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COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The eighth-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team heads to Baltimore to take on in-state rival Towson on March 12 at noon at Unitas Stadium.

• The game will be broadcast live locally on WMAR Channel 2 in Baltimore as well as streamed world-wide on ESPN3.com. Handling the play-by-play will be Scott Garceau, while Mark Dixon will provide the analysis. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wmucsports.com - the website of Maryland's student-run radio station WMUC.

• Maryland is 3-1 on the season and is coming off a 12-8 victory over Bellarmine on Monday in College Park. The Terps' offense is led by senior attackmen Grant Catalino and Ryan Young, who each have eight goals this year. Maryland's defense is anchored by senior All-Americans Brett Schmidt, Max Schmidt and Brian Farrell. Redshirt freshman Niko Amato has been solid in cage with a 6.35 goals-against average with a .633 save percentage.

• Towson is 1-2 on the season. The Tigers opened the season with back-to-back home losses to Johns Hopkins (10-6) and Loyola (3-2). Towson then played at Mount St. Mary's and came away with an 11-3 victory. Matt Hughes leads the Tiger offense with six points on four goals and two assists, while goalie Travis Love has a 5.20 goals-against average with a .667 save percentage.

• The Terps lead the all-time series with the Tigers 27-5, including a perfect 13-0 mark at Towson.

Event Information
Ticket Information:
• Tickets are available for the game either online or at the stadium. Online orders can be placed by clicking here. An adult (13+) ticket is $8, while children's tickets are $5.

Event Media:
• In addition to being televised locally on WMAR in Baltimore and streamed world-wide on ESPN3.com, the game can also be heard on Maryland's student-run radio station WMUC.

• Live Stats will also be available for the game and can be accessed by clicking here.

Coaching Match-Up
• John Tillman enters his fourth season as a head coach, and first with the Terps, with a 23-20 career record for a 53.5 win percentage.

• Towson's Tony Seaman is in his 13th year Towson with a 261-158 (.623) record in 30 years at Towson, Johns Hopkins, Penn and C.W. Post. He is 97-85 (.533) in 13 years with the Tigers starting in 1999.

• This will be Coach Tillman's first-ever meeting with Towson as a head coach.

Series History vs. Towson
• In games against Towson, Maryland holds a 27-5 (.844) all-time record in the series that dates to 1971. The Terps have won the last 15 regular-season meetings, including 2009's 9-7 win in Baltimore.

• The second midfield unit of John Haus, Michael Shakespeare and Drew Snider combined to score six of the Terps' 12 goals in Maryland's 12-8 win over Towson on March 13, 2010. The game marked Maryland's return to Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium after construction to Tyser Tower forced the Terps top play their 2009 home games at nearby Ludwig Field.

• Grant Catalino's totaled five points on four goals and an assist to lead the Terps to a 9-7 win at Towson in 2009. All nine goals for Maryland were scored by attackmen, including Catalino. Ryan Young had two goals and an assist, while Travis Reed (2-0=2) and Will Yeatman (1-1=2) each had two points.

• Ryan Young had four assists to lead the Terps to a 12-7 victory in 2008 at a rain soaked Ludwig Field. Dan Groot had a hat trick for Maryland, while Grant Catalino, Brian Farrell and Jeff Reynolds each had two goals. Brian Phipps and Jason Carter were solid in the cage of the Terrapins, combining to stop 13 Tiger shots.

• The Terps jumped out to a 4-1 lead at the half in 2007, thanks in large part to three first-half goals by Max Ritz. The Tigers staged a comeback, pulling to within two goals with less than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and had an extra-man opportunity to trim the lead to one. But Maryland's Brian Farrell turned the tables on Towson, scoring a man-down goal that proved to be the game winner in the 8-7 Terrapin victory.

• The 2006 meeting saw All-American Brendan Healy score a hat trick, including the game-winning goal to lead the No. 1-ranked Terrapins to a 9-6 victory over the Tigers. Maryland got a dominating performance out of its defense, which held Towson scoreless in the first half. Steve Whittenberg led the defensive charge for the Terps, causing five Tiger turnovers and picking up four groundballs.

• The 2005 meeting saw the sixth-ranked Terps take a 9-5 decision over the No. 9 Tigers at Unitas Stadium on March 12. Xander Ritz (2-2=4) and Michael Phipps (1-3=4) each totaled four points for Maryland and Bill McGlone netted a hat trick, but it was Andrew Schwartzman who tallied the game-winner by converting on an extra-man opportunity.

