• Maryland is 20-19 vs. Army in the all-time series between the two schools, which began in 1924.
• Saturday's game will be the 40th all-time meeting between Maryland and Army — two of the oldest lacrosse programs in the nation.
• The two schools are 1-1 against the other in NCAA Tournament play.
• They first met in the NCAA Tournament in 1993. The Black Knights beat the Terps, 15-11, at West Point in the first round. Maryland was led by Brian McElheny, who had three goals, while Matt Parks and Jay Pasko had two goals apiece. Terp All-American goalie Brian Dougherty made 20 saves in his first NCAA appearance as the Terps finished the season at 6-6. Army's top scorer was Dan Brostek, who had four goals as the Cadets reached the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina.
• The last meeting between the two storied programs also came in the NCAA Tournament on May 15, 2004, in College Park. Tied at 7-7 heading into the fourth quarter, seven different Terp scored goals to open the final frame to take a 14-7 lead with 6:10 to play. The Black Knights scored five of the game's final seven goals to cut the Maryland lead to four with 2:00 remaining, but the 3rd-seeded Terps held on for a 16-12 victory. All-American Joe Walters paced the Terrapin offense with six points on three goals and three assists. Schmeisser Award recipient Lee Zink was outstanding on the defensive end with six groundballs and five caused turnovers. Jim Wagner led Army with six points on five goals and one assist.
• Prior to the 2004 NCAA meeting, the Terps and Black Knights had not played since 1976. The teams played every season from 1959-1976, with Maryland winning the last four regular-season games in the series. They also played every year from 1940-56, except for World War II years (1944 and 1945). The teams first played in 1924 — the Terps' first varsity season — with Army winning 3-0.

Maryland and Army last met in 2004 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tim McGinnis finished with 10 saves in net for the Terps.

• Legendary Hall of Fame head coach Dick Edell roamed the sidelines for both Maryland and Army. "Big Man" spent seven seasons in West Point, compiling a 66-24 (.733) record from 1977-83. He took over the Maryland program in 1984 and had a 171-76 (.692) record in 18 seasons in College Park. Edell coached the Terps to six ACC championships, 13 NCAA Tournament berths, five Final Fours, and four NCAA Championship game appearances.

Dick Edell coached at Army from 1977-83 and at Maryland from 1984-01.

• This will mark Maryland's 45th appearance in program history and an NCAA-best 20th straight appearance.
• Maryland's first-ever NCAA appearance came in 1971 when the Terps lost to top-seeded Cornell and former Terp Richie Moran in the championship game.
• Throughout the team's previous 44 appearances, the program is 69-40 all-time in the tournament with 28 Final Four trips.
• Since 2011 under Coach Tillman, the Terps have made every tournament, gone 28-9, and earned nine Championship Weekend appearances with two NCAA Championships. In addition, Tillman owns the most NCAA Tournament victories of any active coach with 28.
• The Terps are 31-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament First Round games.

Maryland has won 28 NCAA Tournament games under Coach Tillman, beginning with a 13-6 win at No. 8 seed North Carolina. Current Maryland assistant coaches Jake and Jesse (pictured above) Bernhardt played in that win over the Tar Heels.

• This season marks just the third time since the tournament began in 1971 that Maryland is the No. 4 seed. The Terps are 3-2 all-time as the fourth seed.
• The last time the Terps were the No. 4 seed was 1995. After receiving a bye into the quarterfinals, Maryland toppled Notre Dame, 14-11, to advance to the Final Four in College Park. The Terps upset No. 1-seed Johns Hopkins, 16-8, in the semis but couldn't stop No. 2-seed Syracuse in the finals. The Orange won their fifth NCAA tournament title, 13-9.
• The first time Maryland was the fourth seed in the tournament was in 1989. After a bye in the first round, the Terps outlasted Adelphi, 12-11, in overtime. Maryland bowed out to top-seeded Syracuse, 18-8, in the semifinals in College Park.
  1989 - Semifinals
  • First Round: Bye
  • Quarterfinals: #4 Maryland 12, #5 Adelphi 11, OT
  • Semifinals: #1 Syracuse 18, #4 Maryland 8
  1995 - Finals
  • First Round: Bye
  • Quarterfinals: #4 Maryland 14, Notre Dame 11
  • Semifinals: #4 Maryland 16, #1 Johns Hopkins 8
  • Championship: #3 Syracuse 13, #4 Maryland 9

The first time Maryland was the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament was 1989. Brian "Bubba" Burlace, father of current Terps B.J. and Colin, was a defensemen for the Terps when they defeated Adelphi 12-11 in OT.

