2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy

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1 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy HOPKINS Contact: Ernie Larossa - Associate AD/Athletic Communications Newton White Athletic Center Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD / (o) 410/ (c) elarossa@jhu.edu 181 First Team All-Americans 44 National Championships 40 Straight NCAA Tournaments 18 NCAA Championship Games 9 NCAA Titles 2012 Schedule Feb. 17 Towson (ESPNU) W/ #16 Delaware (ESPNU) W/ Siena (ESPNU) W/9-5 Mar. #12 Princeton (ESPNU) W/ Manhattan (ESPNU) W/ vs. UMBC (ESPN3.com) + W/ #6 Syracuse (ESPNU) W/11-7 #1 Virginia (ESPNU) (OT) W/11-10 Apr. 1 vs. #11 North Carolina (ESPNU) # L/ Albany (ESPNU) W/ #9 Maryland (ESPNU) L/6-9 Navy (CBS Sports Network) Noon Loyola 1 pm May 5 Army (ESPNU) - Homecoming 2 pm + Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (M&T Bank Stad.) # Konica Minolta Big City Classic (Met Life Stad.) Coaching Staff Head Coach:...Dave Pietramala Alma Mater:... Johns Hopkins 90 Career Record/Yrs: (.725) 15th Year Record at Johns Hopkins/Yrs: (.758) 12th Year Pietramala at home (JHU only): (.859) Pietramala away (JHU only): (.700) Pietramala neutral (JHU only): (.538) Pietramala in the NCAA Tourn. (JHU): (.690) Pietramala in the NCAA Tourn. (all): (.667) Pietramala vs. Top 10 (JHU only): (.593) Pietramala vs. Top 5 (JHU only): (.510) Associate Head Coach: Bill Dwan... (Johns Hopkins 91 - Defense) Assistant Coaches: Bobby Benson... (Johns Hopkins 03 - Off. Coordinator) Jamison Koesterer...(Johns Hopkins 07 - Faceoffs/Off.) Lacrosse Office Phone:...410/ Head Athletic Trainer:...Brad Mountcastle Strength Coach:...Jay Dyer (Delaware 96) About the Blue Jays Captains:...Chris Boland, Marshall Burkhart, Eric DiProspero 2011 Record: Final USILA Rank (Final Reg. Season Poll):... No Postseason:... NCAA Quarterfinals Starters Returning/Lost:... 9/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 35/8 All-Time Record: (.754) 125th year National Championships: NCAA Titles:...9 (1974, 78-80, 84-85, 87, 2005, 07) Sports Information Assoc. AD/Dir. of Athletic Communications:... Ernie Larossa Larossa Office Phone:...410/ Larossa Home Phone:...410/ Larossa Cell Phone:...410/ Larossa Fax:...410/ Larossa ...elarossa@jhu.edu Assistant SIDs:... Jill Olsen, Mary Raskob Olsen/Raskob Office Phone:...410/ /0591 Internet Address:... #6 Johns Hopkins (9-2) at Navy (5-6) April 21, 2012 Noon Navy Marine Corps Stadium Annapolis, Maryland TV: CBS Sports Network Hopkins Radio: ESPN 1300 AM (Baltimore, MD) The Game: Sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins (9-2) makes the short trip to Annapolis to take on Navy (5-6) in the 86th meeting between the two teams. Last Time Out: Johns Hopkins and Navy are both looking to bounce back from identical 9-6 defeats in rivalry games last week. Hopkins fell to Maryland at Homewood Field, while the Midshipmen lost to Army in two of the most storied rivalries in college lacrosse. Series History: Johns Hopkins and Navy are meeting for the 86th time in a series that dates to a 6-1 Johns Hopkins win in Johns Hopkins won last season s meeting, 14-5, at Homewood Field, and has won 37 of the last 38 meetings. Navy grabbed a 9-8 overtime victory in 2010 when JHU last visited Navy Marine Corps Stadium. A complete series review can be found at the back of this week s note packet. These are the Facts: Johns Hopkins enters this week s game against Navy with an all-time record of (.754). The Blue Jays own nine NCAA titles, 29 USILA titles and six ILA titles for a total of 44 national championships. A Win For Johns Hopkins Would... Give the Blue Jays 10 wins for the ninth time in 12 seasons under head coach Dave Pietramala. Give JHU 10 wins for the 33rd time in school hsitory. Be the 12 for JHU in 13 games against Navy since Dave Pietramala took over in Improve JHU s record to 56-5 against teams from the state of Maryland since Dave Pietramala took over in Improve Johns Hopkins reocrd to 50-9 in games played in April under Dave Pietramala. Career Win Number 150: Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala picked up career win number 150 with the 12-6 victory vs. Towson in the season opener. He now sports an all-time record of (.725), including a (.758) record at Johns Hopkins. He ranks second all-time in school history in career coaching victories as only Hall of Fame coach Bob Scott (158 wins from ) has more victories than Pietramala while patrolling the sidelines at Homewood. Television/Radio Information In Television: This week s game at Navy will air live on the CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan will handle the play-by-play with Evan Washburn providing the analysis. The last time Johns Hopkins failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament was What was life like in 1971? Here are a few items to consider: Cost of a gallon of gas 40 cents Cost of a movie ticket $1.50 Cost of a 1st class stamp 8 cents Average cost of a new house $25,250 Average income $10,600 Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali in the first of their three fights to retain his heavyweight title. Baltimore Colts beat Dallas, 16-13, in the Super Bowl. The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles in seven games to win the World Series. UCLA wins its fifth straight NCAA basketball title and the seventh of 10 the Bruins would win under John Wooden. Radio: Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse games air locally in the Baltimore area on ESPN Radio 1300 AM. The games are also available on the internet at Joe Miller provides all the play-by-play with former Blue Jay All-America goalie Larry Quinn providing analysis.

2 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy USILA Coaches Poll April 16, T. Loyola (6) 193 UMass (4) Cornell Virginia Notre Dame Johns Hopkins Duke Maryland North Carolina Denver Villanova Lehigh Colgate Princeton Syracuse Penn State Fairfield Bucknell Bryant Yale 10 Others Receiving Votes: St. John s, Army, Towson, Ohio State, Drexel, Robert Morris The Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office uses the USILA Poll to reflect JHU s ranking at the time of a game. Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll April 16, 2012 Rk. Team Points 1. Loyola (14) UMass (3) Cornell (4) Notre Dame (1) Duke Virginia Johns Hopkins Maryland North Carolina Lehigh Colgate Denver Princeton Syracuse Villanova Penn State Fairfield Bucknell Bryant Army 16 Receiving Votes: Robert Morris, St. John s, Yale, Siena, Ohio State, Towson, Hofstra Johns Hopkins Week-by-Week in the Polls USILA Coaches Nike/Media Preseason 2nd 3rd February 20 3rd 2nd February 27 2nd 2nd March 5 2nd 2nd March 12 2nd 2nd March 19 2nd 2nd March 26 1st 1st April 2 3rd 3rd April 9 3rd 3rd April 16 6th 7th Apirl 23 April 30 May 7 Representing the Stars and Stripes: Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala will serve as an assistant coach for the United States at at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships in Denver Colorado. Pietramala will serve under Richie Meade, the head coach at Navy from About the Start: Although Johns Hopkins had its eightgame season-opening winning streak snapped with the loss to North Carolina on April 1, good things could be in store for the Blue Jays down the road. Since 1977 the Blue Jays have opened a season with eight straight wins seven times (including this season). JHU has won the national championship three times in the previous six years, made two other trips to the title game and advanced to the NCAA semifinals the other year. April Reign: Flipping the calendar to April has usually been a good sign for the Blue Jays, who are 49-9 (.845) under head coach Dave Pietramala in games played in April. JHU is 28-4 at home, 19-3 on the road and 2-2 on a neutral field in April under Pietramala s guidance. Marching Orders: Johns Hopkins closed out the March portion of its 2012 schedule at Virginia on March 24. The Blue Jays posted their first perfect record in the month of March (5-0) since 2005, when they also won all five of their games played in the month. Since 1972, JHU has posted a perfect record in the month of March 15 times (not including this season). In six of those years the Blue Jays went on to win the national championship and in seven other instances JHU finished as national runner-up. Streaking - Part 1: In case you didn t notice, Johns Hopkins is 17-3 in its last 20 games, 22-5 since the start of the 2011 season and 24-7 in its last 31 games. Streaking - Part 2: Johns Hopkins is (.780) in its last 141 regular season games dating back to the end of the 2001 season and (.765) overall since the start of the 2002 season. 13-Win Seasons: With a 13-3 record last season, Johns Hopkins reached the 13-win mark for the fifth time under head coach Dave Pietramala and the 12th time in school history. All-Time Winningest Division I Men s Lacrosse Programs 1. Johns Hopkins (9-2) Syracuse (7-5) Navy (5-6) Maryland (7-3) Army (6-6) Hobart (3-8) Home Cookin : Johns Hopkins has its 12-game home winning streak snapped with last week s 9-6 loss to Maryland. The streak is the second-longest under head coach Dave Pietramala, who picked up his 75th career victory at Homewood Field with the win earlier this season against Delaware. Hopkins sports a (.859) record in home games during his career at JHU. JHU won a school and national-record 37 straight home games from under Pietramala s guidance and the recent 12-game home winning streak is the fourth home streak of seven wins or more since he arrived. Below is a look at JHU s longest home winning streaks under Pietramala: Streak Began Ended 37 April 3, 2001 March 4, March 9, 2011 April 14, 2012 Striking the First Blow: Johns Hopkins scored on its first shot of the game seven times in 2011 and has already turned the trick five times this season. JHU has scored on its first (5x) or second (4x) shot of the game a total of nine times in 11 games this season. Johns Hopkins has failed to score on one of its first two shots twice this season - against Manhattan and Virginia. In JHU s Tentative Lineup (Subject to Change) Attack 32 Chris Boland (Sr.) 10g, 5a 45 Zach Palmer (Jr). 15g, 19a 92 Brandon Benn (So.) 22g, 5a 42 Wells Stanwick (Fr.) 6g, 13a 1st Midfield 31 John Ranagan (Jr.) 13g, 5a 9 John Greeley (Jr.) 7g, 7a 27 Rob Guida (So.) 13g, 7a 2nd Midfield Defense Goalie 77 Mark Goodrich (Sr.) 6g, 1a 16 Lee Coppersmith (Jr.) 12g, 0a 10 Greg Edmonds (So.) 3g, 1a 51 Tucker Durkin (Jr.) 0g, 1a, 21 GBs 19 Chris Lightner (Jr.) 0g, 0a, 13 GBs 38 Rob Enright (Fr.) 0g, 0a, 3 GBs 33 Pierce Bassett (Jr.) 6.91 GAA,.560 save % Faceoff Specialist LSM SSDM 29 Mike Poppleton (Jr.) 107-of-174 (.615) 76 Drew Kennedy (Fr.) 22-of-41 (.537) 43 Jack Reilly (So.) 1g, 0a, 17 GBs 34 Michael Pellegrino (Fr.) 0g, 0a, 16 GBs 28 Marshall Burkhart (Sr.) 1g, 0a, 16 GBs 36 Nikhon Schuler (Fr.) 0g, 0a, 1 GBs All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Division I Men s Lacrosse Johns Hopkins 8 Cornell 6 Princeton 5 Duke 5 Syracuse 4

3 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy Johns Hopkins Record... In Under Curr Petro Streak Overall: L1 At home: L1 On the road: W4 At a neutral site: L1 On artificial turf: W2 On grass: W2 On Sportexe / Fieldturf: L1 During the day: W8 At night: L1 In overtime: W2 In one-goal games: W5 On television: L1 In weekday games: W17 On the weekend (Sat/Sun.): L2 Against teams ranked 1-5: W1 Against teams ranked 6-10: L1 Against teams ranked 11-20: L1 Against unranked teams: W11 Leading after one quarter: W17 Leading at the half: L1 Leading after three quarters: W15 Trailing after one quarter: W1 Trailing at the half: L1 Trailing after three quarters: L2 Tied after one quarter: L2 Tied at the half: W9 Tied after three quarters: L1 Scoring first: L1 Opponent scores first: L1 Scoring 10 or more goals: W22 Scoring less than 10 goals: L2 Allowing 10 or more goals: L1 Allowing less than 10 goals: L1 Getting more ground balls: W6 Getting less ground balls: L2 Ground balls equal: W1 Winning more faceoffs: L1 Opp. wins more faceoffs: L1 Faceoffs equal: W3 both of those games the Blue Jays scored on their fourth shot. Below is a look at JHU s early-game shooting prowess this season: Time of JHU Opponent 1st Goal (Qtr.) Shot # Towson 12:01 (1) 2 Delaware 9:37 (1) 1 Siena 14:10 (1) 1 Princeton 10:02 (1) 2 Manhattan 4:25 (1) 4 UMBC 10:32 (1) 2 Syracuse 14:25 (1) 1 Virginia 4:19 (1) 4 North Carolina 10:47 (1) 2 Albany 14:23 (1) 1 Maryland 12:44 (1) 1 Balancing Act: Johns Hopkins has employed virtually the same first and second midfield units throughout the first 11 games and those units have proven to be steady in terms of production. JHU s first unit of Rob Guida (13), John Ranagan (13) and John Greeley (7) has combined for 33 goals, while the second unit of Lee Coppersmith (12), Mark Goodrich (6) and Greg Edmonds (3) has 21 goals to its credit. The major difference between the two groups has been with assists. The unit of Guida, Ranagan and Greeley has combined for 19 assists. Edmonds assist against North Carolina was the first assist of the season from the trio on the second midfield, which now has two assists to its credit. Attack Oriented: Despite being forced to start five different players in three different combinations, the starting attack units the Blue Jays have trotted out have been effective and efficient. The unit has combined for 53 goals and 37 assists (8.2 points per game) through 11 games Last week s starting unit of Chris Boland (1g, 1a), Zach Palmer (0g, 0a) and Brandan Benn (1g) combined to produce a season-low three points against Maryland. Below is a game-by-game look at the production of the starting attack units the Blue Jays have fielded this season. Opponent Starters Totals Towson Boland (4g), Palmer (3g, 3a), Benn (2g) 9g, 3a #16 Delaware Palmer (1a), Benn (3g, 1a), Stanwick (1g, 2a) 4g, 4a Siena Palmer (2g, 2a), Benn (1g), Stanwick (2g, 1a) 5g, 3a #12 Princeton Palmer (1g, 3a), Benn (1g), Kaestner (2g) 4g, 3a Manhattan Palmer (1g, 1a), Benn (1g), Kaestner (1g, 1a) 3g, 2a UMBC Palmer (3g, 5a), Benn (3g, 2a), Kaestner (1g, 1a) 7g, 8a #6 Syracuse Palmer (1g), Benn (4g, 1a), Kaestner (0g, 0a) 5g, 1a #1 Virginia Palmer (1g, 1a), Benn (3g), Stanwick (1g, 2a) 5g, 3a #11 North Carolina Palmer (1g, 1a), Benn (2g), Stanwick (0g, 3a) 3g, 4a Albany Boland (3g, 2a), Palmer (2g, 2a), Benn (1g, 1a) 6g, 5a Maryland Boland (1g, 1a), Palmer (0g, 0a), Benn (1g) 2g, 1a Totals 53g, 37a On the Flip Side: While the Blue Jay attack is collectively averaging more than eight points per game, the Blue Jay defense has not been nearly as giving. In fact, the starting attack units Johns Hopkins has faced this season have totaled just 37 goals and 21 assists (5.3 points per game). Opponent Starting Attack Scoring Breakdown Towson 2g, 2a #16 Delaware 3g, 3a Siena 2g, 1a #12 Princeton 3g, 2a Manhattan 0g, 0a UMBC 3g, 3a #6 Syracuse 5g, 1a #1 Virginia 4g, 3a #11 North Carolina 6g, 4a Albany 4g, 1a #9 Maryland 5g, 1a Totals 37g, 21a Bassett Now 22-5 in Last 27 Starts: Junior goalie Pierce Bassett picked up his 25th career victory in goal with the 17-6 win vs. Albany as he posted 11 saves in just over 55 minutes of action. Including the win over the Great Danes and last week s loss to Maryland, he is 22-5 in his last 27 starts dating back to the start

