#1/2 Maryland (15-0) vs. #4/4 Virginia (13-4)
May 31, 2021
Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
1:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -Â The University of Maryland lacrosse team will play for the 2021 National Championship on Monday, May 31 when the third-seeded Terrapins take on #4-seed Virginia.
The game, hosted at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. on Memorial Day, will be broadcast on ESPN2. Faceoff is slated for 1 p.m.
Playing in the NCAA Championship for the 15th time, Maryland is third all-time in final appearances behind Johns Hopkins (18) and Syracuse (16). Since John Tillman was hired by the Terps prior to the 2011 season, the Terps have played in the most NCAA Finals, appearing in six of the 10 held events.
VIRGINIAÂ STORYLINES
TERPSÂ DOWN DUKE IN SEMIS
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 #1-ranked and undefeated Maryland advanced to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Game for the 15th time in history with a dominating 14-5 win over second-seeded Duke (14-3) at a rainy and cold Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on Saturday afternoon.Â
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Tewaaraton Award front runner Jared Bernhardt scored five goals -- including the 200th of his career -- and added two assists for seven points as he set the Maryland single-season record for points in a season with 94, breaking Ray Altman's old record of 93 set in 1963.
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Anthony DeMaio had two goals and two assists, while Logan Wisnauskas tallied a pair of goals and had three points. The Terps' defense was stellar as Logan McNaney made a career-high 17 saves as Duke, which came into the game averaging just under 15 goals per game, was held to five, a season low.Â
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TERPS IN THE TOURNEY
- Maryland has reached its 18th consecutive NCAA Tournament – the longest streak in Division I. This is Maryland's 43rd overall NCAA appearance in program history and the 6th time Maryland has advanced to the Championship game under John Tillman. Tillman led the Terps to their first National title in 42 years the last time the program made the title game in 2017. Â
- Head coach John Tillman has amassed 24Â all-time NCAA Tournament wins, which ranks 7th all-time in Division I history. All 24Â wins have come in 10Â seasons of NCAA Tournament play (2011-21) while at Maryland.
- Maryland's current roster has 130Â games of combined NCAA Tournament experience, with 13 players appearing in NCAA Tournament games before this season.
SERIES HISTORY
- Monday marks the 93rd all-time meeting between the two schools, with the Terrapins holding a slight 47-45 edge in the all-time series.Â
- The Terps are 3-4 all-time vs. the Cavaliers in the NCAA tournament. The two schools last met in the 2019 Quarterfinals, where the Cavaliers clinched a 13-12 overtime victory. Â
- The two schools were scheduled to play on March 14, 2020 before the season was shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Â
- Virginia beat Maryland, 9-7, in the 2011 NCAA Championship game, the only meeting in the final between the teams.Â
BIG TEN CHAMPS!
- Maryland came from behind to defeat Johns Hopkins 12-10 on May 8 to capture the program's third Big Ten Tournament title and first since 2017.
- Kyle Long's goal with 5:34 left in the fourth quarter gave Maryland the lead for good at 10-9 as the Terps reeled off five goals in a row in the second half to rally from a 9-6 deficit early in the third quarter. Daniel Maltz scored a team-high three goals, including two in the decisive fourth quarter.
HISTORIC WIN STREAK
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Maryland is off to its best start in school history, winning 15 straight games in 2021. Maryland has won 17 straight games dating back to 2020, its longest win streak since winning 31 straight from 1955-57. Maryland has completed six undefeated seasons in program history, the last coming during the 1973 National Championship season. Â Â Â Â Â Â
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