• This will be the 118th meeting between the Terps and the Blue Jays. Maryland is 49-67-1 against Johns Hopkins all-time. The Blue Jays list this as the 125th game between the two rivals. Hopkins counts seven more games in the series (1895-23) before men's lacrosse was an official varsity sport at the University of Maryland.
• Since 1924 Maryland and Johns Hopkins have met on the lacrosse field every year (except for 1944 & 1945 due to World War II and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
• Maryland has won five straight in the series, its longest winning streak in series history. All five of those wins have come in the past two seasons.
• The two teams met three times in 2021, twice in the regular season due to the home-and-home Big Ten-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic and once in the Big Ten tournament finals.
• Maryland scored 11 consecutive goals spanning the second through fourth quarter as the #3 Terps rolled past #20 Johns Hopkins, 18-10, in the 113th edition of The Rivalry on March 6, 2021 in College Park. The game marked the earliest Maryland and Hopkins have ever played in a season. Logan Wisnauskas set a career-high with nine points, including a career-high seven assists.
• The rematch on April 24, 2021 was much closer with Wisnauskas scoring with 18 seconds left in regulation to lift No. 1 Maryland to a 14-13 comeback win at Homewood Field. Maryland scored three goals in the final 1:48 to rally from a 13-11 deficit to finish the comeback.
• The 2021 Big Ten Tournament final saw No. 1 Maryland rally again to top Hopkins, 12-10, in University Park, PA. Kyle Long's goal with 5:34 left in the fourth quarter gave Maryland the lead for good at 10-9 as the Terps reeled off five goals in a row in the second half to rally from a 9-6 deficit early in the third quarter. Daniel Maltz scored a team-high three goals, including two in the decisive fourth quarter.
• The 2022 regular season meeting at Homewood Field saw the Terps score the most goals in series history with a 22-7 victory. The 15-goal margin was also a series record. Logan Wisnauskas continued his dominance of Hopkins with an eight-point outing on five goals and three assists. Keegan Khan and Owen Murphy each scored four times and added an assist. Luke Wierman controlled the game at the faceoff X, winning 17-of-27 with nine groundballs and a goal. Logan McNaney allowed just four goals in three quarters of action in cage and made 11 saves.
• The rematch in the Big Ten tournament semifinals was more of the same, with the No. 1-ranked Terps cruising to a 16-11 victory at home in College Park. Maryland led 8-4 at the half and opened up a 14-6 lead after three quarters before coasting to the final whistle. Once again, it was Wisnauskas putting on a show with four goals and three assists. Anthony DeMaio also had a hat trick, while Keegan Khan and Eric Malever each had four points on two goals and two assists. McNaney was sensational in net, making 14 saves.
• The last time Maryland and Johns Hopkins met in College Park in the regular season came on March 6, 2021, the first time the two schools ever met in March. Trailing 7-5 late in the second quarter, Maryland scored 11 consecutive goals to take a 16-7 lead en route to an 18-6 victory. Wisnauskas tied the Maryland series record for points in a game vs. Hopkins with nine on two goals and seven assists (Mike Hynes had nine points on two goals and seven assists in the wild 21-20 2OT loss to Hopkins in 1977). Jared Bernhardt had five goals, including three during the 11-0 run, and one assist. Justin Shockey won 17-of-29 faceoffs, while McNaney made 11 saves in goal.

Daniel Maltz leads all current Terps with eight goals and three assists for 11 career points vs. Johns Hopkins.

• With his second of 19 faceoff wins vs. Penn State on Mar. 25, Luke Wierman became just the fifth Terp in 98 seasons of Maryland men's lacrosse to win 500 or more faceoffs. His 19 wins at Ohio State on Apr. 7 vaulted him into second place on the all-time list and is 85 wins off of Andy Claxton's school record of 648.
  Career Faceoff Wins Leaders
  1. Andy Claxton (1989-92) - 648
  2. Luke Wierman (2021-Pres.) - 563
  3. Brian Haggerty (1996-99) - 536
  4. Austin Henningsen (2016-19) - 526
  5. Todd Ensor (1984-87) - 524
  6. Charlie Raffa (2012-15) - 498
  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.
• With nine groundballs vs. Penn State on Mar. 25, Wierman passed Charlie Raffa for third place on the career list.
  Terps With 200+ Career Groundballs
  1. Andy Claxton (1989-92) - 451
  2. Brian Haggerty (1996-99) - 380
  3. Luke Wierman (2021-present) - 299
  4. Charlie Raffa (2012-15) - 274
  5. Jack Francis (1980-83) - 263
  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