• Maryland led 8-1 through three quarters, but Towson rallied for five fourth-quarter goals at Byrd Stadium in College Park on March 13, 2004. The Terps held on for an 8-6 victory largely on the performance of goalie Tim McGinnis, who made 15 saves.

• In the 2003 game at Towson, the Terps got a dynamic performance from then-freshman Joe Walters, who scored the first four goals of his career and added an assist for his first five-point game as a Terp to lead Maryland to a 12-8 victory. I

• The two schools first played in 1971, a 22-6 Maryland win on April 3. The teams did not meet again until 1981 and have met at least once per season since.

• The Tigers have never beaten Maryland in Towson. The Terps are a perfect 13-0 at Towson, although Towson has won three times in the regular season in College Park: Towson, 14-7 (4/12/94), Towson, 13-9 (3/14/92) and Towson, 8-7 (3/17/90).

• Towson has won the only two meetings between the two schools in the postseason. The Tigers beat the Terps 15-11, in the NCAA Semifinals at Syracuse on May 25, 1991. Towson also upset Maryland in College Park in the 2001 NCAA Quarterfinals 12-11.

Get To 10 And Win
• One axiom of lacrosse is that if you score 10 goals or more your chances of winning are pretty good. Well, a look at the results since 2002 shows that when Maryland scores 10 or more goals there's not just a pretty good chance the Terrapins will win; it's an almost certainty. Since 2002 Maryland has won 76 of the 82 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more goals for a .927 winning percentage.

• On April 3 of last season the Terps lost to No. 1 Virginia by a final of 11-10, giving Maryland its only loss when scoring 10 or more goals in 2010. In 2009 the Terps lost to Georgetown, 13-10 on Feb. 21 and lost again when scoring 10 in the ACC Semifinals in a 16-10 defeat at North Carolina. Prior to that, Maryland had not lost when scoring 10 or more goals since dropping an 11-10 decision to Virginia in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Durham, N.C. The Terrapins got to 10 goals in the 100th game against Johns Hopkins, but the Blue Jays took the game 14-10. Virginia is the only team to beat the Terps twice when allowing 10 or more goals. The Wahoos did it first in 2002 with another 11-10 decision.

Holding Opponents To Single-Digits
• The Terps have been extremely impressive (winning 92.7 percent of its games since 2002) when it scores 10 or more goals, they have been nearly as impressive when holding opponents to less than 10 goals during that span.

• Since 2002 Maryland is 90-21 in games, for a .811 winning percentage, when it has held opponents under 10 goals. The Terps have played 148 total games since 2002. Maryland has held opponents to nine goals or less 75.0 percent of the time.

Shooting Tells The Story
• The difference between winning and losing for Maryland this season is simple - when the Terps shoot well they win. As it turns out 30% is the magic number for the Terps this season. Maryland is 12-3 on the year and has shot better than 30% in eight of the 15 contests.

• Since 2005 the Terps are a remarkable 40-2 (.952) when shooting 30% or better in a game. The first game Maryland lost during that stretch was a 13-10 decision to Georgetown in 2009 (the Terps shot 10 of 30 for 33.3% vs. the Hoyas). The second loss came in 2010 in the controversial 11-10 loss to No. 1 Virginia on April 3. The Terps shot 10 of 33 for 30.3%.

• In his first three seasons Catalino has the fourth-highest point total since freshman records were first kept in 1970.

1. Bob Boneillo (1977-78): 69-120=189 (2nd all-time in points)
2. Frank Urso (1973-75): 107-61=168 (4th all-time in points)
3. Joe Walters (2003-05): 117-50=167 (1st all-time in points)
4. Grant Catalino (2008-10): 88-55=143
5. Jim Wilkerson (1980-82): 86-56=142 (6th all-time in points)
6. Mike Mollot (2000-02): 57-76=133
7. Andrew Whipple (1995-97): 71-57=128
8. Matt Hahn (1995-97): 100-25=125
9. Pete Worstell (1977-79): 78-42=120
10. Ryan Young (2008-10): 46-69=115

• With his second goal (out of five total on the day) vs. Duke (3/6/10) Catalino became just the fifth Terp to reach the 100-point mark since 2002. Catalino's three points vs. Bellarmine give him 157 points on 96 goals and 61 assists, which moved him ahead of Rob Wurzburger (155 points from 1988-91) and into a tie with Mark Douglas (1988-91) for 16th place on the school's all-time points list. The next Terp ahead of Catalino is Mike Mollot, who had 172 points from 2000-03.

• Catalino is also moving up the career goals list. His 96 career goals ties him with Rob Martinello (1977-80) for 12th place on the all-time goals list. With four more goals Catalino will become just the 12th player in the 86-year history of Maryland men's lacrosse to reach the 100-goal plateau.

