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Blue crown - It's Jays over Devils in men's lacrosse
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Johns Hopkins won a dramatic 12-11 decision over Duke in the 2007 Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship May 28 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The game featured a rematch of the 2005 final, which the Blue Jays also claimed by one goal.
Early in the season with a 4-4 record, Johns Hopkins players weren’t sure they would make it to the NCAA tournament at all, much less the championship game. But the team rallied to win its final nine games of the season and carried that momentum into the final contest.
“These guys banded together and worked awfully hard,” said Blue Jays coach Dave Pietramala. “They did some things that were absolutely spectacular. To win this game, this weekend, in that fashion, was very special.”
Johns Hopkins dominated the first half, scoring seconds into the contest and ending the first quarter with two goals in the final 40 seconds. The Blue Jays held the top-seeded Blue Devils to just four goals in the first half, but in the second half Duke launched a furious rally, taking 27 shots in the last two periods. Entering the fourth quarter, the Blue Devils were trailing, 10-9, having held the Blue Jays scoreless in the third quarter. The teams traded goals until Duke’s Max Quinzani scored his second goal of the day to tie the game at 11 with 4:37 remaining.
Just more than a minute later, Blue Jays junior Kevin Huntley scored the game-winner, and the defense was left to protect the one-goal lead. Unlike the 2005 contest, which the Blue Jays controlled for the last 90 seconds, Duke gained possession of the ball with 40 seconds to go. Most Outstanding Player and goaltender Jesse Schwartzman deflected a shot with his leg with eight seconds on the clock, and a final shot as time expired sailed wide to seal the Blue Jays’ victory.
“I’m very proud of our defense,” Schwartzman said. “I never thought we’d hold Duke to four goals in the first half, but we kept working and they (our defense) never gave up.”
The loss capped an emotional season for Duke, which reached the championship game a year after the institution canceled the 2006 season. The team beat Cornell, 12-11, to earn the championship-game berth.
“To come up one goal short, personally, for me, it’s not good enough,” said Duke senior attackman Matt Danowski. “It’s a weird feeling to know that you got this far and couldn’t get it done, but hats off to Johns Hopkins. They got it done.”
In addition to Schwartzman, teammates Jake Byrne, Stephen Peyser, Paul Rabil and Eric Zerrlaut were named to the all-tournament team. They were joined by Duke’s Danowski, Ned Crotty, Zack Greer and Nick O’Hara and David Mitchell from Cornell.
Quarterfinals
Duke 19, North Carolina 11; Delaware 10, UMBC 6; Cornell 12, Albany 11; Johns Hopkins 14, Georgetown 6.
Semifinals
Duke 3 4 3 2 — 12
Cornell 3 0 3 5 — 11
Duke scoring: Zack Greeg 4, Brad Ross 2, Ned Crotty 2, Matt Danowski 1, Fred Krom 1, Nick O’Hara 1, Parker McKee 1.
Cornell scoring: David Mitchell 4, Brian Clayton 3, Henry Bartlett 1, Casey Lewis 1, Christian Pastirik 1, Mike Corbolotti 1.
Shots: Duke 45, Cornell 47. Saves: Duke (Dan Loftus) 16, Cornell (Matt McMonagle) 11.
Johns Hopkins 1 1 3 3 — 8
Delaware 0 1 1 1 — 3
Johns Hopkins scoring: Stephen Peyser 3, Mickael Kimmel 3, Paul Rabil 1, Tom Duerr 1.
Delaware scoring: Dan Deckelbaum 1, J.J. Moran 1, Curtis Dickson 1.
Shots: Johns Hopkins 40, Delaware 37. Saves: Johns Hopkins (Jesse Schwartzman) 10, Delaware (Tommy Scherr) 11.
Championship
Johns Hopkins 4 6 0 2 — 12
Duke 2 2 5 2 — 11
Johns Hopkins scoring: Jake Byrne 4, Kevin Huntley 3, Stephen Peyser 2, Paul Rabil 1, Steven Boyle 1, Tom Duerr 1.
Duke scoring: Ned Crotty 3, Peter Lamade 2, Brad Ross 2, Max Quinzani 2, Matt Danowski 1, Mike Catalino 1.
