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COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The No. 10 Maryland men's lacrosse team (6-2) travels to Charlottesville, Va., to play No. 4 Virginia (7-2) in a key ACC match-up on Saturday, April 2 at noon at Scott Stadium. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU. Handling the play-by-play will be Rob Simmelkjaer, while Paul Carcaterra will provide the analysis.

• Maryland is 6-2 on the season after dropping an 11-6 decision to North Carolina last Saturday at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. Grant Catalino, who leads the Terps in scoring with 25 points on 18 goals and seven assists, had three goals vs. the Tar Heels. Curtis Holmes was terrific at the face-off X, winning 15-of-20 draws (19 coming against UNC's freshman face-off phenom R.G. Keenan).

• The Cavaliers are 7-2 so far in 2011 after losing at Johns Hopkins, 12-11, last Saturday. Steele Stanwick leads the Wahoo offense with 39 points on 20 goals and 19 assists, but Chris Bocklet is the team leader with 23 goals. Adam Ghitelman has started the past nine games for UVa and has a 55.9 save percentage with an 8.86 goals-against average.

Event Information
Ticket Information:
The game between the Terps and the Cavaliers will precede Virginia's Orange-Blue spring football game. Tickets for the men's lacrosse game will be $7 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors for General Admission seating. General Admission seating will be available on the east and west sides of the stadium in the lower level.

Parking:
Scott Stadium's East, West and South lots and the North D lot off Alderman Road will be available for free parking starting at 8 a.m. Free public parking will also be available in the Emmet / Ivy Parking Garage and University Hall parking lots. Hourly rates will apply at the Central Grounds Garage. Scott Stadium's gates will open at 11 a.m.

Event Media:
• In addition to being broadcast live on ESPNU, 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 26-21 career record for a 55.3 winning percentage.

• Dom Starsia, also in his 29th season as a head coach, has won 73.7 percent of his games at Brown and Virginia (323-115 overall record). His 323 wins ranks him third all-time in overall career wins at any four-year college or university.

• This will be John Tillman's first meeting with Virginia as a head coach.

Series History vs. Virginia
• The Maryland-Virginia rivalry is the third-longest in Terrapin lacrosse history with Maryland holding a 44-40 (.524) advantage, dating to the first game -- a Terps' 10-1 victory on April 24, 1926. The 44 wins are the third-highest number of victories Maryland has against any team. The Terps have defeated Duke 55 times and Navy 50 times.

• The two teams met again in the championship game of the 2010 ACC Tournament and again it was the Cavaliers coming out on top, 10-6. Maryland couldn't solve Virginia goalie Adam Ghitelman, who was named the Tournament MVP after making 16 saves vs. the Terps. Grant Catalino led Maryland on offense with a goal and an assist, while Max Schmidt had two groundballs and three caused turnovers to pace the defensive effort.

• The meeting in the 2010 regular season had a silimar theme to the previous two games between Maryland and Virginia - controversy. The Wahoos raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and held a 10-5 lead early in the fourth. But Maryland rallied to score four unanswered goals in the fourth to cut the deficit to one. The game appeared to be tied when Ryan Young batted a loose ball into the Cavalier goal with 2:00 left in the game. But, the goal was waved off when the cross-field official whistled Young for being in the crease. The controversy came when TV replays of the play failed to show Young step in the crease conclusively. Virginia went up 11-9 on the transition following the call. Will Yeatman, who led Maryland with four goals and an assist in the game, scored with less than a minute to go to cut the lead to 11-10, but the Terps couldn't get the tying goal before the clock expired. Brian Phipps was terrific in net for the Terps, stopping 16 Wahoo shots.

• In 2009 it took seven overtimes (the longest Division I men's lacrosse game in history) for Virginia to eek out a 10-9 victory in Charlottesville. The win was not without controversy as an official's inadvertant whistle wiped off a goal by Grant Catalino just nine seconds into the first overtime. Will Yeatman was a dominant force in the game, accounting for two goals and three assists. Brian Phipps was spectacular in cage, stopping 11 Wahoo shots.

• The two teams played three times in 2008. In the regular-season game the then-No. 4 Terps knocked off the newly minted No. 1 Cavaliers, 13-7, at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. Freshman Travis Reed had a breakout performance, scoring a hat trick, assisting on two other goals and grabbing three groundballs. Not to be outdone, goalie Jason Carter made a career-best 15 saves to help seal the victory for the Terrapins.

