182-307 - Senior midfielder Nick Rhoads'faceoff mark this season, which places him fourth in the NESCAC with a .593 winning percentage that is just behind Conn. College's Chuck Czerkawaski, who has a .595 mark. For much of the season, Rhoads led the conference at the X, but Middlebury's Brian Foster and Bowdoin's Brendan Hughes have recently surged ahead, with each winning over 60 percent of his faceoffs. Tonight, Rhoads will get to face Hughes in a head-to-head matchup when the Polar Bears visit Bello Field for the two teams' regular season finales.
.630 - Batting average for senior co-captain Matt Collins over the past week, as the team went 7-0 and Collins garnered NESCAC Player of the Week honors. Collins finished with at least two hits in all seven games, and collected 12 RBIs while scoring another dozen runs himself. In the doubleheader against UMass-Dartmouth, which Tufts swept, Collins went 4-for-5 with a double and a stolen base. The stellar week boosted Collins' season batting average to .419, to go with a .471 on-base percentage and a .629 slugging percentage.
44 - Doubles hit by senior co-captain Lena Cantone over the course of her career with the Jumbos. The mark - set in Sunday's 10-5 trampling of Brandeis in Waltham, Mass., - makes Cantone Tufts' all-time leader in doubles. Cantone has been among the Jumbos' biggest scoring threats over the last three years and this season has been no different. The first baseman is currently batting .426 and leads the team with 30 runs scored, helping the Jumbos to stay a perfect 12-0 in the NESCAC East and 28-4 overall this year.
83% - Possession rate for FC Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal against Chelsea yesterday. Despite Barcelona's typical domination of the flow of the game, Chelsea emerged with a 2-2 draw at Barcelona, meaning that they will advance to the Final in Munich after winning the first leg at home 1-0. Chelsea's win was one of the most improbable in Champions League history, as the Blues had to play with 10 men for the entire second half after defender John Terry was sent off.
36 - Saves by Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas in Game Six of their opening round matchup with the Washington Capitals, allowing center Tyler Seguin to fire a game-winner past rookie Brendan Holtby for a 4-3 victory in overtime. With Seguin's goal, the Bruins managed to force a Game Seven in the Eastern Conference playoff series, which is now tied at three games apiece, and the two teams will return to Boston tonight for the deciding game.The Bruins are bidding to become the first team since the 1998-99 Detroit Red Wings to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
22 - Runs batted in by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp thus far in 2012, tying him for the MLB lead. The center fielder also currently leads the majors with a .460 batting average (.560 in Dodger Stadium) and nine home runs. He also owns a .514 on-base percentage and .952 slugging percentage. Simply put, Kemp has been the hottest hitter in baseball this April, and his stellar performance has helped the Dodgers jump out to a 13-4 start and an early lead in the NL West.
