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Men's Lacrosse Celebration
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Delaware DEL 3-2
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Winner Maryland UMD 6-0
Delaware DEL
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Maryland UMD
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Maryland UMD 3 6 3 2 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

No. 1 Terps Improve To 6-0, Racing Past Delaware, 14-3

COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 1 Maryland men's lacrosse improved to 6-0, defeating No. Delaware, 14-3, at SECU Stadium on Saturday. The Terps are undefeated through six games for the first time since 2022, when they went 18-0 and won the national championship. The last time the Terps held an opponent to three or fewer goals was on March 14, 2015, when they defeated Villanova 11-2. 

The Terps never trailed in the contest as Matthew Keegan got them on the board early in the first quarter. The Blue Hens (3-2) quickly responded with a goal to tie the game, but Maryland then scored seven unanswered goals and held Delaware scoreless for 24:57, spanning through the first and second quarters. The scoring run put Delaware in a hole that it was unable to overcome. Maryland even held Delaware scoreless for another 20+ minutes — 20:33 from 1:46 in the second to 11:13 in the fourth. This was the fifth time this season Maryland's defense held an opponent to single-digit goals. 

Logan McNaney made 16 saves in the game before Brian Ruppel took over late in the fourth. It was McNaney's sixth straight game to begin the season with double-digit saves. He moved to second on Maryland's all-time saves list with 665 for his career. He passed Brian Dougherty (658 from 1993-96) and is now chasing Kevin O'Leary's program record of 705 saves from 1981-84. 

The Terps' defense caused eight turnovers. AJ Larkin was a significant contributor to Maryland's suffocating defense. He matched his career-high for ground balls and caused turnovers in the first half, finishing with four and two, respectively. 

Keegan posted his second hat trick of the season and the 17th of his career. The Binghamton transfer notched his hat trick in the first half, later finishing the game with three goals and and assists. Braden Erksa also posted a hat trick, scoring three goals and notching an assist. It was his eighth as a Terp and first of the season. 
 
Zach Whittier set career highs with five points and three assists. The senior also netted two goals, as he was one of five Terps to score multiple times. Elijah Stobaugh (two goals and one assist) posted his first career multi-point and multi-goal game. 
 
Bryce Ford (two goals) also scored multiple goals. Eric Spanos recorded a career high in assists (four). Eliot Dukick and Jack Schultz also scored goals in the game. 

This was the first meeting between the Terps and the Blue Hens since 2002.


Breaking Down The Action
  • Maryland jumped out to an early lead and never trailed in the first. The Terps took a 3-1 lead into the second quarter off goals from Matthew Keegan, Elijah Stobough, and Bryce Ford.
  • Zach Whittier led the Terps in the second with two goals and two assists. Keegan added another two scores to complete his hat trick, while Braden Erksa also scored twice for Maryland. The defense held steady, allowing just one goal, allowing the Terps to take a 9-2 lead into halftime.
  • Maryland scored three times in the third, holding Delaware scoreless. Goals from Erksa, Elijah Stobaugh and Ford stretched the lead to 12-2. 
  • Eliot Dubick and Jack Schultz entered the scoring column in the fourth and Delaware finally broke its second scoring drought of 20+ minutes. Terps won 14-3. 
Hat Trick Terps
  • Matthew Keegan recorded the 17th hat trick of his career and his second of the season. Braden Erksa also posted a hat trick. It was his eighth as a Terp and first of the season. 
  • The other hat tricks this season were scored by Eric Spanos (two) and Daniel Kelly (two). 
Multi Terps Update
  • Matthew Keegan (three goals and one assist) recorded his fourth multi-point game as a Terp after transferring from Binghamton. It was his 30th multi-point game overall and 27th with multiple goals. 
  • Braden Erksa (three goals and one assist) had his 30th multi-point game in his three years as a Terp. It was his 18th multi-goal game.
  • Zach Whittier (two goals and three assists) recorded his ninth multi-point game. It was his fifth multi-goal game. It was his fifth with multiple assists and ninth with multiple goals. 
  • Eric Spanos (four assists) had the 20th multi-point game of his career. It was his sixth multi-assist game. 
  • Elijah Stobaugh (two goals and one assist) recorded his first career multi-point game. 
  • Bryce Ford (two goals) recorded his fifth multi-point game as a Terp after transferring from Fairfield. It was his 46th overall, including his 34th multi-goal performance.  
Celebrating 100 Seasons 
  • The Terps boast a record of 899-290-4, 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.
McNaney On The Charts
  • Logan McNaney moved to second on the all-time saves list. With 16 in the game, he now has 665 for his career. He passed Brian Dougherty (1993-96) with 658 saves. Kevin O'Leary (705 from 1981-84) has the most saves in program history. 
  • McNaney is back for his sixth season. The 2022 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player is wearing the program's historic No. 1 jersey this season. He's the first goalie to wear the number since Melvin Stephens (1989-91).
Single Digit Defense 
  • Maryland is 131-12 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less. It includes a 51-game winning streak when holding foes to less than 10 goals from 2017 to April 20, 2024.
  • Maryland has held its opponents to single digits in five games this season, surrendering seven goals to No. 18 Richmond, Loyola (Md.) and No. 2 Syracuse and nine goals to No. 5 Princeton. 
  • The Terps were 6-1 in 2024 when holding opponents under 10 goals, winning over Loyola, Princeton, Ohio State, Rutgers, Princeton and Virginia in the NCAA Tournament.
Get To 10 And Win
  • Since John Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 166 of the 188 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals.
  • Maryland is also 127-19 since 2015 when scoring at least 10 goals. 
Home Cooking
  • Maryland has won 31 of its last 35 home games. It is 3-0 at SECU Stadium this year.
  • The Terps are 88-19 overall in home games under John Tillman since 2011.
Numbers To Know   
  • 1: Stobaugh posted his first career multi-point game and multi-goal game. 
  • 2: Maryland held Delaware scoreless for 20+ minutes twice. 
  • 2: McNaney moved to third on Maryland's all-time saves list. 
  • 5: Maryland has held opponents to fewer than 10 goals in five games this season.  
  • 6: Maryland is 6-0 for the first time since 2022. 
  • 8: Erksa has eight hat tricks in his career. 
  • 17: Keegan has 17 hat tricks in his career. 
  • 31: Maryland has won 31 of its last 35 home games.  
  • 42: McNaney made 10 or more saves for the 42nd time in his career and the sixth time this season. 
  • 100: This marks the 100th season of Maryland men's lacrosse. 
  • 131: Maryland is 131-12 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less.
  • 166: Since Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 166 of the 188 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals. 
Up Next 
  • Maryland will play at Virginia on March 15. The game will start at 4 p.m. and air on ACC Network on ESPN.  
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