Another traditional rivalry has fallen victim to the advent of conference affiliation in Division I men’s lacrosse.
Johns Hopkins and Navy will not meet for at least the next two seasons due to scheduling conflicts caused by each program’s participation in a conference. Both the Blue Jays and Midshipmen played as independents until relatively recently, but are now members of the Big Ten Conference and Patriot League, respectively.
Navy was able to accommodate Hopkins after joining the Patriot League in 2004. However, the Midshipmen were reduced to fewer open dates after the addition of Boston University and Loyola-Maryland brought the league membership to nine schools for men’s lacrosse.