2008 Men s Lacrosse Season Review. NCAA Runner-Up Final Record: 11-6 Final USILA Ranking (Reg. Season): 4th

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1 2008 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Hopkins Lacrosse 177 First Team All-Americans 37 Straight NCAA Tournaments 28 NCAA Semifinal Appearances 18 NCAA Championship Games 9 NCAA Titles Coaching Staff Head Coach: Dave Pietramala (Johns Hopkins 90) Career Record/Yrs: (.739) 11th Season Record at Hopkins/Yrs: (.793) 8th Season Associate Head Coach: Bill Dwan (Defense) Assistant Coaches: Bobby Benson (Off. Coordinator) Dave Allan (Volunteer) JHU Men s Lacrosse Quick Facts Currnt Record: 11-6 Current Streak: Lost 1 Captains: Michael Doneger, Paul Rabil Stephen Peyser, Eric Zerrlaut Athletic Trainer: Brad Mountcastle All-Time Record: (.757) National Championships: 44 NCAA Titles: 9 (1974, , , 2005, 2007) Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances: 37 NCAA Championship Game Appearances: 18 NCAA Semifinal Appearances: 28 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: (.696) Home Field: Homewood Field Surface: Sportexe Momentum Turf 151 Capacity: 8,500 Sports Information Associate AD/SID: Ernie Larossa Larossa Office Phone: 410/ Larossa Home Phone: 410/ Larossa Cell Phone: 410/ SID Fax: 410/ Press Box Phone: 410/ SID elarossa@jhu.edu 2008 Schedule / Results 2008 Men s Lacrosse Season Review NCAA Runner-Up Final Record: 11-6 Final USILA Ranking (Reg. Season): 4th The Team: Johns Hopkins ended the regular season ranked fourth in the nation, earned the number five seed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament and made a stunning run to the national championship game before falling to Syracuse, 13-10, in the title game. The Blue Jays finished the season with an 11-6 record and won eight straight before the loss to the Orange in the championship game. These are the Facts: Johns Hopkins concluded the 2008 season with an all-time record of (.757). The Blue Jays own nine NCAA titles, 29 USILA titles and six ILA titles for a total of 44 national championships. That s 604 Games Over.500: With the 11-6 record, the Blue Jays all-time record is now (.757)... that s 604 games over.500. To put this in perspective: JHU has played an average of just under 15 games per season under head coach Dave Pietramala. Using a 15-game season as a reference, if the Blue Jays posted a 5-10 record for 120 straight seasons, they would still be four games over th Anniversary: The 2008 season marked the 125th anniversary of the Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse program. The Blue Jays wore commemorative patches on their uniforms for the 125th anniversary of the program (it was NOT the 125th season). Title-Game Appearances: Johns Hopkins made its record 18th appearance in the national championship game this season. The Blue Jays are now 9-9 in title games since making their first trip to the finals under Hall of Fame coach Bob Scott in More Title Games: The trip to the title game this season was JHU s second straight, third in the last four years and fourth in the last six years. A Regular at the Final Four: The Blue Jays advanced to the final four for the sixth time in eight seasons under head coach Dave Pietramala. JHU s six appearances in the final four since 2002 are the most of any team in the nation. Johns Hopkins has advanced to the semifinals 28 times in 37 appearances in the tournament (since 1972). To put that in persepective, only three other teams (Virginia, Maryland and Syracuse) have even qualified for the tournament 28 times. Date Opponent TV Time/Result Series Notes / Notes From Last Meeting Feb. 23 #11 Albany (ESPNU) W/10-5 Huntley (4g, 1a), Boyle (2g, 1a), Gvozden (11 saves), Dolente (7-of-9 on faceoffs) Mar. 1 #9 Princeton (M&T Bank Stadium) (ESPNU) W/14-9 JHU jumps to 10-1 halftime lead - Rabil (3g, 4a), Huntley (5g, 1a) Mar. 4 UMBC (ESPNU) W/ second-half run lifts JHU - Boyle (3g, 2a), Kimmel (1g, 3a), Peyser 14-of-16 on faceoffs Mar. Hofstra (OT) L/7-8 Peyser (2g), Bryan (1g, 1a), Huntley (1g, 1a)... Hofstra jumps to 6-3 1st quarter lead Mar. 15 #5 Syracuse (WMAR/ESPNU) (OT) L/13-14 SU erases three-goal 4th quarter deficit - Huntley (4g, 1a), Kimmel (1g, 3a) Mar. #2 Virginia (ESPNU) (OT) L/12-13 Rabil (3g, 1a), Peyser (2g, 2a), Gvozden (17 saves) Mar. 29 #9 North Carolina (WMAR/ESPNU L/8-13 UNC jumps to 4-0 first quarter lead... JHU never closer than three the rest of the way Apr. #2 Duke (ESPNU) L/ run turns 4-4 tie into 13-4 Duke lead - Huntley (2g, 2a) Apr. 12 #7 Maryland (WMAR/ESPNU) W/10-4 Rabil (3g, 1a), Doneger (3g), Gvozden (13 saves) - JHU uses 5-0 run to take control Apr. #10 Navy (CBS College Sports) W/12-5 JHU jumps to 4-0 lead and never trails - Huntley (3g, 1a), Gvozden (16 saves) Apr. 23 Towson (ESPNU) W/16-7 Rabil (3g, 1a), Peyser (3g, 1a), Doneger (3g), Bocklet (10 GBs, 1a) Apr. 28 Mount St. Mary s (ESPNU W/12-1 One goal allowed is fewest by JHU since (11-1 win over Navy) May #17 Loyola (WMAR/ESPNU) W/9-6 Kimmel (3g), Gvozden (14 saves), Bocklet (12 GBs)... LC scoreless for 23-minute span late in game May 11 #16 Hofstra (NCAA 1st Round) ESPNU W/10-4 Rabil (4g), Kimmel (3g, 1a), JHU holds Hofstra scoreless for 25:33 midway through game May #14 Navy (NCAA QF) ESPNU W/10-4 Rabil (3g, 1a), Boyle (3g), Gvozden (13 saves) May 26 #1 Duke (NCAA SF) ESPN2 W/10-9 Huntley (4g), Gvozden (17 saves), JHU holds Duke six goals below scoring average May 28 #3 Syracuse (NCAA F) ESPN L/10-13 Rabil (6g, 1a), Gvozden (20 saves), SU uses 9-3 run to take control NCAA Champions:

