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Oct 02 2011
By editor Football

GU Football falls to Bucknell, 35-18

Despite a career day from redshirt sophomore receiver Jamal Davis and a near comeback, the Georgetown football team (3-2, 1-1 Patriot League) dropped a tough game to Bucknell (4-1, 1-0 Patriot League), 35-18,  Saturday in Lewisburg, Pa.

The Hoyas never recovered from a slow start, falling behind, 28-0, with just under a minute remaining in the first half due in part to two long touchdown passes from Bucknell sophomore quarterback Brandon Wesley.  The Hoyas, however, gained a glimmer of hope thanks to Davis’s 19-yard touchdown reception from junior quarterback Isaiah Kempf with 27 seconds remaining in the first half.

The Hoyas emerged from the locker room on fire to start the second half, as senior defensive lineman Andrew Schaetzke intercepted Wesley’s first pass of the half and returned it eight yards to the Bison’s 15-yard line. They failed to make it to the end zone, but  senior kicker Brett Weiss knocked in a 24-yard field goal. On their next drive, the Hoyas punted after a three-and-out, but freshman Nick Alfieri hustled downfield to recover the football.  Kempf went up high to junior receiver Kenneth Furlough on fourth down for a four-yard touchdown.  After a successful two-point conversion, the Hoyas closed the gap to 28-18 with eight minutes left in the third quarter.

After riding high to start the second half, the Hoyas offense could not get anything going for the remainder of the game.  Although the defensive play improved significantly in the second frame, a 55-yard touchdown pass from Wesley put Bucknell ahead, 35-18, just 10 seconds into the fourth quarter.  The Bison’s secondary then intercepted Kempf twice later in the fourth, sealing the victory for Bucknell.

Davis led the Hoya offense with a career high 10 receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown.  Junior linebacker Robert McCabe highlighted the Hoyas’ defense with 13 tackles, including one tackle for a loss.

The Hoyas will travel to Staten Island next Saturday to take on Wagner (1-4, 1-2 Northeast Conference).  Kickoff is at 1 p.m.

– Matt Carlucci

Sep 30 2011
By editor Football

Lawson's NFL Picks: Week Four

I’ve heroically roused myself from a post-Red Sox collapse funk for the express purpose of imparting my not-inconsiderable football wisdom unto you, dear reader. Enjoy.

Buffalo at Cincinnati



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Although noted ginger Andy Dalton has been better than expected for Cincy, the Bengals are just bad. And, unfortunately for Patriots fans such as myself, the Bills appear determined to play competent football for the first time in over a decade.

Carolina at Chicago

I’m not quite sold on Cam Newton yet, and there’s a distinct possibility Brian Urlacher knocks him into next year if he runs as much as he has been in the first three games. And if Jimmy Clausen takes the field for the Panthers at any point, the score might hit Madden-on-rookie-mode levels by the end of that quarter.

New Orleans at Jacksonville

The Saints are noted for their crazy blitz packages. Blaine Gabbert, while having the distinctly positive quality of not being Luke McCown, is still an inexperienced rookie. Even Roman Harper isn’t worried about getting burned this week.

Minnesota at Kansas City

I suppose one team has to win this game. And while the Vikings have proven to be remarkably, hilariously adept at blowing large halftime leads, the fact that their star running back has two functioning knees is what tips this game in their favor.

Washington at St. Louis

The Redskins are probably better, but the Rams have the oft-insurmountable advantage of playing at home against Rex Grossman.

San Francisco at Philadelphia

Despite the fact that the Eagles have maybe one entire NFL-quality linebacker, I think they bounce back this weekend against one of the interchangeably terrible NFC West teams. On another note, I have the 10:30 mark of the second quarter in the Mike Vick injury pool.

Tennessee at Cleveland

Chris Johnson can’t keep being this terrible … right?

Detroit at Dallas

Ndamokung Suh may break the rest of Tony Romo’s ribs this weekend.

Pittsburgh at Houston

The Texans finally seem poised to make good on the potential everyone always says they have, and the Steelers almost lost to the Manning-less Colts last week.