4 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy of the 2011 season and counts a 25-9 career record to his credit. Through 11 games Bassett currently ranks fifth in the nation in goals against average (6.91) and 13th in save percentage (.560). Bassett concluded his first full season as the starter for the Blue Jays last season and posted a 7.07 goals against average and a.570 save percentage. He finished fifth in the nation in GAA and 10th in save percentage. Bassett s 7.07 goals against average is the second best by a JHU goalie since 1993 (Jesse Schwartman s 6.68 GAA in 2005 is the best since records became available in 93). Boland Returns: Senior attackman Chris Boland returned to the lineup against North Carolina after missing seven consecutive games with an injury he suffered 35 minutes into the season opener against Towson. Boland scored twice and dished out a pair of assists against the Tar Heels and came back with a three-goal, two-assist showing against Albany and a one-goal, one-assist effort against Maryland to push his season totals to 10 goals and five assists in just four games. He will carry 13-game goal and point-scoring streaks into this week s game at Navy. Boland pushed his career totals to 76 goals and 43 assists for 119 points with his one goal and one assist vs. Maryland. He has 10 career hat tricks, 28 career multi-point games and 18 games with four points or more. Stanwick in Rare Company: Freshman Wells Stanwick was held scoreless for the first time in his career in last week s 9-6 loss to Maryland. He had previously run his streak of consecutive multi-point games to seven with one goal and two assists in the win over Albany. His run of seven straight multi-point games to open his career is the longest by a Johns Hopkins player (freshmen only - not transfers) since all-time leading scorer Terry Riordan opened his career with 18 consecutive multi-point games from Stanwick has six goals and 13 assists for 19 points in eight games played. He missed three games early in the season with an injury, but still ranks second on the team in assists and fourth in points. Jumping Right In: Junior John Kaestner had played in 12 career games and hadn t so much as taken a shot before getting the starting nod at Princeton with freshman Wells Stanwick out. No worries, all Kaestner did was stick the first two goals of his career during a 4-1 fourth-quarter run that fueled JHU s 10-8 win. He came back with one goal and one assist in the win vs. Manhattan and duplicated that effort in the win over UMBC. Breaking It Down: Johns Hopkins totaled 179 goals and 99 assists in 2011 and those 279 points were spread pretty well throughout the lineup; that balance is evident again this season. There are several ways of looking at the production, including by class and by position. Below is a breakdown of JHU s offensive production by class this season: G A P Seniors/Grad. Students Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Below is a breakdown of JHU s offensive production broken down by position. G A P Attackmen Midfielders Defensemen/LSM Helmet Stickers and Uniform Patches The Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse team is wearing various stickers on its helmets this season and one commemorative patch on its jerseys. Below is a quick look at what each of these represents: Helmet Stickers JB 33 Janis Berzins Played at JHU from and recently passed away BK Buzzy 49 Consecutive Multi-Point Games To Open Career at JHU (Since 1992 Freshman Only) Terry Riordan ( ) 18 Wells Stanwick (2012) 7 Steven Boyle (2007) 5 Michael Kimmel (2007) 5 Dan Denihan (1996) 3 Bob Kearney JHU super fan - recently passed away Buzzy Budnitz Played at JHU in the 1950s - Lax Hall of Famer who recenty passed away NK Nathan Krasnopoler JHU undergraduate struck by a motorist and killed in 2011 Uniform Patch Olympic Patch ( ) Patch celebrates JHU s representation in the Olympics 80 years ago (1932). Added this Olympic year. Please note that tape added to an individual player s facemask is something that player has added himself and is not being worn by entire team. Scouting the Midshipmen Navy Quickly: Navy welcomes Johns Hopkins to Annapolis for the Mids final regular season game of the 2012 season. Navy will honor its seven seniors prior to the start of Saturday s game. Streaky Bunch: Navy may be the streakiest team in the nation as the Midshipmen have had three distinct streaks during the 2012 season. After opening the season with a 14-7 win over VMI, the Mids dropped three straight before rebounding with four straight wins, including an impressive win at Colgate on March 24. Since then, Navy has dropped three in a row and will look to end the season on a high note with a win over Johns Hopkins. Mids Feature Strong Attack: First-year head coach Rick Sowell s offense has been led this season by the attack trio of senior Taylor Reynolds and sophomores Tucker Hull and Sam Jones. They occupy the top three spots on the team s goals, assists and points lists. Hull leads the team in goals (23) assists (23) and points (46) this season after earning Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors last season. He currently ranks seventh in the nation in both points (4.18) and assists (2.09) per game. Jones (15g, 12a) and Reynolds (13g, 6a) are the only other two players on the team with more than 15 points, although the Mids do have 11 players with three goals or more and nine players with five points or more, Wickham Anchors Defense: Senior RJ Wickham will make his 46th career start in goal for Navy this weekend when Johns Hopkins visits Annapolis. He currently boasts a 9.52 goals against average and a.539 save percentage. He ranks sixth all-time in Navy history with 461 career saves to his credit. Man-Down Unit Among Nation s Finest: Navy currently ranks seventh in the nation in man-down defense as the Mids have allowed just nine extraman goals on 35 attempts (.257). Notes of Interest: Only one team has scored more then nine goals against Navy at NMS this season (Bucknell-14) The Mids own a +10 scoring margin in the first quarter of their games this season, but are -14 over the last three quarters 2012 Schedule/Results Feb. 11 VMI W/ vs. Jacksonville L/ #4 North Carolina L/8-9 Mar. 3 Bucknell + L/9-14 Lafayette + W/12-7 Towson W/ Holy Cross + W/13-7 #12 Colgate + W/ #7 Lehigh + L/4-9 Apr. #12 Maryland L/6-13 Army + L/ #6 Johns Hopkins Noon + Patriot League Game ^ Moe s Southwest Grille Classic (Jacksonville, FL)

5 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy Offensive Notes of Interest: Below are several notes of interest about the JHU offense: JHU has scored at least one goal in 41 of 44 quarters this season and two or more in 35 of the 44 quarters. For all the talk about JHU being a slow down team, the Blue Jays are averaging 36.0 shots per game. That number compares favorably to JHU s averages in 2005 (38.1) and 2007 (36.3) - the most recent years in which Johns Hopkins won the national championship. Johns Hopkins ranks 22nd in the nation in scoring offense (10.55), 12th in extraman offense (.447) and eighth in scoring margin (+3.73). Defensive Notes of Interest: Below are several notes of interest about the JHU defense: Hopkins is surrending an average of just 29.5 shots per game. JHU has held the opposition scoreless in 13 of 44 quarters this season (29.5%). The Blue Jays rank fourth in the nation in scoring defense (6.82), 26th in mandown defense (.697) and eighth in scoring margin (+3.73) this season. Johns Hopkins has held each of its 11 opponents scoreless for a stretch of at least 14:25 and nine of the 11 have gone scoreless for 19:30 or longer. Below is a look at the lengthy scoring droughts each of JHU s opponents have had this season: Scoring JHU Run Opponent Drought During Drought Towson 31: #16 Delaware 29: Siena 19: #12 Princeton 25: Manhattan 60: UMBC 25: #6 Syracuse 20: #1 Virginia 14: #11 North Carolina 20: Albany 24: Albany 15: Maryland 14: Now That s a Drought: The Johns Hopkins defense did not allow an even-strength goal for an amazing stretch of 116:37 from late in the win at Princeton through early in the fourth quarter of the win over UMBC. The Retrievers did score a pair of extra-man goals in the first half, but the first six-on-six goal they scored came 34 seconds into the fourth quarter. About the Shutout: Shutouts in college lacrosse are rare, but JHU notched one with the 11-0 victory over Manhattan on March 6. Prior to that, the Blue Jays had last posted a shutout on March 26, 1988, when they knocked off Princeton, 9-0. The shutout vs. Manhattan was the 61st in JHU history with 57 of those coming prior to Poll Position: The Blue Jays check in at number six in the USILA Coaches Poll and seventh in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll this week. The Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications Office uses the USILA Poll to represent JHU s official ranking at the time of a game. Prior to falling out of the top 20 of the USILA Poll on April 26 and May 3, 2010 (JHU was receiving votes in both polls), the Blue Jays had been ranked in the top 20 in 367 consecutive polls dating back to the first poll in More Poll Position: Including this week s USILA Poll, there have been 393 weekly polls since the inception of the poll in Amazingly, JHU has been ranked in the top 20 in 391 of those 393 polls. The Blue Jays have been in the top 10 in 370 of the 393 and the top five in 295 of those 393. Johns Hopkins has been ranked number one 104 times since the poll debuted in Below is a breakdown of the Blue Jays in the USILA Coaches Poll since its inception on March 19, 1973: Total Weeks: 393 Total Weeks at #1: 104 Weeks in top 5: 295 Weeks in top 10: 370 Weeks in top 20: 391 Most Consecutive at #1: 14 (4/12/04-5/9/05) Most Consecutive in top 5: 130 (3/19/73-3/23/87) Most Consecutive in top 10: 158 (3/19/73-3/25/90) Most Consecutive in top 20: 367 (3/19/73-4/19/10) Fifteen Straight: Johns Hopkins had its regular season winning streak snapped at 15 games with the 13-9 loss to North Carolina on April 1 in the Big City Classic. This was the longest regular season winning streak for JHU since a 19-game run that bridged the 2004 and 2006 seasons. Prior to the loss to UNC, Hopkins last loss during the regular season was a 5-4 double-overtime setback at Syracuse last season. Below is a look at JHU s longest regular winning streaks under head coach Dave Pietramala: Streak Began Ended 19 April 3, 2004 March 4, March 26, 2011 April 1, 2012 Fifteen Straight - Historically: Not only was the 15-game regualr season winning streak the second longest under Dave Pietramala, it s also the sixth longest in school history during the NCAA Tournament era ( Present). Below is a look at JHU s longest regular winning streaks since 1971: Streak Began Ended 22 April 12, 1980 April 10, April 16, 1983 April 6, April 3, 2004 March 4, April 22, 1978 April 5, March 12, 1988 May 6, March 26, 2011 April 1, 2012 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. Including wins this season vs. Towson and UMBC and last week s loss to Maryland, JHU is 55-5 (.917) against teams from Maryland under head coach Dave Pietramala. Below is a breakdown of JHU s record against teams from the state of Maryland under Pietramala. Loyola 11-0 Maryland 8-4 Mount St. Mary s 4-0 Navy 11-1 Towson 13-0 UMBC 8-0 Noting JHU in the NCAA Tournament: Johns Hopkins made its 40th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season. By comparison, the next six longest active streaks of qualifying for the NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament add up to exactly 40 consecutive appearances (Maryland-9, Cornell-8, Virginia-7, Notre Dame-6, Duke-5, North Carolina-5). First to 900: Johns Hopkins 10-6 win at Towson in the 2011 season opener not only got the season off on the right foot for the Blue Jays, but also made history. The win was the 900th all-time in school history, making Johns Hopkins the first program to record 900 all-time wins. JHU now has 921 all-time wins. That s 625 Games Over.500: The Blue Jays all-time record is now (.754)... that s 625 games over.500. To put this in perspective: JHU has played an average of just over 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 125 straight seasons, they would still be five games over.500.

