The 8th-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team travels to California for the second consecutive season to compete in the Pacific Coast Lax Shootout Saturday at 8 pm EST at LeBard Stadium in Costa Mesa. The Terps will take on #1 Notre Dame for just the ninth time in history. Maryland was victorious in last season's trip to Califorinia, defeating #2 North Carolina, 10-8.

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Facing off

• Maryland's man-down unit was superb against Yale, allowing zero goals on five opportunities. The Terps lead the nation in man-down percentage (12.5 %). Maryland is also ranked fifth nationally in man-up conversion percentage (66.7%).

• Maryland is set to play in California for just the second time in history Saturday. The Terps made their West Coast debut last season when they defeated #2 North Carolina, 10-8, on five goals from then-senior Joe LoCascio and a hat trick by Colin Heacock.

•  The Terps are a perfect 3-0 against top-ranked opponents under head coach John Tillman. Maryland has allowed an average of just seven goals in those three victories. The Terps are 9-23 overall against #1 opponents since 1978.

•  Saturday's meeting marks the ninth matchup in history  between Maryland and Notre Dame, which spent one season as conference foes in the ACC in 2014. The Terps lead the overall series, 5-3.

• Maryland holds a formidable 13-2 record under head coach John Tillman when coming off a loss. The Terps last lost back-to-back regular season games in 2012 - the only occurence in Tillman's six seasons at the helm.

•  The day following Maryland's win over High Point at Maryland Stadium kicked off a span of 25 days away from home for the Terps. Maryland will play four games on the road before returning home against Albany on March 16.

• The Terrapins are 51-4 under John Tillman when scoring at least 10 goals in a game, including a spectacular mark of 32-1 over the last four seasons.

• Freshman faceoff specialist Austin Henningsen has quickly made his mark on the collegiate landscape, winning 79 percent (22-of-28) of his faceoffs. A member of the United States U-19 National Team, Henningsen followed up a 9-of-12 collegiate debut against High Point by winning 13-of-16 faceoffs against #7 Yale.

•  Matt Rambo became the 49th player in Maryland history to eclipse 100 career points just two games into his junior season. Known for his incredible goal scoring ability, Rambo was the facilitator against #7 Yale by matching his career-high with three assists. He is just two goals away from reaching 75 for his career.

• Saturday will be a homecoming of sorts for redshirt sophomore Lucas Gradinger, who grew up in San Diego. A two-time US Lacrosse High School All-american, Gradinger totaled 291 points on 144 goals and 147 assists in high school. He was injured for last year's game in California.

Coaching Match-Up

• John Tillman is in his ninth season as a head coach, and sixth with the Terps, with a 84-43 career record for a .661 winning percentage. Tillman is 63-24 (.727) as Maryland's head coach. 

• Notre Dame's Kevin Corrigan is in his 28th season as head coach of the Fighting Irish.

Series history vs. Notre Dame

• Maryland and Notre Dame have met eight times, with the Terps winning five of the contests. The pair of teams spent just one season together as ACC foes (2014), when they met three times: at Notre Dame in the regular season, in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament and in the NCAA Semifinals.

• This is just the fourth regular season meeting in history between the teams, and the fourth true neutral site meeting.

• Senior Henry West and junior Matt Rambo have had the most success offensively against the Irish, scoring three goals apiece. Both players scored two goals in the Terps' regular season win at Notre Dame in 2014.

Maryland vs. #1 Ranked Teams

• Since 1978 (the first year rankings were recorded in the Terp media guide), Maryland is 9-23 all-time against top-ranked opponents. Head coach John Tillman is 3-0 against top-ranked teams in his career at Maryland.

• The Terps last played a top-ranked opponent on March 1, 2014, when they defeated #1 Duke, 10-6. Matt Rambo had a goal and an assist in the game, while Colin Heacock chipped in with a goal.

Last Time in California

• Maryland played its first game in California ever last season, when it defeated No. 2 North Carolina, 10-8.

• Then-senior Joe LoCascio scored five goals to lead the Terps in the victory, while then-sophomore Colin Heacock recorded his first career hat trick. Matt Neufeldt picked up nine ground balls in the win, while Kyle Bernlohr had 11 saves in net.

Get To 10 And Win

• Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 51 of the 55 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .926 winning percentage. 

• The Terps have won 32 of their last 33 games when scoring at least 10 goals, only falling to Johns Hopkins during that streak in 2015.

Holding Opponents To Single-Digits

• Maryland is 57-9 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .864 winning percentage. 

• The Terps are 34-4 over the last three seasons when allowing less than 10 goals. Additionally the Terps have won 21 of their last 22 straight regular season games when allowing less than 10 goals.

Consecutive 10-Win Seasons

• Maryland's 11-10 win over 19th-ranked Loyola on April 8, 2015 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 seven-straight 10-win seasons:

• Maryland (13): 2015 (15-4), 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 (10): 2015 (12-3), 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 (8): 2015 (11-5), 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 (13-4), 2014 (10-5), 2013 (13-4), 2012 (11-6), 2011 (10-6), 2010 (13-3), 2009 (12-6)

TERPS' 91st SEASON OF LACROSSE

• The Terps boast an all-time record of 775-261-4 (.740), 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 90 seasons with a .500 or better record, including last season when the Terps went 15-4. 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. 

• Through the 2015 season, Maryland is 53-17 in the 2010's for a .757 winning percentage - on pace for the best decade in Maryland history.