• The two teams then hooked-up in the 2008 ACC tournament for the fifth straight season and the Cavaliers prevailed with an 11-8 win on their home field in Charlottesville. Grant Catalino led the Terps with three points on a pair of goals and an assist.

• The Wahoos also took the rubber match, a controversial 8-7 overtime thriller in the NCAA Quarterfinals in Annapolis. Early in the fourth quarter, with the Maryland holding a 7-6 lead, Travis Reed appeared to give Maryland a two-goal cushion, but a Cavalier defender pushed Ryan Young into the crease before the goal, nullifying the score. The Cavaliers went on to tie the game in regulation before scoring the game-winner with just 34 seconds left in the first overtime period.

• These two teams locked up in a classic in the semifinals of the 2007 ACC tournament. Maryland jumped out to a 4-1 lead, but the Cavaliers rallied to take a four-goal lead at 10-6 in the fourth quarter. That's when Maryland stormed back, but the comeback fell short and Virginia was able to hold on for an 11-10 win. Dan Groot led Maryland with five points on four goals and an assist.

• In 2007's regular season meeting, the second-ranked Cavaliers defeated the No. 8 Terps 12-8 in Charlottesville. Wahoo attackman Ben Rubeor scored five goals to pace Virginia, while Max Ritz (3-0) and Michael Phipps (1-2) each had three points for the Terps.

• On April 1 of last season, the No. 1 Cavaliers jumped out early, scoring just 15 seconds into the game, and never looked back, handing Maryland a 15-5 loss at Byrd Stadium. The Ritz brothers, Max and Xander, each scored two goals with Max also picking up a pair of assists. Bill McGlone scored the other goal for the Terps.

• The two schools hooked up again in the ACC title game and again it was Virginia taking the game, this time by an 11-5 margin. Brendan Healy and Bill McGlone each had three points in the loss.

• The 2005 regular season game was tough for the fourth-ranked Terps as they were handed a 10-2 loss at No. 3 Virginia on April 2. The Cavaliers held Maryland scoreless until the 4:51 mark of the third quarter when Joe Walters scored. It was the first time Maryland had been held without a goal in a half since a 7-2 loss at Virginia in 2001.

• Things were a little different in the rematch on April 29, 2005 in the ACC Semifinals. Brendan Healy gave Maryland a 1-0 lead in the first, but the 'Hoos scored three unanswered to take a 3-1 lead. But the Terps stormed back with a 3-0 run of their own on goals from Max Ritz, Healy and Xander Ritz to take a 4-3 lead into the half. The Cavaliers took a 7-5 lead into the fourth quarter, but Andrew Schwartzman and Bill McGlone scored the final to goals in regulation to send the game into sudden death. In the overtime period, freshman Max Ritz proved to be the hero for Maryland, but putting back a rebound off of a Mcglone shot to sent the Terps into the ACC finals with an 8-7 win.

• The 2004 regular season meeting between Maryland and Virginia saw the Terps enter the game as the No. 1 team in the country, the first time Maryland had earned the top ranking since 2001. Maryland lived up to its billing, pounding the Cavaliers 11-2 in College Park. Xander Ritz scored three goals and assisted on another three, while Joe Walters added a goal and three assists. The game was never really in doubt as the Terps opened the game with a 5-0 run. The Maryland defense was stellar all afternoon, holding Virginia's top seven scorers without a single point.

• The Cavaliers would not go so quietly in the 2004 ACC title game. The Terps built a 12-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter, behind a career-high six goals from Joe Walters, who would be named Tournament MVP. But the Wahoos scored four goals in the fourth and shutdown the Maryland offense to close the gap to 12-11.

• Maryland has won three of five meetings in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps topped the Cavaliers in a pair of first round games in 1978 and 1983 and won a 1997 quarterfinal game, 10-9, played at Byrd Stadium. In that last NCAA meeting, Virginia broke its three-game post-season losing streak to the Terps with a 14-4 win in the NCAA semifinals in Baltimore en route to the 2003 national championship. Virginia then took the 2008 quarterfinal game, 8-7, in overtime at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis..

Going Back To 1993
• The 1993 season is the last time two things happened for Maryland and Virginia that will happen this weekend.

- 1993 was the last time Maryland and Virginia came into this game with both teams suffering a loss in its previous game. Maryland lost 12-6 to North Carolina in 1993, while Virginia dropped an 11-9 decision to Johns Hopkins. The Terps and Cavaliers also lost to UNC and Hopkins, respectively, in 2003, but Maryland played Butler in a mid-week game in Florida before taking on Virginia.