6 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy Pierce Bassett (Jr./G) Noteworthy: 25-9 in 34 career starts in goal 22-5 in last 27 starts Ranks fifth in the nation in GAA (6.91) and 13th in save percentage (.560). 2012: Boasts a 6.91 GAA and a.560 save percentage Opened the season with seven saves while allowing six goals vs. Towson and came back with six saves against six goals allowed vs. Delaware Punched up a season-high 10 saves while allowing five goals vs. Siena and made nine saves, including several of the point-blank variety, in a 10-8 win at Princeton Registered seven saves in 45 minutes of action in an 11-0 win over Manhattan as JHU posted its first shutout since 1988 Came back with nine saves and five goals allowed in 12-5 win over UMBC, nine more saves in a win over sixth-ranked Syracuse and nine saves in the overtime win at #1 Virginia... first JHU goalie to beat the Cavaliers in Charlottesville since Brian Carcaterra in 1998 Totaled 12 saves in a 13-9 loss to #11 North Carolina in the Big City Classic Totaled 11 saves and allowed five goals in 55:03 to secure 25th career win with a 17-6 win over Albany. 2011: Earned Second Team USILA All-America honors - the first sophomore goalie at JHU to earn All-America honors since Jesse Schwartzman in 2005 Finished fifth nationally in goals against average and 10th in save percentage. Bassett s s Career Statistics Year GP/S Mins. Svs. GA Sv. % GAA GBs /7 424: /16 933: /11 642: Totals 35/34 2,000: Bassett s Career Highs Saves: 20, vs #8 Loyola (5-8-10) 16, vs. #1 Syracuse ( ) 14, vs. #2 Virginia ( ) 14, vs. Navy ( ) Brandon Benn (So./A) Noteworthy: Has surpassed his goal, assist and point totals of a year ago with 22 goals, five assists and 27 points Has scored at least one goal in 13 of last 14 games dating back to last season 25 of 27 career goals have come in last 14 games 2012: Leads the team in goals (22) and ranks second in points (27) Scored two goals on three shots in seasonopening win vs. Towson and came back with first career hat trick and a career-high four points in the win vs. Delaware Tallied once against Siena - goal was the second in a three-goal run for JHU to close the game Scored second goal in a 4-1 fourth-quarter run that fueled a 10-8 win at Princeton and added a strike against Manhattan Notched second career hat trick and career-highs of two assists and five points in 12-5 win over UMBC Made it back-to-back five-point showings with a career-high four goals and one assist in win over sixth-ranked Syracuse Scored three goals to fuel win at #1 Virginia... all three goals came duirng a 7-2 run that turned a 4-1 deficit into an 8-6 lead Scored twice in 13-9 loss to North Carolina, tallied one goal and one assist against Albany and one goal against Maryland. 2011: Counted five goals and one assist to his credit as a regular on the JHU extra man unit and the team s fourth attackman. Benn s Career Statistics / /0: / /0:00 Totals 27/ /0:00 Benn s Career Highs Goals: 4, vs. #6 Syracuse ( ) 3, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) 3, vs. UMBC ( ), #16 Delaware ( ) Assists: 2, vs. UMBC ( ) Points: 5, vs #6 Syracuse ( ) UMBC ( ) Chris Boland (Sr./A) Noteworthy: Has 13-game point and goal-scoring streaks entering this week s game at Navy Has totaled four or more points in six of last seven games dating back to last season and has 17 goals and 13 assists for 30 points during the last seven games. 2012: Ranks sixth on the team in scoring with 10 goals and five assists despite missing seven games Scored a game-high four goals in the season-opening win vs. Towson before leaving early in the third quarter with an injury Missed seven straight games with an injury after Towson game, but returned to the field vs. North Carolina and responded with two goals and two assists Came back with three goals and two assists in win over Albany and one goal and one assist vs. Maryland. 2011: Honorable Mention USILA All-American Led the team in scoring with 34 goals and 20 assists for 54 points Finished 19th in the nation in points per game (3.88) and 25th in goals per game (2.13) Posted at least two points in 12 of 16 games. Boland s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0: / /0: / /0:00 Totals 41/ /0:30 Boland s Career Highs Goals: 6, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Assists: 4, vs. #4 Denver ( ) Mount St. Mary s ( ) Points: 8, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 10 Career Multi-Point Games: 28 Career Games with 4+ Points: 18 Marshall Burkhart (Sr./SSDM) Noteworthy: Played in 46th career game vs. Maryland - 46 career games played is the second most among all active JHU players (Mark Goodrich-47). 2012: Has one goal and is tied for sixth on the team with 16 GBs Scored one goal and added two GBs in first game as JHU s primary SSDM vs. Towson Totaled four GBs in 10-8 win at Princeton. Burkhart s Career Statistics / /0: / /1: / /5: / /2:30 Totals 46/ /8:30 Lee Coppersmith (Jr./M) Noteworthy: Ranks third on the team in goals by a midfielder with 12 - a total that already surpasses his 16- game total of a year ago (9) Has scored at least one goal in four straight games and 10 of the 11 games this season (didn t score vs. Syracuse). 2012: Fueled JHU s win over Towson in seasonopener with two goals and came back with a goal vs. Delaware Scored a pair of goals in win vs. Siena and final tally in a 4-1 fourth-quarter run that fueled a 10-8 win at Princeton Added a goal vs. Manhattan and UMBC Notched unassisted game-tying goal with 44 seconds remaining in regulation of overtime victory at #1 Virginia Scored once each in games against North Carolina, Albany and Maryland. 2011: Member of JHU s second midfield Totaled nine goals and eight ground balls on the year. Coppersmith s Career Statistics / /0: / /1: / /0:30 Totals 35/ /2:00 Coppersmith s Career Highs Goals: 3,vs. #2 Virginia ( ) Assists: None Points: 3,vs. #2 Virginia ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 1 Career Multi-Point Games: 3 Gavin Crisafulli (Sr./D) Noteworthy: Ranks second on the team with nine caused turnovers and fourth with 18 GBs. 2012: Has played in all 11 games and started the first nine Earned first start of career in season-opener vs. Towson and helped hold Tigers scoreless for a stretch of more than 31 minutes at one point All 11 JHU opponents thus far have been held scoreless for a stretch of 14:25 or longer. Crisafulli s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0: / /3:00 Totals 40/ /3:30 Tucker Durkin (Jr./D) Noteworthy: Has started a team-best 42 consecutive games - every game of his career Draws the assignment each game of marking the opposition s top attackman. 2012: Counts 21 ground balls, a team-high 15 caused turnovers and one assist to his credit - ranks third on the team with 21 GBs All 11 JHU opponents thus far

7 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy have been held scoreless for a stretch of 14:25 or longer Notched the second point of his career - an assist - in a 17-6 win over Albany. 2011: Second Team USILA All-American First sophomore defenseman at Johns Hopkins to earn First or Second Team All-America honors since Dave Pietramala grabbed first team honors in 1987 Started all 16 games on close defense and had one assist, 35 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers on the year. Durkin s Career Statistics / /1: / /6: / /3:00 Totals 42/ /10:30 Greg Edmonds (So./M) 2012: Has run a regular shift on JHU s second midfield in all 11 games thus far and has three goals and one assist Scored first goal of the season against Delaware and added first career multi-point game with one goal and one assist against 11th-ranked North Carolina Scored once against ninth-ranked Maryland - goal ignited a 3-0 run that gave JHU a 5-2 lead. Edmonds Career Statistics / /0: / /0:30 Totals 17/ /0:30 Mark Goodrich (Sr./M) Noteworthy: Has played in more career games (47) than any other player on the team. 2012: Counts six goals and one assist to his credit - six goals are already a career high Scored first goal of the season in win vs. Siena and fueled 10-8 win at Princeton with a pair of goals - tallied JHU s first goal in both halves against the Tigers Added strikes in 11-0 win over Manhattan and 12-5 win over UMBC Totaled one goal and one assist against Albany. 2011: Played in 14 of JHU s 16 games as a member of the Blue Jays second midfield Totaled personal-best five goals and three assists for a career-high eight points. Goodrich s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0: / /0: / /0:00 Totals 47/ /0:00 John Greeley (Jr./M) 2012: Ranks seventh on the team in scoring with 14 points (7g, 7a) Made successful return from a knee injury and started on JHU s first midfield vs. Towson - had one assist and two GBs vs. the Tigers Held scoreless vs. Delaware, but came back with an assist vs. Siena and first goal of the season in 10-8 win at Princeton Notched second career hat trick with three goals and one assist for four points vs. Manhattan Fired home a pair of goals and added an assist in win over sixth-ranked Syracuse.. two goals came in the first nine minutes of the game and sparked a game-opening 4-1 surge that the Orange never closed to less than two goals Added an early goal in the win over Albany and came back with a career-high three assists against Maryland for the 13th multi-point game of his career. 2011: Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 14 goals and 12 assists for 26 points Had a career-best 11- game point-scoring streak late in the season. Greeley s Career Statistics / /0: / /1: / /0:30 Totals 41/ /2:00 Greeley s Career Highs Goals: 3,vs. Manhattan ( ) Siena ( ) Assists: 3, vs. #9 Maryland ( ) Points: 5, vs. Siena ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 2 Career Multi-Point Games: 13 Career Games with 4+ Points: 2 Rob Guida (So./M) Noteworthy: Will carry a 10-game point-scoring streak into this week s game against Navy Has 12 points in his last five games (7g, 5a) 20 points this season are already seven more than his 16-game total of last year, when he led all JHU freshmen in scoring with 12 goals and one assist for 13 points. 2012: Ranks third on the team in scoring with 13 goals and seven assists for 20 points Had one goal and one assist vs. Delaware and came back with a goal vs. Siena Added fifth multi-point game of career with one goal and one assist in 10-8 win at Princeton Notched a pair of goals in 11-0 win over Manhattan and one goal in win over UMBC, when he also scooped up a career-high five GBs Matched career high with three points on one goal and personal-best two assists in 11-7 win over sixthranked Syracuse Took career-high up a notch with four points on two goals and two assists in win at #1 Virginia... all four points, including back-to-back extraman goals, came during a 7-2 JHU run that turned a 4-1 deficit into an 8-6 lead Totaled two goals and one assist against 11th-ranked North Carolina and one goal in win over Albany and loss to Maryland. 2011: Finished sixth on the team and first among freshmen in scoring. Guida s Career Statistics / /0: / /1:00 Totals 27/ /1:30 Guida s Career Highs Goals: 2, vs. Six Times Assists: 2, vs. #1 Virginia ( ), #6 Syracuse ( ) Points: 4, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) 3, Three Times Career Hat Tricks: 0 Career Multi-Point Games: 9 Career Games with 4+ Points: 1 John Kaestner (Jr./A) 2012: Made the first start of his career one to remember with two goals - both of which came in the fourth quarter - in the 10-8 win at Princeton...hadn t taken a shot in his career prior to that game Added one goal and one assist in 11-0 win over Manhattan and duplicated that showing in 12-5 win over UMBC. Kaestner s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0:00 Totals 18/ /0:00 Drew Kennedy (Fr./M (FO)) Noteworthy: Has won 22-of-41 faceoffs (.537) with 10 GBs on the year. 2012: Took two-thirds of JHU s faceoffs in the season-opener vs. Towson and won 9-of-14 with three ground balls in the victory Fueled JHU s win at #1 Virginia by winning 8-of-14 faceoffs with four GBs. Kennedy s Career Statistics / /0:00 Totals 8/ /0:00 Year FOW-A Pct Totals Kennedy s Career Highs Faceoffs Won: 9, vs. Towson ( ) 8, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Faceoffs Attempted:_ 14, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) 14, vs. Towson ( ) Ground Balls: 4, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Chris Lightner (Jr./D) 2012: Has 13 ground balls and four caused turnovers on the year All 11 JHU opponents thus far have been held scoreless for a stretch of 14:25 or longer. 2011: Started all 16 games on close defense and finished with one goal, 21 ground balls and nine caused turnovers Tied for fourth on the team with nine caused turnovers. Lightner s Career Statistics / /4: / /4: / /2:00 Totals 42/ /10:00 Zach Palmer (Jr./A) Noteworthy: Had a 22-game scoring streak snapped last week vs. Maryland Had 29 goals and 38 assists during the 22-game streak Has 25 career multi-point games, 10 games with 4+ points and five hat tricks to his credit Ranks 20th in the nation in assists (1.73) per

8 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy game and 44th in points per game (3.09) Enters game vs. Navy needing one assist for 50, three goals for 50 and four points for : Leads team in scoring with 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points Led JHU offensively in win over Towson with three goals and three assists - it was his fourth career hat trick Tallied an assist vs. Delaware and came back with a two-goal, two-assist effort vs. Siena Punched up one goal and three assists in 10-8 win at Princeton and one goal and one assist vs. Manhattan Notched fifth career hat trick, a career-high-tying five assists and eight points in 12-5 win over UMBC and scored once in 11-7 win over sixth-ranked Syracuse Tallied one assist and a jaw-dropping one-handed goal from the side of the net to fuel the win at #1 Virginia... goal was #7 in ESPN SportCenter s Top 10 Plays for Saturday, March 24 Scored once and added an assist against 11thranked North Carolina and came back with two goals and two assists in win over Albany. 2011: Finished second on the team in scoring with 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points Registered at least one point in 15 of 16 games. Palmer s Career Statistics / /0: / /2: / /0:00 Totals 42/ /2:00 Palmer s Career Highs Goals: #16 Delaware ( ) Assists: 5, UMBC ( ), vs. Navy ( ) 3, Five Times Points: 8, vs. UMBC ( ) #16 Delaware ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 5 Career Multi-Point Games: 25 Career Games with 4+ Points: 10 Michael Pellegrino (Fr./LSM) 2012: Currently sharing the LSM spot with sophomore Jack Reilly Has seen significant action in the first 11 games and has 16 ground balls and five caused turnovers to his credit Scooped up a career-high four GBs in the win at #1 Virginia. Mike Poppleton (Jr./M (FO)) Noteworthy: Is 107-of-174 (.615) on faceoffs in 10 games played with a team-high 48 ground balls Ranks 11th in the nation in faceoff winning percentage. 2012: Missed season-opener vs. Towson, but returned to win 10-of-16 faceoffs with six ground balls in the win vs. Delaware Had career highs in faceoffs won (15) and attempted (18) in win over Siena Won 11-of-21 faceoffs in 10-8 win at Princeton and 10-of-12 in 11-0 win over Manhattan Added an 11-of-21 showing with five GBs vs. UMBC and set the pace with a 12-of-18 performance with three GBs in win over sixth-ranked Syracuse Scored first career goal to jump-start win at topranked Virginia Won 15-of-21 faceoffs and grabbed a career-high 14 ground balls in a 17-6 win over Albany ground balls are the most by a Johns Hopkins player since Kyle Harrison had 14 in a 17-5 win over thirdranked Syracuse in 2004 Magnificent in loss to Maryland as he was 14-of-19 on faceoffs with eight ground balls - 14 FO wins was one shy of career high. Poppleton s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0:00 Totals 20/ /0:00 Year FOW-A Pct Totals Poppleton s Career Highs Faceoffs Won: 15, vs. Albany (4-5-12) 15, vs. Siena ( ) 14, vs. #9 Maryland ( ) Faceoffs Attempted: 21, vs. Albany (4-5-12) 21, vs. UMBC ( ) 21, vs. #12 Princeton (3-2-12) Ground Balls: 14, vs. Albany (4-5-12) John Ranagan (Jr./M) Noteworthy: Totaled a career-high four goals in 17-6 win over Albany Notched 50th point of his career in 10-8 win at Princeton - now has 40 goals and 24 assists for 64 points. 2012: Ranks fifth on the team in scoring with 13 goals and five assists Had one assist in season-opener vs. Towson, scored first goal of the year vs. Delaware and added another assist vs. Siena Totaled one goal and one assist at Princeton and matched that vs. Manhattan Posted first multi-goal game of the season with two goals vs. UMBC and came back with a two-goal, one-assist effort in 11-7 win over sixth-ranked Syracuse Scored only goal of the game with 5.6 seconds remaining in the first overtime to lift Hopkins to an win at #1 Virginia - JHU s first win over the Cavs in Charlottesville since 1998 Fired home career-high four goals in 17-6 win over Albany and had one in loss to Maryland. 2011: First Team USILA All-American Only sophomore at any position to earn first team honors and the first sophomore middie at JHU to earn First Team All-America honors since Paul Rabil in 2006 Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 18 goals and 14 assists Had 11 multi-point games. Ranagan s Career Statistics / /0: / /1: / /3:00 Totals 42/ /4:00 Ranagan s Career Highs Goals: 4, vs. Albany (4-5-12) 3,vs. #4 UNC (4-3-11), Albany ( ) Assists: 3, Twice Points: 5, vs. UMBC ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 3 Career Multi-Point Games: 19 Career Games with 4+ Points: 4 Jack Reilly (So./D) Noteworthy: Made the move from close defense to LSM this season and is sharing that spot with freshman Michael Pellegrino. 2012: Counts 17 GBs, four caused turnovers and one goal to his credit Played first game at LSM vs. Towson and had three GBs in the win Added three GBs in win over Delaware Scored first career goal midway through the third quarter to help Hopkins to an win at #1 Virginia... goal was the second in a 4-0 run that turned a 6-4 deficit into an 8-6 lead. 2011: Started all 16 games on defense and totaled 17 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers Just the fourth freshman to start season opener on defense under head coach Dave Pietramala (Chris Watson-2002, Matt Drenan-2006, Tucker Durkin-2010). Reilly s Career Statistics / /3: / /4:00 Totals 27/ /7:00 Wells Stanwick (Fr./A) Noteworthy: Registered at least two points in the first seven games he played this season before being held scoreless against Maryland Seven-game multi-point streak is the longest to open a career by a freshman at Johns Hopkins since Terry Riordan began his career with 18 consecutive multi-point games in 1992 & 1993 Returned to action against Syracuse after missing games vs. Princeton, Manhattan and UMBC with an injury. 2012: Ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 19 points (6g, 13a) despite missing three full games Saw significant playing time in season opener vs. Towson and registered two assists in the victory Came back with the first goal of his career and two more assists in the win vs. Delaware and totaled first multi-goal game of career with two goals and one assist vs. Siena Made return to the field in 11-7 win over sixth-ranked Syracuse and totaled one goal and one assist - goal ignited a 4-0 JHU run that turned a 6-4 lead into a 10-4 advantage scored one goal and added two assists to fuel win at #1 Virginia... all three points came during a 7-2 run that turned a 4-1 deficit into an 8-6 lead Notched a career-high three assists vs. #11 North Carolina and came back with one goal and two assists in a 17-6 win over Albany. Stanwick s Career Statistics / /0:30 Totals 8/ /0:30 Stanwick s Career Highs Goals: 2, vs. Siena ( ) Assists: 3, vs. #11 North Carolina (4-1-12) Points: 3, Five Times Career Hat Tricks: 0 Career Multi-Point Games: 7 Career Games with 4+ Points: 0

