COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 overall seed Maryland men's lacrosse team is set to face unseeded North Carolina Monday at 1 pm in the NCAA National Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The Terps are seeking their third NCAA National Championship in program history.
Event Information
Watch: ESPN2; Eamon McAnaney (PxP), Quint Kessenich (Analyst), Paul Carcaterra (Sideline)
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Facing off
• Saturday's meeting marks the fourth postseason matchup in history between Maryland and North Carolina, with the Terps most recently defeating the Heels last season in the QF's, 14-7. Maryland has won three straight meetings and leads the all-time series, 42-24, including an 11-8 victory March 6.
• Sophomore
Connor Kelly has had immense success against North Carolina, totaling nine points on six goals and three assists in his last two meetings. Kelly had three goals and three assists in Maryland's win against UNC earlier this season, tallying a point on each of the first five goals in the contest.
• Maryland has 10 players on its roster that have played at least 50 career collegiate games. Defenders (5):
Greg Danseglio (64),
Matt Dunn (62),
Isaiah Davis-Allen (54),
Mac Pons (53),
Kyle Bernlohr (52). Midfielders (3):
Henry West (65),
Bryan Cole (63),
Pat Young (61). Attackmen (2):
Matt Rambo (55),
Colin Heacock (53).
• Maryland is making its 13th appearance in the NCAA Finals as it looks to claim its first National Championship since 1975. It is also head coach
John Tillman's fourth appearance in the championship in six seasons at Maryland.
• Maryland has trailed for just 14 minutes and 21 seconds of a possible 361+ minutes over its last six contests. Included in the span is two games in the B1G Tourney in which the Terps never trailed. The Terps have also proven they can come from behind, posting a 4-0 record when trailing at half.
• The Terps have won 14 NCAA Tournament games since head coach
John Tillman took over the program in 2011 - the most in the NCAA over that span. It is also the most NCAA wins in a six-year stretch for the program since Bud Beardmore's Terps won 13 games between 1971-76.
• Maryland won its 17th game of the season against Brown to extend its program single-season record for victories. The Terps have also won a single season program record 16 straight games, scoring 12 goals per game during the streak.
• Junior
Matt Rambo is one of the hottest players in college lacrosse, totaling 28 points over his last five games. He has posted 14 goals and 14 assists during that span. Rambo has totaled 17 points in the NCAA Tournament, just one point shy of the Maryland single-Tournament record of 18 points set by Andrew Whipple in 1998.
• The Terps are 66-4 under
John Tillman when scoring at least 10 goals in a game, including wins in 49 of their last 50 games. That trend has continued this season with a 16-0 mark. Maryland is also 63-4 when leading at halftime under Tillman.
• Junior
Matt Rambo recorded six points against Brown to reach 69 points for the season - the most for a Maryland player since Mark Douglas posted 74 in 1991. Rambo is on the verge of becoming just the seventh player in Maryland history to record 70 points in a single-season.
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Tale of the Tape |
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| Maryland |
Category |
North Carolina
|
| 11.5 |
Goals Per Game |
13.0 |
| 8.1 |
Opponents' Goals Per Game |
10.4 |
| 38.1 |
Shots Per Game |
40.5 |
| 30.3 |
Shot Percentage |
32.1 |
| 20.2 |
Shots on Goal Per Game |
23.8 |
| 53.1 |
Shots on Goal Percentage |
58.8 |
| 9.7 |
Saves Per Game |
9.5 |
| 54.7 |
Save Percentage |
47.8 |
| 27.4 |
Groundballs Per Game |
30.5 |
| 25.0 |
Opponents' Groundballs Per Game |
26.0 |
| 10.8 |
Turnovers Per Game |
12.6 |
| 6.5 |
Caused Turnovers Per Game |
6.7 |
| 51.6 |
Face-Off Percentage |
57.3 |
| 90.9 |
Clear Percentage |
83.8 |
| 85.0 |
Opponents' Clear Percentage |
82.6 |
| 2.8 |
Penalties Per Game |
3.3 |
| 2:25 |
Penalty Minutes Per Game |
2:30 |
| 45.9 |
Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
47.9 |
| 24.0 |
Opponents' Man-Up Conversion Percentage |
28.0 |
Coaching Match-Up
• John Tillman is in his ninth season as a head coach, and sixth with the Terps, with a 100-44 career record for a .694 winning percentage. Tillman is 80-25 (.762) as Maryland's head coach.
• North Carolina's Joe Breschi is in his eighth season as head coach of the Tar Heels.
