No. 3 Maryland Heads to Rutgers Sunday

4/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

By: Maryland Athletics

The No. 3 Maryland men's lacrosse team (10-1, 2-0 B1G) begins a two-game road swing this weekend as it travels to Piscataway, N.J., for a matchup against Rutgers Sunday at 6 p.m. at High Point Solutions Stadium.

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Quick-Hitters

• The Terrapins hold a formidable 23-1 all-time advantage against the Scarlet Knights in a series that dates back to 1931. This marks this first meeting between the teams since 1998, when Scott Hochstadt had four goals and four assists to give Maryland a 16-11 victory on the road.

• With its win over Loyola Wednesday, Maryland captured its 13th consecutive 10-win season - the longest current streak in the NCAA. The Terps have advanced to six NCAA Final Fours during the span.

• Despite giving up 10 goals to Loyola, Maryland remains the nation's leader in scoring defense at 5.27 goals/g - nearly 1.5 goals better than the next best team (Army - 6.55 goals/g). The Terps are on pace to have the second-best scoring defense in the history of NCAA lacrosse. The current second-best team is 2006 Navy (5.47 goals/g) - a team that had John Tillman on its staff.

• The Terrapins have rarely trailed in games this season, falling behind for just 64:06 of a possible 660 minutes (10%). Maryland has trailed in the second half to just one team (Yale), for a total of 20:02 minutes out of a possible 330 minutes (6%).

• Junior goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr continues to lead the nation in goals against average (5.04) and save percentage (.669) despite allowing 10 goals to Loyola. He is currently on pace to set NCAA all-time single-season records in both categories since they were first officially compiled in 1996.

• Maryland picked up its ninth consecutive win Wednesday as it held on for a 11-10 victory against in-state foe Loyola. Junior Bryan Cole scored the game-winner with three minutes to play after a beautiful pass from Joe LoCascio. Jay Carlson scored three goals on three shots.

• Sophomore attackman Matt Rambo was recently added as a late addition to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List, joining teammates Kyle Bernlohr, Casey Ikeda and Charlie Raffa. Rambo leads the Terps wth 32 points on 23 goals and nine assists.

• Senior defender Casey Ikeda earned his fourth Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season after causing two turnovers and sparking a pair of transition goals against Penn State. A Maryland player has captured the defensive honor seven of eight possible weeks.

• Maryland won its 31st consecutive game when scoring at least 10 goals with its victory against Loyola. It was Maryland's ninth 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.

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The Count Down

10 ... Since 2002 Maryland has won 121 of the 130 games (93%) in which it has scored 10 or more goals. The Terps have won 31 straight games in such situations.
9 ... Maryland is 140-27 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .837 winning percentage. The Terps are 22-1 since the start of the 2014 season 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 12 straight against unranked teams.
6 ... Six of Maryland's 10 opponents have been held to four goals or less.
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 (443).
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 ... Matt Rambo tied his career-high with two assists against Penn State.
1 ... Only one program - Maryland - has earned a bid in every NCAA tournament since the field expanded to 16 in 2003.

	Tale of the Tape
Maryland	Category	Rutgers
10.7	Goals Per Game	10.3
5.3	Opponents' Goals Per Game	10.3
42.6	Shots Per Game	36.8
25.2	Shot Percentage	28.1
22.2	Shots on Goal Per Game	20.9
52.0	Shots on Goal Percentage	56.9
10.5	Saves Per Game	8.6
66.7	Save Percentage	45.4
28.5	Groundballs Per Game	32.8
20.8	Opponents' Groundballs Per Game	26.0
11.6	Turnovers Per Game	13.1
6.1	Caused Turnovers Per Game	5.3
56.3	Face-Off Percentage	66.0
85.6	Clear Percentage	85.8
83.5	Opponents' Clear Percentage	88.9
2.7	Penalties Per Game	2.4
2:00	Penalty Minutes Per Game	1:45
36.0	Man-Up Conversion Percentage	25.0
25.9	Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage	44.8

Coaching Match-Up

• John Tillman is in his eighth season as a head coach, and fifth with the Terps, with a 77-39 career record for a .667 winning percentage. Tillman is 57-20 (.744) as Maryland's head coach, recently becoming the fastest in program history to reach the 50-win milestone.

• Rutgers' Brian Brecht is in his fourth season with the Scarlet Knights, compiling a 20-36 overall record.

Series history vs. Rutgers

• Maryland holds a 23-1 all-time advantage over Rutgers, including five straight meetings in the series.

• The schools have not met since 1998, when the Terps defeated Rutgers, 16-11, behind four goals and four assists from Scott Hochstadt.

• Maryland's lone loss to the Scarlet Knights came in 1980, when it fell, 9-8.

Maryland Wins thriller vs. Loyola

• Maryland was put to the test in a midweek thriller as it held on for an 11-10 victory over in-state foe No. 19 Loyola. Goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr proved to be the difference-maker, standing on his head to make multiple saves in the waning moments.

• The Terps scored the game-winning goal with three minutes to play when Bryan Cole finished an outstanding feed from teammate Joe LoCascio. Jay Carlson was extremely efficient in the game, scoring three goals on three shots.

Nation's top-ranked Defense

• The Terps boast the nation's top-ranked defense, allowing just 4.80 goals/g through eight contests in 2015. There is only one other team allowing less than seven goals per game in Division I (Army - 6.55).

• The Terrapins have rarely trailed in games this season, falling behind for just 55:44 of a possible 600 minutes (9%). Maryland has trailed in the second half just once (Yale) through 10 games, for a total of 20:02 minutes.

• Maryland is on track to have the best scoring defense in the nation since Delaware allowed just 3.67 goals/g in 1971. Goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr is on pace to break national single-season records in GAA and save percentage.

Terps Defeat Nittany lions, 12-5

• The Maryland offense exploded for a season-high eight first quarter goals to run past Penn State, 12-5, on Senior Day at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium on April 4.

• Sophomore Matt Rambo led the way with three goals and two assists, while the Terrapin defense limited the Nittany Lions to just 20 shots in the game.

maryland downs michigan

• Matt Rambo posted his fourth hat trick of the season to lead the No. 3 Maryland men's lacrosse team to a 13-4 victory over Michigan in its inaugural Big Ten Conference contest.

• Maryland goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr allowed just three goals in 54:45 of action, while sophomore Isaiah Davis-Allen (2) and freshman Matt Neufeldt scored their first career collegiate goals in the win.

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.

Get To 10 And Win

• Since 2002, Maryland has won 121 of the 130 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .929 winning percentage.

• The Terps have won 31 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	9-0
2014	11-0
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 140-27 in games since 2002 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .838 winning percentage.

• The Terps have also won 88 percent (73-10 record overall) of its games since 2009 when allowing less than 10 goals.

• The Terps are 22-1 when allowing nine goals or less since the beginning of the 2014 season.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 111-10 win over No. 19 Loyola on April 8, extended the Terps' streak of double-digit win seasons to 13, 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 (13): 2015: (TBD), 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 (7): 2015 (TBD), 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

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.