9 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy What You Need to Know About Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Coach Dave Pietramala Boasts a (.758) record since taking over as the head coach at Johns Hopkins and an overall record of (.725) in 15 years as a college head coach. Dave Pietramala vs. All Johns Hopkins ( Cornell (23-17 /.575) Overall ( /.725) Ranks as the second-winningest coach in school history with his 135 wins at Homewood. Trails only Bob Scott (158 wins from ) on JHU s career victories chart. Has won two national championships as the head coach at Johns Hopkins (2005, 2007). Pietramala has guided the Blue Jays to the NCAA Tournament in each of his 11 years as the head coach at Homewood. The Blue Jays have advanced to the Final Four six times under his guidance. Sports a 20-9 record in NCAA Tournament games at Johns Hopkins and a overall NCAA Tournament record (0-1 at Cornell). One of just two coaches to earn National Coach of the Year honors at two schools (Cornell-2000, Johns Hopkins-2002). Only person in the history of college lacrosse to earn NCAA Division I Player of the Year honors (1989) and Division I Coach of the Year honors (2000, 2002). Only person in the history of college lacrosse to win an NCAA Division I Championship as a player (1987) and a head coach (2005, 2007). Johns Hopkins has played 54 games as the top-ranked team in the nation under Dave Pietramala. From Johns Hopkins played a total of one game as the top-ranked team in the nation. Dave Pietramala is generally considered the greatest defensive player in the history of Pietramala s Coaching Ledger At Johns Hopkins NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA First Round NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Finals NCAA Champions NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Champions NCAA Semifinals NCAA Finals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Quarterfinals Totals (.758) At Cornell NCAA First Round Totals (.575) Overall Coaching Record: (.725) 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances Six Final Fours Two National Championships Two National Runner-Up Finishes college lacrosse. He earned First Team All-America honors in 1987, 1988 and 1989 and won the William C. Schmeisser Award as the nation s top defenseman in 1988 and He was also the 1989 recipient of the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award as the nation s top player. Coach Pietramala Quickly Coaching History Cornell Overall Albany Army Brown Canisius Colgate Dartmouth Delaware Denver Duke Fairfield Georgetown Harvard Hobart Hofstra Loyola Manhattan Marist Maryland Massachusetts Mount St. Mary s Navy North Carolina Notre Dame Ohio State Penn Princeton Providence Siena Stony Brook Syracuse Towson UMBC Villanova Virginia Yale Totals Present: Johns Hopkins Head Coach : Cornell Head Coach : Johns Hopkins Assistant Coach : Loyola College Assistant Coach : University of Pennsylvania Assistant Coach 1991: Johns Hopkins Assistant Coach 1990: Gilman School Assistant Coach Honors 2004: Inducted into Lacrosse HOF 2002: National Coach-of-the-Year 2000: National Coach-of-the-Year 1995: Named to NCAA Silver Anniversary Team 1994: All-World selection at ILF Championships 1990: Most Outstanding Player at ILF Championships 1989: National Player-of-the-Year National Defenseman-of-the-Year First Team All-American 1988: National Defenseman-of-the-Year First Team All-American 1987: NCAA Championship First Team All-American

10 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Johns Hopkins Overall Team Statistics All games (as of Apr 19, 2012) Overall: 9-2 Conf: 0-0 Home: 6-1 Away: 2-0 Neut: 1-1 TEAM STATISTICS JHU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct S h o t s / G a m e A ss i s t s MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G o a l s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals M a n - u p M a n - d o w n 0 0 U n a s s i s t e d O v e r t i m e 1 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES N u m b e r M i n u t e s 27:00 31:00 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 7/2977 2/4653 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/21536 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents

11 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Johns Hopkins Overall Individual Statistics All games (as of Apr 19, 2012) Overall: 9-2 Conf: 0-0 Home: 6-1 Away: 2-0 Neut: 1-1 ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% up dn gb t/o ct faceoff pct pen-min 45 Zach Palmer Brandon Benn Rob Guida Wells Stanwick John Ranagan Chris Boland John Greeley Lee Coppersmith Mark Goodrich John Kaestner Greg Edmonds Mike Poppleton Jack Reilly Marshall Burkhart Chase Winter Trevor Brown Kevin Interlicchio Tucker Durkin Bronson Kelly Mike Daniello Drew Kennedy Brady Faby Gavin Crisafulli Will McCance Hunter Rodgers Tyler Mordecai Grant Fitts Rex Sanders John Kelly Robert Enright Guy Van Syckle Nikhon Schuler Thomas Gordon Michael Pellegrino Pierce Bassett Andrew Cote James Malm Matt Leighty Tobias Armour Chris Lightner Connor Greissing Scott Matthews Eric DiProspero Eddie Schurr Mike Faby Steven Burke Jack Bogorowski Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t 46 Grant Fitts 1-0 1: Guy Van Syckle 2-0 4: Steven Burke : Pierce Bassett : Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Johns Hopkins Opponents Attendance Summary JHU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 7/2977 2/4653 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/21536 CLEARS: Johns Hopkins , Opponents MAN-UP OPPS: Johns Hopkins , Opponents

12 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Johns Hopkins Team Game-by-Game All games (as of Apr 19, 2012) TEAM STATISTICS Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sog UP DN GB TO CT Faceoff Pen-Min Feb 17, 2012 TOWSON Feb 21, 2012 DELAWARE Feb 25, 2012 SIENA Mar 02, 2012 Princeton University Mar 06, 2012 MANHATTAN Mar 10, 2012 UMBC Mar 17, 2012 SYRACUSE Mar 24, 2012 Virginia Apr 01, 2012 North Carolina Apr 05, 2012 ALBANY Apr 14, 2012 MARYLAND Johns Hopkins Opponent TEAM PER-GAME Games played: 11 Shots per game: 36.00; Goals per game: Assists per game: 6.18; Points per game: Faceoff W-L pct: 0.565; Clear pct.: Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Feb 17, 2012 TOWSON : Feb 21, 2012 DELAWARE : Feb 25, 2012 SIENA : Mar 02, 2012 Princeton University : Mar 06, 2012 MANHATTAN : Mar 10, 2012 UMBC : Mar 17, 2012 SYRACUSE : Mar 24, 2012 Virginia : Apr 01, 2012 North Carolina : Apr 05, 2012 ALBANY : Apr 14, 2012 MARYLAND : Totals : Opponent 663:

13 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Johns Hopkins Opponent Game-by-Game All games (as of Apr 19, 2012) OPPONENT STATISTICS Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sog UP DN GB TO CT Faceoff Pen-Min Feb 17, 2012 TOWSON Feb 21, 2012 DELAWARE Feb 25, 2012 SIENA Mar 02, 2012 Princeton University Mar 06, 2012 MANHATTAN Mar 10, 2012 UMBC Mar 17, 2012 SYRACUSE Mar 24, 2012 Virginia Apr 01, 2012 North Carolina Apr 05, 2012 ALBANY Apr 14, 2012 MARYLAND Opponent Johns Hopkins OPPONENT PER-GAME Games played: 11 Shots per game: 29.45; Goals per game: 6.82 Assists per game: 4.09; Points per game: Faceoff W-L pct: 0.435; Clear pct.: Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Feb 17, 2012 TOWSON : Feb 21, 2012 DELAWARE : Feb 25, 2012 SIENA : Mar 02, 2012 Princeton University : Mar 06, 2012 MANHATTAN : Mar 10, 2012 UMBC : Mar 17, 2012 SYRACUSE : Mar 24, 2012 Virginia : Apr 01, 2012 North Carolina : Apr 05, 2012 ALBANY : Apr 14, 2012 MARYLAND : Opponent : Johns Hopkins 663:

14 Opponent Date Score KAESTNER,J BOGOROWSKI DANIELLO,M BURKE,STEV FABY,MIKE SCHURR,EDD GREELEY,JO EDMONDS,GR DIPROSPERO BROWN,TREV MATTHEWS,S TOWSON Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DELAWARE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SIE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at PRIN Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP MANH Mar W DNP vs UMBC Mar W DNP DNP DNP SU Mar W DNP DNP DNP at VA Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP vs NC Apr L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ALBANY Apr W MD Apr L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score RODGERS,HU INTERLICCH COPPERSMIT GREISSING, WINTER,CHA LIGHTNER,C ARMOUR,TOB MCCANCE,WI LEIGHTY,MA MALM,JAMES GUIDA,ROB TOWSON Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DELAWARE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SIE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at PRIN Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP MANH Mar W vs UMBC Mar W DNP DNP SU Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP at VA Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP vs NC Apr L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ALBANY Apr W MD Apr L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score BURKHART,M POPPLETON, COTE,ANDRE RANAGAN,JO BOLAND,CHR BASSETT,PI PELLEGRINO GORDON,THO SCHULER,NI SYCKLE,GUY ENRIGHT,RO TOWSON Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DELAWARE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SIE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at PRIN Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP MANH Mar W DNP vs UMBC Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP SU Mar W DNP DNP DNP at VA Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP vs NC Apr L DNP DNP DNP ALBANY Apr W DNP MD Apr L DNP DNP DNP Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Johns Hopkins Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points All games (as of Apr 19, 2012)

15 Opponent Date Score KELLY,JOHN SANDERS,RE STANWICK,W REILLY,JAC CRISAFULLI PALMER,ZAC FITTS,GRAN MORDECAI,T FABY,BRADY DURKIN,TUC KENNEDY,DR TOWSON Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DELAWARE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SIE Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at PRIN Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP MANH Mar W DNP vs UMBC Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SU Mar W DNP DNP DNP at VA Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP vs NC Apr L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ALBANY Apr W DNP MD Apr L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Johns Hopkins Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points All games (as of Apr 19, 2012) Opponent Date Score GOODRICH,M KELLY,BRON BENN,BRAND TOWSON Feb W DELAWARE Feb W DNP SIE Feb W DNP at PRIN Mar W DNP MANH Mar W vs UMBC Mar W DNP SU Mar W DNP at VA Mar W DNP vs NC Apr L DNP ALBANY Apr W MD Apr L DNP 1-0-1

16 NCAA Ranking Summary 4/16/12 5:07 PM Johns Hopkins (9-2) Men's Lacrosse National Ranking Summary Thru Games 04/15/2012 Contact Us Back to team selections Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense (61 ranked) Colgate Scoring Defense (61 ranked) Notre Dame 5.6 Face-Off Win Percentage (61 ranked) Bryant Man-Up Offense (61 ranked) Lehigh Man-Down Defense (61 ranked) Notre Dame 0.92 Scoring Margin (61 ranked) Massachusetts 6.27 Win Percentage (61 ranked) Loyola Maryland Massachusetts Assists Per Game (61 ranked) Robert Morris 9.0 Saves Per Game (61 ranked) Hobart 14.1 Points Per Game (61 ranked) Robert Morris 22.5 Ground Balls Per Game (61 ranked) Bryant Turnovers Per Game (61 ranked) Maryland 12.2 Caused Turnovers Per Game (61 ranked) Detroit Shot Percentage (61 ranked) Hartford Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual Points Per Game (200 ranked) Zach Palmer Peter Baum, Colgte 5.33 Brandon Benn Robert Guida Goals Per Game (200 ranked) Brandon Benn Peter Baum, Colgte 4.0 Zach Palmer Robert Guida John Ranagan Assists Per Game (200 ranked) Zach Palmer Steele Stanwick, Va John Greeley Robert Guida Ground Balls Per Game (200 ranked) Mike Poppleton Stephen Robarge, VMI 8.75 Pierce Bassett Goals-Against Average (61 ranked) Pierce Bassett John Kemp, NDame 5.54 Save Percentage (61 ranked) Pierce Bassett John Kemp, NDame Face-Off Win Pct (122 ranked) Mike Poppleton Bobby Dattilo, Hobart Caused Turnovers Per Game (200 ranked) Tucker Durkin Chris Coppolecchia, Quinpc 3.36 Gavin Crisafulli Shot Percentage (200 ranked) Brandon Benn Deron Dempster, Yale Lee Coppersmith Zach Palmer Saves Per Game (100 ranked) Pierce Bassett Peter Zonino, Hobart Page 1 of 1

