5
Both the number of athletes from the men's track and field team to achieve All-American status and the distance medley relay (DMR) team's seeding entering the NCAA Div. III Championship. Finishing in third place, the DMR squad of senior Phil Rotella and juniors Jesse Faller, Scott Brinkman and Billy Hale ran a 10:04:25 to secure All-American honors. Placing sixth in the high jump, senior quad-captain James Bradley earned All-American status as well.
1.000
Softball senior right fielder Maya Ripecky's slugging percentage over the first 12 games of the season. That means on average, with each at-bat, Ripecky reaches first base. Hitting .525, Ripecky has racked up 13 runs and 15 RBI and was recently named NESCAC Player of the Week. Over spring break's matchup with Greenville, Ripecky rocketed in a two-run homer to knot the game at 6 in the sixth inning. Going into extra innings, Ripecky finished off the competition, bringing in the game-winning run in the eighth inning on a fielder's choice.
26
The Tufts men's lacrosse team broke a nine-year-old record Monday, scoring 26 times in a 26-3 shellacking of Mt. Ida. On the way to their sixth-straight win to start the season, the Jumbos assembled a 16-0 lead at the half and a 19-0 lead before the Mustangs finally broke through with their first goal of the game. Leading the Jumbos' offensive onslaught was senior tri-captain Clem McNally, who registered five goals and an assist to make him the team's leading goal scorer with 23 on the season.
13
The Cleveland State Vikings' seeding in the men's NCAA Tournament. In arguably the biggest upset in the Dance so far, the Vikings swamped the No. 4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 84-69. Despite falling in the second round to No. 12 Arizona on Sunday, the Vikings exceeded expectations in their second tournament appearance since 1986, when they upset Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers in the first round.
31.69
Already celebrated as one of the game's greatest players, LeBron James is looking to set himself apart from the rest of the NBA yet again. The number 31.69 refers to James' PER (player efficiency rating), a statistic that compresses all of an individual's numbers into a single figure. Since 1973, only Michael Jordan has ever recorded a number over 31, which he did on four occasions. With a strong final month, James has a shot at surpassing MJ's record-setting PER of 31.89.
552
On Tuesday, March 17, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 for their eighth win in nine games. More importantly, though, the win marked the biggest milestone in the career of Devil's long-time starting goaltender Martin Brodeur: career win number 552. With the win, Brodeur became the winingest NHL goaltender of all time, surpassing hall-of-famer Patrick Roy's previous high mark.
