April 30, 2008

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At a Glance: Johns Hopkins enters the 2008 American Lacrosse Conference Tournament as the #3 seed. The Blue Jays will take on the #2 seed Vanderbilt Commodores in the second semifinal Saturday at Northwestern. Hopkins is coming off back-to-back wins. Though Vanderbilt has won five straight coming into this weekend, it has been idle since April 20.

Last Time Out: Hopkins held on for a 13-12 win over Ohio State on Monday to secure the #3 seed in this weekend's ALC Tournament. Senior Kirby Houck and sophomore Sam Schrum tallied hat tricks to lead the attack.

Against Northwestern: Johns Hopkins won the first two meetings between the Blue Jays and the Wildcats. However, it has been all Northwestern since then as the Wildcats have won six straight in the series. The two last met on April 18 in Evanston. Hopkins led through much of the game, but a six-goal spurt by Northwestern midway through the second half turned the tide as the Wildcats won 14-12.

Against Ohio State: The first five meetings between Johns Hopkins and Ohio State were won by the home team. That all changed last season when the visiting Blue Jays defeated the Buckeyes 15-14 on a last second goal by Kirby Houck. Hopkins has now won three straight in the series after a 13-12 win over Ohio State on Monday afternoon. The Blue Jays now lead the all-times series 5-2.

Against Penn State: Johns Hopkins and Penn State have met seven times since the 2002 season with the Nittany Lions holding the edge in the series 5-2. Though the Blue Jays have won the last two meetings. Hopkins came from behind to win on Saturday for JHU's first ever win in State College.

Against Vanderbilt: Johns Hopkins leads the all-time series with Vanderbilt, 5-3. The Commodores won the first ever meeting back in 2002, the Blue Jays then rattled off four straight in the series. Last season, Vanderbilt won the regular season meeting in Nashville in overtime. A month later, in the inaugural ALC Tournament in Baltimore, Hopkins got revenge with a 12-10 win. Vanderbilt got the edge earlier this season, winning 11-10 in overtime at Homewood Field.

Helpers: Eleven different Blue Jays have tallied an assist so far this season, with sophomore Brett Bathras leading the way with a career-high 17 assists. Sophomore Danielle Ensley ranks second with seven assists, also a career-high. Bathras now has 22 career assists, tied for 11th in school Division I history.

Youth Serves: So far this season, sophomores and freshmen have been doing the majority of the scoring for the Blue Jays. The two classes have scored 67 of the Blue Jays last 124 goals (54.0 percent). On the season, the classes of 2010 and 2011 have contributed 92 of the team's 173 goals or 53.2 percent of the scoring.

Century Club: The Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse 100-point club has gotten two more members this season - seniors Lauren Schwarzmann and Kadie Stamper. Stamper scored three goals in the Jays win over UMBC on April 9. Her second goal of the night was the 100th point of her career. Schwarzmann totaled five points in Hopkins win over #19 Denver on March 30, scoring four goals and dishing one assist. Her free position goal, her fourth of the game gave her 100 career points.

Century Club - Part II: Senior Kadie Stamper enters the ALC Tournament with 95 career goals. She is looking to become just the sixth player in school Division I history to score 100 goals.

Tough Row to Hoe: Johns Hopkins has had a tough row to hoe this season. To date, the Blue Jays opponents boast a combined record of 162-94 (.635). Hopkins strength of schedule ranks fifth in the nation as 10 of JHU's 16 opponents so far this season were ranked in the top 20 by the IWLCA at the time of the game.

Records Watch: Senior Kadie Stamper ranks second all-time in JHU history with 201 career draw controls and just one shy of tying the program's all-time record of 202 (Jamie Larrimore `02). Stamper is also tied for seventh in school Division I history with 95 goals, eighth in caused turnovers (62), ninth in points (112) and ground balls (134).

Senior Lauren Schwarzmann ranks fifth in JHU DI history in draw controls (88), seventh in assists (39), eighth in points (115) and 10th in career goals (76).

All-Time Record: The Blue Jays are in their 33rd season of lacrosse with an all-time record of 326-195-4 (.624). As a Division I program, Johns Hopkins boasts a 109-60 (.645) record in 10 seasons.

21 In a Row: Johns Hopkins has posted 21 consecutive winning seasons overall, including nine as a Division I program. Among DI schools, the Blue Jays streak of nine consecutive winning seasons is tied for eighth all-time. Among all divisions, Hopkins' streak of 21 consecutive seasons with a winning record ranks fourth all-time.

10th Anniversary: The 2008 season is the 10th anniversary of Johns Hopkins' move to the Division I level. The Blue Jays are 109-60 (.645) in 10 DI seasons. Hopkins was a Division III team from 1976 to 1998 and posted a 217-135 (.616) record. The Blue Jays made nine trips to the NCAA DIII tournament and won two MAC and four Centennial Conference titles.

We're Going Streaking: Four Blue Jays have active scoring streaks entering the ALC Tournament. Senior Kirby Houck leads the way with a 14-game point streak. In addition, Houck and senior Lauren Schwarzmann are each on a nine-game goal scoring streak. While senior Kadie Stamper has a goal in each of her last seven games.

Preseason Honors: Seniors Lauren Schwarzmann and Kadie Stamper, along with sophomore Sam Schrum have been named to the American Lacrosse Conference Preseason All-Conference Team. In addition, Stamper was named a preseason Third Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse. She earned All-America honors from Inside Lacrosse in 2005 and 2006.

Red, White and Blue: Senior Lauren Schwarzmann was named to the U.S. Developmental Team last August. She is the second player under head coach Janine Tucker in the last two years to represent the United States. Mary Key `07 was named to the Developmental Team in 2005 and 2006. Last fall, Key was named to the U.S. Elite Team.

Preseason Pickings: Johns Hopkins has been picked to finish second in the ALC behind three-time NCAA Champion Northwestern. The Blue Jays, who were the runners-up at the inaugural ALC Tournament last May, just edged out the Vanderbilt Commodores for the number two slot. Penn State is picked to finish in fourth, followed by Ohio State in fifth.