New York Giants at Arizona

Eli Manning will have trouble duplicating last weekend’s success against teams whose secondaries do that tackling thing I’ve heard so much about, but the Cardinals give him as good a chance to repeat his success as any team will for the rest of the season.

Atlanta at Seattle

The Falcons have been underwhelming so far this year, but they have a quarterback who can consistently throw the ball in the general vicinity of his receivers — a claim the Seahawks can’t make.

Denver at Green Bay

I’m hoping Tim Tebow follows up last week’s injury-induced cameo at wide receiver with an appearance as a tight end and realizes that his destiny is to become the most famous and polarizing third string tight end in the NFL.

Miami at San Diego

Reggie Bush plus San Diego special teams equals serious upset potential, as long as Chad Henne continues the recent trend of throwing the ball to dudes on his team.

New England at Oakland

The Patriots’ defense has been remarkably awful for the past year or so. But if Albert Haynesworth plays and refrains from stomping on anyone’s face, the Pats should be able to stop the run enough to force the Raiders to throw the ball, which probably won’t end well for them.

New York Jets at Baltimore

So what I’m saying is I think Ed Reed intercepts Mark Sanchez more than Darrelle Revis intercepts Joe Flacco.

Indianapolis at Tampa Bay

Highly-placed NFL sources tell me that Bucs defensive players have spent the whole week perfecting their blocking technique so they don’t get called for too many holds when trying to run back Curtis Painter interceptions for touchdowns.

– Lawson Ferguson

Jul 31 2009
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By editor Men's Basketball

Georgetown Basketball Kicks Off Kenner Summer League

Entering its 28th year, the Kenner League, an annual summer basketball tournament held at McDonough Gymnasium, began tonight with three high-quality games. Although this year the tournament was moved back a bit from its typical start date because NCAA paperwork was filed later than usual, the tradition of seeing Georgetown men’s basketball players in action during the summer continued. A number of Hoyas were on hand for opening night and several turned in stellar performances.

In the first game of the night, The Tombs team, led by Austin Freeman, former guard Tyler Crawford, and freshmen newcomers Vee Sanford and Jerrelle Benimon, thoroughly handled the Premier Athletics team, winning by a score of 69-40. Freeman turned in a dominating performance, comfortably knocking down pull-up jumpers, converting on powerful drives to the basket, and controlling the Tombs’ offense from the beginning. Crawford was a bit more passive on offense, but did knock down a few threes throughout the game. Both Sanford and Benimon got off to relatively slow starts, but Sanford picked up his game in the second half – showing incredible speed and strong use of both hands– and Benimon demonstrated tough defense and a willingness to fight for rebounds. In a physical game, Tombs led 32-17 at the half – capped by a breakaway Crawford dunk to extend the lead to 15 – and they never looked back.

In the second game, freshman Hollis Thompson led the We Are One team to a 67-62 victory over the Bearcats. Thompson came out strong, hitting a number of long and medium range jumpers. His length was difficult for the Bearcats to guard, but the Bearcats won the battle of the boards in the first half to tie the game at the half, 30-30. University of Maryland guard Adrian Bowie and Georgetown walk-on Ryan Dougherty also played on the We Are One team, helping to control the backcourt. In the second half, We are One wore down the Bearcats with an intense full-court zone press, leading to a 67-62 win.

In the final game of the night, Jason Clark and Henry Sims played for the Clydes team, which came up short against the Madness All Stars 77-72. Clydes had the manpower advantage, with 14 players compared to a benchless five for the Madness, but Clydes struggled on the glass and defending the post throughout the game. Clark hit a number of threes and floaters, while Sims struggled to find his touch or post game. Two field goals by Sims cut the Madness lead to three with only 13 seconds left, but Clydes couldn’t cut it any further and fell five points short.

With a sizeable crowd on hand and both Thompson coaches, Georgetown head coach John Thompson III and former coach John Thompson Jr. in attendance, it was a good opening night for D.C.’s summer league. A tournament official said that full rosters were not yet available because the league was still finalizing rosters up until an hour before the start.

