#1/1 Maryland (7-0) vs. Penn State (2-6)
March 27, 2022
Panzer Stadium
7:00 a.m EDT
COLLEGE PARK, MDÂ -Â The top-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team starts conference play on Sunday night against the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The game will be available on Big Ten Network and via streaming on
Fox Sports Live.Â
PENN STATEÂ STORYLINES
What a weekend
- Maryland is coming off a 23-12 victory over then-No.2 Virginia at Audi Field on Saturday March 12.
- As part of the Capitol Lacrosse Classic, the Terps were victorious in front of over 10,000 fans.
- It was a true team effort as 14 Terps recorded points on the day.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.
5 – Wisnauskas (167) is ranked fifth on the active list of D1 players in goals, 19 behind the active leader in Chris Gray of North Carolina (182)
4 – Wisnauskas currently ranks third in Division I in career points with 277.
2 – Wisnauskas currently ranks second all-time at Maryland in career points (277) and career goals (167).
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 for the sixth straight week. This was their first week as the unanimous selection.
- 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 35 consecutive games when allowing an opponent under 10 goals dating back to the 2017 National Championship season. Maryland allowed the seventh-ranked Irish just nine goals two weekends ago.Â
- The Terps' defense held opponents to 10 or fewer goals in five of their six games this season. The steallar defense comes alongside a squad that has forced 60 turnovers.Â
- Logan Wisnauskas has started 64Â consecutive games and recorded a point in all 64.Â
- Maryland was won 19 consecutive regular season games dating back to Feb. 18, 2020.Â
- A Terp has record a hat trick in 46 straight games dating back to May 26, 2018.Â
Coaching Matchup
- John Tillman is in his 15th season as a head coach, and 12th with the Terps, with a 168-59 career record for a (.739) winning percentage. Tillman is 148-40 (.786) as Maryland's head coach. Â
- Penn State head coach Jeff Tambroni is in his 22nd season as a head coach and 12th in State College. He is 204-107 all-time and 95-67 with the Nittany Lions.
- Penn State assistant coach John Haus is a 2013 graduate of Maryland. He played four seasons in College Park, including his final three under Coach Tillman. Haus was a first-team All-ACC and USILA first-team All-America selection in 2013.
- Maryland is 38-1 all-time against Penn State since the two programs first met in 1974
- Since the two teams both joined the Big Ten, Maryland is 7-1.
- Penn State won their first game of the series 13-10 on March 31, 2019, in College Park.Â
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