COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 8 Maryland men's lacrosse team (6-2, 1-0 B1G) welcomes No. 1 Penn State (10-0, 1-0 B1G) for a marquee matchup Saturday, April 8, at 1 pm at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. The Terps will be celebrating Senior Day. The game will be aired on tape delay at 6 pm on BTN, with a live stream available through your cable provider at 1 pm.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 - Senior attackman Matt Rambo has totaled 36 points (19g, 17a) in eight games, and currently leads the Big Ten in points (4.5/g) and assists (2.1/g). By comparison, Rambo had just 24 points (17g, 7a) through eight games last season, before going on to total 75 points.
3 - Maryland head coach John Tillman is 3-0 all-time against top-ranked opponents since taking over the program in 2011. The Terps defeated #1 Syracuse in overtime in 2011, before beating top-ranked Syracuse and Duke in back-to-back games in 2014.
4 - The Terps displayed a balanced offensive effort in the Big Ten opening win vs. #19 Michigan, with four players tallying four points and three players notching hat tricks. Junior Connor Kelly's four points marked the 15th time in his last 17 games he has recorded multiple points.
6 - Maryland has won six consecutive Big Ten Conference regular season games, and eight overall including tournament play. The Terps are 10-1 all-time in Big Ten regular season play dating back to the inaugural season in 2015.
8 - Freshman Jared Bernhardt has tallied at least one point in all eight games to open his career, marking the longest streak to open a career at Maryland since Joe Walters had a point in the first 15 games of 2003. Bernhardt has caught fire lately, posting nine points over his last three games, including four vs. Michigan.
10 - Saturday's matchup pits the two highest scoring offenses in the Big Ten against each other, with the Terps ranking seventh nationally at 13.5 goals/g. Maryland has scored at least 10 goals in 7-of-8 games in 2017, marking the first time it has achieved the feat in the John Tillman era (last: 2010). Maryland is 72-6 under Tillman when scoring at least 10 goals.
32 - Maryland is 32-0 all-time against Penn State since the first meeting in 1924 (Maryland's inaugural season). The Terps have defeated the Nittany Lions by at least four goals in 31 of the 32 meetings. The Terps are 3-0 against Penn State since becoming Big Ten members, including a 16-9 win last year.
37 - The Terrapin offense 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 30 of its 67 shots (.448) over the last two games. Senior Dylan Maltz ranks sixth nationally with a .500 shooting pct.
51 - Maryland will be celebrating the careers of 12 seniors, who have combined for three NCAA semifinals, two NCAA finals and a 51-13 record. The class record for wins is 55, set by the 2016 class.
178 - Maryland has one of the most seasoned & prolific attack lines in the country, with senior Matt Rambo (64), Colin Heacock (62) and Dylan Maltz (52) combining for 178 career appearances. The unit's combined 270 goals and 389 points rank second in the nation among all attack trios.
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