The Game
« Johns Hopkins (4-4) opens Big Ten play as the Blue Jays travel to Michigan (3-5) to take on the Wolverines.
« Johns Hopkins is coming off a 16-11 loss to then ninth-ranked Virginia at home on Saturday, March 23.
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 987-338-15.
« JHU owns 44 national championships with nine NCAA titles, 29 USILA titles and six ILA crowns to its credit.
Flipping The Calendar to March
« JHU is 15-6 in its last 21 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 18th in this week's USILA Coaches Poll and 20th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. These are the two official in-season polls conducted throughout the regular season.
« Michigan is not ranked or listed as receiving votes this week in either of the national polls. Both complete polls can be found on page 11.
Series History
« This week's game will be the seventh game in a series that dates to a 17-8 Johns Hopkins win in 2013.
« JHU leads the all-time series 6-0 and won last season's meeting, 10-9, at Michigan.
« The Blue Jays have scored at least 10 goals in each of the series' six meetings and have topped 14 in five of the six.
Familiar Face
« Michigan is coached by Kevin Conry, who played for current Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala for four years at Homewood (2001-04).
« Conry was a member of the Blue Jays' national runner-up team in 2003, and the 2002 and 2004 teams that advanced to the NCAA Semifinals.
« Overall, the Blue Jays posted a 47-10 record, including a 41-6 mark in the regular season, during Conry's career at JHU.
On This Date
« This week's game against Michigan will be Johns Hopkins' 11th game on March 30 since 1955 (dates for games prior to 1955 not all available). The Blue Jays are 8-2 in the previous 10 games played on this date.
« The Blue Jays have scored in double figures in nine of their previous 10 games played on March 30 and have held the opposition to eight goals or less eight times.
For What It's Worth
« This week's game will be JHU's ninth game of the season. Not including their games against JHU, the Blue Jays' first eight opponents are a combined 39-20 (.661) through games of March 26 - for games already played, that ranks as the fourth-best opponent winning percentage in the nation.Â
« Johns Hopkins' 13 regular season opponents are currently a combined 69-31 (.690). That ranks as the second-best opponent win percentage in the nation.
« JHU's five remaining opponents are a combined 30-11 (.732) - that ranks as the second-toughest remaining schedule in the nation (based on future opponent win percentage).
The Start of Something B1G
« This week's game at Michigan is the first of five straight to close the regular season against Big Ten opponents for Johns Hopkins.
« The Blue Jays are 13-7 (.650) in B1G regular season games since the league was formed in 2015.
All-Time Big Ten Regular Season Records
1. Maryland (17-3)
2. Johns Hopkins (13-7)
3. Ohio State (11-9)
4. Penn State (9-11)
5. Rutgers (8-12)
6. Michigan (2-18)
A B1G Flashback
« Johns Hopkins returns to the scene of its 2018 Big Ten Championship as the Blue Jays claimed their second tournament title with wins over Ohio State (6-5) and Maryland (13-10) at Michigan last May.
« The Blue Jays' 2018 Big Ten title was its second as JHU also claimed the inaugural championship in 2015. JHU (2015, 2018) and Maryland (2016, 2017) have won all four Big Ten Tournament titles since the league was formed in 2015.
Doing the Little Things
« In the last six games, JHU is 103-of-118 (.878) on clears and has won 89-of-153 (.587) faceoffs. This is a big improvement from the Blue Jays' first two games of the season, when they were 28-of-40 (.700) on clears and 25-of-61 (.417) on faceoffs in losses to Towson and Loyola.
Lending a Hand
« Through eight games, 54 of Johns Hopkins' 89 goals have been assisted ... that's 60.7%. 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
« Johns Hopkins has 17 different goal-scorers and 20 different players have registered at least one point through eight games.
« By comparison, in the same number of games, Michigan has had 11 different goal-scorers and 14 players have at least one point.
Class Act
« Johns Hopkins has scored 89 goals and collected 54 assists for 143 points through eight games with a strong balance in the scoring breakdown among the four classes.
« Blue Jay seniors lead the way with 27 goals and 39 points, while the team's juniors lead the way with 18 assists. The contribution of the freshman (26g, 11a) and sophomore (18g, 13a) classes have also been strong.
« The balance in scoring has been remarkable as each class has totaled at least 18 goals and 31 points through eight 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 eight games, non-offensive players (defensemen, long & short-stick defensive middies and faceoff specialists) have accumulated eight goals and 13 assists (21 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 18 points (7g, 11a) in the last six 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.
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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