranked Hopkins beat the no.2 ranked Hopkins in their fight to be the best team in the country. Congrats to Pierce Bassett, and to Hopkins in their greatest win of the year.