- 1993 was also the last time Maryland and Virginia each had two losses entering this game. The Terps were 1-2 going into the Virginia game in 1993 with losses to Duke and North Carolina. The Cavaliers were 4-2 at this point in 1993 with losses to Princeton and Johns Hopkins.

• In that 1993 game, Virginia defeated Maryland, 11-10 in overtime..

"The Stretch": Carolina, Virginia, Navy, Hopkins
• Since 1978 Maryland's schedule has been highlighted by a four-game stretch in the middle of its season: North Carolina, Virginia, Navy and Johns Hopkins. In the 34-year span only four times has the stretch been interrupted with another game added in between one of these traditional four (1981, 1997, 2001, 2003).

• Overall, Maryland is 60-73 (.451) since 1978 vs. those four teams during that time.

• The Terps have swept the four games only once - in 1987. Only twice (1981 & 1988) has Maryland lost all four games. Six times (1978, 1979, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001) the Terps have won three of the four games. Johns Hopkins broke up the Terps' bid for a perfect stretch four times, while Carolina and Virginia broke it up one time each.

Terps On ESPNU
• Maryland has had 35 games on ESPNU since 2006. Maryland is 20-15 (.571) all-time in games broadcast on ESPNU.

The Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog
• Every Tuesday during the season the Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog is posted to umterps.com. Catch up with the Terps with his season's editions below:

March 29: A History of Controversy
March 22: Maryland Starts "The Stretch" On Saturday
March 15: Terps Look To Continue Hot Shooting
March 8: Why Purple Is Maryland's New Team Color
March 1: Hangin' 20
February 22: College Park Is Lax Capital On Saturday
February 15: Bring On The Titans
February 8: Philly Scrimmages & The Face Off Club
February 1: February Means Preseason Preview And Polls
January 18: The 2011 Season Is Finally Here
January 11: New Faces Could Play Key Roles In 2011

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 78 of the 84 games in which the Terps have scored 10 or more goals for a .929 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 92.8 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 93-21 in games, for a .816 winning percentage, when it has held opponents under 10 goals. The Terps have played 151 total games since 2002. Maryland has held opponents to nine goals or less 75.5 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 5-1 on the year and has shot better than 30% in four of the six contests.

• Since 2005 the Terps are a remarkable 42-2 (.955) 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%.

Big Cat Joins Maryland Elite
• With his third goal (of six on the night) vs. UMBC on March 18, 2011 Grant Catalino joined an elite club within the ranks of Maryland men's lacrosse - the 100-Goal Club. Catalino is just the 12th player in the 86-year history of Terrapin men's lacrosse to reach the 100-goal plateau. There have been approximately 2,200 players to suit up for the Terps during their history, which means that less than 1% of all Terps are in the 100-Goal Club.

Rk. Name (Years) Goals
1. Joe Walters (2003-06) 153
2. Matt Hahn (1995-98) 149
3. Rob Wurzburger (1988-91) 137
4. Frank Urso (1973-76) 127
5. Pete Worstell (1977-81) 126
6. Scott Hochstadt (1996-99) 121
7. Jim Wilkerson (1980-83) 117
8. Mark Douglas (1988-91) 109
9. Dave Dempsey (1970-74) 107
10. Grant Catalino (2008-10) 106
11. Bill Pettit (1962-64) 103
12. Ed Mullen (1972-76) 102

• Catalino is also rising up the school's all-time points list. His seven points vs. UMBC gives him 168 points on 106 goals and 62 assists, which has him in 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.

Young Blood
• Ryan Young has been the one constant to the Terps' attack during the past four seasons. The senior from Manhasset, N.Y., has missed just one game during his three years as a Terp and has only missed two other 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).

• Young's consistency has him among the all-time greats of Maryland men's lacrosse. He is moving up the all-time points chart and is currently 23rd with 136 points. The next Terp ahead of Young is Brendan Hanley, who had 140 points from 1974-77.

• With his second point (an assist on Grant Catalino's second goal) vs. UNC in the ACC semis, Young, who now has 136 career points after tallying two assists vs. UMBC, became just the sixth Terp to reach the 100-point mark since 2002, joining Joe Walters (227), Grant Catalino (168), 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 became just the 16th player in Maryland history with 80 career assists with one assist vs. North Carolina on March 26, 2011. He is currently tied for 15th on the all-time assists list with Brendan Hanley (1985-88). With one more assist Young will tie Frank Urso (1973-76) and Jim Wilkerson (1980-83) for 13th on the all-time list with 81.

