We had a preview of tonight’s indoor track and field meet in The MuhlBox yesterday. Here’s what to look for on Saturday.
Women’s Basketball at Johns Hopkins, 3:00
The top two teams in the Centennial Conference standings meet for the second time in 13 days. Johns Hopkins (16-2, 11-2) won the first meeting, 76-67.
Muhlenberg (14-3, 9-3) is returning to Baltimore for the first time since winning the CC title there last season. Although it is a trip many fans dread, the Mules have won five of their last seven games at Johns Hopkins (counting one against Gettysburg in last year’s CC playoffs).
Since the league’s inaugural season in 1993-94, these two teams have by far the best record in CC games, and they have combined for 10 titles. Johns Hopkins is 241-59 (.803), Muhlenberg is 233-75 (.756), and the next-best percentage is .648.
Live video: http://www.hopkinssports.com/allaccess/?media=279910
Men’s Basketball at Johns Hopkins, 1:00
After snapping a three-game skid with a home win against Haverford on Wednesday, the Mules will look to make it two in a row against the team that handed them the first of their five losses in a six-game span.
Muhlenberg led the first meeting, 38-28, at halftime, but was outscored 47-19 in the second half. Johns Hopkins was 4-1 in the CC after that game but has fallen on hard times since. The Blue Jays are in a three-way tie for third with a 6-5 league mark, one game ahead of Muhlenberg.
The Mules have won their last three games in Baltimore, and the last one they lost (in 2008) was in triple overtime.
Game MVPs will be named for both teams following the game as part of Wall-O’Mahony Alumni Basketball Weekend, named in honor of two former JHU basketball players who died in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Live video: http://www.hopkinssports.com/allaccess/?media=279910
Wrestling at Ursinus with Stevens and Merchant Marine, 12:00
No chance of getting snowed out this week. The Mules finally begin their Centennial Conference dual-meet schedule with a quad match at Ursinus.
Some tough competition awaits: Stevens is ranked 29th in Division III, Merchant Marine is the four-time defending CC champion, and Ursinus is undefeated in duals this season.