2 2008 Season Review USILA Coaches Poll May 5, 2008 Rk. Team Rec. Points 1. Duke (10) Virginia Syracuse Johns Hopkins Notre Dame UMBC Cornell Maryland North Carolina Colgate Georgetown Ohio State Brown Navy Drexel Hofstra Denver Loyola Army Princeton Others Receiving Votes: Bucknell, Army, Penn Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll May 28, 2008 Rk. Team Rec. Points 1. Syracuse (17) Johns Hopkins Duke Virginia Maryland Notre Dame Ohio State T. Navy UMBC Colgate North Carolina Georgetown Cornell Brown Hofstra Loyola Denver Drexel Army Princeton Others Receiving Votes: Albany-10, Bucknell-9, Siena-1, Canisius-1. Johns Hopkins Week-by-Week in the Polls USILA Coaches Nike/Media Preseason 1st 1st February st February 25 1st 1st March 3 1st 1st March 10 4th 4th March 17 T6th 4th March 24 8th 6th March 31 11th 10th April 7 13th 15th April 14 7th 10th April 21 6th 6th April 28 5th 5th May 5 4th 4th May nd Johns Hopkins Earns 37th Straight NCAA Bid: Johns Hopkins earned its record 37th straight bid to the NCAA Tournament this season. The 37 consecutive appearances is the longest active streak of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in any NCAA Division I Team sport (the University of Miami baseball team earned its 36th straight bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball tournament in 2008). The Blue Jays missed the inaugural NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament in 1971, but have qualified for every tournament since. A list of the longest active streaks of qualifying for the men s lacrosse tournament can be found to the right. In addition, a list of the longest active streaks of qualifying for each Division I team sport can also be found here. Blue Jays Earn Number Five Seed: Johns Hopkins earned a number five seed in the 2008 NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament. This is the 12th consecutive year the Blue Jays have been seeded in the top five. To put this in perspective, no other team in the nation has even qualified for the NCAA Tournament for 12 straight years. In fact, JHU s streak of 12 straight top-five seeds is twice as long as any other team s streak of qualifying for the tournament at all (Maryland - 6 straight bids). Poll Position: Johns Hopkins concluded the season ranked fourth in the USILA Coaches Poll (final regular season poll - no poll conducted after NCAA Tournament) and second in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (poll conducted after NCAA Tournament). To clarify, the Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office uses the USILA Coaches Poll to reflect JHU s official ranking. Thus JHU s official final ranking for the 2008 season is fourth. Playing to the Crowd: Despite the loss to Syracuse in the national championship game, the Blue Jays have enjoyed a great deal of success in recent years when playing in front of crowds of 10,000 or more. In fact, since the beginning of the 2005 season, Johns Hopkins fashions a remarkable 11-1 record in front of five-figure crowds with the only loss coming to SU in this year s title game. Amazingly, JHU has won more games in front of 10,000 or more fans since the start of the 2005 season than any other team in the nation has even played in front of 10,000 or more. Below is a look at JHU s results in front of 10,000 or more fans since the start of the 2005 season: Maryland W/ , Virginia (OT) W/9-8 45, Duke W/9-8 44, Navy W/9-8 13, Princeton (2OT) W/7-6 20, Delaware W/8-3 52, Duke W/ , Princeton W/ , Navy W/ , Navy W/ , Duke W/ , Syracuse L/ ,970 Consecutive Appearances (Active) NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament 1. Johns Hopkins 37 (1972-) 2. Maryland 6 (2003-) 3T. Cornell 5 (2004-) Navy 5 (2004-) 5. Virginia 4 (2005-) Consecutive Top Five Seeds (Active) NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament 1. Johns Hopkins 12 (1997-) 2. Virginia 4 (2005-) 3. Duke 2 (2007-) Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearancs (Active) By Division I Men s Team Sports 1. Johns Hopkins (Lacrosse) 37 (1972) 2. Miami of Florida (Baseball) 36 (1973) 3. Virginia (Soccer) 27 (1981) 4. Arizona (Basketball) 24 (1985) 5. Michigan (Hockey) 18 (1991) Overall Appearances (20 or more) NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament 1. Johns Hopkins 37 2T. Maryland / Virginia Syracuse Navy North Carolina Cornell 21 May Day: Johns Hopkins has posted a 36-4 (.900) record in the month of April under head coach Dave Pietramala and that success has carried over into the month of May. JHU is 27-6 (.818) in the month of May under Pietramala, including a perfect 13-0 at Homewood Field. Overall the Blue Jays have won 21 consecutive games at Homewood Field in the month of May. JHU s last loss at home in May came on May 2, 1992, when Towson dropped the Blue Jays, 14-13, in overtime. Prepping For May: Head coach Dave Pietramala and the Blue Jays continue to play one of the most difficult schedules in the nation, a fact that was further solidified with the announcement of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse bracket. Johns Hopkins played nine of its 13 regular season games against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament and the cumulative regular season record of JHU s 13 opponents was (.626). The nine games against NCAA Tournament teams were the second most in the nation. Only North Carolina (10) played more games against teams that qualified for the NCAAs. A complete breakdown of the number of games each team in the tournament played against teams that qualifed for the tournament can be found on the next page. NCAA Champions:

3 2008 Season Review Johns Hopkins Record... In Under Curr Petro Streak Overall: L1 At home: W4 On the road: W3 At a neutral site: L1 On artificial turf: W2 On grass: L2 On Sportexe / Fieldturf: L1 During the day: L1 At night: W2 In overtime: L3 In one-goal games: W1 On television: L1 In weekday games: L1 On the weekend (Sat/Sun.): W6 Against teams ranked 1-5: L1 Against teams ranked 6-10: W2 Against teams ranked 11-20: W8 Against unranked teams: W2 Leading after one quarter: L1 Leading at the half: W7 Leading after three quarters: W7 Trailing after one quarter: W3 Trailing at the half: L5 Trailing after three quarters: L6 Tied after one quarter: L1 Tied at the half: W2 Tied after three quarters: W1 Scoring first: L1 Opponent scores first: W1 Scoring 10 or more goals: L1 Scoring less than 10 goals: W1 Allowing 10 or more goals: L5 Allowing less than 10 goals: W8 Getting more ground balls: W6 Getting less ground balls: L1 Ground balls equal: W5 Winning more faceoffs: W5 Opp. wins more faceoffs: W3 Faceoffs equal: L2 State Rivalries: Without question the Blue Jays play one of the most difficult schedules in the nation and a big part of the schedule are the in-state rivalries the Blue Jays have. JHU won all seven of its games this season against in-state rivals (UMBC, Maryland, Navy-twice, Towson, Mount St. Mary s, Loyola) and the Blue Jays are 39-2 (.951) against teams from Maryland under head coach Dave Pietramala. Extra-Man Unit Among Nation s Best: Johns Hopkins converted on 17-of-41 (.415) extra man chances this season and finished the year ranked eighth in the nation in extra man offense. This is the third straight year and the sixth time in the last seven years the Blue Jays have finished in the top 10 in the nation. Senior Paul Rabil led the team with six extraman