Young Blood
• Ryan Young has been the one constant to the Terps' attack during the past three seasons. The senior from Manhasset, N.Y., has missed just one game during his three years as a Terp and has only missed two starts (the 2009 home finale when three senior attackmen were given the start vs. Binghamton and the 2010 senior day when he volunteered to come off the bench, allowing Fran Gormley to start). During his first three years he has racked up 115 points on 46 goals and 69 assists (which led the team over that three-year stretch). And Young has accomplished all of this while running the Terrapin offense from the X-spot. In 2009 he led the team with a .388 shooting percentage, which is the highest for a Maryland starting attackman since 2007 when Michael Phipps shot .394 for the year.

• With his second point (an assist on Grant Catalino's second goal) vs. UNC in the ACC semis, Young, who now had 128 career points after tallying four vs. Bellarmine, became just the sixth Terp to reach the 100-point mark since 2002, joining Joe Walters (227), Grant Catalino (157), Max Ritz (111), Xander Ritz (110) and Bill McGlone (107). The thing that sets Young apart from the other five is that he is the only one to reach the 100-point plateau by having more assists than goals.

• Young's 115 points during his first three seasons is the 10th highest total point total since freshman records were first kept in 1970.

• Young is moving up the all-time points chart at Maryland. His 128 points ties him with C. Rennie Smith (1952-55, 128) for the 25th spot. He needs just two points to pass Pat O'Meally (129, 1971-74) for 24th on the list.

Three To 100
• Travis Reed tallied his seventh point this season on his first of three goals vs. Bellarmine to give him 100 for his career. This marks the first time since 2006 that three Terps will have at least 100 career points at the same time.

• Grant Catalino and Ryan Young are already members of the 100-point club at Maryland. Catalino has 154 points on 95 goals and 59 assists. Young has totaled 124 points on 51 goals and 73 assists. Reed currently has 98 points on 59 goals and 39 assists.

• The trio of Joe Walters, Xander Ritz and Bill McGlone each had at least 100 points in 2006. Walters had 227 points on 153 goals and 74 assists. Ritz finished with 110 points on 63 goals and 47 assists, while McGlone reached 107 points on 77 goals and 30 assists.

• Here's how the two trios stack up with one another with the 2011 unit's totals being current:

• But that chart is almost comparing apples to oranges. The 2006 numbers are their totals following their senior seasons, while the 2011 trio has yet to play a game this year. So here's how they stack up with that 2006 group as they began the 2006 season:

• While it is hard to compare units across the country time provides perspective on how good this Terp attack unit is. Since 2004, this attack unit returns with more goals, assists and points than any other, taking into account just the top four attackmen. Take a look (*-returned the following year):

• The unit's 2010 total of 163 points is the best of the past seven years, topping the 158 points of the 2006 attack that featured Turnbull Award winner Joe Walters, All-American Xander Ritz and 2007 All-American Michael Phipps.

• The total for the 2010 unit and the returning total is even more impressive when you add the 16 goals and four assists for Cummings. Although he played midfield as a sophomore in 2009, Cummings played crease attack on the man-up unit and had six EMO scores.

• The 2011 unit will be tracked in the chart above to see how they stack-up against the recent Terp attack units. .

Class Warfare
• It doesn't take an expert to realize that the Terps return a lot from the 2010 team that finished 12-4. Here's a breakdown of exactly how much comes back for Maryland this season:

• • But breaking down the numbers further shows that the Terps are not just relying on a productive senior class on both ends of the field. Here's how Maryland's 2011 stats look when you break it down by class production.

• Leading the unit will be Brett Schmidt, a 2010 third team All-America, and Max Schmidt, a two-time All-American. They will be joined by Ryder Bohlander to form one of the nation's most formidable close defense groups. That trio totaled 105 groundballs and 68 caused turnovers in 2010. Senior Shane Hall is ready to go as the team's fourth close defender.

• The defense will also provide an offensive boost thanks to a pair of dynamic long poles who are capable of triggering the transition game. Long pole Brian Farrell returned last season and earned second team All-America honors after scoring six goals and adding six assists, in addition to scooping up 53 groundballs and causing 26 turnovers. Backing-up Farrell will be sophomore Jesse Bernhardt, who was terrific as a freshman in 2010 with 34 groundballs, 15 caused turnovers, two goals (including the game-winner vs. Johns Hopkins) and two assists. Senior Michael White, junior David Miller and freshman Michael Ehrhardt could also contribute as the third long pole.