Shots: Johns Hopkins 43, Duke 39. Saves: Johns Hopkins (Jesse Schwartzman) 15, Duke (Dan Loftus) 10.
Early in the season with a 4-4 record, Johns Hopkins players weren’t sure they would make it to the NCAA tournament at all, much less the championship game. But the team rallied to win its final nine games of the season and carried that momentum into the final contest.
“These guys banded together and worked awfully hard,” said Blue Jays coach Dave Pietramala. “They did some things that were absolutely spectacular. To win this game, this weekend, in that fashion, was very special.”
Johns Hopkins dominated the first half, scoring seconds into the contest and ending the first quarter with two goals in the final 40 seconds. The Blue Jays held the top-seeded Blue Devils to just four goals in the first half, but in the second half Duke launched a furious rally, taking 27 shots in the last two periods. Entering the fourth quarter, the Blue Devils were trailing, 10-9, having held the Blue Jays scoreless in the third quarter. The teams traded goals until Duke’s Max Quinzani scored his second goal of the day to tie the game at 11 with 4:37 remaining.
Just more than a minute later, Blue Jays junior Kevin Huntley scored the game-winner, and the defense was left to protect the one-goal lead. Unlike the 2005 contest, which the Blue Jays controlled for the last 90 seconds, Duke gained possession of the ball with 40 seconds to go. Most Outstanding Player and goaltender Jesse Schwartzman deflected a shot with his leg with eight seconds on the clock, and a final shot as time expired sailed wide to seal the Blue Jays’ victory.
“I’m very proud of our defense,” Schwartzman said. “I never thought we’d hold Duke to four goals in the first half, but we kept working and they (our defense) never gave up.”
The loss capped an emotional season for Duke, which reached the championship game a year after the institution canceled the 2006 season. The team beat Cornell, 12-11, to earn the championship-game berth.
“To come up one goal short, personally, for me, it’s not good enough,” said Duke senior attackman Matt Danowski. “It’s a weird feeling to know that you got this far and couldn’t get it done, but hats off to Johns Hopkins. They got it done.”
In addition to Schwartzman, teammates Jake Byrne, Stephen Peyser, Paul Rabil and Eric Zerrlaut were named to the all-tournament team. They were joined by Duke’s Danowski, Ned Crotty, Zack Greer and Nick O’Hara and David Mitchell from Cornell.
Quarterfinals
Duke 19, North Carolina 11; Delaware 10, UMBC 6; Cornell 12, Albany 11; Johns Hopkins 14, Georgetown 6.
Semifinals
Duke 3 4 3 2 — 12
Cornell 3 0 3 5 — 11
Duke scoring: Zack Greeg 4, Brad Ross 2, Ned Crotty 2, Matt Danowski 1, Fred Krom 1, Nick O’Hara 1, Parker McKee 1.
Cornell scoring: David Mitchell 4, Brian Clayton 3, Henry Bartlett 1, Casey Lewis 1, Christian Pastirik 1, Mike Corbolotti 1.
Shots: Duke 45, Cornell 47. Saves: Duke (Dan Loftus) 16, Cornell (Matt McMonagle) 11.
Johns Hopkins 1 1 3 3 — 8
Delaware 0 1 1 1 — 3
Johns Hopkins scoring: Stephen Peyser 3, Mickael Kimmel 3, Paul Rabil 1, Tom Duerr 1.
Delaware scoring: Dan Deckelbaum 1, J.J. Moran 1, Curtis Dickson 1.
Shots: Johns Hopkins 40, Delaware 37. Saves: Johns Hopkins (Jesse Schwartzman) 10, Delaware (Tommy Scherr) 11.
Championship
Johns Hopkins 4 6 0 2 — 12
Duke 2 2 5 2 — 11
Johns Hopkins scoring: Jake Byrne 4, Kevin Huntley 3, Stephen Peyser 2, Paul Rabil 1, Steven Boyle 1, Tom Duerr 1.
Duke scoring: Ned Crotty 3, Peter Lamade 2, Brad Ross 2, Max Quinzani 2, Matt Danowski 1, Mike Catalino 1.
Shots: Johns Hopkins 43, Duke 39. Saves: Johns Hopkins (Jesse Schwartzman) 15, Duke (Dan Loftus) 10.
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