goals, while freshman Kyle Wharton (3), seniors Michael Doneger (3) and Kevin Huntley (2) and sophomore Steven Boyle (2) also cashed in on these chanes. One-Goal Turnarounds: With a 10-9 win over Duke in the NCAA Semifinals, Johns Hopkins is now 31-9 in one-goal games since Dave Pietramala took over in The Blue Jays have won 18 of their last 23 and 22 of their last 28 one-goal games. In the five seasons prior to Pietramala arriving ( ) the Blue Jays were 5-8 in one-goal games. More One-Goal Notes: The Blue Jays have come from behind to win 15 times during their last 18 one-goal wins. In 10 of those 15 come-from-behind one-goal wins the Blue Jays came back from a deficit of two goals or more. The latest of these come-frombehind one-goal wins came against Duke in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, when the Blue Jays erased a 2-1 second-quarter deficit. NCAA Tournament Teams Regular Season Games vs. Tourney Teams North Carolina 10 (1) Johns Hopkins 9 Duke 8 (2) Ohio State 8 (2) Virginia 7 (2) Denver 7 (1) Colgate 7 (1) Maryland 6 (1) Navy 6 (1) Syracuse 5 Cornell 5 Notre Dame 5 (1) UMBC 4 Loyola 4 Hofstra 2 Canisius 2 The number in parenthesis indicates the number of additional games a team played against a tournament team in its conference tournament. This number is included in the total. NCAA Tournament Victories All-Time Leaders Johns Hopkins Syracuse Maryland Virginia Princeton North Carolina Cornell Navy Duke Georgetown Extra, Extra: JHU is 13-5 all-time in overtime under head coach Dave Pietramala s guidance, including an impressive 6-3 on the road. Players on the 2008 team who scored game-winning goals in overtime during their career: Senior Kevin Huntley punched home the game-winner in the second OT against Duke in Junior Brian Christopher scored 1:22 into OT against Loyola on May 6, Senior Paul Rabil fired home the game-winner 56 seconds into the 2nd OT against Princeton on March 3, 2007 and tallied the game-winner 43 seconds into overtime at Maryland ( ). He is the only player in school history who has scored two overtime game-winners in the same season. Sophomore Michael Kimmel became the first freshman in school history to score an overtime goal in an NCAA Tournament game when he netted the game-winner one-minute into overtime against Notre Dame last season. More Overtime: The three consecutive overtime games for the Blue Jays against Hofstra, Syracuse and Virginia early this season mark the first time Johns Hopkins has ever played three straight overtime games. Twice previously the Blue Jays had played two consecutive overtime games (1982 and 1988). Comeback Kids: The Blue Jays came from behind to win six times this season (Albany, UMBC, Towson, Loyola, Navy (NCAA), Duke (NCAA)) and erased a two-goal deficit in the third quarter at Loyola. Johns Hopkins came from behind to win eight times last season, including six times during the season-ending nine-game winning streak. Streaking: Johns Hopkins is in its last 89 regular season games dating back to the end of the 2001 season and is overall since the start of the 2002 season. Defensive Turnaround: Johns Hopkins allowed 57 goals in consecutive losses to Syracuse, Virginia, North Carolina and Duke. However, the Blue Jay defense rebounded nicely over the last six weeks of the season with standout showings in wins over Maryland (10-4), Navy (12-5), Towson (16-7), Mount St. Mary s (12-1), Loyola (9-6), Hofstra (10-4) and Navy (10-4). Hopkins then held high-scoring Duke more than six goals below its scoring average in the 10-9 win the NCAA Semifinals. Johns Hopkins finished 19th in the nation in scoring defense (8.24). How remarkable was the defensive turnaround for the Blue Jays? After losing to Duke (17-6) in early April, JHU ranked 49th in the nation in scoring defense. NCAA Champions:

4 2008 Season Review Defensive Notes of Interest: The four goals the Blue Jays allowed against Navy (NCAA QF) marked the fourth time in six playoff games (dating back to 2007) that JHU held the opposition to six goals or less (Georgetown-6, Delaware-3 last season & Hofstra-4, Navy-4 this year). During the eight-game winning streak that turned a 3-5 record into an appearance in the NCAA Championship game, the opposition scored 40 goals on 263 shots for a shooting percentage of.152. The one goal allowed in the 12-1 win over Mount St. Mary s is the fewest JHU has allowed since April 24, 1999 when the Blue Jays beat Navy The Blue Jays held Mount St. Mary s scoreless for the final 49:11. This is the longest Johns Hopkins has held an opponent scoreless since March 11, 1989, when JHU held Washington College off the board for the first 50:20 in a 12-1 win. Johns Hopkins held the opposition scoreless for a streak of 14 minutes or longer 21 times in 17 games this season. Since the start of the 2007 season the Blue Jays have held the opposition scoreless for a streak of 14 minutes or longer 37 times. Hopkins has held the opposition scoreless for 25 minutes or longer 13 times since the start of the 2007 season, including seven times this season. The Blue Jays have held 18 of their last 23 opponents - including 13 of 17 this season - scoreless for a stretch of at least 18 minutes. The four goals the Blue Jays allowed against Maryland are the fewest Hopkins has allowed against a team ranked in the top 10 under head coach Dave Pietramala. The last time JHU held a top-10 opponent to four goals or less was on April 16, 1999, when JHU beat then seventh-ranked Maryland, Prior to the Maryland game the Blue Jays had allowed 13 or more goals in four straight games. Hopkins in Overtime Under Dave Pietramala (13-5) Date Opponent Result GW Goal #9 Virginia (4OT) L/ #6 Maryland W/9-8 K. Barrie #8 Massachusetts W/13-12 A. Doneger #8 North Carolina W/11-10 K. Harrison #5 Maryland W/6-5 J. McDermott #17 Virginia L/8-9 #2 Navy W/10-9 C. Ford #7 Syracuse W/12-11 G. Peyser #2 Duke (2OT) W/11-10 K. Huntley #5 Navy W/9-8 K. Harrison #4 Virginia (N) W/9-8 B. Erwin More Defensive Notes of Interest: Albany scored its first goal just 36 seconds into the game against JHU. The Great Danes scored exactly one more goal in the next 41:21. Princeton scored exactly one goal in the first 35:18 against JHU. Hofstra scored six goals in the first 13:02 against the Blue Jays during the regular season meeting. The Pride didn t score again until just 9:02 remained in the fourth quarter. Maryland scored exactly two goals in the first 40:24 against JHU. Navy scored three goals in the opening 56:46 before