No. 2 Maryland (4-0, 0-0 B1G) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
March 1, 2025
Bobby Dodd Stadium
1 PM
ACC Network
WatchCOLLEGE PARK, MD -- No. 2 Maryland (4-0) will play in Atlanta for the first time in program history in a National Championship rematch against No. 1 Notre Dame (3-0) at Bobby Dodd Stadium, the oldest FBS college football stadium, on March 1. It will air on ACC Network at 1 pm. The two teams make up the last three National Championship winners, with the Irish winning in 2023 and 2024 and the Terps in 2022.
With a win, the Terps will move to 5-0 for the seventh time under head coach
John Tillman since he was hired in 2011. This is Maryland's third consecutive game against an opponent ranked in the top-five (Syracuse, Princeton).
This year marks the 100th season of Maryland men's lacrosse. The program has produced 525 All-Americans, 29 Final Fours, and four NCAA National Championships. The Terps have remarkably also finished .500 or better in every season.
100th Season of maryland men's lacrosse
- The Terps boast an all-time record of 897-290-4 (.755), 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 previous 99 seasons. The program reached the 800-win milestone with a 12-6 victory on April 12, 2017, at 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 a .763 winning percentage at the helm for Maryland.
- During the decade of the 2000s, Maryland went 111-49 for a .694 win percentage. In the decade of the 1990s, Maryland posted a 95-47 record. The .669 winning percentage matched Maryland's win percentage of the 1980s when the Terps went 83-41 and also compiled a .669 win percentage.
Maryland wins the 2022 National Championship, capping a perfect 18-0 season.
Series history
- The two programs have met 19 times before, with the first coming in 1995 and every other matchup coming in the 2000s. Each team has won eight games.
- Each side has four-game winning streaks in the short series. Notre Dame has won the last three match-ups.
The Terps won both games against the Tigers in 2024.
Where we've been...
- The Terrapins are coming off their NCAA-best 21st consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 29th Final Four, tied with Johns Hopkins for the most by any program. The Terps returned to the NCAA Championship game for the eighth time in 13 tournaments and 17th time in program history. Maryland (11-6) won double-digit games for the 21st year in a row, the longest active streak in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse.
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Maryland has wins over then-No. 18 Richmond, Loyola, then-No. 2 Syracuse and then-No. 5 Princeton this season, holding all four opponents to single-digit scoring.
- Maryland got off to a strong start in 2025 as the Terps topped No. 18 Richmond 12-7 in their season opener. The Terps shut out the Spiders in the first half, 7-0, marking the first, first-half shutout for the team since 2015. Logan McNaney made 14 saves in cage while Binghamton transfer Matthew Keegan led the way with five points (3g-2a).
- The Terps excelled defensively again at Loyola, coming away with a 8-7 overtime victory. Led by four goals from Eric Spanos, three of which came in the fourth quarter, the Terps erased a three-goal deficit in the final frame. Loyola sent the game to overtime with 2.2 seconds remaining but Shea Keethler gave the Terps possession in overtime to set up a game-winner from Keegan.
- The Terps held Syracuse to just two second-half goals in an 11-7 win over the then-No. 2 Orange. Spanos tallied four points and McNaney made 12 saves in cage.
- Against Princeton, the Terps had eight different goal-scorers and won 13 of 17 faceoffs in the final three quarters to help spur a 13-9 win on the road. Maryland trailed 4-2 but used a 6-0 run to take a 8-4 hallftime lead and the Tigers never got closer than two goals the rest of the way.
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Notre Dame is 3-0 this season, most recently topping No. 11 Georgetown, 11-9.
The Maryland defense has forced a scoring drought of 15-minutes or more in all four games.
Lockdown defense
- The Terps have been excellent defensively in each of its two games in the 2025 campaign, holding its opponents to single-digit goals in all four games. It is the first time the program has such a streak since five games doing so to end the 2022 season, when the Terps finished 18-0 and captured the NCAA Championship.
- Maryland's scoring defense of 7.50 is tied for the seventh-best mark in the nation and is tied for sixth-best among teams who have played multiple games so far.
The Terps held their first three opponents to seven goals.
Faceoff unit success
- With the program's all-time winningest faceoff specialist graduating in Luke Wierman, the Terps have relied heavily on senior Shea Keethler and sophomore Sean Creter so far in 2025. The two have been exceptional and are a combined 51/85 (.600) from the faceoff X. As a team, the Terps are 53/88 (.597), the 11th-best mark in the nation.
- The two have been exceptional and are a combined 35/59 (.593) from the faceoff X. As a team, the Terps are 37/62 (.597), the 15th-best mark in the nation and 12th among teams who have played multiple games.
- Keethler is 21/31 (.677) individually, which is sixth-best in the country.
Shea Keethler won the pivotal overtime faceoff at Loyola to give Maryland possession.
McNaney on the career charts
- With his first save at Loyola on Feb. 8, Logan McNaney officially eclipsed the 600 career save mark, becoming just the fourth Terp ever to do so. With 12 saves at Princeton on Feb. 22, McNaney surpassed Niko Amato (625) and now is in sole possession of third on the all-time saves list with 633.
- McNaney's 7.25 GAA ranks eighth in the country and his .623 save percentage ranks 12th.
- Maryland's career saves list:: 1. Kevin O'Leary (1981-84): 705, 2. Brian Dougherty (1993-96): 658, 3. Logan McNaney (2020-pres.): 633, 4. Niko Amato (2011-14): 625, 5. Jake Reed (1974-77): 479*(Saves stats not available for 1975)
McNaney has double-digit saves in all four games this season.
Atlanta connections
- Marrieta, GA native Braden Erksa will play in his home state for the first time in his career. Erksa played at Lassiter High School before spending a year at IMG Academy.
- Additionally, Ryan Siracusa, who was with the Terps from 2020-24, is also a Georgia native, hailing from Alpharetta, GA. Siracuse was part of Maryland's 2022 National Championship team.
Erksa, who grew up in the Atlanta area, is just two points away from 100 career points.
