The nation's best defense collides with the nation's best offense as the No. 5 Maryland men's lacrosse team (5-1) faces off against former conference foe No. 2 North Carolina (9-0) in the Pacific Coast Shootout in Santa Ana, Calif., Saturday night at 10 p.m. EST.
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Quick-Hitters
• Maryland owns the top-ranked defense in the country, allowing just 4.5 goals/g, while North Carolina is averaging a nation's best 16.2 goals/g. The Terps have allowed only 16 goals in their last four games combined.
• The contest marks Maryland's first-ever game in California in the 90-year history of the program. The Terps had previously traveled as far as Denver on Feb. 25, 2001, in a 10-7 win over the Pioneers.
• Maryland and North Carolina have met annually since 1964, with the Terps holding a 39-24 advantage in the all-time series, including a 3-3 mark on neutral sites.
• The top-ranked Terps defense put on another fantastic display in last weekend's 11-2 victory at then-No. 15 Villanova. The Wildcats managed just 20 shots as the Terps jumped out to a 5-1 first quarter lead and never looked back.
• Maryland's defense is allowing just 4.50 goals/g - nearly two goals better than the next best team (Monmouth - 6.33 goals/g). The Terps have allowed 27 goals through six games, the fewest in that stretch since allowing only 25 in 1971. Maryland went to the national finals that season.
• Senior defenseman Casey Ikeda garnered Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week for his role in the Terps' win over Villanova. Ikeda helped shut down the Wildcats, while picking up three ground balls and causing a turnover.
• Maryland won its 26th consecutive game when scoring at least 10 goals with its victory against Villanova. It was Maryland's fourth consecutive double-digit scoring game of the season. The Terps have not lost when scoring at least 10 goals since a 13-11 loss to Colgate on May 5, 2012.
• Junior goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr continues to lead the nation in goals against average (4.46) and save percentage (.708) after holding Villanova to just two goals and making 9 saves.
• The Terrapin defense has been sensational in its four-game win streak, holding its opponents to just 16 goals (4.0/g) combined on 17 percent shooting.
• Senior Jay Carlson scored his ninth career game-winning goal against Drexel, moving into a tie for second all-time in Maryland history with Grant Catalino and Joe Cummings. Carlson has scored in eight straight games - the longest active Maryland streak.
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The Count Down
10 ... Since 2002 Maryland has won 116 of the 125 games (93%) in which it has scored 10 or more goals. The Terps have won 26 straight games in such situations.
9 ... Maryland is 135-27 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .830 winning percentage. The Terps are 17-1 since 2014 in such situations.
8 ...
Joe LoCascio and
Henry West have each scored eight goals on the season.
7 ... The Terps were 7-0 against unranked opponents in 2014, and have won nine straight against unranked teams.
6 ... Maryland is outscoring opponents by an average of 5.33 goals - good for sixth in the nation.
5 ... The Terps rank fifth in the nation in man-down defense (0.778).
4 ... Maryland's opponents are averaging just four goals scored over their last four games.
3 ... Three Terps were selected in the MLL Draft in January:
Joe LoCascio (17th - Florida),
Charlie Raffa (24th - Chesapeake) and
Casey Ikeda (54th - Florida).
2 ... Maryland held Villanova scoreless for two stretches of 28+ minutes.
1 ... Only one program - Maryland - has earned a bid in every NCAA tournament since the field expanded to 16 in 2003.
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Tale of the Tape |
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| Maryland |
Category |
North Carolina |
| 9.8 |
Goals Per Game |
16.2 |
| 4.5 |
Opponents' Goals Per Game |
8.7 |
| 40.8 |
Shots Per Game |
45.1 |
| 24.1 |
Shot Percentage |
36.0 |
| 19.8 |
Shots on Goal Per Game |
27.9 |
| 48.6 |
Shots on Goal Percentage |
61.8 |
| 10.8 |
Saves Per Game |
10.6 |
| 70.7 |
Save Percentage |
54.9 |
| 25.5 |
Groundballs Per Game |
40.3 |
| 19.8 |
Opponents' Groundballs Per Game |
32.7 |
| 12.3 |
Turnovers Per Game |
12.7 |
| 6.5 |
Caused Turnovers Per Game |
16.6 |
| 54.2 |
Face-Off Percentage |
49.2 |
| 86.8 |
Clear Percentage |
88.8 |
| 83.2 |
Opponents' Clear Percentage |
84.1 |
| 3.2 |
Penalties Per Game |
5.1 |
| 2:10 |
Penalty Minutes Per Game |
3:30 |
| 33.3 |
Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
46.9 |
| 22.2 |
Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
27.3 |
Coaching Match-Up
• John Tillman is in his eighth season as a head coach, and fifth with the Terps, with a 73-39 career record for a .652 winning percentage. Tillman is 53-20 (.726) as Maryland's head coach, recently becoming the fastest in program history to reach the 50-win milestone.