scoring twice in the final 3:14. JHU held Towson scoreless for stretches of 23:33 and 16:27 in the win over the Tigers. Mount St. Mary s scored with 4:48 remaining in the first quarter and then didn t score again. Loyola scored three goals in a span of 3:19 in the third quarter. Just prior to that the Hounds had been held scoreless for 25:45 and were then held scoreless for 23:44 after the three-goal spurt. Hofstra was held scoreless for the first 16:06, scored twice in a four-minute span and then was held scoreless for the next 25:33 in the first round of the NCAAs. In the NCAA Quarterfinals, Navy scored three goals in the opening 14:06, then was held scoreless for 33:11. The Midshipmen also didn t score in the final 12:41 of the game. Duke led the nation in scoring this season at 15.2 goals per game. However, the Blue Jays held the Blue Devils to just nine goals in the NCAA Semfinals. Don t Forget the Offense: While the focus of any Dave Pietramala-coached team will always be defense, the Blue Jay offense was effective as well this season. Consider: As a team the Blue Jays scored on 31.2% of their shots this season (179-of-573). JHU connected on 28.8% of its shots en route to winning the national championship a year ago. The Blue Jays highest shooting percentage in the Pietramala era came in 2003 when they connected on 31.7% (224-of-706) of their shots. Although not the highest scoring team in the nation, the Blue Jays may have been one of the most balanced teams on the offensive end of the field in JHU had seven or more different goal-scorers in seven different games this season with a season-high nine different players scoring against Syracuse (regular season), Navy (regular season) and Mount St. Mary s. Eight different players scored against Virginia and Towson and seven hit the back of the net against Princeton and UMBC. Dating back to the end of last season, JHU has scored in double figures 18 times in its last 22 games and is averaging goals per game during that time (251 goals in 23 games). The 16 goals the Blue Jays scored against Towson are the most for JHU since a 17-goal outburst at Syracuse last season. Johns Hopkins scored in all 36 quarters during the final nine games of the season and the Blue Jays scored three or more goals in 21 of those 36 quarters. A Game of Runs: Johns Hopkins had at least one significant scoring run in 16 of its 17 games this season. Below is a quick look at JHU s runs of note this season: Albany 6-1 Turns 1-0 deficit into 6-2 lead... Albany never closer than two again Princeton 8-0 Game-opening run covers first 23:03... PU never closer than final five-goal margin UMBC 5-1 Turns 6-5 third-quarter deficit into a 10-7 lead Hofstra 4-1 Erases 6-3 deficit, but Hofstra wins in OT Syracuse 4-0 Turns 2-2 tie into a 6-2 second-quarter lead, but SU wins in OT Virginia 6-3 Turns 8-6 third-quarter deficit into a lead, but UVA wins in OT North Carolina 5-2 Game-ending run Duke None Maryland 5-0 Third-quarter run extends 3-2 lead to MD never closer than five again Navy 4-0 Game-opening run gives JHU early lead 5-0 Second-half run extends 6-3 lead to 11-3 #20 Loyola W/7-6 B. Christopher #3 Princeton (N) (2OT) W/7-6 P. Rabil #7 Maryland W/8-7 P. Rabil #11 Notre Dame W/11-10 M. Kimmel Hofstra L/ #5 Syracuse L/ #2 Virginia L/12-13 All games completed in first overtime unless noted Top 2008 Opponent Scoreless Streaks Mount St. Mary s 49:11 Hofstra 37:56 Navy 33:11 Navy 32:34 Albany 27:03 Loyola 25:45 Hofstra 25:33 Loyola 23:44 Towson 23:33 Princeton 23:04 Maryland 22:46 Duke (NCAA) 20:00 Syracuse 19:34 UMBC 18:19 UMBC 17:57 Towson 16:27 Hofstra 16:06 Duke (NCAA) 16:05 Maryland 15:19 North Carolina 15:10 Albany 14:16 NCAA Champions:

5 Towson 9-1 Turns 2-1 deficit into 10-3 lead 6-0 Extends 10-6 lead to 16-6 Mt. St. Mary s 10-0 Game-ending run covered final 49:11 after MSM pulls within 2-1 Loyola 6-0 Turns 5-3 deficit into 9-5 advantage Hofstra 6-0 Turns 2-2 tie into 8-2 advantage... Hofstra never close than five again Navy 6-0 Gives JHU an 8-3 lead.. Navy never closer than four the rest of the way Duke 4-0 Turns 2-1 deficit into 5-2 lead... JHU never trails again Syracuse 5-3 JHU takes early 5-3 lead, but SU answers with 5-0 run and JHU never pulls even again Playing the Possession Game: JHU won the ground ball war in 12 of its 17 games this season and had a ground ball advantage on the year (+3.2 GBs per game). In their biggest win of the season, the Blue Jays dominated the ground ball battle (38-24) in the NCAA Semfinals against Duke. JHU vs. Top Seed: For the seventh time since the formation of the NCAA Tournament, Johns Hopkins knocked off the top-seeded team in the tournament as the Blue Jays 10-9 win over Duke in the semifinals sent the top-seeded Devils home. Johns Hopkins is now 7-7 all-time against the top-seeded team in the tournament and JHU s seven all-time wins against the top seed are the most of any team in the nation (Syracuse-4, Princeton-3, Virginia-2, Maryland-2, North Carolina-2, Cornell-1, Navy-1). Below is a look at the 14 games Johns Hopkins has played against the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Year Opponent Score Round 1972 Maryland W/9-6 Semifinals 1973 Maryland (2OT) L/9-10 Championship 1974 Maryland W/17-12 Championship 1977 Cornell L/8-16 Championship 1978 Cornell W/13-8 Championship 1980 Virginia (2OT) W/9-8 Championship 1982 North Carolina L/5-7 Championship 1987 Maryland W/13-8 Semifinals 1989 Syracuse L/12-13 Championship 1992 Syracuse L/16-21 Semifinals 1993 North Carolina L/10-16 Semifinals 2000 Syracuse L/12-14 Semifinals 2007 Duke W/12-11 Championship 2008 Duke W/10-9 Semifinals 2008 Season Review Second Time Around: There have been 18 instances since the formation of the NCAA Tournament where Johns Hopkins has played a team in the NCAAs after losing to that team during the regular season. The Blue Jays have avenged that regular season loss 10 times, including 4-of-5 times under head coach Dave Pietramala. Two of those four wins came in 2008 when the Blue Jays knocked off Hofstra and Duke in the NCAAs after dropping regular season games to the Pride and Blue Devils. The 11-goal margin the Blue Jays made up against Duke (lost 17-6 in regular season - won 10-9 in NCAA Semifinals). Previously the largest margin of defeat the Blue Jays had avenged was a five-goal loss to Cornell in Year Opponent Reg. Season NCAAs Round 2008 Syracuse L/13-14 L/10-13 Championship 2008 Duke L/6-17 W/10-9 Semifinals 2008 Hofstra L/7-8 (OT) W/10-4 First