Johns Hopkins Blue Jays women's lacrosse

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Women's Lacrosse team represents Johns Hopkins University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's college lacrosse competition. The Blue Jays play their home games at Homewood Field located on the school's Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland.

Johns Hopkins Blue Jays women's lacrosse
Founded1976
UniversityJohns Hopkins University
Head coachTim McCormack (since 2023 season)
StadiumHomewood Field
(capacity: 8,500)
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
ConferenceBig Ten
ColorsHopkins blue and black[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1988*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1998*, 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1998*, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1989, 1990
Conference regular season championships
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
*Division III

From the team's inception in 1976 through the 1998 season, the Blue Jays women competed at the NCAA Division III level. They switched to Division I starting in the 1999 season. The Blue Jays were members of the American Lacrosse Conference until its dissolution in 2014, competed as an independent during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and officially joined the Big Ten on July 1, 2016, making the 2017 season the first season of Big Ten Conference play for the Blue Jays.[2] The Blue Jays became the seventh women's lacrosse program in the conference.

On April 18, 2021, Janine Tucker became just the 9th NCAA Division 1 Women's Lacrosse Coach to win 300 games with a 13–11 win at Penn State.[3]

Season Results

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The following is a list of Johns Hopkins's results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1982:

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Micul Ann Morse (Independent) (1976–1982)
1982 Micul Ann Morse 7–13–1
Micul Ann Morse: 38–59–4 (.396)
Sally Beth Anderson (Independent) (1983–1987)
1983 Sally Beth Anderson 6–9
1984 Sally Beth Anderson 7–7
1985 Sally Beth Anderson 9–8
1986 Sally Beth Anderson 8–9
1987 Sally Beth Anderson 13–5 NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
Sally Beth Anderson (Middle Atlantic Conference West) (1988–1993)
1988 Sally Beth Anderson 14–4 4–0 1st NCAA Division III Final Four
1989 Sally Beth Anderson 14–2 3–1 1st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1990 Sally Beth Anderson 9–5 4–0 1st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1991 Sally Beth Anderson 10–5 4–1 1st
1992 Sally Beth Anderson 9–5 3–2
1993 Sally Beth Anderson 13–3 5–0 1st NCAA Division III Final Four
Sally Beth Anderson: 112–62 (.644) 23–4 (.852)
Janine Tucker (Centennial Conference) (1994–1998)
1994 Janine Tucker 16–1 10–0 1st NCAA Division III Final Four
1995 Janine Tucker 15–3 10–0 1st NCAA Division III Final Four
1996 Janine Tucker 11–5 9–1 2nd
1997 Janine Tucker 12–4 10–0 1st NCAA Division III Final Four
1998 Janine Tucker 14–3 10–0 1st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
Janine Tucker (Independent) (1999–2001)
1999 Janine Tucker 10–4
2000 Janine Tucker 12–6 ECAC Division I Runner-Up
2001 Janine Tucker 11–6 ECAC Division I Champion
Janine Tucker (American Lacrosse Conference) (2002–2014)
2002 Janine Tucker 10–8 4–2 ECAC Division I Runner-Up
2003 Janine Tucker 11–5 4–2
2004 Janine Tucker 12–5 4–2 NCAA Division I First Round
2005 Janine Tucker 11–6 3–3 T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2006 Janine Tucker 12–4 3–2 3rd
2007 Janine Tucker 12–8 2–2 3rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2008 Janine Tucker 8–9 2–2 3rd
2009 Janine Tucker 5–12 0–4 5th
2010 Janine Tucker 10–7 3–2 3rd
2011 Janine Tucker 9–8 1–4 T–5th
2012 Janine Tucker 9–9 1–4 T–4th
2013 Janine Tucker 10–7 2–3 4th
2014 Janine Tucker 15–5 3–3 T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
Janine Tucker (Independent) (2015–2016)
2015 Janine Tucker 14–4 NCAA Division I First Round
2016 Janine Tucker 11–8 NCAA Division I Second Round
Janine Tucker (Big Ten Conference) (2017–2022)
2017 Janine Tucker 11–7 3–3 4th
2018 Janine Tucker 10–9 3–3 T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2019 Janine Tucker 10–8 2–4 5th NCAA Division I First Round
2020 Janine Tucker 4–3 0–0
2021 Janine Tucker 8–7 7–5 T-2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2022 Janine Tucker 10-9 2-4 T-4th NCAA Division I First Round
Janine Tucker: 313–180 (.635) 98-55 (.641)
Tim McCormack (Big Ten Conference) (2023–Present)
2023 Tim McCormack 9-9 4-2 T-2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
2024 Tim McCormack 12-8 2-4 5 NCAA Division I Second Round
Tim McCormack: 21-17 (.553) 6-6 (.500)
Total: 484–318–4 (.603)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Johns Hopkins Athletics Quick Facts". HopkinsSports.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Year-by-Year Coaching Records (PDF), Johns Hopkins Women's Lacrosse Record Book, Johns Hopkins University, 2008.
  3. ^ Janine Tucker Celebrates 300th Win By Thanking Players, Coaches and Mentors, usalaxmagazine.com, USA Lacrosse, 2021
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