#1 Maryland (2-0) vs. #9 Syracuse (1-0)
February 20, 2022
Carrier Dome
12:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, MDÂ -Â The No. 1-ranked Maryland's men's lacrosse team will hit the road for its first road game of the 2022 season when the Terps head north to face No. 9 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since UMD secured a 13-7 victory over the Orange in the 2016 NCAA Quarterfinals. Â
The game will faceoff at noon and will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Â
SYRACUSEÂ STORYLINES
20-20 Vision
- Maryland has opened its season with back-to-back 20+ goal outings for the first time in 97 seasons of lacrosse.
- This is Maryland's first time scoring 20+ goals in back-to-back games since the 1995 season, and has won 26 straight games while scoring at least 20 goals. Â
W1SNAUSKAS WATCH
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Fifth-year senior Logan Wisnauskas has established himself as one of the most dangerous offensive players in college lacrosse during his career with the Terps, and now leads the Maryland offense in his final year with the program. Here's a look at Wisnauskas by the numbers.
3 – Wisnauskas currently ranks third all-time at Maryland in career points (251) and is fourth all-time in career goals (152).
5 – Wisnauskas (152) is ranked fifth on the active list of D1 players in goals, 16 behind the active leader in Matt DeMeo of Stony Brook (168)
5 – Wisnauskas currently ranks fifth in Division I in career points with 251.
8 – With one more assist, Wisnauskas will become the eighth Terp to reach 100 for his Maryland career.
8 – Wisnauskas has six career eight-point games as a Terrapin – the most in program history – last posting eight (5G, 3A) in Maryland's season-opening win over High Point.
WHAT does it take to be #1? Â
- Maryland was ranked No. 1 in the country in both the USILA Coaches Poll and the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll this week.
- The Terps have been tabbed No. 1 in at least one of the polls at some point during the year in four of the last six seasons. Â Â
IMPRESSIVE STREAKS
- Maryland has won 33Â consecutive games when allowing an opponent under 10 goals dating back to the 2017 National Championship season. Maryland allowed Loyola just eight goals last weekend.Â
- The Terps' defense held opponents to under 10 goals in seven different games last season, including a master class performance against Duke in the NCAA Semifinals allowing just five goals.
- Maryland has been a tough out under head coach John Tillman when allowing under 10 goals, posting a 98-11 record under Tillman since 2011.
TILLMAN AT THE HELM
- John Tillman enters Sunday's game with a 164-59 all-time record in 14 seasons as a Division I coach, with his .735 winning percentage ranking second amongst all active coaches.
- Tillman has amassed a 144-40 (.782) record in 12Â seasons at Maryland, 24 NCAA Tournament wins, eight Final Four appearances and the 2017 National Championship.
SERIES HISTORY
- Maryland holds a 11-6 edge over Syracuse in an all-time series that dates back to 1927 when the teams first met.
- Maryland has won three consecutive games in the head-to-head series, last facing the Orange in the 2016 Quarterfinals when the Terps secured a 13-7 victory.
- Maryland picked up 16-8 victory over Syracuse in its last trip to the Carrier Dome, winning 16-8 during that 2014 meeting. Â
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