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 were already members of the 100-point club at Maryland before the 2011 season. Currently, Catalino has 168 points on 106 goals and 62 assists, while Young has totaled 136 points on 56 goals and 80 assists. Reed now stands at 106 points on 64 goals and 42 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. Owen Blye was added to the list when he moved into the attack rotation following Reed's injury at Towson. Only Blye's stats at attack are counted toward the 2011 total.

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.

Fast Starts
• Since 2002 only 13 players (for a total of 23 times) have totaled 18 points or more in the first eight games of a season. Three of those 13, totaling nine times, are on this year's team.

• Catalino is once again setting the scoring pace for the Terps, leading Maryland with 25 points on 18 goals and seven assists. Catalino is one of just two Terps to have three seasons with 25 points or more through the first eight games (Joe Walters is the other, doing it four times). Catalino's also makes the list for his 2009 season when he had 18 goals and 14 assists for 32 points. He also had 31 points in 2010. Catalino is on the list a total of four times, also making it with 18 points as a freshman in 2008.

• Young has been the model of consistency during his Terrapin career and makes the list for the third time with 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists. Young is also on the list for his 23 points in 2010 and 20 points in 2008.

• The third current Terp on this list is senior Travis Reed, who had 18 points in his first eight games as a freshman in 2008. Reed was on pace to join the list again this year before being injured in the Terps' fifth of the season at Towson.

No Sophomore Slump
• One of the things you hear about all of the time in sports in about an athlete's "sophomore slump." Well that's not the case for several Maryland men's lacrosse sophomores who are having terrific second seasons in the Red & Black.

• Midfielder John Haus was sensational as a freshman, becoming the first Terp frosh to score 10 or more goals since Brian Zeller in 1997. Haus finished his first year with 12 goals and two assists. That production earned him preseason honorable mention All-America recognition and he has more than lived up to that standard. So far in 2011, Haus has already surpassed his point and assist totals from the previous year. He is currently fourth on the team with 15 points on six goals and nine assists, which is second on the team. Haus has also improved his defense and has seven groundballs and five caused turnovers.

• Long pole Jesse Bernhardt burst onto the scene in 2010 and is continuing to make a name for himself this year. Despite being hindered by lingering injuries early in the season, Bernhardt is among the team leaders in groundballs and caused turnovers. He is sixth on the team with 18 groundballs and is second in caused turnovers with 11. Bernhardt is also a key component in the Terps' vaunted transition game and has scored one goal on seven shots.

• Short-stick defensive middie Landon Carr was pressed into a leading role in the Terrapin defense due to injuries to seniors Scott LaRue and Dan Burns. Carr was up to the challenge and has proven to be capable of matching up with some of the nation's top offensive midfielders. Carr has also shown he is an offensive threat, scoring five goals (including two to key the Terps' comeback at Duke) and adding one assist. He is also among the team leaders in caused turnovers with eight.

• Face-offs were an area of concern heading into the season, but Curtis Holmes quickly put those concerns to rest. He won 17 of 21 face-offs in the opening game vs. Detroit Mercy and had five groundballs. He then out-did himself in the 20-8 win over Georgetown the following week. Holmes won 20 of 31 draws vs. the Hoyas with eight groundballs. It was the first time a Terp had won 20 or more face-offs in a game since 1991. Holmes also had a goal and an assist vs. Georgetown. He currently has two goals and an assist on the season and is winning 62.9% of his face-off attempts after going 15-of-20 vs. UNC's R.G. Keenan last Saturday.

• Maryland's midfield was decimated by injuries early in the season, but that simply allowed Kevin Cooper an opportunity to show what he can do. Cooper is tied for fifth on the squad with five assists and added his first career goal in the 11-4 win over St. Joseph's

• While not a true sophomore, third-year sophomore Owen Blye has been terrific whether it's been in the midfield or at attack. After totaling six points (3-3=6) at midfield in the first five games, Blye was moved to his natural position of attack when Travis Reed was sidelined with an injury in the Towson game. Byle enjoyed a coming-out party as an attackman in the 11-4 win over St. Joseph's, setting career highs with five points and three goals. He currently has 13 points on seven goals and six assists.