Round 2007 Duke L/9-11 W/12-11 Championship 2003 Syracuse L/14-15 W/19-8 Semifinals 2000 Syracuse L/12-13 L/12-14 Semifinals 1996 Virginia L/9-14 L/10-16 Semifinals 1994 Princeton L/11-20 L/11-12 (OT) Quarterfinals 1993 North Carolina L/9-14 L/10-16 Semifinals 1992 Towson St. L/13-14 W/15-8 Quarterfinals 1987 Maryland L/7-11 W/13-8 Semifinals 1983 North Carolina L/13-14 (OT) W/12-9 Semifinals 1982 North Carolina L/12-13 (OT) L/5-7 Championship 1980 Virginia L/9-12 W/9-8 (2OT) Championship 1978 Cornell L/11-16 W/13-8 Championship 1977 Cornell L/11-12 L/8-16 Championship 1973 Maryland L/4-17 L/9-10 (2OT) Championship 1972 Maryland L/12-13 W/9-6 Semifinals JHU In the NCAA Statistics (Team) Man-Up Offense: 8th (.415) Scoring Offense: 12th (10.53) Scoring Margin: 11th (+2.29) Win Percentage: 11th (.647) Scoring Defense: 19th (8.24) Faceoff Win Percentage: 19th (.519) Man-Down Defense: 48th (.625) JHU In the NCAA Statistics (Individual Top 20 Only) Ground Balls Per Game: Stephen Peyser 1st (6.65) Matt Bocklet 5th (5.82) Faceoff Winning Percentage: Stephen Peyser 14th (.574) Save Percentage: Michael Gvozden 8th (.598) Goals Against Average: Michael Gvozden 17th (8.10) Rabil, Huntley in Rare Company: Johns Hopkins seniors Paul Rabil and Kevin Huntley have etched their names throughout the Johns Hopkins record book in obvious and not so obvious places. In addition to their ranking among the all-time scoring leaders, the duo is just the second set of classmates to score 100+ goals at JHU (Terry Riordan and Brian Piccola) and they are two of just 11 players in school history to score 20 or more goals four times in their career. Below is a list of the 11 players who have scored 20 or more goals four times at Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins Players with 20+ goals 4X Paul Rabil (M) Kevin Huntley (A) Bobby Benson (A) Dan Denihan (A) , Terry Riordan (A) Brian Piccola (A) * Mike Morrill (A) Brian Wood (A) Del Dressel (M) Mike O Neill (A) Franz Wittlesberger (A) * Piccola received a medical redshirt as a freshman in 1991 and played from Kevin and Dave Huntley Make History, Again: When Kevin Huntley scored the 100th goal of his career in the win over Towson few knew that he and his dad, Dave Huntley, had joined such a select group. Research indicates that Kevin (101 career goals through the Hofstra game) and Dave Huntley (100 goals at Johns Hopkins from ) join Bill Morrill (107 goals at Johns Hopkins from ) and Mike Morrill (102 goals at Johns Hopkins from ) as the only father-son combinations in Division I lacrosse history to score 100 or more goals during their careers. Well documented of course is the fact that Dave and Kevin Huntley are the only father-son combination in the history of Division I lacrosse to have both won two NCAA Championships. NCAA Champions:

6 2008 Season Review Player Notes of Interest Matt Bocklet - 7 Senior Defense (South Salem, NY/John Jay (Fairfield) 2008: Third Team USILA All-American Played in all 17 games on close defense Totaled one goal and one assist and ranked second on the team with 99 ground balls 99 ground balls are the most for a non-faceoff specialist at Johns Hopkins since Rick Kowalchuk (midfield) had 113 in 1974 Finished fifth in the nation in ground balls per game (5.82) Picked up where he left off last season with a team-high seven ground balls in the season-opener against Albany and matched that against Syracuse Matched then career high with eight ground balls against Virginia and added first goal of the season and six ground balls against Duke Turned in one of the top individual performance by a defenseman in recent Hopkins history with one assist and a then career-high 10 ground balls in the win over Towson Took that up a notch against Loyola as he was again spectacular on defense and grabbed a career-high 12 ground balls The 12 GBs were the most by a Johns Hopkins player this season Grabbed five GBs in the NCAA Semifinals against Duke and a game-high nine in the NCAA Championship game against Syracuse Anchored a defense that was solid against the opposition s starting attack In 17 games the starting attack units the Blue Jays faced totaled just 55 goals and 29 assists (an average of 4.94 points per game). Bocklet s Career Statistics (at JHU) / /4: / /2:00 Totals 34/ /6:00 Bocklet s Career Highs Goals: 1, vs. #2 Duke (4-5-08), #4 Duke (4-7-07) Assists: 1, vs. Mount St. Mary s ( ) Points: 1, Three Times Ground Balls: 12, vs. #17 Loyola (5-3-08) 10, vs. Towson ( ) Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #7 Mike O Neill: 1978 National Player of the Year 1977 & 1978 Attackman of the Year Steven Boyle - 10 Sophomore Attack (Derry, NH/Pinkerton Academy) 2008: Finished third on the team in scoring with 19 goals and 15 assists for 34 points Totaled at least three points in each of the first three games before being held scoreless against Hofstra Scored JHU s first two goals and added an assist to fuel the win over Albany in the season-opener and added two goals and one assist against Princeton as well Tied career high with five points on three goals and two assists vs. UMBC Scored one goal and had one assist against Syracuse and notched the 50th point of his career with a third quarter assist against the Orange Added two assists against Virginia and North Carolina Did not score against Duke, but assisted on the first of Michael Doneger s three goals in the win against Maryland and added an extra-man goal against Navy Came back with two goals and one assist in the win over Towson and two goals in the win over Mount St. Marys s Enjoyed the most productive NCAA Tournament game of his career with three assists in the first round win over Hofstra (three assists tied career high and matched the total number of points he had in four NCAA games last season) and netted the first NCAA Tournament hat trick of his career against Navy Keyed JHU s 10-9 upset of top-seeded Duke in the NCAA Semfinals with two goals and one assist and added a goal in the national championship game against Syracuse Has posted at least one point in 29 of 34 career games. Boyle s Career Statistics / /0: / /0:30 Totals 34/ /0:30 Boyle s Career Highs Goals: 4, vs. #8 Syracuse ( ) Assists: 3, vs. #16 Hofstra ( ) UMBC (3-6-07) Points: 5, vs. UMBC (3-4-08) #8 Syracuse ( ) Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #10 Jeff Cook: 1981 National Player of the Year 1981 & 1982 Attackman of the Year Mark Bryan - 26 Junior Midfield (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) 