COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 3 Maryland men's lacrosse team (7-2) looks to become the third program in Division I lacrosse history to reach 800 all-time wins when it travels to No. 5 Albany (9-1) for a 4pm game, Wednesday, April 12. The game was originally scheduled for March 11, but was postponed due to severe weather.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 - Senior attackman Matt Rambo has totaled 42 points (23g, 19a) in nine games, and currently leads the Big Ten in points (4.7/g) and assists (2.1/g). By comparison, Rambo had just 26 points (19g, 7a) through nine games last season, before going on to total 75 points.
2 - Wednesday's meeting marks Maryland's first-ever game at Albany and second overall meeting between the teams. The Terrapins defeated the Great Danes, 10-7, in last season's inaugural meeting in College Park behind three points from Matt Rambo and a dominant 16-for-20 faceoff performance from then-freshman Austin Henningsen.
4 - Maryland moved to 4-0 all-time under head coach John Tillman against top-ranked opponents with its convincing 15-11 win over Penn State over the weekend. The Terps dominated the ground ball battle (34-16) and the faceoff tandem of Austin Henningsen and Jon Garino, Jr., won 20-of-30 faceoffs. Garino is 35-of-45 over his last four games at the X.
12 - Both Maryland (13.7 goals/g) and Albany (16.4 goals/g) feature high-scoring offenses ranked in the top-6 nationally. Maryland has scored at least 12 goals in 8-of-9 games in 2017, marking the first time it has achieved the feat since 1998. Maryland is 73-6 under Tillman when scoring at least 10 goals.
14 - Junior Connor Kelly is one of the hottest midfielders in the country, totaling 14 points over his last three games. His four goals against Penn State tied his career-high. Kelly is currently second on the team with an 18-game point streak, and has tallied mutliple points in 16 of his last 18 games.
19 - The Terrapin offense has made a habit of jumping out to quick starts in its three-game win streak, scoring a combined 19 goals in first quarter action during that span. Senior Matt Rambo tallied a hat trick less than seven minutes into last weekend's game against Penn State.
37 - Maryland is currently shooting at a 37 percent clip, which ranks second nationally and first in the Big Ten. The offense has been particulary efficient as of late, scoring on 45 of its 107 shots (.421) over the last three games. Senior Dylan Maltz ranks fourth nationally with a .514 shooting pct.
181 - Maryland has one of the most seasoned & prolific attack lines in the country, with senior Matt Rambo (65), Colin Heacock (63) and Dylan Maltz (53) combining for 181 career appearances. The unit's combined 278 goals are tops in the nation, while its 400 total points are only second to Duke's attacking trio.
800 - With a win Wednesday, Maryland would become the third program in Division I history to total 800 all-time wins. The Terps are currently 799-266-4 (.749) since their inception as a varsity program in 1924.
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