Tillman in the nCAA's
• The meeting with North Carolina will be John Tillman's 20th NCAA tournament game as a head coach, compiling a 14-5 overall record. His 14 wins since 2011 are the most in the NCAA during that six-year span.
• Tillman has led Maryland to five final fours and four championship game appearances in six seasons.
• Tillman is 5-1 in first round games, 5-0 in quarterfinal games and 4-1 in semfinals.
• Tillman is the only coach in NCAA history to guide two unseeded teams to back-to-back appearances in the Final Four (2011-12).
• As an assistant coach, Tillman helped guide Navy to four consecutive NCAA tournaments from 2004-07, including a run to the 2004 championship game.
Maryland in the NCAA's
• Maryland is playing in its 39th NCAA Tournament - the second-most since the inception of the NCAA Tournament in 1971. The Terps have also qualified for 14 straight NCAA Tournaments - the longest active streak in the nation.
• The Terps have won the third-most Division I NCAA Tournament games, compiling a 56-36 overall record in 91 games. Only Johns Hopkins (70-35) and Syracuse (64-25) have won more Division I tournament games.
• The Terps have captured two titles. Only nine other schools have ever won the NCAA Championship: Syracuse (10), Johns Hopkins (9), Princeton (6), North Carolina (4), Virginia (5), Cornell (3), Duke (3), Loyola (1) and Denver (1).
SEASONED TERPS
• Maryland features a veteran group of 10 players on its roster that have played at least 50 career collegiate games, in addition to seven players that have played at least 10 NCAA Tournament games.
• Henry West - 65 appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament
• Greg Danseglio - 64 appearances
• Bryan Cole - 63 appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament
• Matt Dunn - 62 appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament
• Pat Young - 61 appearances
• Matt Rambo - 55 appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament
• Isaiah Davis-Allen - 54 appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament
• Colin Heacock - 53 appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament
• Mac Pons - 53 appearances, 10 NCAA Tournament
• Kyle Bernlohr - 52 appearances
MARYLAND IN THE BIG TEN
• The University of Maryland has had incredible success in its first two seasons in the Big Ten Conference, winning a combined 16 regular season and tournament titles among all sports since joining.
• Maryland's 16 titles is tied with Michigan for the most over the last two years.
• The men's lacrosse team has won three Big Ten titles over the last two years, equal to the women's lacrosse team. The women's basketball team leads the way with four Big Ten titles.
SERIES HISTORY vs. UNC
• Maryland is 42-24 all-time against the Tar Heels, including a 2-1 record in NCAA Tournament action.
• The Terrapins defeated North Carolina by a convincing 14-7 scoreline in last season's NCAA Quarterfinals. The teams have also met in 2011 (Maryland win) and 1986 (UNC win).
rAMBO THRIVES IN PHILLY
• Matt Rambo, a native of Glenside, Pa., just outside of Philadelphia, has saved some of his best performances for the city of Philadelphia. He has totaled 27 points (17G, 10A) in seven career collegiate games, including 26 points over his last six:
• 1G, 5A | vs. Brown (Philadelphia) | 5/28/16
• 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
• 3G, 1A | at Villanova | 3/14/15
• 1G, 0A | vs. Notre Dame (Chester, Pa.) | 4/25/14
Staying ahead
• Maryland has trailed for just 14:21 over last its last six games, largely controlling its opponents from start to finish.
• vs. Brown, trailed for 7:51
• vs. Syracuse, trailed for 1:37
• Quinnipiac, trailed for 3:20
• vs. Rutgers, never trailed
• vs. Penn State, never trailed
• at Johns Hopkins, trailed for 1:33
• That's not to say the Terps don't have the ability to come from behind, as they are 4-0 this season when trailing at halftime.
Get To 10 And Win
• Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 66 of the 70 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .943 winning percentage.
• The Terps have won 49 of their last 50 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 |
16-0 |
|
| 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 71-10 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less, for an .877 winning percentage.
• The Terps are 48-5 over the last four seasons when allowing less than 10 goals.
Consecutive 10-Win Seasons
• Maryland's 10-5 win over 7th-ranked Navy on April 19, 2016 extended the Terps' streak of double-digit win seasons to 14, which is the longest active streak in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse.
• There are only three programs with a current streak of at least nine-straight 10-win seasons:
- Maryland (15): 2016 (TBD), 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 (9): 2016 (TBD), 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)
TERPS' 91st SEASON OF LACROSSE
• The Terps boast an all-time record of 791-263-4 (.750), 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 2016 season, Maryland is 69-19 in the 2010's for a .784 winning percentage - on pace for the best decade in Maryland history.
