No. 1 Terps Tame No. 20 Tigers, 15-10

Saturday, February 26

College Park, MD

1:00 PM

Maryland

4-0

Princeton

2-1

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Princeton	3	3	2	2	10
Maryland	5	4	2	4	15

2/26/2022 12:34:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Logan Wisnauskas and Jonathan Donville each scored four goals as No. 1 Maryland topped No. 20 Princeton, 15-10, at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The Terps stayed perfect on the season at 4-0.

Wisnauskas had six points (4G, 2A) in the game moving him to second place on Maryland's all-time list as he now has 262 in his career. He passed Matt Rambo (257) and now only trails Jared Bernhardt (290).

Face-off man Luke Wierman had another big game with two goals, dominating at the X, winning 19-of-27 draws. He also had 11 groundballs.

Maryland's other goals came from Jack Brennan, Kyle Long, Daniel Maltz, Owen Murphy and Roman Puglise. Long, Maltz and Puglise also all had assists for two-point games.

The Terps defense was stout, causing 12 turnovers with Ajax Zappitello leading the way with three. Matt Rahill and John Geppert each caused a pair of turnovers.

Maryland's other goals came from Jack Brennan, Kyle Long, Daniel Maltz, Owen Murphy and Roman Puglise. Long, Maltz and Puglise also all had assists for two-point games.

The Terps defense was stout, causing 13 turnovers with Ajax Zappitello and Matt Rahill leading the way with three. Puglise and John Geppert each caused a pair of turnovers. The Terps' defense limited Princeton to just 23 shots. Geppert and Puglise each had four groundballs.

Goalie Logan McNaney made 10 saves.

The Tigers (2-1) received a huge performance by goalie Erik Peters, who made 19 saves. Sam English scored four goals to lead their offensive output.

Breaking Down The Action

Maryland took a 4-1 lead early and never relinquished the advantage in the game. Donville scored twice in the first quarter as the Terps held a 5-3 lead after the first 15 minutes.
Princeton cut their deficit to 5-4 early in the second quarter, but Wisnauskas scored two more goals in the period as the Terps held a 9-6 edge at halftime.
In the third quarter the teams traded pairs of goals with Wisnauskas and Donville scoring for Maryland, which led 11-8 after three.
Maltz and Brennan closed the scoring in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Wisnauksas set up both of thos goals.

Wisnauskas Watch

With his four goals, Wisnauskas notched his 31st career hat trick as a Terp and fourth in as many games this season.
Wisnauskas's four goals gives him 160 for his career, he stands second all-time in career goals, trailing only Jared Bernhardt (202).
With six points in the game, Wisnauskas moved to second all-time in career points in Maryland history with 262. He passed Matt Rambo's 257 points scored between 2014-17. Bernhardt leads with 290 points.
The Sykesville, MD native has tallied a point in all 61 games of his collegiate career.
Wisnauskas now has 102 assists in his career to stand tied with Matt Rambo for seventh at Maryland. Next on the list at No. 6 John Kaestner (105).
It was his 49th mutli-goal game and third in as many games this season.

Terp Tidbits

The Terps have won 13 consecutive games at Maryland Stadium, winning every home game since 2019.
Maryland is 68-14 at home under John Tillman.
Since Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland is 125-16 (.887) when it scores 10 or more goals.
Maryland is also 88-13 (.871) in the last seven seasons when scoring at least 10 goals.
Maryland is now 37-3 in the month of February under Tillman.

Series History

The Terps are now 32-12-1 all-time against the Tigers dating back to the first meeting between the programs in 1927.
Maryland has now won four games in a row against Princeton dating back to an NCAA Quarterfinals victory in 2006.
Prior to Saturday Terps and Tigers last met on March 12, 2016 in New Jersey with the Terps winning handily 17-5. Colin Heacock and Connor Kelly both notched hat tricks that day.

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