• North Carolina's Joe Breschi is in his seventh season at the helm of his alma mater, North Carolina, posting a 78-30 career record. Breschi has amassed 170 victories over the course of 18 seasons.
Series history vs. UNC
• Maryland and North Carolina have a storied history dating back to 1964, with the Terps winning 39-of-63 (.619) all-time meetings.
• The series was extremely one-sided initially, with Maryland winning the first 17 meetings in the series between 1964-80.
• The Tar Heels picked up an 11-8 victory over the Terps in the last meeting between the teams on March 22, 2014. Colin Heacock scored a pair of goals for Maryland, but North Carolina outscored Maryland 3-1 in the fourth quarter to secure the win.
Last time out
• Senior Charlie Raffa won 13-of-16 faceoffs and Matt Rambo totaled four points to lead the No. 8 Maryland men's lacrosse team to an 11-2 victory over No. 15 Villanova.
• The nation's top scoring defense lived up to its billing, as the Terps held Villanova scoreless for stretches of 28:54 and 28:04 in the win. Goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr made nine saves, improving his season save percentage to a nation's best .708.
• Senior defender Casey Ikeda earned his second consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor for scooping three ground balls and causing one turnover in the win.
Nation's top-ranked Defense
• The Terps boast the nation's top-ranked defense, allowing just 4.5 goals/g through six contests in 2015. The defense has been particularly stingy in its last four games, give up a mere 16 goals.
• Maryland's success is due in large part to its ability to hold opposing teams scoreless for long stretches of the game. The Terps have held all six of their opponents scoreless for at least 11 minutes, and have totaled six different stretches of at least 20 scoreless minutes (including a 56:17 span vs. Drexel.
Maryland Downs 10th-ranked Princeton
• Sophomore Matt Rambo tallied his second hat trick of the season to lead Maryland to an 11-4 victory over Princeton in a top-10 matchup.
• The Maryland defense was superb in the outing, holding the high-powered Princeton offense (previously averaging 14.7 goals/g) to just four tallies on 13 percent shooting. Casey Ikeda was named USILA National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his effort.
• Charlie Raffa turned in his best game of the season, going 13-for-20 at the faceoff X to lead Maryland. The senior keyed a 6-0 third quarter Maryland run by winning 7-of-9 faceoffs in the frame.
Terps Cruise by Drexel
• After falling behind, 2-0, the Terps held Drexel scoreless for a stretch of 56:17 to cruise to a 12-3 victory on Feb. 28.
• Freshman LSM Matt Neufeldt gathered five ground balls in the win, completing an excellent two-game week in which he totaled eight ground balls and caused five turnovers. He was awarded Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts.
Terps Quell Quakers
• Maryland regained its winning ways with an 11-7 defeat of No. 11 Penn Tuesday in its home-opener. The Terrapins scored more than 10 goals for the first time all season, exploding for five goals in the third quarter.
• Attackmen Matt Rambo and Dylan Maltz had breakout games against No. 11 Penn, combining for five goals and four assists to lead the Terps offensively. Rambo had three goals and two assists, and currently leads Maryland with 10 points on the season.
• Goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr needed to make only eight saves in the victory, allowing seven goals.
Get To 10 And Win
• Since 2002, Maryland has won 116 of the 154 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .927 winning percentage.
• The Terps have won 26 straight games when scoring at least 10 goals, last falling to #12 Colgate, 13-11, on May 5, 2012.
| Record When Scoring 10+ Goals |
| Year |
W-L |
Loss |
| 2015 |
4-0 |
|
| 2014 |
11-0 |
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| 2013 |
8-0 |
|
| 2012 |
10-2 |
at UNC, 10-11 |
| |
|
at Colgate, 11-13 |
| 2011 |
9-1 |
Johns Hopkins, 11-12 ot |
| 2010 |
12-1 |
Virginia, 10-11 |
| 2009 |
6-2 |
Georgetown, 10-13 |
| |
|
at UNC, 16-10 ACC SF |
| 2008 |
9-0 |
|
| 2007 |
8-1 |
Virginia, 10-11 |
| 2006 |
8-0 |
|
| 2005 |
5-0 |
|
| 2004 |
10-1 |
Hopkins, 10-13 |
| 2003 |
8-0 |
|
| 2002 |
7-1 |
Virginia, 10-11 |
Holding Opponents To Single-Digits
• Maryland is 135-27 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .833 winning percentage.
• The Terps have also won 87 percent (87-10 record overall) of its games since 2009 when allowing less than 10 goals.
