The Game
« Johns Hopkins (2-2) hits the road for the third straight game and the fourth time in five games as the Blue Jays head to Syracuse (2-2) to take on the Orange.
« Johns Hopkins is coming off a 14-12 win at Princeton that evened the Blue Jays' record at 2-2 on the year.
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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 985-336-15.
« JHU owns 44 national championships with nine NCAA titles, 35 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.
« Johns Hopkins enters this week's game at Syracuse having won eight consecutive games in the month of March dating back to 2017.
« JHU is 13-4 in its last 17 games in the month of March dating back to the 2015 season. Â
Poll Position
« Johns Hopkins is ranked 17th in this week's USILA Coaches Poll and 18th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. These are the two official in-season polls conducted throughout the regular season.
« Syracuse is ranked 15th in the USILA Coaches Poll and 14th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Both complete polls can be found on page 10.
Series History
« This week's game will be the 57th between Johns Hopkins and Syracuse. The series dates to a 4-4 tie in 1921.
« JHU leads the all-time series 30-26-1 and won last season's meeting 18-7 at Carrier Dome.
On This Date
« This week's game at Syracuse will be eighth all-time for Johns Hopkins on March 9. JHU is 7-0 all-time in games played on this date.
« Included in the Blue Jays' 7-0 record on March 9 is an 8-6 win against Syracuse in 1985. At the time, that was the first regular season game between the two teams since 1968 - the teams have played in the regular season every year since.
For What It's Worth
« This week's game against Syracuse will be JHU's fifth game of the season. JHU's first four opponents (Towson, Loyola, North Carolina) are a combined 13-5 (.722) entering this weekend's games.
Lending a Hand
« Through four games, 31 of Johns Hopkins' 45 goals have been assisted ... that's 68.9%. 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%).
Class Act
« Johns Hopkins has scored 45 goals and collected 31 assists for 76 points through four games with a strong balance in the scoring breakdown among the four classes.
« Blue Jay seniors lead the way with 14 goals, while the team's juniors lead the way with 11 assists. The contribution of the freshman class has been strong as well with 12 goals and 10 assists in four 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 four games, non-offensive players (defensemen, long & short-stick defensive middies and faceoff specialists) have accumulated six goals and eight assists for the Blue Jays.
« JHU's non-offensive players have combined for 11 points (5g, 6a) in the last two 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 Syracuse will be the 224th all-time for Johns Hopkins against a team currently in the ACC.
« Johns Hopkins is 133-88-2 (.601) 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.
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Marr's Streak is Fifth-Longest in the Nation
« Johns Hopkins senior Kyle Marr will carry an 18-game goal-scoring streak into this week's game against Syracuse.
« Marr's 18-game goal-scoring streak is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the nation.
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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