2008: Played in 16 games (missed game vs. UNC with an injury) with nine starts - moved up to the first midfield in the win against Maryland Had four goals and five assists on the year Assisted on a fourth-quarter Kevin Huntley goal that jump-started a 3-0 game-ending run in the season-opener against Albany Matched career-high with two points on a goal and assist against Hofstra Scored one goal against Virginia - a fourth-quarter tally that ignited a 4-2 spurt that gave JHU a late lead Fueled a 6-1 third-quarter run in the win over Maryland with one goal and one assist during the spree and added one goal and one assist during a 5-0 second-half run against Navy Two-point efforts against Maryland and Navy matched his career high Added one assist against Mount St. Mary s. Bryan s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /1:30 Totals 46/ /1:30 Bryan s Career Highs Goals: 1, 12 Times Assists: 1, 11 Times Points: 2, vs. #10 Navy ( ), #7 Maryland ( ), Hofstra (3-8-08) #8 Syracuse ( ), #15 Hofstra ( ) George Castle - 11 Senior Short Stick Defensive Middie (Glenside, PA/Penn Charter) 2008: Played in all 17 games this season and had two goals, one assist and 12 ground balls Scored first goal of the season early in the fourth quarter against Syracuse to give JHU a 12-9 lead Added his second goal of the season midway through the fourth quarter in the NCAA Semifinals against Duke to give the Blue Jays an 8-6 lead Added his only assist of the year in the national championship game against Syracuse as he fed Kevin Huntley late in the first quarter to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead Appearance in the national championship game was the 50th game of his career. Career NCAA Tournament Statistics Active Players Name GP G A P Steven Boyle Mark Bryan George Castle Brian Christopher Michael Doneger Tom Duerr Kevin Huntley Michael Kimmel Andrew Miller Stephen Peyser Paul Rabil Garrett Stanwick Kyle Wharton Eric Zerrlaut Castle s Career Statistics / /1: / /0: / /0: / /1:00 Totals 50/ /2:30 Castle s Career Highs Goals: 1, vs. UMBC (3-6-07) Assists: 1, Three Times Points: 4, Four Times Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #11 Quint Kessenich: 1988 & 1989 Goalie of the Year Brian Christopher - 19 Junior Midfield (Springfield, PA/Springfield) 2008: Played in all 17 games and had six goals and five assists on the year Tied for sixth on the team with his five assists Assisted on Michael Doneger s first goal of the game in the season-opener against Albany Scored first goal of the season and added an assist against Syracuse and matched that effort with a goal and an assist against Virginia Goal and assist against the Cavaliers both came in the fourth quarter as JHU erased a two-goal third-quarter deficit Posted a career-high two assists against Duke and fueled the win over Loyola in the regular season finale with two goals, both of which came during a 6-0 second-half run that put the game away Two goals tied his career high Added the final goal in the 10-4 win over Navy in the NCAA Quarerfinals Ignited a 4-0 run with an unassisted goal midway through the second quarter to fuel the 10-9 upset of top-seeded Duke in the NCAA Semifinals. Christopher s Career Statistics / /1: / /1: / /0:00 Totals 48/ /2:00 Christopher s Career Highs Goals: 2, vs. Four Times Assists: 2, vs. #2 Duke (4-5-07) Points: 3, vs. North Carolina (4-1-06) NCAA Champions:

7 2008 Season Review Player Notes of Interest Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #19 Terry Riordan: 1995 National Player of the Year 1995 Attackman of the Year Sam DeVore - 44 Sophomore Defense (East Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) 2008: Played in all 17 games on defense and got the start eight times (Matt Bocklet was the starter, but plays the wing on faceoffs... DeVore is credited with the start as he opened the game on close defense) Had six ground balls on the year and saw increased playing time as the season progressed Key contributor to a defense that was solid against the opposition s starting attack In 17 games the starting attack units the Blue Jays faced totaled just 55 goals and 29 assists (an average of 4.94 points per game) JHU also finished 19th in the nation in scoring defense after ranking as low as 49th at one point in early April. DeVore s Career Statistics / /3: / /1:00 Totals 32/ /4:00 Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #44 Mark Greenberg: 1979 & 1980 Defenseman of the Year Steve Mitchell: st Team All-American Adam Wright: 1991 & st Team All-American Matt Dolente - 35 Freshman Midfield/Faceoffs (Phoenixville, PA/Malvern Prep) 2008: Saw action in all 17 games this season as a faceoff specialist and won 53-of-119 (.445) faceoffs with 27 ground balls, one goal and one assist Finished seventh on the team with 27 GBs Enjoyed a successful collegiate debut in the season-opening win against Albany as he won 7-of-9 faceoffs and grabbed six ground balls Won 3-of-6 faceoffs with two ground balls against UMBC and came back with a 4-of-7 showing with four ground balls and the first assist of his career against Hofstra Assisted on a Kevin Huntley goal that ignited a 3-0 run against the Pride that turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead Scored first career goal six seconds after a Stephen Peyser goal late in the third quarter against Virginia to tie the game at 8-8 Won 3-of-5 faceoffs and grabbed three ground balls to fuel the win over Maryland Took 6-of-9 faceoffs in the win over Navy (RS) and 4-of-7 vs. Mount St. Mary s Won 3-of-6 faceoffs in the NCAA Quarerfinal victory at Navy Won 6-of-12 faceoffs and grabbed three ground balls against the top faceoff specialist in the nation in the national championship game against Syracuse. Michael Doneger - 14 Senior Attack (Hewlett, NY/Lynbrook) Statistically Speaking: Scored 38 career goals on 76 career shots (.500). 