2021 JOHNS HOPKINS MEN’S LACROSSE Game 12 | May 6, 2021 | 7:30 pm | Panzer Stadium | University Park, PA | B1G Semifinals JOHNS HOPKINS MEDIA CENTER #6 RUTGERS BLUE JAYS TV _______________________________BTN SCARLET KNIGHTS Live Video ________foxsports.com/live/btn Overall Record: 3-8 Overall: 8-2 Live Stats _____________ gopsusports.com Big Ten Record: 3-8 Big Ten: 8-2 USILA Rank: T20th USILA Rank: 6th IL/Media Rank: RV SOCIAL MEDIA IL/Media Rank: 6th Twitter ______________@jhumenslacrosse Head Coach Head Coach ______________________ @HopkinsSports Peter Milliman / Empire State ‘12 Brian Brecht / Springfield ‘95 Instagram _______________ @jhumenslax Overall Record: 68-44 (.607) / 8th Season ______________________ @HopkinsSports Overall Record: 133-116 (.534) / 16th Season Record at Hopkins: 3-8 (.273) / 1st Season Facebook __Johns Hopkins Men’s Lacrosse Record at Rutgers: 68-67 (.504) / 10th season The Game 2021 JOHNS HOPKINS • Johns Hopkins makes its second trip to Penn State in less than a week as the Blue Jays SCHEDULE & RESULTS travel north to take on Rutgers in the Big Ten Semifinals. Faceoff on Thursday, May 6 is Feb. 20 #10 Ohio State (ESPN3) * ___ L/8-14 set for 7:30 pm with a live national television audience on the Big Ten Network. 27 @ Michigan (BTN+) * ______W/14-7 Mar. 6 @ #3 Maryland (BTN+) * ___ L/10-18 Last Time Out 13 #12 Penn State (ESPNU) * ___W/13-6 • The Blue Jays snapped a six-game losing streak with a 15-7 win at #19 Penn State in the 20 #7 Rutgers (ESPN3) * _______ L/9-15 B1G Quarterfinals last Saturday evening (May 1). 28 @ Penn State (ESPNU) * ____ L/8-11 • Rutgers did not play last weekend after earning a bye into the B1G Semifinals. The Scarlet Apr. 4 Michigan (ESPNU) * ______ L/10-13 Knights last played on April 25, when they slipped past Michigan, 13-12. 10 @ #14 Ohio State (BTN+) * _ L/12-14 17 @ #7 Rutgers (BTN+) * ____ L/11-17 The Facts 24 #1 Maryland (ESPNU) * ____ L/13-14 • This is the 134th season of Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse. JHU first fielded a team in 1883. May 1 @ #19 Penn State (BTN) ^ ___W/15-7 • Johns Hopkins enters this week’s game with an all-time record of 996-354-15. 6 vs. #6 Rutgers (BTN) ^ _____7:30 pm • JHU owns 44 national championships with nine NCAA titles, 29 USILA titles and six ILA May 8 Big Ten Championship (@ PSU) crowns to its credit. * Big Ten Game ________ ^ B1G Tournament JOHNS HOPKINS Poll Position ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • Johns Hopkins is tied for 20th in this week’s USILA Coaches Poll; the Blue Jays are also Director of Athletic Comm.: _______ Ernie Larossa receiving votes in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Larossa Office Phone: __________ 410/516-0552 • Rutgers checks in at #6 in both the USILA Coaches Poll and the Inside Lacrosse Media Larossa Cell Phone: ____________ 410/299-7437 Poll this week. Larossa Fax: ___________________ 410/516-7482 Larossa Email: ____________ [email protected] Series History Asst. Director of Ath. Comm.: _________ Jill Guise • This week’s game will be the 43rd all-time between Johns Hopkins and Penn State. Guise Office Phone _____________ 410/516-0638 • The Blue Jays lead the all-time series 34-8, although Rutgers swept the two meetings Athletic Communications Asst: _____ Jeff Jezewski during the 2021 regular season by scores of 15-9 and 17-11. Jezewski Office Phone:__________ 410/516-0591 • Johns Hopkins and Rutgers met in the first-ever Big Ten men’s lacrosse game with the Coordinator of Digital Media: ____ Matt Lawrence Blue Jays taking a 9-7 win at Homewood Field on March 28, 2015. Lawrence Office Phone: _________ 410/516-3471 • This will be the second time Johns Hopkins and Rutgers have met in the Big Ten Tour- On the Web: ___________www.HopkinsSports.com nament. The Scarlet Knights knocked off the Blue Jays, 14-12, in the 2016 semifinals at Homewood Field. • Prior to the start of Big Ten play in 2015, Johns Hopkins and Rutgers Johns Hopkins and ESPNU had not met since 1998. • A full series history, including all-time results, can be found on page 16. Johns Hopkins enjoys an exclusive na- tional television agreement with ESPNU that provides the Blue Jays with the mot extensive On This Date television coverage in the nation. • Since 1955, this week’s game against Rutgers will be the ninth for All Johns Hopkins home games air on the Johns Hopkins on May 6. ESPN family of networks with a majority of • The Blue Jays are 7-1 all-time in games played on May 6 since 1955. the games airing on