#3Â Maryland (11-2, 3-2Â B1G)Â vs. #5 Ohio State (13-2, 4-1 B1G)
Big Ten Tournament Championship
May 3, 2025
U-M Lacrosse Stadium
8 PM
BTN
Watch COLLEGE PARK, MDÂ --Â No. 2-seed Maryland (11-2) looks for its fifth Big Ten Tournament championship against No. 1-seed Ohio State at U-M Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday, May 3. The game is set for an 8 p.m. face-off and will air on Big Ten Network.
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.
Where we've been...
- This season, Maryland has wins over No. 18 Richmond, Loyola, No. 2 Syracuse, No. 5 Princeton, No. 1 Notre Dame, Delaware, No. 18 Virginia, No. 7 Penn State, No. 2 Ohio State, Johns Hopkins, and No. 7 Penn State again in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Maryland is 2-0 in neutral site games in 2025 with the win over Notre Dame coming in Atlanta and the win over the Nittany Lions in Ann Arbor, MI.
- The Terrapins first loss of the season came on March 22. Michigan scored the deciding goal with 1:06 remaining in the third overtime to top then-No. 1 Maryland, 11-10. Maryland lost again on April 5 at Rutgers, 8-6.
- 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 the 17th time in program history.
- With the Terps' 13-8 win over Penn State on March 29, Maryland joined Johns Hopkins and Syracuse as the only three schools with 900 all-time victories. The Terrapins .754 winning percentage is the best of any NCAA Division I school and far outpaces the Blue Jays (.727) and the Orange (.709).
Scouting The Buckeyes
- The Buckeyes are 13-2 this season and won their first Big Ten regular season title after finishing 4-1 and conference play. Ohio State opened the season with a 19-13 loss at home to Utah. OSU then won 11 straight before losing at home to Maryland, 13-8, on April 12. After winning its regular-season finale at Michigan, 10-8, the Buckeyes defeated Rutgers in the Big Ten semifinals, 11-7, on May 1.
- Ohio State is looking for its first-ever Big Ten Tournament title. The Buckeyes have played in two previous championship games, losing to Johns Hopkins in the inaugural 2015 season and to Maryland in 2017.
- Offensively, senior attackman Alex Mariner leads the Buckeyes with 46 points on a conference-leading 44 goals, which is tied for ninth-most in the nation. Senior attackman Jack McKenna leads Ohio State with 16 assists.
- Defensively, sophomore Caleb Fyock has started the last 13 games in cage for the Buckeyes and leads the Big Ten with a 7.54 goals against average and leads the nation with a .616 save percentage.
- Ohio State head coach Nick Myers is in his 17th season as a head coach, all at Ohio State. He has a career record of 144-109 (.569).
Series history
- Maryland is 15-3 all-time over Ohio State and has won the past seven meetings dating back to 2019.
- Earlier this season, No. 6 Maryland topped No. 2 Ohio State, 13-8, in Columbus. Logan McNaney became the Terps' all-time leader in saves with his first of the game, en route to 10 on the day. The midfield duo of Bryce Ford (3g-1a) and Matthew Keegan (3g) led the Terrapin offense.
- Last season saw the Terps edge the Buckeyes, 8-7, behind a four-goal effort from Eric Spanos. Maryland led 6-3 midway through the third quarter, but Ohio State scored three straight to tie the game with 6:28 to go in the fourth. Spanos then scored back-to-back goals less than a minute apart to give the Terrapins enough for the win. Logan McNaney made 10 saves to earn the win.
- The two teams are 1-1 in Big Ten Tournament play. With each holding a win on the others' home field. This will be the first neutral-site game between Maryland and Ohio State since the 2017 NCAA Championship game in Foxborough, Mass.
- The last time the Terps and Buckeyes met in the conference tournament was the 2017 championship game. Maryland won its second-straight Big Ten Tournament title, 10-9, with Colin Heacock scoring the game-winner with 3:27 left at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Connor Kelly, scored five goals for the Terps, and earned tournament MVP honors.
- The Buckeyes and Terps met in the inaugural Big Ten Tournament in 2015. Ohio State scored five goals in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 9-6 win in College Park. Bryan Cole led the Maryland offense with a goal and three assists, while five Buckeys netted goals for Ohio State.
