You can’t say the Hoyas didn’t go down swinging.

After an afternoon of inconsistent offense, Georgetown missed five shots, including two free position tries and four attempts that were stopped by the Duke goalie, in the final 1:45 of their NCAA first-round game against Duke and came out on the short end of a 10-8 final score at the Multi-Sport Facility.

It’s not quite an Olympic training session, but Andrew Campbell (SFS ’06), has been practicing with Georgetown, helping his alma mater ready for three national championships regattas while preparing himself for the Beijing Olympics.

Senior goalkeeper Miles Kass knew it as soon as the Penn State players started celebrating their improbable overtime victory in the final game of the regular season.

Some of the other Hoyas had a bad feeling but held out hope. Senior defender Jerry Lambe knew early during ESPN’s selection show.

Mark Twain once said, “It is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”

Nothing could more accurately describe freshman midfielder Ingrid Wells, who is the smallest player in the Hoya roster, and usually the smallest player on the field at 5-foot-2, but whose size is no measure of her fierce competitiveness, fiery speed and immense talent.

Another Mother’s Day has come and gone, and I have not followed through on my promise of a Cadillac. Since I was young, I have read about how athletes, the ink barely dry on their multi-million-dollar contracts, buy their mothers shiny Cadillacs so they can “cruise to the games” in style.

At the basketball banquet commemorating the conclusion of our men’s season, Big Roy rose to the microphone, confidently commandeering our attention for one final moment. He had come to the podium to receive an award — but also to say goodbye. After four years of unyielding commitment to the Hoyas, he had earned this moment atop the summit of our Hilltop.