• Maryland is 49-46 all-time against Virginia, including a pair of wins in 2022. In Charlottesville, the series is tied 19-19.
• The Terps earned a 23-12 victory on March 19 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. Eleven different Terps scored on Saturday — seven of whom recorded multi-goal games. Keeghan Khan led the way with four. Luke Wierman dominated the X, winning a career-best 24 faceoffs.
• Maryland topped the Cavaliers again in the NCAA Quarterfinals, 18-9, on May 22 in Columbus, Ohio. Owen Murphy scored four goals for the fourth time in 2022. Logan McNaney made 14 saves leading a Terps' defense that held Virginia to nine goals. Luke Wierman won 20-of-29 faceoffs and corralled 12 groundballs.
• This is Maryland's first trip to Klöckner Stadium since 2013, when the No. 2-ranked Terps fought for a 9-7 win over the No. 15 Wahoos. Niko Amato made 14 saves in cage for Maryland, while Jay Carlson led the offense with a hat trick.

Owen Murphy scored seven goals in two meetings with the Cavaliers in 2022.

• With his fifth of 18 faceoff wins vs. Loyola on Feb. 11, Luke Wierman became just the ninth Terp in 98 seasons of Maryland men's lacrosse to win 400 or more faceoffs.
• Wierman's career-best tying 24 faceoff wins against Syracuse vaulted him into sixth place on the Terps' career list, giving him 437. His 13 wins at Albany moved his career faceoff-win total to 483.
  Career Faceoff Wins Leaders
  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. Luke Wierman (2021-Pres.) - 483
  7. Justin Shockey (2018-21) - 425
  8. Curtis Holmes (2010-13) - 414
  9. Bryn Holmes (2007-10) - 411

• Wierman is also climbing up the career groundballs list and is one of only 12 Terps in history to scoop up 200 or more groundballs. He became only the fifth Terp in history to reach 250 career groundballs with eight vs. Notre Dame.
  Terps With 200+ Career Groundballs
  1. Andy Claxton (1989-92) - 451
  2. Brian Haggerty (1996-99) - 380
  3. Charlie Raffa (2012-15) - 274
  4. Jack Francis (1980-83) - 263
  5. Luke Wierman (2021-present) - 259
  6. Bryn Holmes (2007-10) - 236
  7. Mark Douglas (1988-91) - 233
  8. Paul Gillette (2001-04) - 222
  9. Justin Shockey (2018-21) - 218
  10. Austin Henningsen (2016-19) - 214
  11. Kevin O'Leary (1981-84) - 205
  12. Chris O'Brien (1982-85) - 203

Luke Wierman bacame just the fifth Terp in history with 250 career groundballs with eight vs. Notre Dame.

• True freshman goalies are rare in the history of Maryland men's lacrosse. When Brian Ruppel made his first collegiate start in goal at #4 Princeton on Feb. 25, 2023, he became just the third Terrapin to start in goal as a true freshman since 1993. Coincidentally, the previous two true freshman netminders were also named Brian ...
• Brian "Doc" Dougherty earned his first career start as a true freshman at Towson on May 4, 1993. Dougherty made 23 saves in an 11-8 win over the No. 14 Tigers and earned the starting goalie spot for the final two games of the 1993 season, which included another 20-save effort in Maryland's NCAA tournament game at Army on May 15.
• Injuries to returning All-American Harry Alford and junior Jason Carter forced freshman Brian Phipps to start the first 13 games of the 2007 season. Phipps registered double-digit saves in seven of those 13 games, including a 16-save effort in an 8-7 win over No. 11 Towson on March 10, 2007, en route to being named the 2007 ACC Freshman of the Year.
  most saves by true freshman goalies since 1993
  • 23* - Brian "Doc" Dougherty (at Towson, 5/4/93)
  • 20 - Brian "Doc" Dougherty (at Army, 5/15/93)
  • 16 - Brian Phipps (at Towson, 3/10/07)
  • 15 - Brian Phipps (North Carolina, 3/24/07)
  • 14* - Brian Ruppel (at Princeton, 2/25/23)
  • 14 - Brian Phipps (Vermont, 2/20/07)
  • 14 - Brian Phipps (Lafayette, 3/13/07)
  • 13 - Brian Phipps (at Navy, 4/6/07)
  • 12 - Brian Ruppel (Notre Dame, 3/4/23)
  • 12 - Brian Ruppel (at Albany, 3/11/23)
  • 9* - Brian Phipps (Bellarmine, 2/17/07)
  • 9 - Brian Phipps (Georgetown, 2/24/07)
  • 9 - Brian "Doc" Dougherty (UMBC, 5/8/93)
  • 8 - Brian Phipps (at Virginia, 3/31/07)
  • 8 - Brian Phipps (Johns Hopkins, 4/14/07)
  * First career start as a true freshman

Brian Ruppel is the first true freshman goalie at Maryland to make double-digit saves in his first three career starts since at least 1982.