17 Individual Career History Tobias Armour TOTAL Pierce Bassett TOTAL Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : : TOTAL : Brandon Benn TOTAL Andrew Blasko TOTAL Jack Bogorowski TOTAL Chris Boland TOTAL

18 Individual Career History Trevor Brown TOTAL Steven Burke TOTAL Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : : : TOTAL : Marshall Burkhart TOTAL Phil Castronova TOTAL Lee Coppersmith TOTAL Andrew Cote TOTAL

19 Individual Career History Gavin Crisafulli TOTAL Mike Daniello TOTAL Eric DiProspero TOTAL Tucker Durkin TOTAL Greg Edmonds TOTAL Robert Enright TOTAL Brady Faby TOTAL

20 Individual Career History Mike Faby TOTAL Grant Fitts TOTAL Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL 1-0 1: Mark Goodrich TOTAL Thomas Gordon TOTAL John Greeley TOTAL Connor Greissing TOTAL Rob Guida TOTAL

21 Individual Career History Kevin Interlicchio TOTAL John Kaestner TOTAL Bronson Kelly TOTAL John Kelly TOTAL Drew Kennedy TOTAL Matt Leighty TOTAL Chris Lightner TOTAL James Malm TOTAL

22 Individual Career History Scott Matthews TOTAL Will McCance TOTAL Tyler Mordecai TOTAL Zach Palmer TOTAL Michael Pellegrino TOTAL Mike Poppleton TOTAL John Ranagan TOTAL

23 Individual Career History Jack Reilly TOTAL Hunter Rodgers TOTAL Eric Ruhl TOTAL Rex Sanders TOTAL Eric Schneider TOTAL Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL 2-0 4: Nikhon Schuler TOTAL Eddie Schurr TOTAL

24 Individual Career History Wells Stanwick TOTAL Guy Van Syckle TOTAL Goalie GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : TOTAL 3-0 8: Chase Winter TOTAL

25 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy Updated Johns Hopkins Records Career Goal-Scoring Leaders 1. Terry Riordan Brian Piccola Franz Wittelsberger Michael O Neill Jeff Cook Bobby Benson Paul Rabil Kevin Huntley Bill Morrill Dan Denihan , Jack Thomas Mike Morrill T. Conor Ford Richie Hirsch T. Dave Huntley Brian Wood T. Del Dressel Peter Scott Dylan Schlott T. Kyle Wharton Kyle Barrie T. Steven Boyle Jerry Schmidt Craig Bubier Adam Doneger Matt Panetta A.J. Haugen T. Kyle Harrison Bill Evans T. Michael Kimmel Brendan Schneck Chris Boland 76 Active Career Point-Scoring Leaders 1. Terry Riordan Brian Piccola Michael O Neill Jack Thomas Franz Wittelsberger Jeff Cook Richie Hirsch Dan Denihan , Joe Cowan Dave Marr T. Paul Rabil Brian Wood T. Del Dressel Bill Morrill Bobby Benson Steven Boyle Conor Ford T. Matt Panetta Peter Scott Mike Morrill Mickey Webster Michael Kimmel Kevin Huntley Kyle Barrie T. Kevin Boland Dave Huntley Chris Boland 119 Active Career Assist Leaders 1. Dave Marr Joe Cowan Jack Thomas Mickey Webster Richie Hirsch T. Dan Denihan , Mike O Neill T. Brian Piccola Jeff Cook Kevin Boland Brian Wood Del Dressel Matt Panetta T. Steven Boyle Franz Wittelsberger T. Paul Rabil Bill Morrill Michael Kimmel Terry Riordan T. Peter LeSueur Conor Ford Peter Scott Downy McCarty John Krumenacker Roy Mayne Jeff Wills Zach Palmer 49 Active -- Chris Boland 43 Active Career Saves Leaders 1. Jonathan Marcus Brian Carcaterra Kevin Mahon Quint Kessenich Mike Federico Jesse Schwartzman Larry Quinn Michael Gvozden Brian Holman Scott Giardina Pierce Bassett 321 Active

26 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy The Last Time Johns Hopkins... Scored 20 or more goals 22, vs. Marist ( ) Scored 15 or more goals 17, vs, Albany ( ) Scored 15 or more goals in back-to-back games 18, vs. #16 Delaware & 16 vs. Siena (2-22 & ) Totaled 30 or more points 32 (19g, 13a), vs. Mount St. Mary s ( ) Allowed 15 or more goals 15, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Won 20 or more faceoffs 22 (22-of-28), vs. #19 Army ( ) Grabbed 50 or more ground balls 77, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Grabbed 60 or more ground balls 77, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Grabbed 70 or more ground balls 77, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Took 50 or more shots 52, vs. Marist ( ) Took 60 or more shots 61, vs. Albany ( ) Took 70 or more shots 83, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Took 80 or more shots 83, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Scored five or more extra-man goals 5 (5-of-6), vs. UMBC ( ) Scored a man-down goal Paul Rabil vs. #3 Syracuse ( ) Allowed five or more extra-man goals 5 (5-of-7), vs. #8 UMass ( ) Allowed a man-down goal Colin Briggs, #2 Virginia ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for a half: Manhattan (1st & 2nd half) ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for three straight quarters: Manhattan (1-3 Qtrs.) ( ) Held an opponent scores for 1st three quarters of a game: Manhattan (1-3 Qtrs.) ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for 30 or more consecutive minutes: 60:00, vs. Manhattan ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for 40 or more consecutive minutes: 60:00, vs. Manhattan ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for 50 or more consecutive minutes: 60:00, vs. Manhattan ( ) Posted a shutout: Manhattan (W/11-0) ( ) Held an opponent shotless for a quarter: 2nd #12 Princeton ( ) Came from behind to #1 Virginia ( ) - Trailed as late as 10-9 in 4th Q - Won (OT) Came from two goals down to #1 Virginia ( ) - Trailed 6-4 in 2nd Q - Won (OT) Came from three goals down to #1 Virginia ( ) - Trailed 4-1 in 2nd Q - Won (OT) Came from four goals down to win vs. #4 Maryland ( ) - Trailed as late as 8-4 in 3rd Q - Won in OT Came from five goals down to win vs. #4 Maryland ( ) - Trailed as late as 8-3 in 3rd Q - Won in OT Came from six goals down to win vs. #7 Syracuse ( ) - Trailed, 7-1 in 2nd Q - Won in OT Blew a lead and lost vs. #9 Maryland ( ) - Led as late as 6-5 in 3rd quarter - Lost 9-6 Blew a two-goal lead and lost vs. #9 Maryland ( ) - Led as late as 6-4 in 3rd quarter - Lost 9-6 Blew a three-goal lead and lost vs. #9 Maryland ( ) - Led as late as 6-3 in 3rd quarter - Lost 9-6 Blew a four-goal lead and lost vs. Navy ( ) - Led 5-0 in 2nd quarter - Lost 9-8 in OT Blew a five-goal lead and lost vs. Navy ( ) - Led 5-0 in 2nd quarter - Lost 9-8 in OT Blew a six-goal lead and lost vs. #4 Syracuse ( ) - Led 8-2 in 2nd Q - Lost The Last Time a Johns Hopkins Player... Scored 5 or more goals 5, Kyle Wharton vs. #19 Army ( ) Score 5 or more goals in back-to-back games Conor Ford vs. #2 Navy (5) and #11 Towson (5) (4-24 & ) Scored 6 or more goals 6, Steven Boyle vs. Manhattan ( ) Scored 7 or more goals 7, Dylan Schlott vs. Villanova ( ) Dished out 4 or more assists 5, Zach Palmner vs. UMBC ( ) Dished out 5 or more assists 5, Zach Palmner vs. UMBC ( ) Dished out 6 or more assists 6, Dan Denihan vs. #10 Hofstra ( ) Dished out 7 or more assists 8, Dave Marr vs. Navy ( ) Dished out 8 or more assists 8, Dave Marr vs. Navy ( ) Totaled 5 or more points in back-to-back games Brandon Benn vs. UMBC (5) and #6 Syracuse (5) (3-10 & ) Totaled 6 or more points 8, Zach Palmner (3g, 5a) vs. UMBC ( ) Totaled 7 or more points 8, Zach Palmner (3g, 5a) vs. UMBC ( ) Totaled 8 or more points 8, Steven Boyle (6g, 2a) vs. Manhattan ( ) Totaled 9 or more points 9 (5g, 4a), Kyle Barrie vs. Navy ( ) Totaled 10 or more points 11 (5g, 6a), Dan Denihan vs. #10 Towson ( ) Totaled 11 points 11 (5g, 6a), Dan Denihan vs. #10 Towson ( ) Scored three or more extra-man goals Scored an overtime goal John #1 Virginia ( ) Grabbed 14 or more ground balls 14, Kyle Harrison vs. Albany ( ) Won 15 or more faceoffs 15, Mike Poppleton vs. Albany ( ) Registered 20 or more saves 20, Pierce Bassett vs. #8 Loyola ( Ranking Record - I: Below is a look at JHU s record under head coach Dave Pietramala by JHU s ranking at the time of the game JHU Rank JHU Record 1st nd rd th 8-4 5th th 4-5 7th 7-4 8th 4-4 9th th th th th th th th 0-1 RV 2-0 Total Ranking Record - II: Below is a look at JHU s record under head coach Dave Pietramala by the opposition s ranking at the time of the game Opp. Rank JHU Record 1st 6-4 2nd 7-6 3rd 3-2 4th 4-7 5th 5-6 6th 5-1 7th 5-2 8th 6-0 9th th th th th th th th th th th th 2-0 Unranked 41-3 Total POLL NOtES: The Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office uses the STX/ USILA Coaches Poll to reflect JHU s actual ranking at the time of the game. The only exception is for games early in the season prior to the release of a coaches poll. In this instance, the team s ranking is based on the Face-Off Yearbook Poll, which is a poll of all Division I head coaches. In 2007 there wasn t an official coaches poll in Face-Off Yearbook. JHU s ranking at the time of the game for the Albany game was based on the Blue Jays rank in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.

27 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 12 - Navy JHU-Navy Series Notes Series Record: Johns Hopkins leads, Current Streak: JHU Won 1 Current Streak at Homewood Field: JHU Won 21 Current Streak at Navy: Navy Won 1 Pietramala vs. Navy (@ JHU): Homewood Field: Navy: 5-1 Neutral: 0-0 Longest JHU Win Streak vs. Navy: 36 ( ) Longest Navy Win Streak vs. JHU: 8 ( ) Johns Hopkins leads the all-time series, The 85 games the Blue Jays have played against Navy are the second most in JHU history (Maryland / 108). Despite the long history between the two programs, the 2008 meeting in the NCAA Quarterfinals was the first between the two teams in the NCAAs. Johns Hopkins won 36 straight games against the Midshipmen from 1974 through 2009 before Navy pulled out a 9-8 win in overtime last season. This is the longest winning streak for Johns Hopkins over any opponent in its history. The next longest streak in JHU history is a 30-game streak the Blue Jays had against Loyola from Johns Hopkins has won 21 straight games against Navy at Homewood Field. Ironically, prior to the current run the Blue Jays had won just once against Navy in the previous six meetings at Homewood Field (covering a span from 1959 through In the last 19 meetings there have been seven blowouts and nine one-goal affairs. JHU has won by seven or more goals seven times since 1994, while picking up eight, one-goal wins (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) during that time as well. Navy grabbed a one-goal win (9-8) in Johns Hopkins has held Navy to less than 10 goals in 25 of the last 33 meetings. Included is a current streak of 11 straight games in which the Midshipmen have scored nine goals or less against JHU. The teams have met eight times with both teams have been ranked in the top five at the time of the game (rankings first available in 1973). The 2004 matchup was the first that featured the top two ranked teams in the nation. The 2004 game bewteen the two teams at Navy may have been the game-of-the-year as the Blue Jays erased a 9-7 deficit in the last five minutes and won, 10-9, in overtime Johns Hopkins-6, Navy Johns Hopkins-7, Navy Navy-7, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-2, Navy Johns Hopkins-4, Navy Navy-5, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-4, Navy Johns Hopkins-6, Navy Navy-12, Johns Hopkins Navy-5, Johns Hopkins Navy-9, Johns Hopkins Navy-9, Johns Hopkins Navy-6, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-5, Navy Navy-8, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-6, Navy Navy-5, Johns Hopkins Navy-7, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-12, Navy Johns Hopkins-14, Navy Johns Hopkins-9, Navy Johns Hopkins-8, Navy Johns Hopkins-13, Navy Navy-10, Johns Hopkins Navy-7, Johns Hopkins Navy-12, Johns Hopkins Navy-13, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-8, Navy Johns Hopkins-15, Navy Johns Hopkins-14, Navy Navy-13, Johns Hopkins Navy-15, Johns Hopkins Navy-15, Johns Hopkins Navy-16, Johns Hopkins Navy-10, Johns Hopkins Navy-15, Johns Hopkins Navy-15, Johns Hopkins Navy-12, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-9, Navy Johns Hopkins-11, Navy Navy-9, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins-9, Navy Navy-9, JHU-6 (Houston, TX) 1972 Johns Hopkins-17, Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-12, #6 Navy #6 Navy-13, #2 Johns Hopkins #1 Johns Hopkins-16, #3 Navy #5 Johns Hopkins-18, #3 Navy #3 Johns Hopkins-17, #4 Navy #2 Johns Hopkins-22, #4 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-17, #5 Navy #2 Johns Hopkins-13, #5 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-9, #6 Navy #3 Johns Hopkins-12, #8 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-13, #10 Navy #2 Johns Hopkins-9, #8 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-24, #13 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-14, #6 Navy #6 Johns Hopkins-10, #3 Navy #2 Johns Hopkins-10, #7 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-7, #8 Navy #11 Johns Hopkins-6, #10 Navy #7 Johns Hopkins-15, #15 Navy #6 Johns Hopkins-22, #7 Navy #4 Johns Hopkins-11, #8 Navy #6 Johns Hopkins-12, #11 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-16, #17 Navy #5 Johns Hopkins-18, Navy #4 Johns Hopkins-24, #13 Navy #3 Johns Hopkins-15, #18 Navy #2 Johns Hopkins-11, #13 Navy #8 Johns Hopkins-7, #10 Navy-6 (OT) 2001 #6 Johns Hopkins-13, #13 Navy #2 Johns Hopkins-9, #14 Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-17, Navy #1 Johns Hopkins-10, #2 Navy-9 (OT) 2005 #1 Johns Hopkins-9, #5 Navy-8 (OT) 2006 #12 Johns Hopkins-9, #4 Navy #7 Johns Hopkins-10, #7 Navy #7 Johns Hopkins-12, #10 Navy-5 #4 Johns Hopkins-10, #14 Navy-4 * 2009 #9 Johns Hopkins-15, #11 Navy Navy-9, #17 Johns Hopkins-8 (OT) 2011 #2 Johns Hopkins-14, Navy-5 * NCAA Tournament Games Home Team in BOLD Johns Hopkins is 12-0 all-time against Navy when entering the game ranked number one in the nation. Both teams have been ranked in the top 10 in the nation at the time of the game 23 times since 1973.

