The No. 3 Maryland men's lacrosse team (7-1) carries a six-game winning streak into its inaugural Big Ten Conference game this Sunday at 5 p.m. as it welcomes Michigan (4-4) to Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.
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Quick-Hitters
• This is just the second all-time meeting between Maryland and Michigan, and the first meeting between the teams in College Park. Maryland was victorious, 13-5, in the inaugural meeting between the teams last season in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• In last season's meeting, the top-ranked Terps cruised by the Wolverines with an excellent offensive showing from Jay Carlson and Matt Rambo, who each tallied four goals in the win. Jon Garino went 11-for-19 at the faceoff X for the Terps.
• Maryland capped a three-game road swing with a dominant 13-4 victory over Robert Morris Tuesday, leading 9-0 at the half before resting many of its starters. Sophomore Colin Heacock has scored six goals over his last two games - he had scored eight in his previous 21 games combined.
• In a battle of the nation's top-ranked defense (Maryland) and highest scoring offense (North Carolina), it was the defense that prevailed as Maryland defeated the Tar Heels, 10-8. The stingy Terrapins held UNC eight goals below its season average, as Charlie Raffa won 15-of-22 faceoffs for the Terps.
• Maryland's defense is allowing just 4.88 goals/g - nearly two goals better than the next best team (Army - 6.67 goals/g). The Terps have allowed 39 goals through seven games, the fewest in that stretch since allowing only 37 in 1969 - 46 years ago.
• The Terrapins picked up a bevy of Big Ten individual honors after their victory over previously undefeated North Carolina: Offensive Player of the Week - Joe LoCascio; Defensive Player of the Week - Matt Dunn; Freshman of the Week - Matt Neufeldt.
• Maryland won its 28th consecutive game when scoring at least 10 goals with its victory against Robert Morris. It was Maryland's sixth 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 (4.64) and save percentage (.699) after shutting out Robert Morris in 30 minutes of play Tuesday.
• The Terrapin defense has held all eight teams it has faced to a scoreless stretch of at least 11 minutes. This includes a 33+ minute stretch against the Tar Heels this past Saturday.
• Senior Charlie Raffa moved passed Curtis Holmes for fourth all-time in Maryland history in faceoff wins (428) after collecting 15 against North Carolina.
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Military Appreciation Day
The University of Maryland men's lacrosse team is proud to hold Military Apprecation Day against Michigan Sunday. Here are some highlights to look forward to:
• 100 tickets donated to the Veteran Tickets Foundation
• Letter-writing station for miliarty members overseas
• Prize for student dressed in best camo attire
• Wounded Warrior Project flag at team introduction
The Count Down
10 ... Since 2002 Maryland has won 118 of the 127 games (93%) in which it has scored 10 or more goals. The Terps have won 28 straight games in such situations.
9 ... Maryland is 137-27 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .835 winning percentage. The Terps are 19-1 since 2014 in such situations.
8 ... Maryland held high-powered North Carolina eight goals below its season average.
7 ... The Terps were 7-0 against unranked opponents in 2014, and have won 10 straight against unranked teams.
6 ... Sophomore
Colin Heacock scored six goals over the last two games. He had eight goals in his previous 21 games combined before his scoring spree.
5 ... Senior
Joe LoCascio scored a career-high and team season-high five goals against North Carolina.
4 ...
Charlie Raffa currently ranks fourth all-time in Maryland history in faceoff wins (428).
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 ... This marks Maryland and Michigan's second all-time meeting against each other.
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 |
Michigan |
| 10.3 |
Goals Per Game |
11.0 |
| 4.9 |
Opponents' Goals Per Game |
11.3 |
| 42.2 |
Shots Per Game |
43.2 |
| 24.3 |
Shot Percentage |
26.0 |
| 21.1 |
Shots on Goal Per Game |
23.5 |
| 50.0 |
Shots on Goal Percentage |
60.6 |
| 11.0 |
Saves Per Game |
14.5 |
| 69.3 |
Save Percentage |
56.3 |
| 28.5 |
Groundballs Per Game |
30.6 |
| 21.4 |
Opponents' Groundballs Per Game |
31.8 |
| 12.4 |
Turnovers Per Game |
15.0 |
| 5.9 |
Caused Turnovers Per Game |
10.5 |
| 56.4 |
Face-Off Percentage |
49.3 |
| 84.4 |
Clear Percentage |
86.3 |
| 83.8 |
Opponents' Clear Percentage |
85.6 |
| 3.0 |
Penalties Per Game |
3.4 |
| 2:10 |
Penalty Minutes Per Game |
2:30 |
| 42.1 |
Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
40.0 |
| 27.3 |
Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
32.0 |
Coaching Match-Up
• John Tillman is in his eighth season as a head coach, and fifth with the Terps, with a 75-39 career record for a .658 winning percentage. Tillman is 55-20 (.733) as Maryland's head coach, recently becoming the fastest in program history to reach the 50-win milestone.
• Michigan's John Paul is in his fourth season with Michigan since guiding the Wolverines from club to Division I status.
Series history vs. Michigan
• Maryland and Michigan have met just one time in series history, with the Terps picking up a 13-5 victory in the inaugural meeting last season in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Jay Carlson and Matt Rambo had excellent outings against Michigan in 2014, with each scoring four goals in the victory. Then-sophomore Bryan Cole dished a pair of assists, while goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr was able to see late-game action.
Last Time Out
• Sophomore Colin Heacock posted a career-high four points (3-1) and nine different Terrapins scored as Maryland defeated Robert Morris, 13-4, in Moon Township, Pa.
• The top-ranked defense in the country was excellent in the first half, as Maryland carried a 9-0 advantage into the halftime break. It was the second time this season that Maryland has shut out a team in the first half (Navy).
Nation's top-ranked Defense
• The Terps boast the nation's top-ranked defense, allowing just 4.88 goals/g through eight contests in 2015. There is only one other team allowing less than seven goals per game in Division I (Army - 6.67).
• 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 eight of their opponents scoreless for at least 11 minutes, and have totaled eight different stretches of at least 20 scoreless minutes (including a 56:17 span vs. Drexel).
2nd-Ranked North Carolina Stymied
• Maryland improved to 40-24 all-time against North Carolina with an impressive 10-8 victory over the then-undefeated Tar Heels. The Terrapin defense held UNC to eight goals below its season average.
• The Terrapins were tremendous in all facets, led offensively by five goals from Joe LoCascio and a hat trick by Colin Heacock. Senior Charlie Raffa secured 15-of-22 faceoffs at the faceoff X, while goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr made 11 saves in net.
Terps Hold Villanova to Two Goals
• 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.
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.
Get To 10 And Win
• Since 2002, Maryland has won 118 of the 127 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .929 winning percentage.
• The Terps have won 28 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 |
6-0 |
|
| 2014 |
11-0 |
|
| 2013 |
8-0 |
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| 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 138-27 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .835 winning percentage.
• The Terps have also won 87 percent (70-10 record overall) of its games since 2009 when allowing less than 10 goals.
• The Terps are 19-1 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
• Charlie Raffa, Casey Ikeda, Jay Carlson and Matt Dunn 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.