• After a record-setting 2022 season, Wierman is putting together another campaign fit for the record books. Already atop the single-season list for faceoffs won, Wierman's 178 wins in 2023 rank him ninth. With 22 more victories, Wierman will become the first Terp ever with two seasons of 200+ faceoff victories.
  Single-Season Faceoff Wins Leaders
  1. Luke Wierman (2022) - 298
  2. Curtis Holmes (2011) - 222
  3. Andy Claxton (1991) - 214
  4. Brian Haggerty (1998) - 194
  4. Charlie Raffa (2014) - 194
  6. Brian Haggerty (1997) - 181
  7. Andy Claxton (1992) - 180
  8. Andy Claxton (1990) - 180
  9. Luke Wierman (2023) - 178
  10. Jon Brothers (1995) - 159
  10. Brian Carroll (2002)- 159

Luke Wierman is second in faceoff wins and third in groundballs in a career at Maryland.

• 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.
• Since game-by-game save records have been kept Ruppel is the only Maryland true freshman goalie to register double-digit saves in each of his first four games between the pipes.
  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 Ruppel (at Virginia, 3/18/23)
  • 14 - Brian Phipps (Vermont, 2/20/07)
  • 14 - Brian Phipps (Lafayette, 3/13/07)
  • 13 - Brian Phipps (at Navy, 4/6/07)
  • 13 - Brian Ruppel (Michigan, 4/1/23)
  • 12 - Brian Ruppel (Notre Dame, 3/4/23)
  • 12 - Brian Ruppel (at Albany, 3/11/23)
  • 12 - Brian Ruppel (at Rutgers, 4/16/23)
  • 9* - Brian Phipps (Bellarmine, 2/17/07)
  • 9 - Brian Phipps (Georgetown, 2/24/07)
  • 9 - Brian "Doc" Dougherty (UMBC, 5/8/93)
  • 9 - Brian Ruppel (Penn State, 3/25/23)
  • 9 - Brian Ruppel (at Ohio State, 4/7/23)
  • 8 - Brian Phipps (at Virginia, 3/31/07)
  • 8 - Brian Phipps (Johns Hopkins, 4/14/07)
  * First career start as a true freshman

1️⃣0️⃣ big second-half saves for Ruppel last night! #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/F5AV49MiGQ

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 17, 2023

• Senior midfielder Kyle Long is working his way up the ranks on several of Maryland's career lists.
• The Springfield, PA, native's one point at Rutgers gave him 140 for his career, tying Brendan Hanley for 28th place on the all-time list.
  Long on Maryland's Career Points List
  24. Rob Wurzburger (1988-91) - 155
  25. Scott Hochstadt (1996-99) - 153
  25. John Lamon (1976-79) - 153
  27. Mike Hynes (1974-77) - 151
  28. Brendan Hanley (1985-88) - 140
  28. Kyle Long (2019-present) - 140
  30. Dave Dempsey (1970-74) - 134
• Long is also climbing the career assists chart, entering the Johns Hopkins game with 87 career assists for 16th on the all-time list, one back of Jared Bernhardt for 15th. 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
  13. Mike Hynes (1974-77) - 91
  14. Ed Mullen (1972-76) - 89
  15. Jared Bernhardt (2017-21) - 88
  16. Kyle Long (2019-present) - 87
  17. John Lamon (1976-79) - 83
  18. Frank Urso (1973-76) - 81
  18. Jim Wilkerson (1980-83) - 81
  20. Brendan Hanley (1985-88) - 80

Kyle makes the nice pass off the double team and finds Erksa in front of the goal for the score!

Terps lead 2-1 #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/6ShQOwjfps

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 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. With his two points at Rutgers, he moved into sole possession of the 43rd spot with 112 points, only one back of Travis Reed in 42nd and two away from Dave Dempsey in 41st.
  Maltz on Maryland's Career Points List
  35. Ron Martinello (1978-81)- 121
  35. Mike Chanenchuk (2012-14)- 121
  35. Bubba Fairman (2017-22) - 121
  38. Dick Corrigan (1954-58) - 119
  39. Bill Pettit (1962-64) - 118
  40. Joe Cummings (2009-12) - 116
  41. Dave Dempsey (1971-74) - 114
  42. Travis Reed (2008-11) - 113
  43. Daniel Maltz (2020-present) - 112
  44. Max Ritz (2005-08) - 111
  45. Xander Ritz (2004-06) - 110
  45. Brian Zeller (1996-00) - 110
  45. Roger Tuck (1973-76) - 110
• Maltz is also climbing the career goals list and is tied for 27th at 81 goals with Brian Willard. With his two goals at Rutgers, Maltz moved past Terry Kimball.
  Maltz on Maryland's Career Goals List
  21. Jay Carlson (2012-15) - 91
  22. Pat O'Meally (1972-74) - 88
  22. Bob Boneillo (1977-80) - 88
  24. Andrew "Buggs" Combs (1998-01) - 87
  25. Joe Cummings (2009-12) - 86
  26. Jack Heim (1965-67) - 85
  27. Brian Willard (1984-87) - 81
  27. Daniel Maltz (2020-present) - 81
  29. Terry Kimball (1976-79) - 80
  30. John Kaestner (1969-72) - 79