• With his fourth of 13 faceoff wins vs. Johns Hopkins on May 4, Luke Wierman became just the second Terp in 98 seasons of Maryland men's lacrosse to win 600 or more faceoffs. His 19 wins at Ohio State on Apr. 7 vaulted him into second place on the all-time list and is only 29 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.) - 619
  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 three Terps in history to scoop up 300 or more groundballs. He joined the exclusive 300 Club with his first of eight groundballs vs. Johns Hopkins on Apr. 22.
  Terps With 200+ Career Groundballs
  1. Andy Claxton (1989-92) - 451
  2. Brian Haggerty (1996-99) - 380
  3. Luke Wierman (2021-present) - 328
  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 234 wins in 2023 rank him second. Wierman is the first Terp ever with two seasons of 200+ faceoff victories.
  Single-Season Faceoff Wins Leaders
  1. Luke Wierman (2022) - 298
  2. Luke Wierman (2023) - 234
  3. Curtis Holmes (2011) - 222
  4. Andy Claxton (1991) - 214
  5. Brian Haggerty (1998) - 194
  5. Charlie Raffa (2014) - 194
  7. Brian Haggerty (1997) - 181
  8. Andy Claxton (1992) - 180
  8. Andy Claxton (1990) - 180
  10. Jon Brothers (1995) - 159
  10. Brian Carroll (2002)- 159

The second Terp to win 600 career faceoffs ever: Luke Wierman#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/L8CJXDUPTG

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 4, 2023

• With his five-point game (4g-1a) vs. Johns Hopkins (Apr. 22), Braden Erksa took over the team lead in points and now stands at 43 points on 22 goals and 21 assists. The true freshman from Marietta, GA, is already among the top 20 on the Freshman Class lists for points (43 - tied for 8th with Matt Hahn, 1995), goals (22 - 13th), and assists (21 - 6th).
• Erksa is competing to join an elite list of true freshmen to lead the Terps in scoring. Since the 1973 season, when freshmen became eligible to play, only Joe Walters (33-13=46, 2003) and Grant Catalino (29-13=42) led the Terrapins in scoring as true freshmen. He is currently four points ahead of Daniel Maltz (26g-9a=35) for the team lead.
• Erksa etched his name into the Maryland record book with his six assists vs. #16 Rutgers on Apr. 29. That broke Bob Boneillo's 46-year record for assists in a single game by a Maryland freshman. Boneillo set the mark of five in the Terps' 19-2 win at Duke on March 27, 1977.
• Erksa is just the fifth Terp since 2003 to compile six or more assists in a game, joining Dan Lamonica (6 at Navy, 2003), Matt Rambo (6 vs. Bryant, 2017), Connor Kelly (7 vs. Notre Dame, 2018), and Logan Wisnauskas (7 vs. Johns Hopkins, 2021).
• Erksa's seven points (1g-6a) vs. the Scarlet Knights also tied the Maryland single-game record by a true freshman, joining Rob Wurzburger (7g-0a vs. Mount St. Mary's, 1988), Rob Chomo (3g-4a vs. North Carolina, 1992), Andrew Whipple (4g-3a at Cornell, 1995), and Grant Catalino (4g-3a vs. Yale, 2008).
  Maryland Scoring Leaders As True Freshmen
  • 2003 - Joe Walters (33g-13a=46)
  • 2008 - Grant Catalino (29g-13a=42p)
  • 2023 - Braden Erksa (22g-21a=43p)

Braden Erksa starts us off!!

Tied at 1-1 early #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/bCRHstCBqn

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 6, 2023

• 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)
  • 12 - Brian Ruppel (at Johns Hopkins, 5/4/23)
  • 10 - Brian Ruppel (Rutgers, 4/29/23)
  • 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)
  • 8 - Brian Ruppel (Johns Hopkins, 4/22/23)
  • 8 - Brian Ruppel (vs. Michigan, 5/6/23)
  * First career start as a true freshman

Another game with double-digit saves for Brian Ruppel 💪#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/y3XeyYUnll

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 4, 2023

• Senior midfielder Kyle Long is working his way up the ranks on several of Maryland's career lists.
• The Springfield, PA, native's two points at Johns Hopkins gave him 146 for his career, just five points back of Mike Hynes, who is in 27th with 151 points.
  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. Kyle Long (2019-present) - 146
  29. Brendan Hanley (1985-88) - 140
  30. Dave Dempsey (1970-74) - 134
• Long is also climbing the career assists chart, entering the Army game with 91 career assists, which is tied for 13th on the all-time list with Mike Hynes. 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
  9. Andrew Whipple (1995-98) - 97
  9. Ryan Young (2008-11) - 97
  11. Jack Heim (1965-67) - 96
  12. Mike Mollot (2000-03) - 95
  13. Mike Hynes (1974-77) - 91
  13. Kyle Long (2019-present) - 91
  15. Ed Mullen (1972-76) - 89
  16. Jared Bernhardt (2017-21) - 88
  17. John Lamon (1976-79) - 83
  18. Frank Urso (1973-76) - 81

DK to start the second quarter!