• Senior midfielder Kyle Long is working his way up the ranks on several of Maryland's career lists.
• The Springfield, PA, native's three points at Albany gave him 132 for his career, breaking the tie to move past Pat O'Meally and Colin Heacock into sole possession of the 30th spot.
  Long on Maryland's Career Points List
  28. Brendan Hanley (1985-88) - 140
  29. Dave Dempsey (1970-74) - 134
  30. Kyle Long (2019-present) - 132
  31. Pat O'Meally (1971-74) - 129
  31. Colin Heacock (2014-17) - 129
  33. C. Rennie Smith (1952-55) - 128
  34. Alan Lowe (1965-67) - 124
• Long is also climbing the career assists chart, entering the Virginia game with 82 career assists for 17th on the all-time list, one back of John Lamon for 16th. With his two assists at Albany, Long became the all-time assists leader among Maryland midfielders, surpassing the legendary Frank Urso (1973-76), who totaled 81.
  Long on Maryland's Career Assists List
  15. Jared Bernhardt (2017-21) - 88
  16. John Lamon (1976-79) - 83
  17. Kyle Long (2019-present) - 82
  18. Frank Urso (1973-76) - 81
  18. Jim Wilkerson (1980-83) - 81
  19. Brendan Hanley (1985-88) - 80
  20. Anthony DeMaio (2018-22) - 75
  21. Joe Walters (2003-06) - 74

Good cut from the freshman and a nice feed from Kyle Long = Erksa's fourth goal of the afternoon #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/pxXhc0H98X

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) March 11, 2023

• Starting with C. Rennie Smith, who totaled 128 career points from 1955-58, a total of 61 Maryland men's lacrosse student-athletes have reached the 100-point milestone for their careers.
• Attackman Daniel Maltz is the latest Terp on the 100-career-points list. With his four points vs. Notre Dame, Maltz eclipsed the 100-point mark for his career. He's now tied for 54th with Buggs Combs with 106 career points.
  Maltz on Maryland's Career Points List
  45. Xander Ritz (2004-06) - 110
  45. Brian Zeller (1996-00) - 110
  45. Roger Tuck (1973-76) - 110
  48. Brian Willard (1984-87) - 109
  48. Owen Blye (2010-13) - 109
  48. Tim Rotanz (2014-18) - 109
  51. Bud Beardmore (1960-62) - 108
  51. Jay Carlson (2012-15) - 108
  52. Bill McGlone (2003-06) - 107
  53. Andrew "Buggs" Combs (1998-01) - 106
  54. Daniel Maltz (2020-present) - 106
  55. James Keating (1953-56) - 105
• Maltz is also climbing the career goals list and is currently 35th with 76 goals, one behind Mike Mollot (2000-03), Bill McGlone (2003-06), and Mike Chanenchuk (2012-14), who are tied for the 32nd spot.
  Maltz on Maryland's Career Goals List
  27. Brian Willard (1984-87) - 81
  28. Terry Kimball (1976-79) - 80
  29. John Kaestner (1969-72) - 79
  30. Charles Wicker (1954-56) - 78
  30. Roger Gross (1958-60) - 78
  32. Mike Mollot (2000-03) - 77
  32. Bill McGlone (2003-06) - 77
  32. Mike Chanenchuk (2012-14) - 77
  33. Daniel Maltz (2020-present) - 76

Hat trick for Danny!

Brennan notches his second assist on the play as the Terps take a 6-2 lead!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/V4xkxr0JFI

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) March 11, 2023

• Maryland has had a hat trick in 63 straight games dating back to February 2, 2019. During that span, Logan Wisanuskas and Jared Bernhardt lead the way with 37 and 29 hat tricks, respectively.
  • #19 Richmond (Feb. 4) - Owen Murphy (4g)
  • at Loyola (Feb. 11) - Daniel Kelly (4g)
  • #16 Syracuse (Feb. 18) - Kelly (3g), Jack Koras (3g - first career hat trick)
  • at #4 Princeton (Feb. 25) - Daniel Maltz (4g), J. Koras (3g)
  • #2 Notre Dame (Mar. 4) - Murphy (3g), Eric Spanos (3g - first career hat trick)
  • at Albany (Mar. 11) - Braden Erksa (4g - first career hat trick), Maltz (4g), J. Koras (3g).

Erksa off the rebound!! First career hat trick for the freshman!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/f5a996rWuB

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) March 11, 2023

Get To 10 & Win

• Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 142 of the 159 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .893 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 4-1 in 2023 when scoring 10+ with wins over Richmond, Syracuse, Princeton, and Albany. The 13-12 3OT loss to Notre Dame on March 4 was the Terps' first loss when scoring 10+ since the 2021 NCAA title game (May 31).
• The last time Maryland failed to reach 10 goals or more at home dates 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 brought home the victory.
• Maryland is also 107-14 (.884) since 2015 when scoring at least 10 goals.

Holding Opponents To Single-Digits

• Maryland is 118-11 since Tillman took over the program in 2011, when it allows nine goals or less for a .915 winning percentage.
• Maryland is 3-0 in 2023 when holding opponents to less than 10 goals after a 15-4 win over No. 19 Richmond (Feb. 4), holding No. 6 Princeton to five goals in an 11-5 Terrapin win (Feb. 25), and a 16-9 win at Albany (Mar. 11).
• 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 in the first year of the Big Ten Tournament when Ohio State topped the Terps, 9-6, in the conference semifinals at SECU Stadium.

Make that a hat trick for Jack Koras! He's the third Terp to get one today, joining Danny Maltz and Braden Erksa!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/pmoZbUvSaP

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) March 11, 2023

• The Terps boast an all-time record of 876-279-4 (.758) 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: 42-4 (.913)
  • 2010's: 134-42 (.761)
  • 2000's: 111-49 (.694)
  • 1990's: 95-47 (.669)
  • 1980's: 83-41 (.669)

Maryland compiled a 134-42 (.761) record in the 2010's, highlighted by the 16-3 2017 NCAA Championship season.

• 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