• The Terps lost their top two short sticks to graduation, but return seniors Dan Burns and Scott LaRue, who made a successful transition from offense to defensive short stick last year. They will lead a d-middie unit that will also include juniors David Miller and Michael Shakespeare and sophomore Landon Carr.

• During the last seven seasons, Maryland held its' opponents scoreless for long stretches of game time. The 2004 Terps kept opponents scoreless for stretches of 20 or more minutes eight times. In 2005 Maryland did it on seven occasions, and was just seconds away from keeping the high-powered Duke (1st meeting) and Navy offenses off the board for more than 20 minutes. The 2006 season saw the Terrapin defense do it 10 times in 17 games. In 2007 Terp "D" had 11 20+ minute scoring droughts to its credit in 16 contests. In 2008, the Terp defense had six 20+-minute scoring droughts. The 2009 Terps held opponents scoreless for 20 minutes or more eight times, including two separate stretches at Penn. Maryland didn't have a 20+-minute scoreless stretch in its first nine games in 2010, but had six in the final seven games. This season the Terps already have three 20+-minute scoreless stretch to their credit: Detroit Mercy (32:13), Georgetown (20:12) and Duke (23:30).

• Maryland's "D" was dominating in its 2011 debut vs. Detroit Mercy, holding the Titans to just four goals. The defense was put behind the 8-ball right off the bat, having to kill four minutes of non-releasable penalties in the first 10 minutes of the game. Detroit managed to get two goals during that time, but Maryland didn't allow another Titan goal for 32:13 after that. Sophomores Jesse Bernhardt and Landon Carr led the way with three groundballs and three caused turnovers apiece. Senior Shane Hall made his first career start and had two groundballs.

• Georgetown's offense put up 15 goals in its season opener at Jacksonville, but the Terrapin defense held the Hoyas to just eight goals in a 20-8 victory. Seniors Max Schmidt and Ryder Bohlander were outstanding in their one-on-one match-ups against a pair of Hoyas who had hat tricks vs. the Dolphins. Schmidt allowed just one goal to Davey Emala, while Bohlander held Travis Cormeau without even so much as a single shot. Senior Brett Schmidt had another tremendous day with five groundballs and three caused turnovers. Senior long pole Brian Farrell made his season debut a good one, scoring a goal, adding an assist, scooping up three groundballs and causing one turnover. Redshirt freshman Niko Amato was solid in cage for the Terps, making eight stops.

• In the Terps' 9-8 overtime loss to Duke, the defense was led by Amato, who made a career-best 19 saves. Brett Schmidt had a career-high six groundballs. The defense also made an impact offensively as Carr scored twice for his first career multi-goal game and Michael Shakespeare scored a goal.

• The front-line defense was terrific vs. Bellarmine, helping the Terps take a 10-3 lead early in the third quarter before giving way to the reserves, who were solid as the Knights continued to play their starters. For the second straight game Brett Schmidt set a career high for groundballs, doing his six-GB effort vs. Duke one better with seven. Schmidt also had four caused turnovers vs. the Knights. Max Schmidt was also outstanding when the ball was on the ground, scooping up four GBs, helping the Terps to 61 total groundballs, which marks the first time since 2002 that a Terrapin team hit the 60-groundball mark in a game. Farrell chipped in with five groundballs, but also did some damage on the offensive end of the field with a goal and an assist. Amato made eight saves, while allowing just three goals in 45:00 of action.

Offensive Defenders
• Through four games Terrapin defensive players have been surprisingly offensive. So far in 2011, six Maryland defenders (close, long poles and short-sticks) have scored goals or tallied assists. In total, Terp defenders have eight goals and seven assists for 15 points.

• Leading the way, of course, is Brian Farrell. The senior missed the opener vs. Detroit Mercy, but wasted no time getting back into the swing of things when he returned against Georgetown. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Baltimore native, had a goals and an assist vs. the Hoyas. He added another goal and an assist vs. Bellarmine. For his career Farrell has 23 goals and 16 assists for 39 career points. Easily the highest-scoring defender in school history, Farrell's 39 points has him 19th in scoring over the last 10 years.

• Short-stick middie Scott LaRue was limited in the opener vs. Detroit Mercy, but he was ready vs. Georgetown and the result was LaRue assisting on one of Grant Catalino's five goals vs. the Hoyas.

• Short-stick d-middie Landon Carr came to Maryland as an offensive midfielder and so far he's shown off those offensive skills in the transition game. Carr had a goal in each of Maryland's first two games this season and had his first career multi-goal game with two vs. Duke.