ESPNU. Johns Hopkins • JHU has won four straight on this date, including a 12-11 win over is the only lacrosse program in the nation - men or women - with Loyola in 1995 that capped a perfect 12-0 regular season for the Blue Jays. its own exclusive national television agreement. GAME 12 - JOHNS HOPKINS vs. RUTGERS (B1G SEMIFINALS) / 2 Big Ten Tournament Schedule Big Ten Standings Saturday, May 1 - Quarterfinals Big Ten Overall 4 pm - #5 Michigan-15, #4 Ohio State-11 Record Record Streak 6 pm - #6 Johns Hopkins-15, #3 Penn State-7 Maryland 10-0 10-0 W12 Rutgers 8-2 8-2 W4 Thursday, May 6 (at Penn State) - Semifinals Ohio State 4-6 4-7 L3 5 pm - #1 Maryland vs. Michigan (BTN) Penn State 4-6 4-7 L1 7:30 pm - #2 Rutgers vs. Johns Hopkins (BTN) Johns Hopkins 2-8 3-8 W1 Michigan 2-8 3-8 W1 Saturday, May 8 (at Penn State) - Finals 8 pm - Semifinal Winners (BTN) This Week’s Games - B1G Semifinals - JHU in the Big Ten Tournament Johns Hopkins vs. Rutgers (May 6) • Johns Hopkins is making its sixth consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan vs. Maryland (May 6) Only Johns Hopkins and Maryland have appeared in every tournament since the league was formed in 2015. Tale of the Tape • Since the formation of the Big Ten in 2015, Johns Hopkins has won the Big Ten Tournament title twice (2015, 2018) and advanced to the title game one other time (2019). JHU Category PSU • Johns Hopkins’ two Big Ten titles and three appearances in the league championship game are tied with Maryland for the most in league history. 11.18 Scoring Offense 15.30 • Johns Hopkins’ six wins in the tournament and nine games played in the tournament are 12.36 Scoring Defense 11.60 both the most in league history. .464 Extra-Man Offense % .522 • JHU improved to 4-0 all-time in the tournament against #3 seeds with last week’s 15-7 win .593 Man-Down Defense % .600 at third-seeded Penn State. • JHU’s record vs. each seed in tournament history: vs. #1 (1-1), vs. #2 (0-2), vs. #3 (4-0), vs. .315 Shooting % .337 #4 (1-0). .503 Faceoff % .398 .864 Clearing % .892 B1G Tournament Breakdown .421 Save % .542 Title Gm. Tourn. School Titles Appear. Record Johns Hopkins 2 3 6-3 Things to Know - Rutgers Maryland 2 3 5-3 • Rutgers enters the B1G Tournament as the Michigan 0 0 1-0 number two seed after posting an 8-2 regular Ohio State 0 1 2-4 season record. • The Scarlet Knights will ride one of the Penn State 1 1 2-4 nation’s most prolific offensive units into the Rutgers 0 1 1-3 tournament as RU is averaging 15.3 goals per game. The ‘Knights are second in the B1G Head Coach Peter Milliman Briefly and third in the nation in scoring offense • The Blue Jays’ season opener against Ohio State was the first game forPeter Milliman as and have scored 20+ three times and 15+ on the head coach at Johns Hopkins. five occasions. • Milliman spent three seasons as the head coach at Cornell from 2018-20 and compiled a • Big Ten Coach of the Year Brian Brecht record of 28-10 while guiding the Big Red. boasts the nation’s most dynamic attack unit • Cornell was ranked number two in the nation when the 2020 season came to an end in as Adam Charalambides (35g, 15a), Connor mid-March. Kirst (30g, 15a) and Kieran Mullins (24g, 18a) have combined for 89 goals and 48 assists. Milliman’s Assistants In two games against Johns Hopkins this • Johns Hopkins head coach Peter Milliman is joined on the sideline by offensive coordinator season, the trio has accounted for 23 goals John Grant, Jr., defensive coordinator Jamison Koesterer and volunteer assistant Dan Annino. and 12 assists. • Grant, Jr. came to JHU after spending the last two years at Air Force as an assistant coach, • While the offense grabs the headlines, while Koesterer spent the last four years as an assistant coach at nearby UMBC. the Scarlet Knights do so many of the little • Annino was an assistant coach for three years at his alma mater, Amherst College, and was things well. They rank first in the nation in the 2019 IMLCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year. turnovers (12.2), third in extra-man offense (.522) and seventh in clearing (.892). Roster Breakdown • Rutgers is making its fourth appearance in • The Blue Jays’ 56-man roster includes 20 newcomers, including 16 freshmen, three trans- the B1G Tournament. The ‘Knights lost in fers and one senior who has played on the men’s basketball team at JHU for three seasons. the 2016 title game and fell in the semifinals in 2018 & 2019 to the top seed (12-9 to Mary- land in 2018, 18-6 to Penn State in 2019).