#5 Terps, #14 PSU to Clash Sunday
4/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
A pair of Big Ten unbeatens clash in University Park, Pa., Sunday at 7 pm as the No. 5 Maryland men's lacrosse team faces No. 14 Penn State on Big Ten Network. Maryland is a perfect 30-0 all-time against the Nittany Lions, and will make its first trip to "Happy Valley" since 1980.
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Facing off
• Maryland is set to travel to University Park for the first time in 36 years Sunday as it faces No. 14 Penn State. The Terps are 30-0 all-time against the Nittany Lions dating back to the first matchup in Maryland's inaugural 1924 season. Maryland has won by at least four goals in all 30 games, and has only allowed PSU to score 7+ goals twice (1999, 2005).
• The Terps had two players recognized on the Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America list announced March 31. Short stick midfielder Isaiah Davis-Allen was listed on the first team, while midfielder Bryan Cole was on the second team.
• The Terps have been phenomenal killing EMO opportunities this season, allowing just four goals on 22 chances (18%) - a mark that ranks second in the nation. Among the strong showings were games against top-5 teams Yale (0-for-5) and Notre Dame (0-for-3).
• Maryland won its sixth consecutive game Saturday with a 8-7 victory at Michigan. Maryland has not allowed an opposing team to score more than eight goals during that span. The Terps were ranked second in the first NCAA RPI list on April 4.
• Maryland has won seven of its last eight road conference games dating back to 2013, including four consecutive wins. The lone loss in the span came at North Carolina on March 22, 2014.
• Senior Greg Danseglio totaled eight ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers en route to earning his second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor this season. A Maryland player has been honored with a Big Ten weekly honor nine times this season.
• Philadelphia native Matt Rambo has had immense success in his last six games in the state of Pennsylvania, totaling 21 points on 16 goals and five assists. Among those games was a 6-point (4G, 2A) performance against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Seminfinals last season at Lincoln Financial Field.
• The Terrapins are 56-4 under John Tillman when scoring at least 10 goals in a game, including a spectacular mark of 37-1 over the last four seasons. That trend has continued this season with a perfect 6-0 mark.
• Maryland has received tremendous support from its first two midfield lines, which have totaled 70 points through nine games (compared to 53 points through nine games in 2015). The red midfield has posted 49 points (Cole/West/Kelly), while the gold midfield (Young, Rotanz, Gradinger) has added 21 points.
• Junior Matt Rambo scored his 89th career goal against Michigan, moving past Pat O'Meally (1972-74) for 17th all-time on the Maryland list. He also ranks t-28th in career points with 121. He has scored a goal in 21 straight games, a streak that ranks fifth nationally among active players.
| Tale of the Tape | ||
| Maryland | Category | Penn State |
| 10.6 | Goals Per Game | 12.0 |
| 7.8 | Opponents' Goals Per Game | 10.1 |
| 38.2 | Shots Per Game | 33.6 |
| 27.6 | Shot Percentage | 35.7 |
| 18.3 | Shots on Goal Per Game | 22.1 |
| 48.0 | Shots on Goal Percentage | 65.8 |
| 9.0 | Saves Per Game | 9.2 |
| 53.6 | Save Percentage | 47.7 |
| 27.4 | Groundballs Per Game | 27.4 |
| 24.8 | Opponents' Groundballs Per Game | 29.5 |
| 12.8 | Turnovers Per Game | 9.9 |
| 6.3 | Caused Turnovers Per Game | 5.7 |
| 58.2 | Face-Off Percentage | 46.1 |
| 88.2 | Clear Percentage | 90.4 |
| 86.3 | Opponents' Clear Percentage | 86.7 |
| 2.6 | Penalties Per Game | 2.2 |
| 1:55 | Penalty Minutes Per Game | 1:50 |
| 45.0 | Man-Up Conversion Percentage | 45.0 |
| 18.2 | Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage | 47.6 |
Coaching Match-Up
• John Tillman is in his ninth season as a head coach, and sixth with the Terps, with an 89-44 career record for a .669 winning percentage. Tillman is 69-25 (.734) as Maryland's head coach.
• Penn State's Jeff Tambroni is in his fifth season with the Nittany Lions.
Series history vs. Penn State
• Maryland defeated Penn State, 8-1, in its inaugural season and has not lost since, defeating the Nittany Lions in all 30 matchups and winning by an average margin of 9.7 goals.
• Maryland has had immense success against Penn State, defeating the Nittany Lions by at least four goals in all 30 meetings. Penn State has come within four goals on three occasions: 2005 (14-10), 1968 (9-5) and 1932 (5-1).
Rambo Thrives in Pennsylvania
• Matt Rambo, a native of Glenside, Pa., just outside of Philadelphia, has saved some of his best performances for the state of Pennsylvania. In total, he has totaled 22 points (17G, 5A) in seven career collegiate games. Take a look at his success below:
- 3G, 1A | at Penn | 3/29/16
- 3G, 0A | at Drexel | 3/8/16
- 2G, 1A | vs. Denver (Philadelphia) | 5/25/15
- 4G, 2A | vs. Johns Hopkins (Philadelphia) | 3/23/15
- 1G, 0A | at Robert Morris | 3/24/15
- 3G, 1A | at Villanova | 3/14/15
- 1G, 0A | vs. Notre Dame (Chester, Pa.) | 4/25/14
TERPS Defeat Michigan in B1G Opener
• Despite heavy snow flurries and frigid conditions in Ann Arbor, Maryland defeated the home Wolverines, 8-7, April 2.
• Senior Bryan Cole scored the game-winning goal for the Terps with just 49 seconds remaining in the game after goalie Kyle Bernlohr made a pair of spectacular saves on the other end of the field. Cole finished with four points, while Bernlohr had 12 saves.
TERPS Upend Penn, 13-8
• Maryland exploded for 10 first half goals and the defense allowed just two second half goals as the Terps earned a decisive 13-8 victory over Penn at Franklin Field on March 29.
• The Philadelphia native Matt Rambo (3G, 1A) and teammate Colin Heacock (3G, 1A) led the way with four points each, while Bryan Cole (2G, 1A) and Dylan Maltz (2G, 1A) each added three points. Freshman Austin Henningsen dominated the faceoff X with a 15-for-20 day, while Kyle Bernlohr made a season-high 10 saves in net. Greg Danseglio had six ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Terps Take Care of Tar Heels
• Maryland took care of business against former ACC North Carolina on March 26, never trailing in a game it won 11-8. Despite allowing two Tar Heel goals in the final minute, the Terps still held the visitors 5.5 goals below their season average.
• Sophomore Connor Kelly had the best game of his career in the win, posting a career-high six points on three goals and three assists. Kelly has two hat tricks in his career - both coming against North Carolina. Matt Rambo also tied his career-high with four goals in the game.
Get To 10 And Win
• Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 56 of the 60 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .933 winning percentage.
• The Terps have won 39 of their last 40 games when scoring at least 10 goals, only falling to Johns Hopkins during that streak in 2015.
| Record When Scoring 10+ Goals | ||
| Year | W-L | Loss |
| 2016 | 6-0 | |
| 2015 | 12-1 | Johns Hopkins, 12-15 |
| 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 |
Holding Opponents To Single-Digits
• Maryland is 63-10 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .861 winning percentage.
• The Terps are 39-5 over the last three seasons 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.
• So far, Maryland is 53-17 in the 2010's for a .757 winning percentage - on pace for the best decade in Maryland history.
