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Men's Lacrosse

No. 1 Terps Face First Road Test At Loyola

#1 Maryland (1-0, 0-0 B1G)
at
Loyola (0-0, 0-0 Patriot)
February 11, 2023
Ridley Athletic Complex
1:00 p.m. ET
COLLEGE PARK, MD - No. 1 Maryland (1-0) hits the road for the first time in 2023, traveling to Baltimore to take on in-state foe Loyola in the Greyhounds' season opener.

Maryland opened it's 2023 season with a dominating 15-4 win over No. 19 Richmond on Feb. 4 at SECU Stadium. Owen Murphy led the offense with four goals, while the Terps' defense was stellar in keeping Richmond scoreless for 43:31 spanning the first through fourth quarter. Logan McNaney made 12 saves in net and allowed just three goals.

Loyola opens its 2023 season after finishing the 2022 campaign with an 8-8 overall mark and a 6-2 record in the Patriot League. The Greyhounds ended their 2022 season in the Patriot League semis with a 14-13 loss to Army.
 
Series History - Loyola
  • Maryland holds a commanding 22-2 records against the Greyhounds. Since the NCAA-era began in 1971, the Terps are 4-2 vs. the Greyhounds.
  • Prior to 1971, Maryland won all 18 meetings between the in-state squads. The long-standing series took a hiatus after 1959 when the Terps defeated Loyola 22-4 in Baltimore. After two close games in 2013 and 2015, the two teams played again in 2022. The top-ranked Terrapins dominated the 8th-ranked Greyhounds, 20-8, in College Park. Logan Wisnauskas, Jonathan Donville, and Eric Malever each tallied hat tricks for Maryland with Wisnauskas adding three assists for a six-point game.
Jay Carlson vs. Loyola in 2015
Jay Carlson netted a hat trick in Maryland's 11-10 win over the Greyhounds in 2015.
Mcnaney & wierman: 400-CLUB TERPS
  • With his 11th of 2 saves vs. Richmond on Feb. 4, senior goalie Logan McNaney became just ninth net-minder in the 98-season history of Maryland men's lacrosse to reach the 400-save mark. McNaney's 12 saves gives him 401 for his career.
    1. Kevin O'Leary (1981-84) - 705
    2. Brian Dougherty (1993-96) - 658
    3. Niko Amato (2011-14) - 625
    4. Jake Reed (1974-77) - 479
    5. Brian Phipps (2007-10) - 473
    6. Steve Kavoit (1991-92) - 416
    7. Dan Morris (2014-18) - 410
    8. Pat McGinnis (1998-2001) - 404
    9. Logan McNaney (2020-pres.) - 401
  • Luke Wierman needs just five faceoff wins to become just the ninth Terp in 98 season of Maryland men's lacrosse to win 400 or more faceoffs.
    1. Andy Claxton (1989-92) - 648
    2. Brian Haggerty (1996-99) - 536
    3. Austin Henningsen (2016-19) - 526
    4. Todd Ensor (1984-87) - 524
    5. Charlie Raffa (2012-15) - 498
    6. Justin Shockey (2018-21) - 425
    7. Curtis Holmes (2010-13) - 414
    8. Bryn Holmes (2007-10) - 411
    9. Luke Wierman (2021-Pres.) - 395
10: The Magic Number

Get To 10 & Win

  • Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 139 of the 155 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .897 winning percentage.
  • The Terps scored at least ten goals in 17 of 18 games in 2022 with the lone single-digit scoring game coming in the NCAA Championship game, a 9-7 victory over Cornell on May 30.
  • Maryland is 1-0 in 2023 when scoring 10+ after opening the season with a 15-4 win over No. 19 Richmond.
  • The last time Maryland scored less than 10 in a regular season game (not including conference tournament games) was April 28, 2018. The Terps rallied from a 7-5 deficit in the fourth quarter by scoring the final three goals of the game to top Johns Hopkins, 8-7, at Homewood Field.
  • The last time Maryland failed to reach 10 goals or more at home dates all the way back to May 9, 2015. Maryland hosted Yale in the first round of the NCAA tournament and advanced with an 8-7 victory. The Terps trailed 7-4 early in the fourth quarter, but four straight goals by Bryan Cole, Joe LoCascio, Matt Rambo, and Henry West brough home the victory.
  • Maryland is also 102-13 (.887) in the last eight seasons when scoring at least 10 goals.