28 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game-by-Game Recaps Game 1 Towson-6 February 17, 2012 #2 Johns Hopkins-12 Homewood Field BALTIMORE, MD - Second-ranked Johns Hopkins used a 9-0 run that bridged the second and fourth quarters and held visiting Towson scoreless for more than 31 minutes during that stretch as the Blue Jays eased past the Tigers, 12-6, at Homewood Field Friday evening. The win is the 150th in the career of Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala, who improves to overall and during his time at Hopkins. Towson held a one-goal lead three times in the opening 18:30, including a 3-2 advantage after Robby Zoppo scored on an ally dodge with 11:43 remaining in the second quarter. The Blue Jays needed just 15 seconds to answer Zoppo s strike as senior Chris Boland scored the second of his four goals off a crossfield pass from junior Zach Palmer in an unsettled situation off the ensuing faceoff and that ignited the 9-0 run for the Blue Jays. Junior Lee Coppersmith and Palmer both struck in the final six minutes of the second quarter to give the Blue Jays a 5-3 lead at the half and Boland added extra-man and even-strength tallies in the first six minutes of the third quarter to push the lead to 7-3. Coppersmith completed his two-goal showing with an unassisted goal less than a minute after Boland s goal to make it 8-3 midway through the third period. By this point, the Tigers drought had reached nearly 18 minutes. Sophomore Brandon Benn helped put the game out of reach with back-to-back goals. His first, off an assist from Palmer, made it 9-3 at the end of the third quarter and he added his second just over 90 seconds into the fourth period when he underhanded home a pass from freshman Wells Stanwick. Senior Marshall Burkhart closed the run nine seconds later when he grabbed a long rebound and blew a 12-yarder past Towson s Andrew Wascavage. The Tigers, who by this point hadn t scored since Zoppo s tally early in the second quarter, needed just nine seconds to score twice early in the final period. Sean Maguire got his hands free and beat Blue Jay goalie Pierce Bassett from seven yards out on a quick feed from Matt Hughes and Andrew Hodgson scored off the ensuing faceoff to make it An extra-man goal by Palmer, which completed his fourth career hat trick, closed the scoring with just under three minutes remaining for the Blue Jays, while Zoppo added his second goal of the game off an assist from Maguire with 33 seconds left to close the scoring. The Blue Jays starting attack of Palmer, Boland and Benn combined for nine goals and three assists in the win with Palmer punching up three goals and three assists to lead the way. Bassett faced just 18 shots and posted seven saves as the Blue Jay defense kept the Tigers away from the goal for long stretches. Hopkins held advantages in shots (42-18) and ground balls (30-21) and forced the Tigers into 21 turnovers and a 17-of-25 showing on clear attempts. Zoppo s two goals the way for the Tigers, who also got one goal and one assist from both Hughes and Zoppo. Wascavage posted 11 saves for Towson, which got a strong showing on faceoffs from Matt Thomas, who won 12-of-20 on the night and grabbed six ground balls. Towson (1-1) /6 #2 Johns Hopkins (1-0) /12 Goals: T: Zoppo-2, Maguire, Hughes, Hodgson, Sheehe. J: Boland-4, Palmer-3, Benn-2, Coppersmith-2, Burkhart. Assists: T: DeNapoli, Hughes, Maguire. J: Palmer-3, Stanwick-2, Greeley, Ranagan. Saves: T: Wascavage-11. J: Bassett-7. Shots: T-18. J-42. EMO: T: 0-for-0. J: 2-for-3. Attendance: 2,320. Game 2 Delaware-6 February 21, 2012 #3 Johns Hopkins-12 Homewood Field BALTIMORE, MD The thirdranked Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse team built a five-goal, third-quarter lead then held off a furious rally by 16th-ranked Delaware as the Blue Jays improved to 2-0 on the year with an 8-6 win over the Blue Hens at Homewood Field Tuesday evening. Hopkins also extended its home winning streak to eight games with the win and moved to 9-0 all-time against the Blue Hens. After batting to a 2-2 tie through the first 20 minutes, the Blue Jays slowly began to take control. The second of Brandon Benn s three goals with 9:34 remaining in the second quarter gave JHU a 3-2 lead and sophomore Rob Guida pushed the lead to 4-2 seven minutes later when he spun inside a defender and beat Delaware goalie Chris Herbert to the near post. The two-goal lead held until midway through the third quarter, when sophomore Greg Edmonds got free on the crease and slipped home his first goal of the season off a nifty feed from freshman Wells Stanwick, who spun away from a defender behind the goal and found Edmonds to pick up the assist. Benn completed the first hat trick of his career just over five minutes later when he scored from in tight also off a Stanwick assist and junior Lee Coppersmith added a transition goalie just under two minutes after Benn s strike to give JHU what seemed to be a comfortable 7-2 lead. The Blue Jays won the faceoff after Coppersmith s goal and junior John Ranagan unloaded on Herbert, but he was equal to the task and jump-started the Blue Hen transition, which ended with a Grant Kaleikau goal just 24 seconds after Coppersmith s goal. Delaware had gone more than 29 minutes without scoring before Kaleikau s goal, but needed just seven seconds after that to score again as Mark Yetter blew home his third goal of the season off a skip pass form Kaleikau off the ensuing faceoff and the Hens had quickly sliced into the lead and grabbed the momentum. JHU s 7-4 lead held until midway through the fourth quarter, when Delaware struck twice in less than 45 seconds to draw within a goal. Danny Keane s ninth goal of the year made it 7-5 with 6:27 remaining and Tom Holland got topside on his defender and beat JHU goalie Pierce Bassett from eight yards out while falling to the ground to make it 7-6. Delaware had two possessions in the final five minutes, but the Blue Jay defense, which has now allowed a total of just 12 goals in two games this season, held the Hens off the board and Ranagan added an insurance goal an extra-man tally with 31 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Benn led the Blue Jays with the three goals and one assist, while Stanwick tallied the first goal of his career and added the two assists as well. Guida (1g, 1a) was the only other Blue Jay with a multi-point game and Bassett posted six saves to pick up the win in goal. JHU held advantages in shots (35-23) and ground balls (30-27) and got a boost from junior Mike Poppleton, who returned to the lineup after missing the seasonopener vs. Towson and won 9-of-15 faceoffs with six ground balls. Kaleikau scored the one goal and added three assists, while Yetter chipped in with the one goal and one assist. Herbert was solid in goal for the Blue Hens as he posted 12 saves, but UD failed on 9-of-26 clears and had 22 turnovers as well. #16 Delaware (2-2) /6 #3 Johns Hopkins (2-0) /8 Goals: D: Kaleikau, Yetter, Holland, Keane, McRoy, Finegan. J: Benn-3, Stanwick, Guida, Ranagan, Coppersmith, Edmonds. Assists: D: Kaleikau-3, Sebastiani, Yetter. J: Stanwick-2, Benn, Guida, Palmer. Saves: D: Herbert-12. J: Bassett-6. Shots: D-23. J-35. EMO: D: 1-for-1. J: 2-for-3. Attendance: 800. Game 3 Siena-5 February 25, 2012 #2 Johns Hopkins-9 Homewood Field BALTIMORE, MD The third-ranked Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse team scored three goals in a five-minute span early in the fourth quarter to extend a 6-5 lead over visiting Siena to four goals and the Blue Jays held the Saints scoreless for the final 19:30 in a 9-5 victory at wind-swept Homewood Field Saturday afternoon. The win runs JHU s regular season winning streak to 10 games dating back to last season and the Blue Jays improve to 3-0 on the year. Hopkins had a chance to build on the 6-5 lead in the final seconds of the third quarter, but Siena goalie Tom Morr stoned Hopkins Zach Palmer from in tight to keep it a one-goal game entering the final 15 minutes. It took the Blue Jays just over two minutes of the fourth quarter to jump start their game-ending threegoal run as senior Marshall Burkhart forced a turnover in the defensive end and started a transition opportunity that ended with Palmer beating Morr from in tight off a nifty skip pass from freshman Wells Stanwick. It took the Blue Jays less than a minute 54 seconds to be exact to push the lead to 8-5 as sophomore Brandon Benn scooped up a loose ball in front of the cage off a Morr save and fired into and open net. Junior Lee Coppersmith added his second goal of the game and fifth of the season off an ally dodge with 8:05 remaining to close out the scoring and secure JHU s ninth consecutive home victory. In a game the Blue Jays seemed to control, they couldn t pull away until the three-goal spurt in the fourth quarter. Stanwick, senior Mark Goodrich and

29 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game-by-Game Recaps Coppersmith all scored in the first quarter as the Blue Jays crafted a 3-1 lead after the opening period, but the Saints hung tight and pulled within a goal four times (3-2, 4-3, 5-4 and 6-5) after JHU had edged ahead by two on four different occasions beginning with the 3-1 advantage. A Conor Prunty goal for the Saints with 4:31 remaining in the third quarter drew Siena within one for the final time at 6-5, but Palmer s goal 2:08 into the final period ignited the final spree for the Blue Jays, who improved to 4-0 all-time against the Saints with the victory. Palmer paced the Blue Jays with two goals and two assists, while Stanwick (2g, 1a) and Coppersmith (2g) also enjoyed multi-point games for Hopkins, which also got 10 saves from junior Pierce Bassett. Junior Mike Poppleton enjoyed the finest game of his career for the Blue Jays as he won 15-of-18 faceoffs and grabbed three ground balls in the victory. Siena got two goals from Chris Roth and one goal and one assist from Danny Martinsen, while Morr posted 12 saves in goal. The Johns Hopkins defense did a nice job of containing the dynamic attack unit of Martinsen, Colin Clive and Bryan Neufeld, who combined for just two goals and one assist. Siena (1-1) /5 #3 Johns Hopkins (3-0) /9 Goals: S: Roth-2, Martinsen, Clive, Prunty. J: Palmer, Stanwick, Coppersmith-2, Benn, Guida, Goodrich. Assists: S: Martinsen. J: Palmer-2, Greeley, Ranagan, Stanwick. Saves: S: Morr-12. J: Bassett-10. Shots: S-21. J-36. EMO: S: 0-for-2. J: 0-for-1. Attendance: 1,167. Game 4 #2 Johns Hopkins-10 March 2, 2012 #12 Princeton-8 Class of 1952 Stadium PRINCETON, NJ -- Second-ranked Johns Hopkins used a 4-1 run to open the fourth quarter to turn a 6-4 lead into a 10-5 advantage and then held off a late-game rally by 12th-ranked Princeton to knock off the Tigers, 10-8, at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium Friday evening. The win is JHU s fourth straight to open the season, 11th straight in the regular season and third straight against the Tigers at Princeton. The Blue Jays (4-0) led 6-4 entering the final period, but needed less than nine minutes to turn the two-goal lead into a five-goal advantage and the run was sparked by reserve attackman John Kaestner, who was making his first career start. Kaestner jump-started the spree with a nifty goal from an impossible angle as he wrapped a shot around the post and Princeton goalie Tyler Fiorito just over two minutes into the final period for his first career goal to make it 7-4. Princeton s Alex Capretta drew the Tigers to within 7-5 at the 10:04 mark as he stepped down and beat JHU s Pierce Bassett to the far post off a pass from just above the goal line from Mike Grossman, but the Tigers fate was sealed over the next four minutes as the Blue Jays scored on three straight possessions to go up Sophomore Brandon Benn got free in the high slot and quickly turned and fired one home off Fiorito s thigh 38 seconds after Capretta s goal and Kaestner netted his second of the night 90 seconds later when he came from the side of the goal, took a nice dump pass from John Ranagan and scored from in tight. Junior Lee Coppersmith added his sixth goal of the season on Hopkins next possession as junior Zach Palmer s skip pass from the goal line to Fiorito s left found Coppersmith alone and he blew one into the top corner. Princeton (2-1), as expected, rallied. The Tigers got one back just 38 seconds after Coppersmith s goal as Jeff Froccaro got free in the slot and went low to slip one past Bassett from seven yards out to make it Nearly four minutes, and one big save by Bassett, passed before Princeton would score again as Grossman got free after a long loose ball scramble and scored his only goal of the game with 2:16 remaining. Tom Schreiber worked free of Hopkins Tucker Durkin on a pick behind the goal and drove top side for his eighth goal of the year with just over a minute to play, but the Blue Jay defense held firm in the final 63 seconds to secure the win. An extra-man goal by Tucker Shanley opened the scoring for the Tigers early in the first quarter, but Hopkins struck for three goals over the next eight minutes to take a 3-1 lead that they would never relinquish. A cross-crease pass from Palmer found senior Mark Goodrich alone on the backdoor and he quick-sticked home his second goal of the year and Palmer got top side on his defender and rifled home a shot from six yards out that surprised Fiorito just over three minutes later. When sophomore Rob Guida spun inside his defender and whipped home his third goal of the season three minutes later the Blue Jays had the momentum and the two-goal lead. Froccaro made it a one-goal game with his first strike of the match with 15 seconds remaining in the second quarter, but that would be the final goal - and shot - for the Tigers in the first half. Hopkins maintained possession for virtually the entire second quarter and got goals in the final five minutes of the half from junior midfielders John Greeley and Ranagan to carry a 5-2 advantage into the half. The Blue Jays outshot the Tigers 9-0 in the quarter and 19-7 in the first half. Neither team scored in the first seven minutes of the second half, but Goodrich staked the Blue Jays to a 6-2 advantage when he snapped home a laser to the top corner after a quick move to the inside from eight yards out. Princeton drew within 6-4 at the end of the third on back-to-back goals by Sonnenfeldt and Grossman, but Kaestner s goal early in the fourth quarter ignited the decisive run and the Blue Jays pulled out of Princeton with their first 4-0 start since Goodrich and Kaestner led the Blue Jays with two goals each, while Palmer added the one goal and a game-high three assists. Bassett totaled nine saves in goal for the Blue Jays, who also won 11-of-21 faceoffs in the game. Froccaro was the only multi-goal scorer for Princeton as his two tallies led the way. Schreiber and Grossman added one goal and two assists apiece and Fiorito matched Bassett with nine saves. #2 Johns Hopkins (4-0) /10 #12 Princeton (2-1) /8 Goals: J: Goodrich-2, Kaestner-2, Palmer, Guida, Coppersmith, Ranagan, Greeley, Benn. P: Grossman-2, Froccaro-2, Schreiber, Shanley, Capretta, Sonnenfeldt. Assists: J: Palmer-3, Guida, Ranagan. P: Grossman-2, Schreiber-2, Himler. Saves: J: Bassett-9. P: Fiorito-9. Shots: J-29. P-36. EMO: J: 1-for-4. P: 0-for-4. Attendance: 2,407. Game 5 Manhattan-0 March 6, 2012 #2 Johns Hopkins-11 Homewood Field BALTIMORE, MD It took nearly 11 minutes for the second-ranked Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse team to find the back of the net in Tuesday afternoon s game against Manhattan as sophomore Rob Guida finally broke through with an unassisted goal 11:35 into the game. As it turned out, that would be all the offense the Blue Jays would need as the defense limited the Jaspers to just 14 shots, eight of which were saved by a combination of four Johns Hopkins goalies in an 11-0 JHU win at Homewood Field Tuesday afternoon. The shutout is the first for Johns Hopkins since March 26, 1988, when the Blue Jays blanked Princeton, 9-0. Two key members of the Blue Jay defense on that day nearly 24 years ago were currently Blue Jay head coach Dave Pietramala and current associate head coach Bill Dwan. Guida s goal ignited a scoring flurry for the Blue Jays (5-0), who added four goals in the final two minutes of the quarter to take a 5-0 lead after the opening 15 minutes. Junior John Greeley sandwiched goals around a strike from John Kaestner in a 72-second span and Lee Coppersmith added an unassisted goal of his own with just 13 seconds remaining in the opening quarter to account for the five-goal spurt. The spree would stretch to six goals in less than three minutes as John Ranagan, who had assisted on Greeley s second goal, took a skip pass from Greeley and blew his third goal of the season just inside the far post. The lead swelled to 7-0 at the half when Guida added his second goal of the game late in the period. Junior Pierce Bassett, who played the first three quarters, posted five of his seven saves in the first half as the Jaspers generated 10 of their 14 shots before intermission. Twice he hugged the post to stop shots in tight and Hopkins blanked an opponent for a half for the first time since the first half of last season s game against Navy. The scoring in the second half was limited to four Blue Jay goals in the third quarter. Senior Mark Goodrich fired home his fourth goal of the season and third in the last two games less than four minutes into the period and Brandon Benn, Zach Palmer and Greeley all scored in a span of just under three minutes midway through the quarter to account for the final scoring. Substituting liberally by the middle of the second quarter, the Blue Jays worked all 44 healthy players into the rotation with the only drama over the last 15 minutes the test to see if Hopkins could preserve its shutout. Manhattan (1-3) generated just two fourth-quarter

