DK beats the shot clock!! Terps have scored six unanswered and lead 13-10!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/hW8J4Uy0Xp

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 2024

TIE GAME!

Maltz from Whittier to knot it up! 11:24 left to play.#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/vyh8hTZC8e

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 2024

FIVE STRAIGHT MARYLAND GOALS

Erksa gets his second of the night and the Terps lead 12-10! #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/V1LntLfmro

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 2024

WHAT. A. COMEBACK ‼️

The Terps are 41-1 against Penn State all-time!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/bY8dtus1Tk

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 2024

• Penn State scored 40 seconds into the game, but Eric Malever responded for the Terps with an impressive goal in traffic. The Nittany Lions netted five more goals in the quarter to lead 6-2. Eric Spanos netted the other goal for the Terps.
• Maryland trailed 8-4 at halftime. Braden Erksa and Jack Koras scored in the second period, but Penn State matched its goal output. TJ Malone's third goal at 14:07 and Luke Walstrum's first at 13:04 gave the Nittany Lions brief five-goal advantages.
• Luke Wierman won three straight face-offs to begin the second half and Maryland scored on two of the possessions. It outscored Penn State 3-2 in the quarter with goals by Koras, Ryan Siracusa and Nick Redd. The Terps still trailed 10-7 entering the final frame. 
• The Terps netted six unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to take a 13-10 lead. Daniel Maltz connected on back-to-back goals within eight seconds of one another to give Maryland its first lead of the game. Koras scored twice and Erksa and Daniel Kelly added one goal. Penn State scored one final goal.

Jack Koras hat trick!

JMac with the assist. Terps back within two.#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/dkgaiOgfW4

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 2024

• Jack Koras posted a hat trick with four goals on Sunday. It was the seventh hat trick of his career and the second of the season. 
• Maryland has recorded a hat trick in 79 of its last 82 games dating to Feb. 2, 2019. This includes a remarkable streak of 67 straight games with a hat trick through the late 2023 season. 
• The other hat tricks this season have come from Braden Erksa (three), Daniel Maltz (three), Eric Spanos and Eric Malever.

Malever from Murph to get us started!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/eu5UztOp6N

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) March 31, 2024

• Jack Koras (four goals) recorded his 19th multi-point game of his career. It was also his 13th game scoring multiple goals.
• Braden Erksa (two goals and one assist) had his 20th multi-point game in his two years as a Terp. It was his 14th career game with multiple goals.
• Daniel Maltz (two goals) had the 41st multi-point game of his career and the 29th multi-goal game of his career. 
• Eric Spanos (one goal and one assist) had his 11th multi-point game of his career. 
• Eric Malever (one goal and one assist) had the 24th multi-point game.
• Ryan Siracusa (one goal and one assists) recorded the seventh multi-point game of his career.  
• Luke Wierman (two assists) scored his seventh career multi-point game. It was his second with multiple assists. 

• Luke Wierman became the program's all-time face-off winner in the Terps' season opener. With 16 wins today, he added to his total of 757 for his career. 
• Wierman is second in Terps' history with 408 groundballs in his career. He added six today and is chasing Andy Claxton (1989-92) who stands alone with 451 career groundballs.
• Logan McNaney is fourth on the all-time saves list. With nine in the game, he now has 502 for his career. He became just the fourth Terp ever to reach 500 career saves. Niko Amato (2011-14) is third on the list with 625 saves in his career. 
• Daniel Maltz scored two goals to increase his career total to 110. He sits at No. 13 on the all-time list. He passed Mark Douglas (1988-91) who had 109 goals in his career and is closing in on Jim Wilkerson (1980-83) with 117 goals.
• Maltz is No. 29 in career points with 145. Next up at No. 28 is Kyle Long, who had 149 points from 2019-23. 
• Ajax Zappitello is 12th on the all-time caused turnovers list with two on Sunday, giving him 64 in his career. He broke a tie with Bryn Holmes (2007-10) and is nearing Ray Megill (2004-07) with 65 caused turnovers in his career.

• Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 157 of the 179 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals. The Terps have scored 10 or more goals in eight of nine games this season.
• Maryland is also 118-19 since 2015 when scoring at least 10 goals.

• Since joining the Big Ten in 2015, Maryland is 39-8 in conference play. 
• Since joining the Big Ten in 2015, the Terps have won at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title six out of a possible eight times (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022). Penn State and Johns Hopkins are the only other Big Ten schools to claim a share of the title, each doing so just once.

• The Terps are a remarkable 41-1 all-time against the Nittany Lions, including a perfect 12-0 mark in University Park. 
• Last season, the No. 2 Terps came out on top 13-10 in College Park as eight different Terps scored. Eric Kolar and Dante Trader Jr. each scored twice in the win over the No. 9 Nittany Lions. 
• In 2022 in University Park, the No. 1 Terps scored 13 unanswered goals en route to an 18-7 win.

NICK REDD GOAL!!

Terps get out in transition and cash in. Second career goal for Redd. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/9UoP5Ok7jv

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) April 1, 2024

• 1: Nick Redd scored his first goal of the season and second of his career. 
• 5: The Terps picked up their fifth ranked win of the season. 
• 6: Maryland netted six unanswered goals in the fourth quarter. 
• 8: Maryland has scored 10 or more goals in eight of nine games this season.
• 7: Jack Koras recorded his seventh career hat trick. 
• 9:  Daniel Maltz and Ryan Siracusa has scored a goal in all nine games this season.
• 9: Maryland outscored Penn State 9-3 in the second half.
• 11: Luke Wierman won 11-of-13 face-offs in the second half. 
• 12: Maryland is 12-0 when playing at Penn State. 
• 24: Eric Malever has a 24-game point-scoring streak. 
• 39: Maryland is 39-8 in conference play since joining the Big Ten. 
• 41: Maryland is 41-1 all-time against the Nittany Lions, including a perfect 12-0 mark in University Park. 
• 47: Wierman won 16 face-offs to give him his 47th career game with 10 or more wins in a game.
• 79: The Terrapins have had a player record a hat trick in 79 of the last 82 games.
• 500: Logan McNaney eclipsed 500 career saves, becoming one of four Terps to reach that mark.

• The Terps return to College Park for an April 6 matchup against Ohio State. The game faces off at noon from SECU Stadium and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.