• Junior Michael Shakespeare is another converted offensive middie and has been one of the great surprises of 2011. Shakespeare has adapted well to playing d-middie (five groundballs and two caused turnovers), but he hasn't forgotten how to play offense and he picked up his first career assist in the 16-4 win over Detroit Mercy. Shakespeare then added a goal in the Terps' 9-8 overtime loss at Duke.

• Curtis Holmes had been amazing at the face-off X, but he's proven that he's more than a FOGO. The sophomore scored his first career goal and then added his first career assists in the Terps' 20-8 win over Georgetown.

• Senior Max Schmidt, who picked up his first career goal on a back-handed shot in Maryland's 18-10 win over Colgate in the 2010 regular season finale, got his first career assist in the season opening 16-4 win over Detroit Mercy.

• How does that stack up against the rest of the college lacrosse programs? Take a look at programs with at least four-straight 10-win seasons:
Maryland (8): 2010 (12-4), 2009 (10-7), 2008 (10-6), 2007 (10-6), 2006 (12-5), 2005 (11-6), 2004 (13-3), 2003 (12-4)
Virginia (6): 2010 (16-2), 2009 (14-2), 2008 (14-4), 2007 (12-4), 2006 (17-0), 2005 (11-4)
Cornell (6): 2010 (12-6), 2009 (11-3), 2008 (11-4), 2007 (15-1), 2006 (11-3), 2005 (11-3)
Notre Dame (5): 2010 (10-7), 2009 (15-1), 2008 (14-3), 2007 (11-4), 2006 (10-5)
Duke (4): 2010 (16-4), 2009 (15-4), 2008 (18-2), 2007 ( 17-3)

• Two things that make Maryland's accomplishment all the more impressive is that the Terps reached the 700-win plateau in just their 84th season. Only Syracuse reached win No. 700 in as few seasons, but it took the Orange 53 more games than Maryland. In fact, Maryland needed only 940 games to reach 700 wins and only Johns Hopkins needed fewer games (932) to hit the historic number, but the Blue Jays did so in their 105th season.

• During the decade of the 2000s, Maryland went 111-49 for a .694 win percentage, making it the winningest decade in Terrapin lacrosse history. In the decade of the 1990s, Maryland posted a 95-47 record. The .669 winning percentage matched Maryland's win percentage of the 1980s when the Terps went 83-41 and also compiled a .669 win percentage. So far, Maryland is 15-5 in the 2010's for a .750 winning percentage.

• After losing their 1925 opener to Yale, 5-3, the Terps went on to win 40 consecutive season openers from 1926 through 1967. The streak was broken when Maryland tied Princeton, 6-6, in the 1968 opener. Following the deadlock, Maryland went on to win its next 14 openers, giving the Terps a 54-0-1 record over a 57-year span (Maryland did not field a team in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II.)

• The Terps have not allowed more than seven goals to any opponent in a season opener over the last 18 years. Maryland has not allowed an opponent to score 10 or more goals in a season opener since Syracuse beat the Terps, 16-13 on March 9, 1983.

Going Purple
• This year the Terps are wearing purple ribbons on their helmets to show their support for Ryan Young's mother, Maria, who is battling pancreatic cancer.

• Maria's story is one that has touched everyone involved with the Maryland men's lacrosse program. If you're interested in more information about the Lustgarten Foundation, including how to make a donation, click here to visit the foundation's website.

In case you're wondering here are some facts about pancreatic cancer from the American Cancer Society:
• More than 43,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer present each year
• There are more than 36,000 deaths from pancreatic cancer each year
• The lifetime risk of having pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 71.
• The risk is about the same for both men and women.

Harry & Thomas Alford: 2004-05-06-07
Jake & Jesse Bernhardt: 2010-11
Justin & Owen Blye: 2009-10-11
Brian & Kevin Cooper: 2011
Brendan & Ian Healy: 2003-04-05
Bryn & Curtis Holmes: 2010
Bryn & Travis Holmes: 2007
Dan & Mike LaMonica: 2002
Chris & Willy Passavia: 2002-03
Brian & Michael Phipps: 2007
Max & Xander Ritz: 2005-06
Mark & Michael White: 2008-09-10-11

• Maryland's family tradition doesn't end with brothers. Fathers and sons are also part of the Terps' tradition and that's never been more evident than this season. This year's Maryland men's lacrosse roster features three players whose father's not only played at Maryland, but won a nation title together. Mike Farrell, father of Brian, Wilson Phipps, father of Brian, and Jake Reed, father of Travis, were all members of the Terps' 1975 NCAA championship squad.

Media Information
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