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By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | February 15, 2013
The starting attack of senior Zach Palmer, junior Brandon Benn and sophomore Wells Stanwick combined for seven points on five goals and two assists in Johns Hopkins' 15-6 victory over Siena a week ago, but coach Dave Pietramala thinks that trio is capable of doing more. Pietramala is not suggesting that he expects 10-point outings from Palmer, Benn and Stanwick, who totaled 13 shots against the Saints. (By comparison, the starting midfield of seniors John Ranagan and John Greeley and junior Rob Guida combined for 21 attempts.)
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By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | April 10, 2013
The release of the NCAA's first RPI list confirmed what many had suspected of Johns Hopkins. The program - which is ranked No. 22 in RPI, which is a tool that the NCAA selection committee will use to determine the at-large teams in the 16-team field - needs a quality win and a prime opportunity will take place this Saturday when the Blue Jays, who are ranked No. 15 in The Sun, visit No. 4 Maryland (8-1) at Byrd Stadium in College Park. At this point, Johns Hopkins, which is 6-4 after losing three of its last four contests, could use any victory, but coach Dave Pietramala insisted that the team isn't feeling the heat from possibly missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.
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By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | March 7, 2013
Two days after announcing an open competition at goalkeeper, Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala has not yet named the team's starting goalkeeper for Friday night's home contest against UMBC. Senior Pierce Bassett, who has started 27 consecutive games prior to sitting out Tuesday night's 19-9 thrashing of Mount St. Mary's for violating an undisclosed team policy, and redshirt sophomore Eric Schneider, who made four saves against the Mountaineers, are vying for the role. Although the No. 10 Blue Jays (4-1)
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By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | May 6, 2013
Johns Hopkins was left out of the NCAA tournament Sunday night for the first time since 1971. The exclusion snapped a streak of 41 consecutive appearances in the tournament, which ended what had been the longest active streak in a Division I team sport. The streak was a point of pride for the program, but could also be a burden as senior classes feared about being the one unable to extend the run. Coach Dave Pietramala said the streak did not weigh on him. But for the players? That might have been a different story.
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By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | May 1, 2013
In the aftermath of No. 13 Johns Hopkins' devastating 8-4 loss to then-No. 7 Loyola last Saturday, senior defenseman Tucker Durkin said the week of practice leading up to Friday night's contest at Army would be the most important one of the season. Coach Dave Pietramala said he has been pleased with the players' effort and attention to detail Monday and Tuesday. But one thing the Blue Jays are not paying attention to is their tournament profile. “We don't really talk about it because we can't control that,” Pietramala said Wednesday morning.
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By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun | March 4, 2013
Midfielder Rob Guida will not play in No. 5 Johns Hopkins' home contest against Mount St. Mary's tonight, paving the way for a third consecutive start for the first midfield of seniors John Ranagan and John Greeley and junior Rex Sanders. But the junior's absence from the Blue Jays' 11-8 upset loss to No. 14 Princeton had no effect on the offense's shooting woes last Friday night. The team's inaccuracy was especially personified by Ranagan, Greeley and Sanders, who went 0-of-11, but coach Dave Pietramala said Guida's presence might not have changed anything.