Hopkins to Face Juniata in NCAA First Round

Blue Jays Making First NCAA Appearance Since 2003

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Johns Hopkins is making its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance on Wednesday.

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Nov. 5, 2007

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BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins field hockey team, on the strength of a 14-5 record and a runner-up finish in the Centennial Conference, will make its seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Hopkins, making its first NCAA trip since 2003, will travel to face Juniata (19-2) on Wednesday at 2:00 pm in Huntingdon, PA.

Hopkins and Juniata will meet for the first time since 2003. The Blue Jays lead the all-time series with the Eagles, 7-0-2. Both Hopkins and Juniata earned at-large bids to the tournament. The Eagles who the Landmark Conference tournament, but their conference does not have an automatic qualifier. The Eagles enter the tournament on an 11-match win streak, dating back to a September 29 loss to Catholic.

The winner of the Hopkins-Juniata game will move on to the second round to face Ursinus on Saturday, November 10 at 1:30 pm at Lebanon Valley. Lebanon Valley will face the winner of the Centre-Lynchburg first round game at 10:30 am on Saturday.