No. 2 Terps Open Season With Convincing 21-13 Win

Saturday, February 5

College Park, MD

Noon

Maryland

1-0

High Point

0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
High Point	1	4	2	6	13
Maryland	6	3	7	5	21

2/5/2022 12:59:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – The No. 2 Maryland men's lacrosse team opened its season in convincing fashion, blasting the High Point Panthers 21-13 on a frigid Saturday afternoon at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.

Senior Logan Wisnauskas led the Terps (1-0) with eight points (five goals and three assists). Graduate transfer Keegan Khan accounted for six points (four goals and two assists) in his first game as a Terp. Sophomore transfer Owen Murphy chipped in four goals himself on the afternoon in what was also his first game at Maryland.

Breaking Down The Action

The Terps owned the first quarter, outscoring the Panthers 6-1 behind goals from Jonathan Donville, Wisnauskas (2), Murphy, Khan, and Daniel Maltz.
The second quarterwent in favor of High Point as it outscored Maryland 4-3 in the frame. Bubba Fairman and Wisnauskas (2) were the goalscorers for the Terps.
The third quarter was all Maryland as the team outscored High Point 7-2 on goals by Khan (3), Murphy (2), Donville, and Wisnauskas.
The final 15 minutes was a tighter affair, as the Panthers held a 6-5 goals advantage. Kyle Long, Murphy, Gavin Tygh, Eric Malever, and Maltz got on the scoresheet in the final quarter.

Wisnauskas Watch

With his five goals, Wisnauskas notched his 28th career hat trick as a Terp.
Wisnauskas's five goals gives him 149 for his career, tying him for fourth all-time in program history with Matt Hahn who scored his between 1995-98.
Wisnauskas is third all-time in career points in Maryland history with 245. Next on the list is Matt Rambo's 257 points scored between 2014-17.
The Sykesville, MD, native has tallied a point in all 58 games of his collegiate career and has the most eight-point games in school history with six.

Season Opener Success

Maryland is now 93-3-1 all-time in season openers and has won 29 straight dating back to the 1994 season.

Hard Work For The Hard Shells

Logan McNaney made eight saves on the day for Maryland, while Drew Morris made one save in the final 5:58.
Tygh, Luke Wierman, and Shea Keethler combined for 22 faceoff wins on 37 chances. Tygh also notched a goal in the fourth quarter.
Matt Rahill, Brett Makar, Roman Puglise, Colin Burlace, and Garrett Gibbons all accounted for one caused turnover.

Series History

Maryland is now 5-0 all-time against High Point, last taking down the Panthers 23-12 in the 2020 season opener.
The 23 goals in that game was the most in a single game for the Terrapins since 2013, with Logan Wisnauskas leading the way with six goals. Bubba Fairman added a career-high five assists in the win.
This was the third time Maryland has opened its season against the Panthers (2017, 2020).

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