2008: Started all 17 games on attack and had 19 goals and one assist for 20 points All three totals are career-highs and his 20 points in 17 games this season are one more than he had in 36 career games entering the 2008 season 19 goals came on just 41 shots (.463) Scored two goals on three shots in the season-opener against Albany and came back with one goal in the win over Princeton Tallied late in the third quarter against Hofstra to tie the game at 6-6 Scored JHU s first goal against Virginia and added two goals and one assist to match personal-best of three points against North Carolina Assist against UNC was the first of his career Scored once against Duke and matched career-high with three goals in the win over Maryland Scored back-to-back goals in a five-minute span bridging the first and second quarters to stake JHU to a 3-0 lead against the Terps Punched home back-to-back third-quarter goals to ignite a 5-0 run for the Blue Jays in the win over Navy Scored back-to-back goals in a 72-second span to jump-start a 9-1 run that turned a 2-1 deficit into a 10-3 lead against Towson... completed his hat trick with the seventh goal in the 9-1 run Fired home back-to-back goals in a span of just under two minutes early in the third quarter against Hofstra to fuel a 6-0 run that turned a 2-2 tie into an 8-2 JHU lead in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Tallied fourth goal in a 4-0 run that gave JHU a 5-2 lead against Duke in the NCAA Semifinals... JHU never trained again. Doneger s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0: / /1:00 Totals 53/ /1:00 Doneger s Career Highs Goals: 3, vs. Towson ( ), #7 Maryland ( ) #1 Virginia ( ), Marist ( ) Assists: 1, vs. #9 North Carolina ( ) Points: 3, vs. Towson ( ), #7 Maryland ( ) #9 North Carolina ( ) #1 Virginia ( ), Marist ( ) Matt Drenan - 43 Junior LSM (San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo) 2008: Played in all 17 games as JHU s primary long-stick middie and had 22 ground balls on the year Saw first action in nearly two years in the season-opener against Albany as he sat out the entire 2007 season wtih a torn ACL Fueled the defensive turnaround in the second half of the season that saw the Blue Jays win eight straight to advance to the national championship game JHU finished 19th in the nation in scoring defense after ranking as low as 49th at one point in the middle of the season. Drenan s Career Statistics / /5: Injured / /4:30 Totals 31/ /9:30 Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #43 Dave Pietramala: 1989 National Player of the Year 1988 & 1989 Defenseman of the Year Tom Duerr - 27 Junior Attack (Manasquan, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) 2008: Played in 16 games with one start (Navy-RS) on attack and had five goals and one assist to his credit Saw first action of the season against Princeton and came up with two ground balls and scored his first goal of the season against UMBC Goal against the Retrievers capped a 3-0 run that turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead Gave JHU a lead late in the fourth quarter against Virginia when he scored off an assist from Paul Rabil Assisted on a Michael Doneger goal just seven seconds into the third quarter against Navy and added a goal in the win over Mount St. Mary s Jump-started game-turning 6-0 run in the second half against Loyola with an unassisted goal midway through the third quarter Scored the third goal in a six-goal run to fuel the 10-4 win at Navy in the NCAA Quarerfinals. Duerr s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0:00 Totals 41/ /0:30 Duerr s Career Highs Goals: 3, vs. #12 Penn ( ) Mount St. Mary s ( ) Assists: 1, Five Times Points: 4, vs. Mount St. Mary s (4-3-06) Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #27 Franz Wittelsberger: 151 career goals ( ) Michael Evans - 33 Junior Defense (Davidsonville, MD/South River) 2008: Third Team USILA All-American Ran starting streak to 34 straight games by starting all 17 games Routinely draws the assignment of marking the opposition s top attackmam Grabbed a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team after helping hold Duke s Matt Danowski (2g, 1a) and Syracuse s Mike Leveille (1g, 2a) to a total of just six points in JHU s two games in the final four - Danowski and Leveille finished first and third, respectively, in the nation in scoring Anchored a defense that was solid against the opposition s starting attack In 17 games the starting attack units the Blue Jays faced totaled just 55 goals and 29 assists (an average of 4.94 points per game). Evans Career Statistics / /1: / /7: / /7:00 Totals 48/ /15:00 Evans Career Highs Goals: None Assists: 1, Twice Points: 1, Twice Michael Gvozden - 6 Sophomore Goalie (Millersville, MD/Severna Park) Statistically Speaking: Allowed just 51 goals while posting 118 saves during the final nine games of the season (.736 save percentage) Finished 17th in the nation in goals against average (8.10) and eighth in save percentage (.598). 2008: Started all 17 games in goal and posted an 8.10 goals against average and a.598 save percentage Played a school-record 1, in goal this season and 202 total saves rank as the fifth-highest single-season total in school history Made a successful debut as JHU s starting goalie as he posted NCAA Champions:

8 2008 Season Review Player Notes of Interest 11 saves, allowed just five goals and grabbed six ground balls in the season-opening win against Albany Came back with 11 saves against Princeton, including eight through three quarters as JHU built a 12-4 lead at the end of three Totaled eight saves and allowed eight goals against UMBC and posted 11 saves against Hofstra and Syracuse Turned in an outstanding effort at Virginia as he registered a career-high 17 saves in the overtime loss to the Cavaliers Anchored JHU s defensive effort in the 10-4 win over Maryland as he posted 13 saves, the second-highest total of his career Came back and posted 16 saves and held Navy to four goals in 58:11 Sharp in the win over Towson with nine saves while allowing just six goals in 57:30 Posted seven saves and allowed just one goal in 53:45 against Mount St. Mary s and went the distance against Loyola with 14 saves and just six goals allowed Enjoyed a solid showing against Hofstra in the first NCAA Tournament start of his career as he posted nine saves and allowed just four goals Posed an equally impressive showing in his first road start in the NCAA Tournament with a 13-save effort against Navy in the quarerfinals (allowed just four goals while playing all 60 minutes) Sparked JHU s stunning 10-9 upset of top-seeded Duke in the NCAA Semifinals as he matched career-high with 17 saves, including one on Matt Danowski as time expired to preserve the victory Solidified his spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team with a 20-save masterpiece in the NCAA Championship game against Syracuse Posted 14 of his 20 saves in the first half to keep the Blue Jays in the game (trailed 6-5 at intermission) The 20 saves are the most by a JHU goalie since Jesse Schwartzman had 21 vs. Towson