Holding Opponents To Single-Digits

  • Maryland is 116-11 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less, for a .913 winning percentage.
  • Maryland is 1-0 in 2023 holding opponents to less than 10 goals after a 15-4 win over No. 19 Richmond on Feb. 4.
  • The last time the Terps allowed less than 10 goals and lost a game was March 4, 2017 - a 5-4 loss at Notre Dame.
  • The last time Maryland suffered a home loss when giving up less than 10 goals was back to the first year of the Big Ten Tournament when Ohio State topped the Terps, 9-6, in the conference semifinals at SECU Stadium.
Braden Erksa
Braden Erksa scored twice and added an asist to help push the Terps into double-digit scoring vs. No. 19 Richmond.
Hat Trick Terps
  • Maryland has had a hat trick in 58 straight games dating back to February 2, 2019. Logan Wisanuskas and Jared Bernhardt lead the way with 37 and 29 hat tricks respectively during that span.
  • Owen Murphy continued the streak with four goals in Maryland's 2023 season-opening win over No. 19 Richmond.
  • Murphy was the last current Terp to register a hat trick, scoring four goals in Maryland's 18-9 doubling of Virginia in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Murphy is also the last current Terp to net a hat trick at home, scoring three times vs. Vermont on May 15, 2022.
Owen Murphy
Owen Murphy scored four goals in Maryland's season-opening win over No. 19 Richmond.
Pole Goals
  • Last season the Terps enjoyed a boost of offense from long poles with 10 pole-goals.
  • The 2023 season started much the same with the first goal of the season coming via a pole-goal from LSM John Geppert, who was the leading pole-goal scorer in 2022 with 10.
  • The 2023 total is already at two pole goals with LSM Jack McDonald also finding the net vs. the Spiders.
John Geppert
LSM Jack McDonald scored his first career goal in the win over No. 19 Richmond.
Terps' 98th Season of Men's Lacrosse
  • The Terps boast an all-time record of 873-277-4 (.756) entering the 2023 season, dating back to the first varsity team in 1924 (a team was not fielded in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II). Maryland has finished with a .500 or better record in all 97 seasons of existence. The program reached the 800-win milestone with a thrilling 12-6 victory on April 12, 2017 on the road against Albany.
  • Maryland finished the decade of the 2010s 134-42 for a .761 winning percentage, making it the winningest decade in Terrapin lacrosse history. Nine of those seasons came under the direction of head coach John Tillman, who has posted a 122-38 record and .763 winning percentage at the helm for Maryland.
  • Maryland Men's Lacrosse By the Decade:
    • 2020's: 39-2 (.951)
    • 2010's: 134-42 (.761)
    • 2000's: 111-49 (.694)
    • 1990's: 95-47 (.669)
    • 1980's: 83-41 (.669)
2017 Men's Lacrosse NCAA Champions
Maryland compiled a 134-42 (.761) record in the 2010's, highlighted by the 16-3 2017 NCAA Championship season.
Staff Updates
  • The Terrapins welcome two new assistant coaches in 2023.
  • Jake Bernhardt rejoined the staff on July 6, 2022, after five seasons at the University of Vermont working under fellow Terp alum Chris Feifs. During his tenure the Catamounts won the America East twice, made their first two NCAA Tournaments in program history, and went 44-24. Bernhardt was a member of the Terrapins' staff in 2014 as the Director of Operations.
  • Tim O'Branski joined the Terps in September 2022 as the team's volunteer assistant coach. Before becoming a Terp, O'Branski spent two years as offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Mercer University.
Jake Bernhardt
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Players Mentioned

Logan Wisnauskas

#1 Logan Wisnauskas

A
6' 3"
Fifth Year
Jonathan Donville

#3 Jonathan Donville

M
6' 0"
Graduate Student
John Geppert

#20 John Geppert

LSM
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Eric Malever

#4 Eric Malever

A
6' 1"
Junior
Jack McDonald

#51 Jack McDonald

LSM
6' 4"
Junior
Logan McNaney

#30 Logan McNaney

G
5' 10"
Senior
Owen Murphy

#55 Owen Murphy

A
6' 0"
Junior
Luke Wierman

#52 Luke Wierman

FO
6' 1"
Senior
Braden Erksa

#10 Braden Erksa

A
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Logan Wisnauskas

#1 Logan Wisnauskas

6' 3"
Fifth Year
A
Jonathan Donville

#3 Jonathan Donville

6' 0"
Graduate Student
M
John Geppert

#20 John Geppert

6' 3"
Graduate Student
LSM
Eric Malever

#4 Eric Malever

6' 1"
Junior
A
Jack McDonald

#51 Jack McDonald

6' 4"
Junior
LSM
Logan McNaney

#30 Logan McNaney

5' 10"
Senior
G
Owen Murphy

#55 Owen Murphy

6' 0"
Junior
A
Luke Wierman

#52 Luke Wierman

6' 1"
Senior
FO
Braden Erksa

#10 Braden Erksa

6' 0"
Freshman
A