COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 2 Maryland suffered a 16-11 defeat to Michigan on Saturday at SECU Stadium. Michigan scored the final five goals of the first quarter and held the lead for the remainder of the game.
Braden Erksa led the Terps with three goals for his second-career hat trick and and added an assist to equal his career-high in points with four points.
Daniel Maltz scored twice for Maryland.
Jack Brennan, Daniel Kelly, Kyle Long, Cayden Onagi and Ajax Zappitello scored goals for the Terps.
The Terps fell to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten while Michigan moved to 5-4 overall and is also 1-1 in the Big Ten.
Josh Zawada (three goals, four assists) and Michael Boehm (four goals and two assists) led the Wolverines on offense. Jacob Jackson also scored three goals for Michigan. Goale Shane Carr made five saves playing the first half and Taylor Hunter come on for the second half and made five saves.
Luke Wierman continued to move up the all-time charts in face-off wins with his 13-of-28 day moving him to third all-time in Maryland's lacrosse history with 530. He is also third all-time in groundballs with 283 after scooping seven in the game.
Breaking Down The Action
- Michigan led 6-2 after the first quarter as the Wolverines scored the final five goals of the first quarter from five different players. Kelly and Erksa scored early for the Terps.
- The Terps came out with two goals in a span of 21 seconds in the second quarter with tallies coming from Brennan and Maltz to make it 6-4. After Zawada make it 7-4 Michigan, Zappitello swept in a rebound to cut the deficit to two at 7-5 with 7:27 remaining. Long's bounce shot cut it to one at 7-6 with 2:56 left. The Wolverines led 7-6 at the half.
- Michigan opened te second half with three more goals to lead 10-6 just 1:44 into the half. Erksa ended the run with a tally less than 40 seconds later. Boehm scored with 2:02 left in the quarter to extend Michigan's advantage to 11-7. Erksa added his third goal of the game to make it 11-8 after three quarters.
- Maltz scored on an extra-man with 13:32 left for an 11-9 score. Michigan scored four in a row go up 15-9 with 6:14 left.
Hat Trick Terps
- Maryland now has had a hat trick in 66 straight games dating back to February 2, 2019.
- Erksa's second hat trick of the season extended the Terps incredible streak.
Multi-Terps Update
- Erksa (three goals and one assist) had his second hat trick and sixth multi-point game.
- Maltz (two goals) had his 19th multi-goal game of his career and fifth this year.
- Brennan (one goal, one assist) had his 15th career game with multiple points and sixth this season.
- Long (one goal, one assist) had multiple points for the eighth time this season and 43rd in his career. He scored multiple goals for the third time this season and 12th time in his career.
Record Book Update
- Wierman moved to third in career faceoff wins with 13 today, giving him 530 for his career. He passed Todd Ensor with 524 from 1984-87 and Austin Henningsen's 526 from 2016-19. Next up is Brian Haggerty with 536 from 1996-99. Andy Claxton holds the record with 648 from 1989-92.
- Wierman holds steady at third in career groundballs with 283 Next up is Brian Haggerty, who had 380 from 1996-99. Andy Claxton holds the record with 451 from 1989-92.
- Long is 29th in career points with two in the game to give him 139. Next on the list at No. 27 is Brendan Hanley (140 points from 1985-88).
- Long (one assist) is also still 16th in career assists with 86. Up next is Jared Bernhardt and his 88 assists from 2017-21.
- Maltz (two goals) moved to a tie for 45th on the all-time career points list with 110, tying: Xander Ritz (110), Brian Zeller (110), Roger Tuck (110). He passed Brian Willard (109), Owen Blye (109), Tim Rotanz (109), Bud Beardmore (108) and Jay Carlson (108) in the game. Next on the list is No. 44 Max Ritz with 111 from 2005-08
- On the all-time goals list, Maltz is now tied for 29th, with 79 with John Kaester (79). He passed: Charles Wicker (78), Roger Goss (78), Mike Mollot (77), Bill McGlone (77) and Mike Chanaenchuk (77). Next on the list are No. 28 Terry Kimball (80 from 1976-79) and No. 27 Brian Willard (81 from 1984-87).
Numbers To Know
- 3: Erksa had his second game with at least three goals, as he scored four against Albany.
- 3: Wierman moved to third in career face-off wins with 530 in his career.
- 5: Maltz had his fifth game this season with multiple goals.
- 27: Long extended his point-scoring streak to 27 games dating back to the 2021 season.
Up Next
- The Terps will hit the road to face Ohio State on Friday, April 7 at 8 pm. The game will air on Big Ten Network.