30 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game-by-Game Recaps shots; one went wide, but the final one by Brendan Rogers in traffic got through to freshman Grant Fitts, who got his body on it to keep it away. The Jaspers came up with the ensuing ground ball, but John Kelly s forced turnover several seconds later gave the ball back to the Blue Jays, who were able to run out the final 80 seconds to seal the victory. Greeley led the way offensively with his second career hat trick and one assist for a four-point afternoon. Guida added the two goals, while Palmer, Kaestner and Ranagan all added one goal and one assist. Bassett s seven saves over 45 minutes of action paced a Blue Jay defense that held its fifth straight opponent to eight goals or less to open the season. Teaming with Bassett on the shutout in goal were Fitts and seniors Steven Burke and Guy Van Syckle. Burke and Van Syckle weren t forced to make a save during their combined 13:15 in goal. The final score may have been worse if not for the efforts of Manhattan s Rich Akapnitis, who played the entire game in goal for the Jaspers and totaled 15 saves and five ground balls. Manhattan (1-3) /0 #2 Johns Hopkins (5-0) /11 Goals: M: -- J: Greeley-3, Guida-2, Palmer, Kaestner, Benn, Coppersmith, Goodrich, Ranagan. Assists: M: -- J: Greeley, Kaestner, Palmer, Ranagan. Saves: M: Akapnitis-15. J: Bassett-7, Burke-0, Van Syckle-0, Fitts-1. Shots: M-14. J-40. EMO: M: 0-for-3. J: 1-for-4. Attendance: 420. Game 6 UMBC-5 March 10, 2012 #2 Johns Hopkins-12 M&T Bank Stadium BALTIMORE, MD - Johns Hopkins attackmen Zach Palmer and Brandon Benn combined for six goals and seven assists and the Blue Jay defense held UMBC scoreless for nearly 26 minutes midway through the game as the Blue Jays set up next week s showdown with Syracuse with a 12-5 victory over the Retrievers in the third game of the 2012 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic on Saturday. The second-ranked Blue Jays improve to 6-0 with the victory, while UMBC slips to 2-3 with the loss. After the teams traded goals to open the game, the Blue Jays Rob Guida ignited a 9-1 run that bridged the first and fourth quarters to turn the early deadlock into a 10-2 Blue Jay advantage at the end of the third quarter. Guida s goal, which came with 5:27 remaining in the first quarter, was followed by the first of Benn s three goals on the day early in the second. The Retrievers had a golden opportunity to draw even when Hopkins was flagged for a two-minute non-releasable penalty with just under 11 minutes remaining in the second quarter and did slice the deficit to one on an extra-man goal by Scott Hopmann just 34 seconds into the man advantage, but the Blue Jays were able to kill off the remaining 86 seconds and stretched their one-goal lead to four by halftime. Palmer s second goal of the game midway through the second quarter was followed 73 seconds later by a strike from junior Lee Coppersmith - off an assist from Palmer - and an unassisted tally by junior John Ranagan in the final two minutes made it 6-2 at the half. The four-goal lead held for more than 11 minutes in the third quarter, but any hopes of a UMBC comeback were dashed late in the period as the Blue Jays scored four times in a span of just 81 seconds to turn the 6-2 lead into the 10-2 bulge. Junior John Kaestner s fourth goal in the last three games jump-started the spree, which also included a pair of Benn goals wrapped around Palmer s third of the game. In all, Palmer had a hand in six of JHU s nine goals during the 9-1 run as he scored the two goals and added four of his career-high-tying five assists during the spree. The teams alternated goals in the fourth quarter to account for the 12-5 final. The Retrievers Scott Jones scored all three UMBC goals in the final period with Mark Goodrich and Ranagan adding goals in the final 15 minutes for the Blue Jays. Palmer s eight points are a career high and led the way for Hopkins, which also got a career-high five points from Benn. The duo connected for four goals together as Benn assisted on two of Palmer s three goals, while Palmer got the helper on two of Benn s career-high-tying three goals. Hopkins starting attack of Palmer, Benn and Kaestner combined for seven goals and eight assists in the victory. While Palmer and Benn grabbed the headlines, the Blue Jay defense turned in another workmanlike effort as UMBC s only two goals in the first thee quarters were extra-man tallies. When Jones scored the first of his three goals just 34 seconds into the fourth quarter it ended a streak of 116:37 that Hopkins had gone without allowing an even-strength goal. Jones led the Retrievers with his three goals and Joe Lustgarten added three assists, but UMBC s first midfield shot just 1-of-11 and the team s non-starters managed just one goal. Adam Cohen was solid in goal for the Retrievers as he posted 12 saves, but JHU outshot UMBC in the second and third quarters combined and scored on eight of those shots to put the game away. UMBC (2-3) /5 #2 Johns Hopkins (6-0) /12 Goals: U: Jones-3, Linkous, Hopmann. J: Palmer-3, Benn-3, Ranagan-2, Guida, Coppersmith, Goodrich, Kaestner. Assists: U: Lustgarten-3, Brown, Murphy. J: Palmer-5, Benn-2, Kaestner. Saves: U: Cohen-12. J: Bassett-9, Burke-1. Shots: U-31. J-39. EMO: U: 2-for-7. J: 2-for-2. Attendance: 17,138. Game 7 #6 Syracuse-7 March 17, 2012 #2 Johns Hopkins-11 Homewood Field BALTIMORE, MD The highly anticipated 50th all-time meeting between men s lacrosse heavyweights Johns Hopkins and Syracuse was colored Columbia Blue on Saturday as the second-ranked Blue Jays used a 4-0 run to turn a 6-4 lead into a 10-4 advantage that the Orange never seriously threatened before falling 11-7 before 5,970 sun-drenched fans at Homewood Field. The win runs Hopkins home winning streak to 11, its regular season winning streak to 14 and its record this season to 7-0. Syracuse had its five-game winning streak against the Blue Jays snapped and slips to 3-2. After sprinting out to leads to 4-1, 5-2 and 6-3, the Blue Jays led just 6-4 late in the second quarter after the third of Derek Maltz s three first-half goals with 3:29 remaining before the half. Playing for the first time in more than two weeks, freshman Wells Stanwick pushed the lead back to three as he converted from the slot off a nifty feed from sophomore Brandon Benn with 2:42 remaining in the second quarter. The goal ignited the game-turning run, which saw the Blue Jays outscore Syracuse 4-0 over a 20-minute span that bridged the second and fourth quarters. After Stanwick s tally late in the second period, it was Benn and the Blue Jays first midfield doing the damage as Benn scored all three Hopkins goals in the third period with each assisted by a different member of Hopkins top unit. It didn t take long, nine seconds to be exact, for the Blue Jays to strike in the third quarter as junior John Ranagan scooped up the loose ball on the opening faceoff of the second half and found Benn on the point. Benn had time and room to step in and blow a shot past a defenseless Matt Lerman to give the Blue Jays their first four-goal lead of the game. Benn added his third of the game just under four minutes later off an assist from John Greeley and completed his three-goal third quarter showing with his career-high fourth goal of the game with 2:30 left in the period to make it By then the Orange had gone more than 15 minutes without scoring and the Blue Jays had the six-goal lead. The drought ended for Syracuse less than two minutes into the fourth quarter when Tom Palasek slipped inside a defender and got to the crease before beating Pierce Bassett in close. Neither team scored over the next eight minutes as the Blue Jays nursed the 10-5 lead. A Tim Desko goal with 4:49 remaining gave the Orange life, but Hopkins eventually got an empty-net goal from junior Zach Palmer with 62 seconds remaining before Henry Schoonmaker fired home the game s final goal with 15 seconds left to account for the 11-7 final score. Like they did in the third quarter, the Blue Jays scored early in the first period as junior Mike Poppleton won the opening faceoff and the Blue Jays worked a nifty play of deception between Greeley and Ranagan that freed Greeley in the middle of the field and he found the top shelf to stake JHU to a quick 1-0 lead just 35 seconds into the game. Maltz and Greeley traded goals in a two-minute span midway through the quarter before Benn and Ranagan added tallies in the final 3:14 to give the Blue Jays a 4-1 lead after the opening 15 minutes. Three times the Orange sliced the deficit to two in the second quarter, only to have the Blue Jays answer quickly each time. A Maltz tally in the first two minutes was matched by Ranagan, while a Bobby Eilers strike at the 7:54 mark was answered by Guida with 5:40 remaining in the first half. Guida s goal gave the Blue Jays a 6-3 lead that held until the Maltz goal made it 6-4. The two-goal lead lasted just 47 seconds before