on April 30, 2005 Fashioned a 7.50 goals against average and a.663 save percentage in the NCAA Tournament. Gvozden s Career Statistics Year GP/S Mins. Svs. Goals Sv. % GAA GBs /0 47: /17 1,007: Totals 20/17 1,054: Gvozden s s Career Highs Saves: 20, vs #3 Syracuse ( ) 17, vs. #1 Duke ( ) 17, vs. #3 Virginia ( ) 16 vs. #10 Navy ( ) 14, vs. #17 Loyola (5-3-08) 13, vs. #14 Navy ( ) 13, vs. #7 Maryland ( ) Fewest Goals Allowed: 1, vs. Mt. St. Mary s ( ) 4, vs. Navy ( ) 4, vs. #16 Hofstra ( ) 4, vs. #10 Navy ( ) 4, vs. #7 Maryland ( ) 5, vs. Albany ( ) Kevin Huntley - 24 Senior Attack (Towson, MD/Calvert Hall) Statistically Speaking: Registered two or more points in 13 of JHU s 17 games this season Finishes career ranked eighth in school history in goals (109) and 21st in points (139) With 34 goals this season is one of just 11 players in school history to score 20 or more goals in four seasons (list includes classmate Paul Rabil) Ends career ranked second in school history in career goals scored in NCAA Tournament games (26). 2008: Third Team USILA All-American Finished second on the team in scoring with 34 goals and nine assists for 43 points Picked up where he left off last season with a fourgoal, one-assist effort in the season-opening victory against Albany Four goals and five points were both one shy of his career high Third goal (and fourth point) of the game was the 100th point of his career Tied career high with five goals and six points against Princeton Five goals came on his first five shots of the game (only missed shot of the game came from midfield when he misfired on an open net) Held scoreless against UMBC, but bounced back with one goal and one assist against Hofstra and four goals (on just four shots) and one assist against Syracuse Added two goals against Virginia and North Carolina and two goals and two assists against Duke Held scoreless against Maryland, but bounced back with three goals and one assist in the win over Navy as he had a hand in four of JHU s five first quarter goals Fired home a pair of goals, including the 100th of his career, to fuel the win over Towson and added one goal and one assist in the win over Mount St. Mary s Sparked the win at Navy in the NCAA Quarterfinals with two goals, both of which came during a 6-0 run that turned a 3-2 deficit into an 8-3 lead Scored a game-high four goals, including what proved to be the eventual game-winner with 4:18 remaining, to fuel the 10-9 win over Duke in the NCAA Semifinals Added two goals and one assist in the NCAA Championship game against Syracuse to earn a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team. Huntley s Career Statistics / /0: / /1: / /4: / /3:30 Totals 63/ /8:30 Huntley s Career Highs Goals: 5, vs. #9 Princeton (3-1-08) #6 Georgetown ( ) #10 Syracuse ( ) vs. #17 UMBC (3-7-06) Assists: 3, vs. #11 Notre Dame ( ) Points: 6, vs. #9 Princeton (3-1-08) #6 Georgetown ( ) #10 Syracuse ( ) #17 UMBC (3-7-06) Michael Kimmel - 15 Sophomore Midfield (Towson, MD/Loyola) 2008: Starter on JHU s first midfield for the first eight games before splitting time between the first and second lines over the last nine games Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 13 goals and 18 assists for 31 points 18 assists were a team-high Totaled nine goals and 10 assists in last nine games after being held scoreless in three straight games prior to this run Picked up an assist on Steven Boyle s first goal of the game in the win over Albany and scored the first goal of the game - just 10 seconds in - against Princeton Totaled a career-high four points on a goal and three assists in the win over UMBC The three assists vs. the Retrievers tied his career high Totaled one goal and one assist against Hofstra and added one goal and a career-high-tying three assists to match personal best of four points against Syracuse Held scoreless by Virginia, North Carolina and Duke, but bounced back with three assists in the win over Maryland Three assists tied his career high and all three came during a 6-1 JHU run in the third quarter that extended a 3-2 lead to 9-3 Totaled one goal and one assist against Towson with both points coming during a 9-1 JHU run Totaled two goals on three shots and grabbed a pair of ground balls in the win over Mount St. Mary s and added the fifth hat trick of his career to fuel the 9-6 win over Loyola Scored JHU s first goal against the Greyhounds and then scored back-to-back goals in a 69- second span to fuel a game-turning 6-0 run in the second half Needed just a week to record the sixth hat trick of his carer as he fired home three goals and added an assist to lead JHU past Hofstra in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Two of his goals and one assist came during a 6-0 run that put the game away Added an assist in the NCAA Quarterfinal victory at Navy and keyed the win over Duke in the NCAA Semifinals with a career-high-tying three assists Added an assist in the NCAA Championship game against Syracuse. Kimmel s Career Statistics / /0: / /0:30 Totals 34/ /0:30 Kimmel s Career Highs Goals: 3, Six Times Assists: 3, Five Times Points: 4, vs. #16 Hofstra ( ) #5 Syracuse ( ), UMBC (3-4-08) Previous Hopkins Greats Who Wore #15 Brian Wood: 3x 1st Team All-Amer. ( ) Andrew Miller - 3 Junior SSDM (Mastic, NY/William Floyd) 2008: Played in all 17 games as JHU s top short-stick defensive middie and had two goals, two assists and 26 ground balls 26 GBs ranked eighth on the team Posted a career-high two points on one goal and one assist in the win over Princeton Goal against the Tigers came during JHU s game-opening 8-0 run and later assisted on a Steven Boyle goal in transition just before halftime Added a fourth-quarter goal against Navy that capped a 5-0 run that extended a 6-3 halftime lead to 11-3 Assisted on a Michael Doneger goal early in the third quarter against Towson that fueled a run of three goals in 78 seconds Grabbed four ground balls in the win over Loyola and added two against Hofstra in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Keyed defensive effort in the 10-9 upset of top-seeded Duke in the NCAA Semifinals as he helped hold Duke s starting midfield to a combined total of two goals and one assist - that trio entered the semifinals with a combined total of 60 goals and 29 assists on the year. Miller s Career Statistics / /1: / /2: / /2:00 Totals 48/ /5:00 Miller s Career Highs Goals: 1, Three Times Assists: 1, Three Times Points: 2, vs. #9 Princeton (3-1-08) NCAA Champions: