May 15, 2007

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Setting the Scene: The only game of the weekend featuring two teams ranked in the top five in the nation as fifth-ranked and third-seeded Johns Hopkins (10-4) takes on fourth-ranked and sixth-seeded Georgetown (12-2) in the second game of an NCAA Quarterfinal doubleheader at Princeton (3:00 pm).

Looking Back: Both teams needed overtime to advance through last week's first round action as Johns Hopkins slipped past Notre Dame (11-10) and Georgetown defeated Princeton (9-8). These were also the only two first-round games decided by less than four goals.

Poll Position: Johns Hopkins is ranked fifth in the USILA Coaches Poll and fifth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Georgetown is ranked fourth by the coaches and fourth by the media. The Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office uses the USILA Poll to reflect JHU's official ranking at the time of a game.

These are the Facts: Johns Hopkins enters the game against Georgetown with an all-time record of 868-272-15 (.758). The Blue Jays own eight NCAA titles, 29 USILA titles and six ILA titles for a total of 43 championships.

Hopkins Earns Top Four Seed: Johns Hopkins earned the number three seed in the 2007 NCAA Tournament to extend its streak of top four seeds to 11 years. The Blue Jays have been seeded in the top four every year since 1997. Only one other team in the nation (Georgetown) has even qualified for the NCAA Tournament every year since 1997. The next longest streak of consecutive years earning a top four seed belongs to Virginia, which was seeded in the top four for the third straight season.

Johns Hopkins Earns 36th Straight NCAA Tournament Bid: The Blue Jays ran their NCAA record streak of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament to 36 straight years with their selection to this year's tournament. Johns Hopkins' current streak of 36 straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament is more than three times longer than the next longest active streak (Georgetown - 11).

Tournament Streak: In addition to boasting the longest active streak of qualifying for the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament, the JHU men's lacrosse team also boasts the longest active streak of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in any Division I team sport.
To the right are the longest active streaks in each of the five major team sports in which the NCAA sponsors championships. Bowl games for Division I-A football are not included since they are not directly sponsored by the NCAA. Also, finishes at national championships in individual sports (wrestling/swimming/track) are not included.

Leading the Pack: In addition to the above streaks, the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team holds the record for the most overall appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament (36). To the right is a list of the schools with the most all-time appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships.

35th Quarterfinal Appearance: For the 35th time in 36 years in the NCAA Tournament, the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team has advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals. This week's game against Georgetown marks JHU's 17th straight quarterfinal appearance. For comparison, the next longest active streak of advancing to the quarterfinals belongs to Georgetown, which is making its sixth straight showing in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Pietramala Stands Alone: Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala is the only person in lacrosse history who has won an NCAA Division I Championship as a player (1987) and a head coach (2005). He is also the only person who has been named the national player of the year and the national coach of the year.

More Petro: Head coach Dave Pietramala coached his 100th game at Johns Hopkins against Loyola and improved his record at JHU to 82-19 (.812) with the win over Notre Dame. His overall record now stands at 105-36 (including a 23-17 mark in three seasons at Cornell). Only Hall of Famers Bob Scott and Henry Ciccarone have won more games at Hopkins than Pietramala.

Streaking: Johns Hopkins is 65-11 in its last 76 regular season games dating back to the end of the 2001 season and 74-15 overall since the start of the 2002 season.

One-Goal Turnarounds: The 11-10 overtime win against Notre Dame improved Hopkins' recent run of success in one-goal games as JHU is 29-6 in one-goal games under head coach Dave Pietramala. The Blue Jays have won 16 of their last 18 and 20 of their last 23 one-goal games. In the five seasons prior to Pietramala arriving (1996-2000) the Blue Jays were 5-8 in one-goal games.

More One-Goal Notes: The Blue Jays have come from behind to win 14 times during their last 16 one-goal wins. In 10 of those 14 come-from-behind one-goal wins the Blue Jays have come back from a deficit of two goals or more. The latest of these come-from-behind one-goal wins came against Notre Dame, when the Blue Jays erased a 4-1 second-quarter deficit.

Blue Jays Continue Overtime Roll: Johns Hopkins continued an amazing run of success in overtime games with the win against Notre Dame. The Blue Jays improved to 13-2 in overtime under head coach Dave Pietramala and have currently won nine straight games that have gone to extra time. More impressively, the Blue Jays are 6-1 in road games that have gone to overtime under Pietramala.
Junior Paul Rabil became the first player in school history to score two game-winning goals in overtime in one season as he had previously netted the deciding goal in the second overtime of a 7-6 win against Princeton this season before nailing the winner against the Terps.
Records indicate that Johns Hopkins played its first overtime game in the 1973 NCAA Championship game ... a 10-9 double overtime loss to Maryland. Hopkins boasts an overall record of 22-13 in 35 all-time overtime games.

Players on the 2007 team who have scored game-winning goals in overtime:

• Junior Kevin Huntley punched home the game-winner in the second OT against Duke in 2005.
• Sophomore Brian Christopher scored 1:22 into OT against Loyola on May 6, 2006.
• Junior Paul Rabil fired home the game-winner 56 seconds into the 2nd OT against Princeton on March 3 and tallied the game-winner 43 seconds into overtime in at Maryland (4-14-07).
• Freshman Michael Kimmel became the first freshman in school history to score an overtime goal in an NCAA Tournament game when he netted the game-winner one-minute into overtime against Notre Dame.

Comeback Kids: Johns Hopkins has come from behind to win seven times this season. The only three games the Blue Jays have not trailed in this season were against UMBC, Hofstra and Mount St. Mary's.

More Comeback Kids: The three-goal deficit (4-1) the Blue Jays overcame to knock off Notre Dame last week is the largest deficit Hopkins has overcome to win since erasing a 7-1 deficit in a 12-11 overtime win at Syracuse on March 18, 2005.

A Final Comeback: The three-goal deficit (4-1) the Blue Jays overcame to knock off Notre Dame is the largest Hopkins has overcome to win an NCAA Tournament game since erasing deficits of 3-0 and 4-1 against Syracuse in the 2004 NCAA Semifinals.

May Day: Johns Hopkins is 20-5 in the month of May under head coach Dave Pietramala. The Blue Jays are a perfect 12-0 at Homewood Field in the month of May under Pietramala and have won 20 straight home games in the month of May dating back to a 14-13 loss to Towson in 1992.

Balanced Extra-Man Scoring: The Blue Jays were successful on 2-of-5 extra-man opportunities in the win over Mount St. Mary's and 2-of-4 against Loyola have converted 13-of-38 (.342) EMO chances this season. The Blue Jays currently rank 16th in the nation in extra-man offense.
All six players on JHU's extra-man unit have registered at least three points with Michael Kimmel and Kevin Huntley's six points leading the way. All six players have scored at least one extra-man goal. Johns Hopkins has finished in the top 10 in the nation in extra-man offense four times in the last five years (2002-T4th, 2003-1st, 2004-5th, 2006-9th).

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