31 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game-by-Game Recaps Stanwick s goal sparked the 4-0 run that Syracuse was unable to answer. Benn s four goals and one assist paced the Blue Jays, who also got two goals and one assist each from Greeley and Ranagan and one goal and two assists from Guida. The five goals and four assists the trio combined for was four goals and two assists better than the Syracuse first midfield managed. Stanwick returned to the lineup and totaled one goal and one assist and Poppleton won 12-of-18 faceoffs for the Blue Jays. Bassett registered nine saves, including several crucial stops with the Blue Jays playing short. He came up with a big first-quarter save with the Blue Jays playing two men down and added a point-blank save on a Maltz shot early in the third quarter that would have cut an 8-4 deficit to 8-5. Instead, Benn added the second of his three straight goals less than a minute later and Syracuse was never closer than four over the final 25 minutes. Maltz led the Orange with three goals and JoJo Marasco (2a) and Palasek (1g, 1a) also registered multi-point games for SU, but the Orange couldn t over a 7-of-20 showing on faceoffs and didn t score consecutive goals in the game until the fourth quarter. The win potentially sets up a one vs. two matchup next weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia as the second-ranked Blue Jays travel to face the top-ranked Cavaliers next Saturday (new rankings will be released on Monday, March 19). Notes: Johns Hopkins is 7-0 for the first time since 2005 and the seventh time since 1977 Palmer s goal extended his scoring streak to 19 games Hopkins now leads the all-time series against Syracuse, The Blue Jays have scored on their first shot of the game three times this season and their first or second shot of the game six times in seven games Syracuse went scoreless for 20:14 at one point the Blue Jays have held all seven of their opponents scoreless for a stretch of at least 19:30. #6 Syracuse (3-2) /7 #2 Johns Hopkins (7-0) /11 Goals: S: Maltz-3, Palasek, Desko, Eilers, Schoonmaker. J: Benn-4, Ranagan-2, Greeley-2, Guida, Stanwick, Palmer. Assists: S: Marasco-2, Coleman, Palasek, Ward. J: Guida-2, Benn, Greeley, Ranagan, Stanwick. Saves: S: Lerman-8. J: Bassett-9. Shots: S-29. J-36. EMO: S: 2-for-7. J: 2-for-4. Attendance: 5,970. Game 8 #2 Johns Hopkins-11 (OT) March 24, 2012 #1 Virginia-10 Klockner Stadium CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Few games that receive as much hype as Saturday s men s lacrosse matchup between top-ranked Virginia and second-ranked Johns Hopkins actually live up to the advance billing. After regulation and all but five seconds of a full overtime, it s safe to say that the Blue Jays win over the Cavaliers did - and then some. Johns Hopkins trailed by as many as three in the first half, led by two early in the fourth quarter and trailed by a goal with just over a minute to play in regulation - while playing a man down. That s when things really got crazy. Virginia turned the ball over with 11 seconds remaining on its extra-man chance and the Blue Jays needed one timeout and 27 seconds before junior Lee Coppersmith slipped inside a pair of defenders and scored from the high slot with 44 seconds left in regulation. Failed extra-man chances and turnovers by both teams over the remainder of regulation and the first three plus minutes overtime eventually led to Hopkins isolating junior John Ranagan at the top of the box as the first overtime ticket away. After getting a quick step on his defender, he beat Virginia goalie Rob Fortunato low for his eighth goal of the season and the Blue Jays had exorcised yet another demon they had carried - and heard about - for far too long. Ranagan s goal lifted the Blue Jays to their first win in Charlottesville against the Cavaliers since Earlier wins at Princeton and last week against Syracuse had stopped losing streaks against the Tigers and Orange that had stretched to three and five games, respectively. Winning at Virginia - that was an entirely different monkey on the back; or gorilla as JHU head coach Dave Pietramalahas referred to it a week earlier. That the game went to overtime should surprise few. During the losing streak in Charlottesville the Blue Jays had alternated blowout losses in 2002, 2006 and 2010 with overtime defeats in 2004 and Eventually one of these had to break Hopkins way. After Virginia built an early 4-1 lead on lengthy possessions and back-to-back goals by Chris Bocklet that bridged the first and second quarters, the Blue Jays slowly began to work their way back into the game. The Blue Jays grabbed the momentum midway through the second quarter as they scored consecutive goals in a three-minute span midway through the period. Sophomore Brandon Benn one-timed home a pass to the crease from junior Zach Palmer to make it 4-2 and freshman Wells Stanwick made it a one-goal game with 4:34 remaining in the first half as he dodged hard to the crease from behind the goal and beat Fortunato from in tight. A Steele Stanwick goal into an empty net gave the Cavs a 5-3 lead at halftime and the teams traded goals in a 35-second span early in the period to make it 6-4. Nearly 15 minutes would pass before Virginia would score again. During that time the Blue Jays scored four times to build their two-goal lead. Benn completed his third consecutive hat trick 29 seconds after a Ryan Tucker goal to ignite the fourgoal run, which included the first career goal by sophomore Jack Reilly and back-to-back extra-man goals by Rob Guida in a span of just over five minutes bridging the third and fourth quarters. Virginia, as it does so often, struck back quickly with two goals in a 50-second span shortly after Guida s strike made it 8-6. A Rob Emery extra-man goal drew the Cavs within one at 8-7 and Matt White s highlight-reel behind the back shot from the crease tied it less than a minute later. If White s shot was destined for play of the game, it was quickly bumped by Zach Palmer s goal 52 seconds later. Working from behind the goal, Palmer drove up the side and scored on a one-handed wraparound shot from goal line extended that gave the Blue Jays a 9-8 lead with more than 10 minutes remaining. The one-goal lead didn t figure to hold - and it didn t. Steele Stanwick scored from in tight after defenseman Tucker Durkin lost his footing to knot the game with just over four minutes remaining and Tucker fired home his second of the game with 2:44 on the clock to give Virginia a 10-9 lead. The one-goal lead held for exactly two minutes, when Coppersmith fired home the game-tying goal that forced overtime and led to Ranagan s game-winner that lifted the final proverbial monkey off the Blue Jays back. Benn led the Blue Jays with his three goals, while Guida notched a career-high four points on two goals and two assists. Wells Stanwick (1g, 2a) and Palmer (1g, 1a) were JHU s other multi-point scorers, while freshman Drew Kennedy won 8-of-14 faceoffs and junior goalie Pierce Bassettposted nine saves. Virginia, which had its 14-game home winning streak snapped, was led by Steele Stanwick s two goals and three assists, while Emery, Bocklet and Tucker added two goals apiece for the Cavaliers, who also got 11 saves from Fortunato. #2 Johns Hopkins (8-0) /11 #1 Virginia (8-1) /10 Goals: J: Benn-3, Guida-2, Stanwick, Palmer, Ranagan, Coppersmith, Reilly, Poppleton. V: Stanwick-2, Emery-2, Tucker-2, Briggs, White. Assists: J: Guida-2, Stanwick-2, Palmer. V: Stanwick-3, Briggs, Emery, White. Saves: J: Bassett-9. V: Fortunato-13. Shots: J-34. V-48. EMO: J: 3-for-5. V: 1-for-3. Attendance: 6,899. Game 9 #11 North Carolina-13 April 1, 2012 #1 Johns Hopkins-9 Met Life Stadium EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Eleventh-ranked North Carolina outscored top-ranked Johns Hopkins 5-2 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 13-9 victory in the third game of the Konica Minolta Big City Classic at Met Life Stadium Sunday night. The Tar Heels led by four at the half, withstood a rally the Blue Jays in the third quarter and then pulled away in the fourth to improve to 8-3 on the year. Hopkins suffered its first loss of the season and slips to 8-1. The Blue Jays trailed just 8-7 entering the fourth quarter after trailing by as many as four, but could never pull even and the Tar Heels won the decisive final period. An extra-man goal by Nicky Galasso just 39 seconds into the final period ignited the game-deciding run. A Chad Tutton strike 81 seconds later made it 10-7 and that three-goal lead held for more than four minutes. Senior Chris Boland, playing in his first game since the season opener, drew the Blue Jays to within 10-8 with an extra-man goal at the 7:42 mark, but freshman Jimmy Bitter blew home an underhanded low-to-high blast just over a minute later and the Heels added goals by Thomas Wood and Duncan Hutchins in a

32 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game-by-Game Recaps two-minute span a short time later to push the lead out to Rob Guida s second goal of the game with 1:31 remaining accounted for the final scoring. Three times the Tar Heels took the lead in the first quarter, only to have the Blue Jays answer each time. The Tar Heels led 4-2 late in the period after back-toback goals in a six-second span by Bitter and sophomore R.G. Keenan, but the Blue Jays answered with a Boland goal off a nice feed to the slot from freshman Wells Stanwick and an extra-man goal by Guida in the final 98 seconds to make it 4-4 at the end of the opening quarter. The fourth-quarter run didn t look like it would be necessary at halftime as Carolina took control in the second quarter by outscoring the Blue Jays, 4-0. An extra-man goal by junior Marcus Holman, who made a nice cut to the goal and quick-sticked home a pass from Galasso, jump-started the second-quarter spree. Back-to-back goals in a 60-second span - a tough-angle shot from freshman Joey Sankey and another strike by Holman off a restart - pushed the lead to 7-4 midway through the period and Wood capped the four-goal second period for UNC with an extra-man goal with 4:31 remaining to account for an 8-4 halftime score. Johns Hopkins jumped back in the game by scoring three straight goals in the third period while holding the Tar Heels scoreless for the entire period. An extra-man strike by Brandon Benn just under two minutes into the quarter made it 8-5 and the threegoal lead held for more than six minutes before junior Lee Coppersmith made it a two-goal game with an unassisted goal midway through the period. When sophomore Greg Edmonds fired home his second goal of the game a short time later, the Blue Jays had all the momentum and several chances to pull even, but a slashing call against JHU s Michael Pellegrino with two seconds remaining in the third quarter led to Galasso s extra-man goal that ignited the game-ending spree for North Carolina. Bitter led the Tar Heels with three goals, while Holman (2g, 3a) and Wood (2g) also had multi-goal games for the Tar Heels. Keenan dominated on faceoffs as he won 18-of-25 and added nine ground balls and the one goal. Steven Rastivo posted 10 saves for the Heels, who held advantages in shots (49-34) and ground balls (27-15). Boland led the way offensively for the Blue Jays with two goals and two assists, while Guida (2g, 1a) and Benn (2g) added multi-goal games as well. Stanwick totaled three assists and junior Pierce Bassett registered 12 saves for the Blue Jays, who saw their 15-game regular-season winning streak snapped with the loss. #11 North Carolina (8-3) /13 #1 Johns Hopkins (8-1) /9 Goals: N: Bitter-3, Holman-2, Wood-2, Galasso, Hutchins, Sankey, Keenan, Tutton, Kilpatrick. J: Boland-2, Guida-2, Benn-2, Edmonds, Coppersmith, Palmer. Assists: N: Holman-3, Galasso, Hutchins, McBride. J: Stanwick-3, Boland-2, Edmonds, Palmer, Guida. Saves: N: Rastivo-10. J: Bassett-12. Shots: N-49. J-34. EMO: N: 3-for-4. J: 3-for-4. Attendance: 25,934. Game 10 Albany-6 April 5, 2012 #3 Johns Hopkins-17 Homewood Field BALTIMORE, MD The thirdranked Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse team jumped out to a 7-1 halftime lead, pushed the lead to 10-1 before withstanding a brief Albany rally and went on to a 17-6 victory before a crowd of 1,660 at Homewood Field Thursday night. Four days after dropping their first game of the season, the Blue Jays got goals from 11 different players and 14 different players registered at least one point in JHU s 12th consecutive home victory. Save for a five-minute span midway through the third quarter when the Great Danes scored four of their six goals, the Blue Jays dominated possession and used three decisive scoring runs to fuel their 10th win in the 11-game series history. The Blue Jays led 3-1 early in the second quarter before junior John Ranagan jump-started a 7-0 run with the second of his career-high four goals. Three of those goals tallies by Mark Goodrich, Zach Palmer and Chris Boland came before halftime as the Blue Jays built the 7-1 lead at intermission. Like they had in the first two quarters, the Blue Jays struck for a goal less than a minute into the third period as Palmer skipped a pass over the defense to junior Lee Coppersmith, who wasted little time blowing one just inside the crossbar past a defenseless Max Huber. An extra-man goal by Rob Guida and the second of Boland s three goals pushed the lead to 10-1 before the Danes made their run. A Ty Thompson goal for Albany with 7:07 remaining in the third quarter snapped a scoreless stretch that had reached more than 24 minutes. Boland answered with his third goal of the game 41 seconds later, but Miles Thompson scored five seconds later to ignite a three-goal run for the Great Danes that included another strike by Miles Thompson and a Joe Resetarits goal that trimmed what was once a nine-goal deficit to six at 11-5 late in the third quarter. Any hopes for a comeback were dashed in a twominute span that bridged the third and fourth quarters as Ranagan s third goal of the game with 1:43 remaining in the third was followed by a Wells Stanwick goal 28 seconds into the fourth to push the lead to Goals by Ranagan, Palmer, Chase Winter and Trevor Brown closed out the scoring for the Blue Jays, who punched up their highest goal total since an 18-goal outburst against Delaware early in the 2011 season. Ranagan s four goal-effort led the way for the Blue Jays, who also got three goals and two assists from Boland, two goals and two assists from Palmer and one goal and two assists from Stanwick. Junior Mike Poppleton won 15-of-21 faceoffs and grabbed a careerhigh 14 ground balls to fuel a decided advantage in possession for Johns Hopkins, which also got 11 saves in goal from junior Pierce Bassett before he departed with just under five minutes remaining. Miles Thompson was the only multi-point producer for Albany as he finished with two goals and one assist, while Huber posted 13 saves in just over 51 minutes of action. Johns Hopkins held decided advantages in shots (42-27) and ground balls (42-30), won 18-of-27 faceoffs and converted on 2-of-3 extra-man opportunities. The Blue Jays will return to action on Saturday, April 14 when they host Maryland in the 108th renewal of the greatest rivalry in college lacrosse. Albany (1-8) /6 #3 Johns Hopkins (9-1) /17 Goals: A: M. Thompson-2, Resetarits, T. Thompson, L. Thompson, Bertrams. J: Ranagan-4, Boland-3, Palmer-2, Stanwick, Benn, Goodrich, Guida, Coppersmith, Brown, Greeley, Winter. Assists: A: Bonitatibus, Harris, Lyons, M. Thompson. J: Boland-2, Palmer-2, Stanwick-2, Benn, Durkin, Goodrich, Interlicchio, B. Kelly. Saves: A: Huber-13, Carroll-1. J: Bassett-11, Burke-1, Van Syckle-0. Shots: A-27. J-42. EMO: A: 0-for-2. J: 2-for-3. Attendance: 1,660. Game 11 #9 Maryland April 14, 2012 #3 Johns Hopkins-6 Homewood Field BALTIMORE, MD Ninth-ranked Maryland scored the final six goals of the game, including four by junior attackman Owen Blye, as the Terrapins knocked off third-ranked Johns Hopkins, 9-6, before a capacity crowd of 8,500 at Homewood Field Saturday evening. The win improves the Terps record to 7-3, while the Blue Jays slip to 9-2 and had their 12-game home winning streak snapped. Hopkins seemed to be in control of the game for the first 31 minutes, but could never really pull away. A Chris Boland goal off an assist from junior John Greeley just 43 seconds into the third quarter gave the Blue Jays a 6-3 lead, their second, three-goal goal lead of the game, but that would be the final tally for Hopkins as Blye sparked Maryland s comeback. Blye opened the game-ending spree five minutes after Boland s goal when Mike Chanenchuk found him alone on the backdoor and he faked Hopkins goalie Pierce Bassett high and low several times before slipping a low shot past him to make it 6-4. He cut the two-goal deficit to one just under three minutes later when he got his defender hung up in the net behind the cage and scored from a tough angle to make it 6-5. When Michael Shakespeare had time and room to step down from 10 yards and fire one past Bassett with 17 seconds remaining in the third quarter, the Terps had come back to tie and grabbed all the momentum. Maryland scored a goal in the final minute of each of the first three quarters. Blye s third and fourth goals, which both came after working up the field from along the goal line in a one-on-one matchup, came midway through the final period, while a Kevin Cooper goal with 2:31 remaining closed the scoring and secured the victory. The second-half drought for the Blue Jays seemed unlikely after Hopkins scored twice in the first 3:19 of the game and crafted three-goal leads of 5-2 and 6-3. Back-to-back goals by Rob Guida and Lee Coppersmith staked Hopkins to an early 2-0 lead, only to have the Terps knot the score with back-to-back goals