Play continues tomorrow night at 7:15pm. Playoffs begin Thursday, August 13th, and the championship game is slated for Sunday, August 16th at 2:00 p.m. Check back with Hoya Paranoia for more updates on Kenner League play.

- Andrew Dwulet

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Nov 14 2008
By editor Men's Basketball

Preseason Video Interview: JT III

In The Hoya’s final preseaon video interview, JT III offers his take on the season that is set to begin on Monday.

Nov 13 2008
By editor Uncategorized

From the Sidelines: Meredith Cox

SCRIMMAGE
This past Saturday, the Georgetown women’s basketball team had its second and final scrimmage at Delaware State. Like the week before, we left at 8 a.m. with a much shorter trip. The scrimmage began at 11, with five 10-minute segments as the format. Once again, all 15 players played and it was another learning experience for many. Delaware St. was a different type of team than our first scrimmage against Liberty. They were a very athletic, quick, and scrappy team. We once again came out on top and won by about 20 points.

The very next day we had an hour-long film session reviewing just one 10-minute segment. The coaches critiqued both our offense and defense in hopes that we would take something from it and perform better in the practices to come. We have been practicing each day this week and the coaches have been very picky about the smallest details. We have our first game on Sunday at Jacksonville State. and all the coaches want us to be as prepared as we can be. We will practice early Saturday morning, fly to Alabama Saturday afternoon and play Sunday at 3 p.m.

The team as a whole is getting very anxious to play a real game, to play against people other than ourselves (the players we see each and everyday at practice). The morale is very high right now as we go into our first game; each player is on the same page in hopes that we come out with our first victory of the 2008-2009 season. There will of course be some jitters Sunday afternoon (which is expected because seven of the 15 players will be playing in their first ever college basketball game), but there is much enthusiasm in the atmosphere and the team is very well prepared and ready for Jacksonville St.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM
I had the pleasure of interviewing head volleyball coach Arlisa Williams and senior Caitlin Boland Wednesday. In the conversation I had with them, I realized that the Georgetown volleyball team is in a position it hasn’t been in for many years. For the first time since Coach Williams has been at Georgetown, the team has an opportunity to make it to the Big East tournament. Coming off of a 5-27 record last season, the Hoyas volleyball team has turned the entire program around and with two wins this weekend will be just above .500 with a 14-13 record. Coach Williams attributes such a successful season to the hard work, enthusiasm, and leadership on her team. She says that she has rewarded hard work this season and in doing so has gotten even more out of her players.

Caitlin talked about how emotional and exciting this season has been because she is one of the players who was here during the tough times of the program, but is so grateful to be a part of this turn around in Georgetown volleyball. The team faces Villanova Friday night at 8 p.m. at McDonough Gymnasium. They then have their final home match (Senior Day) on Sunday at 2 p.m. as they play Seton Hall. The Hoyas will honor their two seniors and co-captains Caitlin Boland and Kit Niesen. With two wins this weekend (which seems very possible for the Hoyas), our volleyball team will qualify for the Big East Tournament. Come out and support the team Friday night at 8! Good luck Hoyas!

Nov 10 2008
By editor Uncategorized

Quick Hits

Greetings.  Here are a few quick hits for your Monday evening.

  • I was interviewed for the Talking Hoyas podcast this week.  Great interview by Georgetown alum Porter Grant.  Check it out here.
  • DaJuan Summers was named a preseason Wooden Award and All-American candidate.  That places DaJuan among the top 50 players in the country, at least before the season begins.  A well-deserved honor for Summers.
  • Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert are squaring off against one another as we speak.  Three minutes into the second quarter, Green has seven points and four rebounds, while Hibbert has four points and three (!) fouls in six minutes.  Foul trouble is nothing new for the Big Fella.
  • The Hoya’s basketball preview is set to be released TOMORROW.  Be on the lookout at Corp locations.  It should go on the Web tonight or in the morning.  Out-of-towners, be sure to order a copy here.
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