The Johns Hopkins–Loyola lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between Baltimore City's Johns Hopkins Blue Jays and Loyola Greyhounds. The teams first met in 1939, when Hopkins prevailed with a score of 20–1."All-Time Series Records", 2009 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 98, Johns Hopkins University, 2010.
The series is known as both the "Charles Street Massacre" and the "Battle of Charles Street," depending on the school. Hopkins fans use the term "Charles Street Massacre" to refer to the historically lopsided on-field results and the school's continued dominance in the series.Hopkins down, but not out; If Blue Jays can get to .500, there’s a chance they could compete in NCAA tournament, The Baltimore Sun, April 27, 2010.HOPKINS RAPS LOYOLA, 19-1; Lacrosse Game Mismatch From Start To Finish , The Baltimore Sun, May 1, 1963. Loyola fans and some media outlets refer to the game using the more neutral-sounding term "Battle of Charles Street." Johns Hopkins won 31 straight meetings until Loyola finally snapped the streak with a victory in 1994.Loyola conquers Hopkins hex , The Baltimore Sun, p. 1C, May 8, 1994. Both schools' campuses are located adjacent to Charles Street, which runs north-to-south through the city of Baltimore. Both teams maintain similar cross-street series with the Towson Tigers (see Loyola–Towson lacrosse rivalry).
After the Blue Jays' 29th consecutive victory in 1969, Loyola dropped Hopkins from its schedule., Newsday (Long Island, NY), March 19, 1992. Loyola was an NCAA Division II program from 1973 to 1982 when it moved to I, while Johns Hopkins was Division I during that period. Subsequently, there was a 24-year hiatus in the series before its renewal in 1992., The Baltimore Sun, April 22, 1993. The Baltimore Sun asserted that in the later years before its revival, Johns Hopkins wished to avoid Loyola, as its team had grown significantly more competitive.
After its first victory in 1994, Loyola won again in 1998 and 1999. All three Loyola wins came under the guidance of head coach Dave Cottle. In the 1998 game, the Greyhounds set a school record of eleven consecutive wins by beating Johns Hopkins., The Baltimore Sun, May 3, 1998. Loyola (#1) entered the contest on April 28, 2012 ranked ahead of Hopkins (#10), but lost a 10–9 overtime decision at the Ridley Athletic Complex. This loss was the Greyhounds' only blemish on its first-ever national championship season.
Rival Accomplishments The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs. Team Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Loyola Greyhounds Pre-NCAA National Titles 35 0 NCAA National Titles 9 1 NCAA Final Four Appearances 29 5* NCAA Tournament Appearances 47 26* NCAA Tournament Record 71–38 17–25* Conference Tournament Titles 2 6 Conference Championships 2 10 Tewaarton Award Recipients1 1 Lt. Raymond Enners Award Recipients11 1 Consensus First Team All-Americans 184 17 All-time Program Record 993–356–15 537–408–7 All-time Winning Percentage Loyola's 1979 and 1981 NCAA tournament appearances came at the Division II level.
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