• The Terps are 17-1 when allowing nine goals or less since the beginning of 2014.The Terps' lone loss last season came to eventual national finalist Notre Dame, 6-5, at the ACC Tournament.
Consecutive 10-Win Seasons
• Maryland's 12-8 win over 8th-ranked Notre Dame on April 19, 2014 extended the Terps' streak of double-digit win seasons to 12, which is the longest active streak in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse.
• There are only four programs with a current streak of at least six-straight 10-win seasons:
- Maryland (12): 2014 (13-4), 2013 (10-4), 2012 (12-6), 2011 (13-5), 2010 (12-4), 2009 (10-7), 2008 (10-6), 2007 (10-6), 2006 (12-5), 2005 (11-6), 2004 (13-3), 2003 (12-4)
- Notre Dame (9): 2014 (12-6), 2013 (11-4), 2012 (13-3), 2011 (11-3), 2010 (10-7), 2009 (15-1), 2008 (14-3), 2007 (11-4), 2006 (10-5)
- Duke (7): 2014 (17-3), 2013 (16-5), 2012 (15-5) 2011 (14-6), 2010 (16-4), 2009 (15-4), 2008 (18-2), 2007 ( 17-3)
- North Carolina (6): 2014 (10-5), 2013 (13-4), 2012 (11-6), 2011 (10-6), 2010 (13-3), 2009 (12-6)
• Cornell's string of seven-straight 10+ win seasons came to an end in 2012 with a 9-4 final mark. Virginia's streak of eight-consecutive seasons with 10+ wins ended in 2013 with a 7-8 record, while Siena saw its run of six 10-win seasons end in 2013 also.
The 700 Club
• Maryland's 15-6 victory over Penn on April 14, 2009 was the program's 700th victory in 84 seasons of varsity men's lacrosse. The Terps join Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Navy, Army and Cornell as the only programs with 700 or more Division I wins.
• 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.
| All-Time Winningest Programs (prior to 2015 season) |
| Team |
W-L-T |
Pct. |
| 1. Johns Hopkins |
944-308-15 |
.751 |
| 2. Syracuse |
855-328-16 |
.720 |
| 3. Navy |
763-333-14 |
.694 |
| 4. Maryland |
760-257-4 |
.746 |
| 5. Army |
749-363-7 |
.672 |
| 6. Cornell |
722-457-27 |
.610 |
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| The Road To 700 Wins |
| Team |
Seasons |
Games Played |
| Maryland |
84 |
940 |
| Syracuse |
84 |
993 |
| Army |
92 |
1,029 |
| Navy |
99 |
972 |
| Johns Hopkins |
105 |
932 |
| Cornell |
117 |
1,171 |
Terps' 90th Season Of Lacrosse
• The Terps boast an all-time record of 760-257-4 (.746), dating back to the first varsity team in 1924 (a team was not fielded in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II). Maryland has finished every one of its previous 89 seasons with a .500 or better record, including last season when the Terps went 12-6. The program reached the 700-win milestone with a 15-6 victory over Penn on April 14, 2009 at Ludwig Field.
• 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.
• Prior to the 2015 season, Maryland is 38-13 in the 2010s for a .750 winning percentage - on pace for the best decade in Maryland history.
Three Taken In MLL Draft
• Led by senior midfielder Joe LoCascio, three Maryland men's lacrosse student-athletes were chosen in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft.
• LoCascio was chosen 17th overall by the Florida Launch, and was quickly followed by Charlie Raffa, who was selected 24th overall by the Chesapeake Bayhawks.
• Defender Casey Ikeda was the final Terp taken in the draft, chosen 54th overall by Florida.
2015 Team Captains
• Senior Charlie Raffa and Casey Ikeda will represent the Terrapins as captains for the 2015 season.
Inaugural Big Ten Season
• The 2015 season marks the University of Maryland's men's lacrosse team's inaugural campaign competing in the Big Ten Conference. It follows an announcement from the conference office on June 3, 2013 that the Big Ten had secured six men's teams when Johns Hopkins was accepted as a sport affiliate member for men's lacrosse only. The Big Ten has six men's programs: Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers.
• The six programs that will comprise Big Ten men's lacrosse boast 56 national championships, with schools that have competed for more than a century. Johns Hopkins has been an independent since 1883 and leads all schools with 44 national championships. Maryland has claimed 11 national titles, while Rutgers has also won a national championship.
• The Scarlet Knights launched men's lacrosse in 1887, followed by programs starting in 1913 for Penn State, 1924 for Maryland and 1953 for Ohio State. Michigan instituted a men's lacrosse program in 2012. Maryland, Ohio State and Penn State each qualified for the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship this season, with the Buckeyes advancing to the quarterfinals.