Nice ball movement on the man-up opportunity = a big goal from Danny to bring us within 2 #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/VIcrLcBbqW

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 2023

• Maryland's streak of 67 straight games with a hat trick, dating back to February 2, 2019, ended in the Terps' 11-8 victory at No. 10 Rutgers. Four Terps - Jack Koras, Daniel Maltz, Eric Spanos, and Zach Whittier - had two goals vs. the Scarlet Knights, but none found the net for a third time to keep the streak alive.
• During that 67-game streak, Logan Wisanuskas and Jared Bernhardt lead the way with 37 and 29 hat tricks, respectively.
  Maryland Hat Tricks in 2023
  • #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)
  • at Albany (Mar. 11) - Braden Erksa (4g - first career hat trick), Maltz (4g), J. Koras (3g).
  • at #1 Virginia (Mar. 18) - J. Koras (4g - career high)
  • #9 Penn State (Mar. 25) - J. Koras (3g)
  • Michiagan (Apr. 1) - Erksa (3g)
  • at #19 Ohio State (Apr. 7) - Kelly (4g)

Spanos gets his second goal of the night 💪

Terps up 11-5 at the end of the third quarter #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/9C8jaw3BwX

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 17, 2023

• Through 10 games, Terrapin defensive players have been surprisingly offensive. So far, in 2023, six Maryland defenders (close, long poles, short-sticks, and goalies) have scored goals or tallied assists. Terp defenders have 13 goals and four assists for 17 points which is 7.7% of Maryland's total points.
• Terp defenders accounted for six points in the Terps' 13-10 win over #9 Penn State (Mar. 25). SSDMs Dante Trader Jr. and Eric Kolar scored twice, while SSDM Donovan Lacey and LSM John Geppert tallied assists. It was the first time Maryland defenders accounted for six points in a game since Mar. 12, 2022, when Geppert (2g, Bubba Fairman (1g, 1a), Justin Sherrer (1g), and Garrett Gibbons (1g) totaled six points in a 24-6 win over Albany.
• Trader Jr. has made an immediate impact in his first season with the Maryland men's lacrosse program and leads the Terrapin defenders with five goals and one assist. Trader Jr. has scored two goals in a game twice this season (vs. #19 Syracuse, Feb. 18 & vs. #9 Penn State, Mar. 25). He picked up his first-career assist at #4 Princeton (Feb. 25).
• Kolar is also in his first season seeing playing time and has three goals, including his first-career multi-goal game vs. #9 Penn State (Mar. 25).
• Geppert picked up where he left off last season when he scored five goals and added an assist. So far, in 2023, he has two goals and an assist. LSM Jack McDonald and Def. Ajax Zappitello have also racked up "pole goals" this year, while Zappitello and SSDM Donovan Lacey have also picked up assists.

AJAX GOAL!

His second score in the past two games kicks off the second-half scoring #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/R1kmrk4N4X

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 8, 2023

Get To 10 & Win

• Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 149 of the 167 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .892 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 8-2 in 2023 when scoring 10+ with wins over Richmond, Syracuse, Princeton, Albany, Virginia, Penn State, Ohio State, and Rutgers. 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 109-15 (.879) since 2015 when scoring at least 10 goals.

Holding Opponents To Single-Digits

• Maryland is 119-11 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less for a .915 winning percentage. The Terps have won 46 games in a row when holding foes to less than 10 goals.
• Maryland is 4-0 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), a 16-9 win at Albany (Mar. 11), and limiting No. 10 Rutgers to five goals below its season average in an 11-8 victory (Apr. 16).
• 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.

Brett Makar and Ajax Zappitello have combined for 62 groundballs and 35 caused turnovers in 2023.

• The Terps boast an all-time record of 880-279-4 (.759) 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: 46-5 (.902)
  • 2010's: 134-42 (.761)
  • 2000's: 111-49 (.694)
  • 1990's: 95-47 (.669)
  • 1980's: 83-41 (.669)

Maryland is 46-5 (.902) so far in the 2020's, including a perfect 5-0 record against Johns Hopkins.

• 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