Defense Ready To Meet Expectations
• With three returning All-Americans this year's Maryland defense looks to be one of the best in recent memory, which says a lot about this group of Terps, but that also brings with it the pressure of living up to some pretty high standards. Maryland returns all three starters from its close defense unit, as well as its top two long poles and a stand-out senior short stick.

• 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 four 20+-minute scoreless stretches to their credit: Detroit Mercy (32:13), Georgetown (20:12), Duke (23:30) and St. Joseph's (27:21).

• 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.

• Towson has been known in 2011 for playing a deliberate style and that leads to some low scoring games, but Maryland's defense turned things up a notch by holding the Tigers to just four goals in an 8-4 Maryland win. Making things more impressive was the man-down unit's performance. That group held the Tigers to zero (0) man-up goals in six opportunities, which totaled 4:30. Amato was impressive again, making eight saves and picking up three groundballs.

• Maryland's defense completely shut down UMBC for three quarters, allowing just two goals on 12 shots. The starting close defense of Bohlander, B. Schmidt and M. Schmidt combined for five groundballs and six caused turnovers. Amato had another great showing in cage, stopping 12 shots and picking up five groundballs. The long poles were equally impressive. Farrell and Jesse Bernhardt totaled seven groundballs and three caused turnovers, in addition to Bernhardt scoring a goal and Farrell adding an assist to help out on offense.

• The Terps shutout St. Joseph's for the first 27:21 of the 11-4 victory over the Hawks. B. Schmidt led the Terps with four groundballs and two caused turnovers. Hall and Jesse Bernhardt also had four groundballs apiece. But the most impressive performance by a Maryland defender vs. St. Joe's was clearly by Farrell, who had a career-best three points on two goals and an assist to go along with two groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers.

Offensive Defenders
• Through eight games Terrapin defensive players have been surprisingly offensive. So far in 2011, seven Maryland defenders (close, long poles and short-sticks) have scored goals or tallied assists. In total, Terp defenders have 14 goals and 12 assists for 26 points which is 16.0% of Maryland's total points.

• Throuh eight games last season, seven defenders had totaled 15 points on six goals and nine assists.

• 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, has had a goal or an assist in five of the six games that he's played. He started with a goals and an assist vs. the Hoyas. He added another goal and an assist vs. Bellarmine and had another score vs. Towson (his fifth career goal vs. the Tigers). He tallied a point for the third straight game by assisting on Grant Catalino's first goal of the UMBC game. He set a career high for points in a game with three by scoring twice and adding an assist vs. St. Joseph's. For his career Farrell has 26 goals and 18 assists for 44 career points. Easily the highest-scoring defender in school history, Farrell's 44 points has him in 17th place in scoring over the last 10 years.

• Not to be outdone is Farrel's long pole counterpart Jesse Bernhardt. Bernhardt became the seventh Terp defender to register a point with his first goal of the season in the 15-6 win over UMBC. For his career Bernhardt now has three goals and two assists.

• 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. LaRue was in a giving mood again at Towson, assisting on two of the Terps' eight goals.

• 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. Carr added his first career assist in the win at Towson. He returned to scoring goals with the Terps' second of the day vs. North Carolina.

• 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. He then added another goal in the 11-4 victory over St. Joseph's.

• 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.

A Key To Victory
• There are a lot of factors that go into whether or not the Terps win a game, but an important one could be the play of senior long pole Brian Farrell. He has scored at least one goal in 21 games during his career (overall he has totaled 26 goals). The Terps have won 16 of those 21, which means that Maryland has won 76.2% of the games that Farrell has scored a goal in.

• Farrell has registered multiple points in a game eight times during his career and Maryland has left the field winners in seven of those contests (87.5%). The only time the Terps have lost a game when Farrell had two points was the overtime loss to Virginia in the 2008 NCAA quarterfinals.

• 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 18-6 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.

Five Taken In MLL Draft
• Five University of Maryland men's lacrosse seniors were selected in the 2011 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Collegiate Draft. Long pole Brian Farrell was the highest pick, being selected with the 12th overall selection by the Boston Cannons.

• Defenseman Brett Schmidt was the next Terp taken, going 15th overall to the Denver Outlaws. Midfielder Dan Burns went 19th overall by the Hamilton Nationals, while attackmen Grant Catalino and Ryan Young went with the 21st and 23rd picks, respectively, to Denver and the Long Island Lizards.

Media Information
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