Conference Domination
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2015, Maryland is 44-11 (.800) in conference play.
- The Terps are also a conference-best 12-5 (.706) all-time in Big Ten Tournament games. 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 11 times (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022). The Terps have also won the Big Ten Tournament four times (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022).
Terps Represented in Big Ten Awards
- Will Schaller was named the 2025 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, headlining a group of several Maryland men's lacrosse players who earned postseason honors from the conference on Wednesday, April 23.
- Schaller was also named First Team All-Big Ten, joined by graduate goalie Logan McNaney and senior attackman Eric Spanos. Graduate long stick midfielder Jack McDonald was named to the Second Team, while three freshmen, attackman Jack Schultz, faceoff specialist Jonah Carrier, and defender Peter Laake, earned spots on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
- Schaller has anchored a Maryland defense that leads the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing just 7.54 goals per game. A three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, Schaller has collected 23 ground balls and caused 19 turnovers. This marks Maryland's fifth consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honor and the seventh in program history.
- McNaney has been a steady presence in the cage, posting double-digit saves in 10 of 12 games this season and breaking Maryland's all-time career saves record against Ohio State, eclipsing a 41-year-old mark. He leads the Big Ten in goals-against average (7.56) and ranks second in save percentage (.603). McNaney was also named a Top-25 Tewaaraton Award finalist.
- Spanos has powered Maryland's offense with multiple goals in eight games this season. He leads the team in points (31) and ranks second in goals (21), placing top five in the Big Ten in both categories. He has been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week four times and is also a Tewaaraton Top-25 finalist.
- McDonald has been a consistent defensive force, recording a team-high 35 ground balls and causing 10 turnovers. He has also scored once this season and earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors twice.
- Additionally, senior faceoff specialist Shea Keethler was named Maryland's 2025 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
100th Season of maryland men's lacrosse
- The Terps boast an all-time record of 903-293-4 (.754), 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 and became just the third school with 900 wins on March 29, 2025, with a 13-8 win over Penn State.
- 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.
- Midway through the 2020s, the Terrapins are 70-16 (.814), which is on pace for the second-best winning percentage for a decade behind only the 1950s when the Terps were 84-15-1 (.845). The only other decade with a winning percentage of .800+ was the 1970s, with a mark of 85-21 (.802).
Mark Douglas scored four goals and four assists to total eight points, a team-best against the Buckeyes, in an 18-5 win over Ohio State in 1991.
900 Victories
McNaney: Maryland's All-Time Saves Leader
Lockdown Defense
- The Terps have been excellent defensively in the 2025 campaign, holding its opponents to 10 goals or less in 12 of 13 games (and all 12 in regulation).
- Maryland held its first eight opponents in 2025 to 10 goals or less. The last time the Terrapin defense had seven straight games allowing 10 or fewer goals was the final seven games of the 2017 season, when the Terps captured the NCAA Championship.
- Maryland's scoring defense of 7.67 is the second-best mark in the nation and first in the Big Ten.
- The Terps held Delaware to just three goals. The last time the Terps held an opponent to three or fewer goals was on March 14, 2015, when they defeated Villanova 11-2.
- Maryland has held 12 of its 13 opponents to fewer goals then the opponents' season scoring average. Only Michigan (13 goals / 10.64 gpg) has scored more than its season average against the Terps.
Scoring Average Differences
| Opponent |
Goals/Game |
vs. UMD |
Difference |
| Richmond |
13.67 |
7 |
-6.67 |
| Loyola |
9.29 |
7 |
-2.29 |
| Syracuse |
13.93 |
7 |
-6.93 |
| Princeton |
12.79 |
9 |
-3.79 |
| Notre Dame |
13.67 |
10 |
-3.67 |
| Delaware |
12.15 |
3 |
-9.15 |
| Virginia |
11.00 |
6 |
-5.00 |
| Michigan |
10.64 |
13 |
+2.36 |
| Penn State |
12.36 |
8 |
-4.36 |
| Rutgers |
9.00 |
8 |
-1.00 |
| Ohio State |
12.60 |
8 |
-4.60 |
| Johns Hopkins |
10.07 |
8 |
-2.07 |
| Penn State |
12.36 |
8 |
-4.36 |
Climbing The All-Time Points List
