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Penn State PSU 10-4
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Winner Maryland UMD 12-6
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Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

No. 3 Terps Advance To B1G Championship, Defeating No. 7 Penn State, 10-8

ANN ARBOR, MI – No. 2-seeded and No. 3-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse advanced to the Big Ten Tournament title game for the seventh time in program history after defeating No. 3-seeded and No. 7-ranked Penn State, 10-8, in the semifinals at U-M Lacrosse Stadium on Thursday. Maryland improved to 11-2 overall, picking up its eighth win over a ranked team. 

Maryland will play No. 1-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State in the championship game at U-M Lacrosse Stadium on May 3. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The Terps are chasing their fifth Big Ten Tournament championship and ninth conference tournament title overall. The last time the Terps matched up with the Buckeyes in the tournament championship was in 2017, where they also matched up in the NCAA championship. The Terps won both of those matchups. 

Braden Erksa scored the opening goal just 32 seconds into the game. Maryland never surrendered the lead from that point on, led by a first-half hat trick by Daniel Kelly and a standout performance between the pipes by First Team All-Big Ten goalie Logan McNaney. Penn State (10-4) rallied to tie the game twice, 6-6, at the 1:32 mark of the third and, 7-7, at the 7:55 mark of the fourth. However, Kelly's fourth goal of the game with 7:13 on the clock was the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal. The Terps added two more tallies for good measure.  

Kelly led the Terps with a career-high five goals, including his three in the first half. He earned his 11th career hat trick, including four this season. Matthew Keegan (3 goals & 1 assist) also posted a hat trick. He has fourth this season and 19 in his career. Maryland has recorded 15 hat tricks as a team this season. 
  McNaney finished the game with 10 saves between the pipes. It was his 11th time this season making double-digit saves. Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Will Schaller, AJ Larkin, Zack Goorno and George Stamos bolstered Maryland's defense as each caused a turnover. 

Together, they matched the Nittany Lions' season-low goal scoring output. The Terps also held Penn State to eight goals on March 29 in the regular-season. Schaller was the main catalyst in making that happen, limiting Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Matt Traynor to just one goal and an assist. Maryland has now held an opponent to single-digit goals in 11 of 13 games this season. 

Erksa (1 goal & 1 assist) and Elijah Stobaugh also scored goals in the contest. Erksa now has goals in all 13 games this season.  

Maryland is a conference-best 12-5 in Big Ten Tournament games. It's also 43-2 all-time against Penn State since the two programs first met in 1924.
 
