(1) Maryland (16-0) vs (5) Princeton (11-4)
May 28, 2022
Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Approx. 6:15 p.m EDT (Following Weather Delay)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The top-seeded Maryland men's lacrosse team faces the fifth-seeded Princeton Tigers on Saturday May 28 at approx. 6:15 PM. In their ninth Final Four in 11 seasons, Maryland is looking to make its second consecutive Championship Game appearance. The Terps lead the nation in scoring offense and scoring margin, among other categories, as the lone undefeated team.
Princeton advanced to the Final Four with a 14-10 win over Yale last Saturday while the Terps topped Virginia 18-9 on Sunday. The Terps defeated Princeton 15-10 earlier this season on February 26, 2022. The two programs have met in six previous NCAA Tournaments with last meeting an 11-6 Terrapin victory in 2006.
The game will be played at Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut. Broadcast will be available on ESPNU with streaming
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PRINCETON STORYLINES
NCAA NUMBERS
- This will mark Maryland's 44th appearance in program history and an NCAA-best 19th straight appearance.
- Maryland's first ever NCAA appearance came in 1971 when the Terps lost in the championship game to top-seeded Cornell and former Terp Richie Moran. Moran passed away in late April.
- This is Maryland's 28th Final Four, second-most ever, behind Johns Hopkins (29).
- In the team's 44 appearances the program is 68-40 all-time in the tournament with 28 Final Four trips. Only Johns Hopkins (71) has more wins.
- Since 2011 under Coach Tillman, the Terps have made every tournament, gone 26-9, and earned nine Championship Weekend appearances. The 26 wins are tied for sixth all-time in NCAA men's lacrosse history with Dave Pietramala.
- The Terps are the number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time under Tillman (2016-17-18-22) and the ninth time in program history. Maryland is 20-6 all-time as the top seed, advancing to the semifinals on all eight previous occasions.
W1SNAUSKAS WATCH
- 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 in his final year with the program. Here's a look at Wisnauskas by the numbers.
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1 - Wearing the iconic "1" jersey, Wisnauskas averages more assists per game (2.50) and points per game (5.94) while wearing the jersey than any other to wearing the number for Maryland.
2 – Wisnauskas (199) is second among active D1 players in goals, five behind the active leader in Gray of North Carolina (204).
3 - Wisnauskas (332) is third on the active list of D1 players in points, 69 behind the active leader in Chris Gray of North Carolina (401)
8 – Wisnauskas has seven career eight-point games as a Terrapin – the most in program history – last posting eight (5G, 3A) in Maryland's dominating victory over Johns Hopkins
19 - Wisnauskas became the 19th student-athlete, and first Terp, to ever reach 300 points in their career. He now sits 11th all-time.
39 - Wisnauskas has recorded 39 hat tricks in his career with 13 coming this season. His total of 38 is passes Jared Bernhardt.
honoring the best
- Maryland dominated the Big Ten Yearly Honors with four of the five yearly awards going to the Terps. Plus, the maximum of eight players found themselves on the All-Big Ten teams, including five on the top line. Those were all program record numbers.
- Among the yearly awards, Logan Wisnauskas was Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Brett Makar was Big Ten Defenive Player of the Year, Luke Wierman was Specialist of the Year, and Coach Tillman was unanimously Big Ten Coach of the Year.
- The First Team All-Big Ten featured Wisnauskas, Makar, Wierman, Keegan Khan, and Roman Puglise. On the second team was Jon Donville, Kyle Long, and John Geppert. With only eight players allowed per team, the Terps earned the maximum number of spots
- An incredible 12 total Terps were named Inside Lacrosse All-Americans on Sunday night. Five Terps (Wisnauskas, Puglise, Makar, Wierman, and Donville) were on the first team. Ajax Zappitello earned a spot on the third team while Kyle Long, John Geppert, Bubba Fairman, Jake Higgins, and John Geppert.
- Seven Terps were named USA Lacrosse Magazine All-Americans, with Wisnauskas and Puglise on the first team. Luke Wierman and Brett Makar are on the second team while Jonathan Donville was earned a spot on the third team. Logan McNaney and Matt Rahill were both honorable mentions.
WHAT does it take to be #1?
- Maryland was ranked No. 1 in the country in both the USILA Coaches Poll and the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll this week for the 13th straight week. This was their sixth 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.
IMPRESSIVE STREAKS
- Maryland has won 41 consecutive games when allowing an opponent under 10 goals dating back to the 2017 National Championship season.
- The Terps' defense held opponents to 10 or fewer goals in eleven of their sixteen games this season. The stellar defense comes alongside a squad that has forced 143 turnovers.
- Logan Wisnauskas has started 73 consecutive games and recorded a point in all 73. He has multiple points in his last 57 games.
- Maryland was won 24 consecutive regular season games dating back to Feb. 18, 2020.
- A Terp has record a hat trick in 55 straight games dating back to May 26, 2018.
- Maryland has an NCAA-best 19 consecutive 10-win seasons and an NCAA-best 19 consecutive NCAA appearances.
- The Terps have scored 10+ goals in 40 consecutive games.
- Logan Wisnauskas has 5+ points in six straight games.
- Anthony DeMaio has a hat trick in four straight games, all postseason meetings.
Coaching Matchup
- John Tillman is in his 15th season as a head coach, and 12th with the Terps, with a 178-59 career record for a (.748) winning percentage. Tillman is 158-40 (.798) overall in Maryland with a 4-2 record against Princeton.
- Princeton head coach Matt Madalon is 43-24 (.642) at Princeton, the only school he has been a head coach.
- Coach Tillman has 43 wins in his last 49 games while Madalon has 43 career wins total.
- Coach Tillman enters the Final Four with 158 victories at Maryland. The three other coaches in this Final Four combine for 138 at their schools and 203 victories total.
Series History
- The Terps lead the all-time series with the Tigers, 32-12-1, a series that dates in 1927. Prior to this season, the teams last played in 2016. The teams met on Feb. 26, 2022, in College Park where the Terps won 15-10.
- In the NCAA Tournament, Princeton won the first five meetings before the Terps won the last match-up in the 2006 Quarterfinals, 11-6.
- This will be the first time the teams play in the NCAA Semifinals as they have played twice in the NCAA Championship Game (1997, 1998) and three times in the Quarterfinals (1992, 2004, 2006).
- Maryland is looking to win five straight over Princeton for the first time since a stretch from 1969-1977.