Kyle has assisted on both our goals!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/dUGRKxebZv

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 4, 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 one point vs. Michigan, he moved into a four-way tie for the 35th spot with Ron Martinello, Mike Chanenchuk, and Bubba Fairman.
  Maltz on Maryland's Career Points List
  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
  35. Ron Martinello (1978-81)- 121
  35. Mike Chanenchuk (2012-14)- 121
  35. Bubba Fairman (2017-22) - 121
  35. Daniel Maltz (2020-present) - 121
  39. Dick Corrigan (1954-58) - 119
• Maltz is also climbing the career goals list and is tied for 22nd at 88 goals with Pat O'Meally and Bob Boneillo. He's just three back of Jay Carlson in the 21st spot.
  Maltz on Maryland's Career Goals List
  18. Ron Martinello (1977-81) - 96
  19. Andrew Whipple (1995-98) - 93
  19. Colin Heacock (2014-17) - 93
  21. Jay Carlson (2012-15) - 91
  22. Pat O'Meally (1972-74) - 88
  22. Bob Boneillo (1977-80) - 88
  22. Daniel Maltz (2020-present) - 88
  25. Andrew "Buggs" Combs (1998-01) - 87
  26. Joe Cummings (2009-12) - 86

Defense ➡️ Offense once again!!

Danny with the door-step tap in to cap it off! He joins DK as the second Terp with a hat trick tonight.#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/GjdngnlYEA

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 30, 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.
• The Terps got back on the hat trick train vs. No. 7 Johns Hopkins and have now registered a hat trick in 71 of the last 72 games.
  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)
  • #7 Johns Hopkins (Apr. 22) - Erksa (4g), Maltz (4g)
  • #16 Rutgers (Apr. 29) - Kelly (4g), Maltz (3g)
  • at #5 Johns Hopkins (May 4) - Murphy (3g)
  • vs. Michigan (May 6) - Spanos (3g)

Eric Spanos once again!!!

He notches his second career hat trick as the Terps cut it to 6-4 #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/Qu0xZluOXW

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 6, 2023

• Through 15 games, Terrapin defensive players have been surprisingly offensive. So far, in 2023, nine Maryland defenders (close, long poles, short-sticks, and goalies) have scored goals or tallied assists. Terp defenders have 15 goals and nine assists for 24 points which is 8.22% 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 two assists. 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) and added his second in the Big Ten quarterfinal victory over #16 Rutgers (Apr. 29).
• 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.
• Nick Redd was added to the list with his first career goal against #7 Johns Hopkins (Apr. 22).
• Brett Makar, the 2023 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, got in the scoring column for the first time in 2023 with a goal vs. #16 Rutgers (Apr. 29). It was Makar's second career goal.
• Freshman Will Schaller is the latest Terp defender to net an assist with one at Johns Hopkins (May 4).

TERPS IN TRANSITION

First career assist for Will Schaller! Murph with a hat trick!

8 saves for Ruppel. Terps lead 11-7#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/GE4PufMtat

— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 4, 2023

Get To 10 & Win

• Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 151 of the 170 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals for a .888 winning percentage.
• Maryland is 10-3 in 2023 when scoring 10+ with wins over Richmond, Syracuse, Princeton, Albany, Virginia, Penn State, Ohio State, twice over Rutgers, and at Johns Hopkins. 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 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.
• 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 111-16 (.874) since 2015 when scoring at least 10 goals.

Holding Opponents To Single-Digits

• Maryland is 120-11 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less for a .916 winning percentage. The Terps have won 47 games in a row when holding foes to less than 10 goals.
• Maryland is 5-0 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), limiting No. 10 Rutgers to five goals below its season average in an 11-8 victory (Apr. 16), and at No. 5 Johns Hopkins in a 14-9 win in the Big Ten semifinals (May 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 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 the Maryland defense held all four opponents under 10 goals in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, including limiting Vermont to just five goals in the first round at SECU Stadium.

• The Terps boast an all-time record of 882-283-4 (.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: 48-7 (.873)
  • 2010's: 134-42 (.761)
  • 2000's: 111-49 (.694)
  • 1990's: 95-47 (.669)
  • 1980's: 83-41 (.669)

Maryland is 48-7 (.873) so far in the 2020's, including a perfect 18-0 season in 2022, punctuated by an NCAA Championship.

• 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