The Draw
«  Johns Hopkins (21-0-2) heads south to Salem, Virginia to compete in the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship Weekend.  The Blue Jays will take on Messiah (20-1-3) in the first semifinal on Friday, December 2 (1 pm).  Case Western (19-0-1) will take on Virginia Wesleyan (18-2-4) in the second semifinal (4 pm) with the winners advancing to the NCAA Championship game on Sunday, December 4 (12 pm).

How They Got Here
«  Johns Hopkins and Messiah both advanced to championship weekend without the luxury of playing one game at home.  Johns Hopkins won two games on the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament at Trinity (CT), while Messiah won twice at Cortland.
« JHU punched its ticket to championship weekend with an overtime win against Williams (2-1) and a shutout of top-ranked Misericordia (2-0) in the sectional, while the Falcons topped Emory (1-0) and slipped past Washington-St. Louis on penalty kicks.

Johns Hopkins vs. the Field
« This week's game against Messiah will be the 20th all-time between the Blue Jays and Falcons, including the fourth in the NCAA Tournament.
« Messiah holds as 12-3-4 lead in the all-time series after the teams battled to a 1-1 tie earlier this season.
« The Falcons have won all three previous meetings in the NCAA Tournament with all three coming in the NCAA Quarterfinals (2009, 2010, 2012).
« Johns Hopkins and Virginia Wesleyan have met four times previously with JHU holding a 2-1-1 series lead.  The teams met in the NCAA Tournament each year from 2006-2008 with the Marlins advancing on PKs in 2006 (T/0-0 ... 5-3 on PKs) and winning 2-0 in 2007.  JHU scored a 1-0 win against Virginia Wesleyan in the 2008 tournament.  The 2006 and 2008 games came in the second round, while the 2007 meeting was in the first round.
« Johns Hopkins and Case Western have never met in women's soccer.

JHU Eighth in Scoring Offense
« Johns Hopkins enters the NCAA Semifinals with the eighth-highest scoring offense in the nation at 4.04 goals per game.  The Blue Jays have scored 93 goals in 23 games with a 51-3 scoring margin in the first half, a 40-5 margin in the second and a 2-1 advantage in overtime.
« JHU has scored at least two goals in 20 straight games and two or more in 22 of 23 games on the year.
«  The Blue Jays have scored 3+ goals in 18 games and 4+ in 14 games.
« The 93 goals JHU has scored this season are the most in a single season in school history.  The 93 this season breaks the previous school record of 92 (2011).

Poll Position
« Johns Hopkins ended the regular season ranked #2 in the nation in both the United Soccer Coaches Association (USC) Poll and the D3soccer.com Poll.  Save for the USC preseason poll, which had the Blue Jays ninth, Johns Hopkins has been ranked in the top 25 every week of the 2022 season in both polls.
« Using the USC Poll as a reference, the Blue Jays have played three teams ranked in the top 20 during their run in the NCAA Tournament with wins over #19 Trinity (CT), #11 Williams and #1 Misericordia.

NCAA Streaking
« This year's appearance in the NCAA Tournament is the 20th all-time for Johns Hopkins, including the 17th straight.
« The 17 consecutive appearances is the second longest active streak in the nation (Messiah-22).
« Including the four wins this season, Johns Hopkins sports an all-time record of 35-18-3 (.652) in NCAA Tournament play.  JHU's 35 all-time NCAA Tournament victories rank ninth in Division III history.

19 in a Row
« Johns Hopkins enters the national semifinals riding the crest of a 19-game winning streak.  The  19-game run is the second longest in school history; the JHU record for consecutive wins is 21 (2011 ... started season at 21-0).
« The 19-game winning streak is the longest active winning streak in the nation in men's or women's college soccer at any level of the NCAA (entering championship weekend).  In fact, the only other  team that has currently won more than 10 consecutive games is the Franklin Pierce men's team at the Division II level (15 games).

Balance at the Top
«  Johns Hopkins features one of the deepest and most talented offensive groups in the nation and the key to the unit is depth.
«  Entering the national semifinals, the Blue Jays have four players with 10 or more goals, seven with five or more assists and 10 players with 10 or more points.
« Remarkably, among those players, three individuals with five or more assists and 10 or more points are not regular starters for the Blue Jays (Rebecca Rosen (13-7-33), Megha Salvi (3-8-14), Kaleigh Gallagher (2-6-10)).
« In all, 16 different players have scored at least one goal, 17 have at least one assist and 20 have at least one point).

Don't Forget the Defense
« While the offense grabs the headlines, the Blue Jay defense has been just as effective.  Paced by graduate students Laurel Buck (D) and Kendall Dandridge (D) and freshmen Annie Isphording (D) and Lily Gaston (D) along with graduate student goalie Emma Huntzinger (G), the Blue Jays have allowed just nine goals in 23 games and have posted 17 shutouts on the year.   
« The 17 shutouts this season for the Blue Jays are tied for the most in a single season in school history (17/2008) and are tied with Messiah and Calvin for the second most in the nation.
« Dating back to last season when head coach Dan Weiler took over (his first season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID pandemic), the Blue Jays have posted 29 shutouts in 43 games and have held the opposition to one goal or less in 39 of those 43 games.

Have a Fall Blue Jays
« The women's soccer team is one of several that have enjoyed outstanding fall campaigns at Johns Hopkins.  The Blue Jay women's cross country team won its eighth NCAA Championship, the field hockey team advanced to the national championship game before falling to Middlebury in overtime (1-0), the men's soccer team advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals before being eliminated on penalty kicks by Stevens (1-1 / 5-4 on PKs), the volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals, the men's cross country team placed 12th at the NCAAs and the Blue Jay football team went 10-1.

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