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Article: Blue Jays' defense takes off: Resilient unit is the measure of a red-hot Johns Hopkins team.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- May 24, 2007
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Byline: Gary Lambrecht
May 24--It is not as experienced or airtight as it was two years ago. Back then, the defense was dotted with All-Americans and typically set the tone for a Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team that went undefeated and won the school's first NCAA title since 1987.
This year's Blue Jays defense has been shaped in part by youth, injuries, changing roles, an inspirational comeback story, and an evolution that included some serious stumbles in the early going.
And one of the reasons the third-seeded Blue Jays (11-4) are riding a seven-game winning streak into their 27th NCAA tournament final four is that the Hopkins defense has ...