21 - Games the men's tennis team lost in their season-opening win over Salve Regina College. The Jumbos enjoyed a dominant performance in their first matchup of the year, with two freshman shutting out their opponents in their first ever collegiate matches, and cruised to a 9-0 shutout over the Seahawks without dropping a single set in the nine matches.
5 - Sacks registered by Cincinnati Bengals' defensive tackle Antwan Odom against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, the most in a single game since the Giants' Osi Umenyiora had six against the Eagles on Sept. 30, 2007. Odom took full advantage of an injury to Green Bay's left-tackle, Chad Clifton, and helped his team to a stunning 31-24 upset at Lambeau Field.
0 - Shots on goal the Tufts men's soccer team has amassed in NESCAC play. Although the Jumbos managed 10 shots on goal in a double-overtime loss at Eastern Connecticut State, they totaled just four shots against NESCAC opponents Middlebury and Amherst. None of those four were on target, allowing opposing goalkeepers Lennard Kovacs and Tim Cahill to earn shutouts without having to make a save.
.0009 - Difference in batting average between Albert Pujols and Ichiro Suzuki in their race for best batting average for the decade spanning 2000-2009. Pujols has the slimmest of leads with a .3338 mark, compared to Ichiro's .3329. The two are separated by approximately eight hits with 12 games remaining in the closest race ever for a decade-long batting title.
74 - Total shots by the women's field hockey team over its first three games of the season. Ranked third in the country and undefeated at 3-0 on the season thus far, the Jumbos have continued to dominate, running their regular season winning streak to 23. Tufts compiled that gaudy shot total while allowing their opponents just 16 total tries at their own net.
8 - Number of total yards separating Maryland and Middle Tennessee State in their game on Saturday, in which the Blue Raiders prevailed 32-31 over the Terrapins on a 19-yard field goal as time expired. Middle Tennessee's 438 yards fell short of Maryland's mark of 446, but they secured the victory in the end.The contest, which few of even the most diehard college football fans paid attention to, proved to be one of the closest and most exciting matchups of the season thus far.