Breaking Down The Action
  • Braden Erksa scored a goal just 32 seconds into the game. The Terps then scored two of the game's next three goals, courtesy of Matthew Keegan and Daniel Kelly, to lead 3-1 entering the second frame. Logan McNaney made four saves. 
  • Maryland led 6-2 at halftime. Kelly scored two goals in the frame, earning a first-half hat trick. Elijah Stobaugh also entered the scoring column. McNaney had seven saves at the break. 
  • Penn State rallied to tie the game at 6-6 entering the fourth. It scored four unanswered goals, tying the game with the fourth tally at the 1:32 mark. 
  • Maryland took back the lead with a second goal by Keegan at the 13:06 mark of the fourth before Penn State tied the game once again. However, Kelly's fourth goal of the game with 7:13 on the clock was the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal. He scored once more and Keegan added a tally to also score a hat trick. Maryland won 10-8, using a late three-goal unanswered run.  
Hat Trick Terps
  • Daniel Kelly (5 goals) posted a hat trick. It was his team-leading fourth of the season and 11th of his career. 
  • Matthew Keegan (3 goals) also recorded a hat trick. It was also his fourth of the season. He has 19 overall in his career. 
  • Maryland has 15 hat tricks this season as a team. The other hat tricks this season were scored by Braden Erksa (three), Eric Spanos (three) and Bryce Ford. 
Multi-Terps Update
  • Daniel Kelly (5 goals) had the 29th multi-point game of his career. It was his 24th game with multiple goals. 
  • Matthew Keegan (3 goals & 1 assist) recorded his ninth multi-point game as a Terp after transferring from Binghamton. It was his 34th multi-point game overall and 31st game with multiple goals. 
  • Braden Erksa (1 goal & 1 assist) had his 37th multi-point game in his three years as a Terp. 
B1G Tourney Time 
  • Since joining the Big Ten in 2015, the Terps are a conference-best 12-5 all-time in Big Ten Tournament games.
  • Maryland is making its seventh Big Ten Tournament championship appearance. It has missed the title game just three times, excluding the 2020 tournament, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • The Terps have won the Big Ten Tournament four times (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022).
McNaney On The Charts
  • Logan McNaney is Maryland's program's career record holder for saves. With 10 in the game, he now has 733 for his career. He surpassed Kevin O'Leary's 705 from 1981-84, a record that stood for over 40 years, in his outing at Ohio State on April 12.   
  • He's also the program's all-time wins leader with 57. 
  • McNaney is back for his sixth season. The 2022 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player wears the program's historic No. 1 jersey this season. He's the first goalie to wear the number since Melvin Stephens (1989-91). 
  • The goalie, recently named First Team All-Big Ten, is a member of the Top 25 Tewaaraton Watch List and has a chance to become the first-ever goalie on the men's side to win the prestigious award. 
Single Digit Defense 
  • Maryland is 136-13 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 11 games this season, surrendering three goals to Delaware; six goals to No. 18 Virginia; seven goals to No. 18 Richmond, Loyola and No. 2 Syracuse; eight goals to No. 7 Penn State, Rutgers, No. 2 Ohio State and Johns Hopkins; and nine goals to No. 5 Princeton. 
  • It's 10-1 this season when holding opponents to single digits. 
  • The Terps went 6-1 when holding opponents under 10 goals in 2024. The wins were 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 171 of the 194 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals.
  • Maryland is also 133-20 when scoring at least 10 goals since 2015.   
Dominating The Series 
  • Maryland is 43-2 all-time against Penn State since the two programs first met in 1924. Since Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2015, the Terps lead the series 12-2, including a 3-1 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
  • Both teams met during the regular season on March 29. The Terps defeated the Nittany Lions, 13-8, at home. 
Numbers To Know   
  • 1: Maryland is ranked No. 1 in NCAA Men's Lacrosse RPI. 
  • 1: McNaney is Maryland's all-time saves leader. 
  • 3: The Terps are ranked No. 3 in the Men's Division I Media Poll. 
  • 5: Kelly scored a career-high five goals. 
  • 6: This was Maryland's sixth top-10 win this season. 
  • 7: Maryland is making its seventh Big Ten Tournament championship appearance.
  • 8: This was Maryland's eighth win over a ranked team this year.
  • 11: Maryland has held opponents to fewer than 10 goals in 11 games this season. 
  • 11: Kelly posted his 11th career hat trick. 
  • 12: The Terps are a conference-best 12-5 all-time in Big Ten Tournament games. 
  • 13: Erksa has goals in all 13 games this season.  
  • 15: Maryland has 15 hat tricks this season.
  • 19: Keegan has 19 hat tricks in his career. 
  • 43: Maryland is 43-2 all-time against Penn State. 
  • 47: McNaney made 10 or more saves for the 47th time in his career and the 11th time this season. 
  • 100: This marks the 100th season of Maryland men's lacrosse. 
  • 136: Maryland is 136-13 since Tillman took over the program in 2011 when it allows nine goals or less.
  • 171: Since Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 171 of the 194 games in which it has scored 10 or more goals. 
  • 903: This was Maryland's 903rd win as a program. It is one of three programs with 900 or more wins.  
Up Next 
  • Maryland will play No. 1-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State in the championship game at U-M Lacrosse Stadium on May 3. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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