Michigan
Johns Hopkins
Michigan to Take on Top Seed Johns Hopkins in Big Ten Tournament Semifinal
4/28/2026 4:06:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's lacrosse team (6-8) will take on No. 7-ranked and top-seeded Johns Hopkins (8-4) in a Big Ten Tournament semifinal matchup on Thursday (April 30) at 3 p.m. at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J. The game is set to be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
Notes
• Michigan and Johns Hopkins have met 15 times, with the Blue Jays holding a 12-3 advantage in the all-time series; however, the Wolverines have won two of the last three meetings (2024, 2025), but JHU notched a 14-8 regular-season victory over Michigan this season.
• U-M is 8-3 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament and has won the tournament two times with back-to-back championships in 2023 and 2024.
• Last week, Michigan outscored Ohio State in three of the four quarters and had eight different goal scorers, while 11 total players recorded a point. Hunter Taylor made 13 saves and the defense caused seven turnovers. Taylor's saves mark the ninth time this season he has had a double-digit save outing, while Rowan Clay had two caused turnovers and Will Tominovich had one caused turnover and five ground balls.
• The Michigan defense has forced 224 turnovers this season, with 113 caused turnovers — including seven against Ohio State. Clay ranks second in the conference with 23 caused turnovers this season, while Tominovich ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 21.
• Four Wolverines earned Big Ten Conference honors, with Clay earning first team All-Big Ten honors for the first time in his career, while junior Nick Roode earned second-team honors, and Luke Shannehan and Adam Udell were unanimously chosen as All-Freshman Team honorees. Jack Welcsh was Michigan's Sportsmanship Award honoree after appearing in four games this season.
• Udell led the Wolverine offense in back-to-back games against the Buckeyes. In the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal, he had a team-high four points with two goals and two assists. Prior to the postseason contest, Udell put together a career-best game with six points, including a career-high five goals, in the regular-season finale. The freshman attacker scored five of Michigan's eight goals against OSU. Heading into the Big Ten Tournament semifinal, Udell ranks third for the Wolverines with 26 points, with 13 goals and 13 assists.
• Shannehan started all 14 games and ranked second on the team with 36 points and 26 goals as a freshman. The Fairfield, Conn., native was a two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week after opening his collegiate career with seven points, including five goals, against Mercyhurst and scoring the game-winning goal in the final 12 seconds of U-M's game against Penn State. Shannehan has put together eight multi-point games with two five-goal outings.
• Michigan set a program record opening the season, scoring 24 goals against Mercyhurst. The Wolverines eclipsed the previous program record of 23 goals, set on Feb. 22, 2022, against Canisius. U-M went on a 14-1 run to open the game and finished with another 10 straight goals in the victory.
• A win against Johns Hopkins would send U-M to its third Big Ten Tournament Championship appearance on Saturday (May 2) against the winner of Maryland and Penn State.
