The Game
« Johns Hopkins (4-3) closes out a three-game home-stand as the Blue Jays welcome ninth-ranked Virginia (5-2) to Homewood Field.
« Johns Hopkins is coming off a 12-10 win over Delaware on Saturday, March 16 that pushed the Blue Jays over .500 for the first time this season.
The Facts
« This is the 132nd season of Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse. JHU first fielded a team in 1883.
« Johns Hopkins enters this week's game with an all-time record of 987-337-15.
« JHU owns 44 national championships with nine NCAA titles, 29 USILA titles and six ILA crowns to its credit.
Flipping The Calendar to March
« This year's 1-2 record at the end of February may have had Blue Jay fans thinking back to last season. After starting the 2018 season 1-2, the Blue Jays proceeded to reel off five straight wins in the month of March to turn the 1-2 mark into a 6-2 record entering April.
« JHU is 15-5 in its last 20 games in the month of March dating back to the 2015 season. Â
« Prior to the loss at Syracuse on March 9, Johns Hopkins had won eight consecutive games in the month of March dating back to 2017.
Poll Position
« Johns Hopkins is ranked 15th in this week's USILA Coaches Poll and 16th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. These are the two official in-season polls conducted throughout the regular season.
« Virginia is ranked ninth in this week's USILA Coaches Poll and ninth in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Both complete polls can be found on page 11.
Series History
« This week's game will be the 94th game in a series that dates to a 9-0 Johns Hopkins win in 1904.
« JHU leads the all-time series 61-31-1 and won last season's meeting, 15-13.
« The Blue Jays have scored at least 12 goals in each of the last six meetings.
On This Date
« This week's game against Virginia will be Johns Hopkins' 11th game on March 23 since 1960 (dates for games prior to 1960 not all available). The Blue Jays are 6-4 in those 10 games.
« The Blue Jays are 6-1 in games played on March 23 since the formation of the NCAA Tournament in 1971.
For What It's Worth
« This week's game will be JHU's eighth game of the season. JHU's first seven opponents are a combined 32-19 (.627) through games of March 20.
« Johns Hopkins' 13 regular season opponents are currently a combined 60-27 (.690). That ranks as the second-best opponent win percentage in the nation.
On a Non-Conference Roll
« A win this weekend would give JHU a 12-5 record in its last 17 non-conference games dating back to 2017.
Doing the Little Things
« In the last five games, JHU is 92-of-102 (.902) on clears and has won 72-of-123 (.602) faceoffs. Not surprisingly, the Blue Jays are 4-1 in their last five games.
Lending a Hand
« Through six games, 49 of Johns Hopkins' 78 goals have been assisted ... that's 62.8%. By comparison, JHU collected assists on 62.3% of its goals last season.
« For the record, the last time Johns Hopkins assisted on better than 65% of its goals for an entire season was in 2003, when the Blue Jays totaled 151 assists on 224 goals (67.4%).
Spreading it Around
« Through seven games Johns Hopkins has 17 different goal-scorers and 20 different players have registered at least one point.
« By comparison, in the same number of games, Virginia has had 13 different goal-scorers and 16 players have at least one point.
Class Act
« Johns Hopkins has scored 78 goals and collected 49 assists for 127 points through seven games with a strong balance in the scoring breakdown among the four classes.
« Blue Jay seniors lead the way with 25 goals and 37 points, while the team's juniors lead the way with 15 assists. The contribution of the freshman (19g, 11a) and sophomore (16g, 11a) classes have also been strong.
« The balance in scoring has been remarkable early in the season as each class has totaled at least 16 goals and 27 points through seven games.
Non-Offensive Scoring
« With the addition of a shot clock this season, the pace of play has quickened and has resulted in more transition lacrosse. This has resulted in more scoring for Johns Hopkins' non-offensive players.
« Through seven games, non-offensive players (defensemen, long & short-stick defensive middies and faceoff specialists) have accumulated eight goals and 11 assists (19 points) for the Blue Jays.
« By comparison, in 17 games last season, the Blue Jays' non-offensive players totaled 10 goals and 7 assists (17 points).
« JHU's non-offensive players have combined for 16 points (7g, 9a) in the last five games. They combined for three goals and three assists in the 11-10 win at North Carolina and the group came back with two goals and three assists in the 14-12 win at Princeton.
Against the ACC
« This week's game against Virginia will be the 225th all-time for Johns Hopkins against a team currently in the ACC.
« Johns Hopkins is 133-89-2 (.598) all-time against current ACC members.
« Johns Hopkins has played 52 all-time NCAA Tournament games against current ACC teams. The Blue Jays are 28-24 all-time in the NCAAs against the five teams currently competing in the ACC.
In Case We Get There
« Johns Hopkins is 27-16 (.628) in overtime under the direction of head coach Dave Pietramala. JHU's last overtime game came in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, when the Blue Jays topped Georgetown, 10-9.
« Johns Hopkins has won seven of its last 10 overtime games.
One-Goal Wonders
« Including the 11-10 win at North Carolina, Johns Hopkins is 56-26 (.683) in one-goal games under head coach Dave Pietramala.
« The Blue Jays were 4-1 in one-goal games in 2018 and are 6-1 in their last seven one-goal games.
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