Leo Johnson scores his first as a Terp!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/oRyttKFs3i

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) February 7, 2026

Hat trick for Leo!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/bolkwE5fdh

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) February 7, 2026

Chris Lyons adds one with just one second on the clock!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/FYdRUmmMzz

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) February 7, 2026

• Ruppel made an early save on the Greyhounds' first possession.
• Loyola Maryland struck first with a goal four minutes in.
• Ford netted the Terps first goal of the season eight minutes into the contest to tie the game at 1-1.
• Loyola Maryland reclaimed a 2-1 lead on a goal 11 minutes in.
• Stobaugh scored his first goal of the season in the final minute.
• Ruppel made five saves in the opening frame as the two teams sat tied after 15 minutes of action.

• Maryland took its first lead of the season on a Johnson goal early in the quarter. 
• Loyola Maryland found the equalizer midway through the frame.
• The Greyhounds grabbed a 4-3 lead with another score, but Lyons evened it up with four minutes to play. 
• Lyons and Johnsons' second goals of the quarter gave Maryland a 6-4 lead at the half. 

• Spanos buried an early goal to extend the lead. 
• The Greyhounds scored, but Spanos' second goal of the quarter kept Maryland up by three.
• AJ Larkin got on the board to extend the lead to 10-5.
• Johnson added two more goals while Stobaugh and Lyons added to a 7-0 Terps run.
• Lyons hit a buzzer-beater to give Maryland a 14-5 lead to take into the final 15 minutes.

• The Greyhounds scored the first three goals of the quarter before Johnny Gardiner logged his first goal of the season to push the lead to 15-8.
• Lyons' fourth goal of the day put the Terps ahead by eight goals. 
• Ford's second goal of the game extended the lead late. 
• Hamish McPherson put Maryland up 18-8 with his first goal of the season.
• Sisto Averno netted the Terps' final goal of the day. 
• Maryland closed out a 19-10 win. 

• Johnson (five goals, one assist) recorded his 29th-career multi-goal game and his 41st multi-point performance.
• Lyons (four goals) netted his 32nd-career multi-goal game and his 37th multi-point game of his career. 
• Erksa (four assists) logged his 42nd-career multi-point game and his 10th-career multi-assist game.
• Spanos (two goals, one assist) recorded his 25th multi-goal game and his 34th multi-point game, while pushing his point-scoring streak to 19 games. 
• Stobaugh (two goals) recorded his fourth-career game with multiple goals. 
• Ford (two goals) scored multiple goals for the first time in his career.
• McPherson (one goal, one assist) logged his first multi-point game as a Terp.

No. 1 gets his first of the season!#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/L2uaVybIC7

— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) February 7, 2026

• Saturday marked the 27th all-time meeting between Maryland Loyola Maryland in a series dating back to 1940.
• The Terps boast a 24-3 all-time record against the Greyhounds. 
• Maryland took down Loyola Maryland in an 8-7 overtime thriller in Baltimore last season. Matthew Keegan scored the game-winning goal in overtime while Spanos netted a hat trick. 

• The Terps played their second-ever game inside Jones-Hill House on Saturday. 
• Maryland took down Albany on Senior Day in 2022, marking the first Maryland athletic event inside the Cole Field House venue since the final men's basketball game of the 2002 season.

• The Terps won their 33rd straight season opener, dating back to 1994. 
• Maryland improved to 97-3-1 (.960) all-time in season openers, dating back to the program's first varsity season in 1924.

• Maryland has now won 34 of its last 39 (.871) home games. The Terps were 4-1 at SECU Stadium last season.
• The Terps are now 91-20 (8.19) overall in home games under Tillman since 2011.

• Since Tillman took over the program in 2011, Maryland has won 174 of 199 games (.874) when scoring 10 or more goals. 
• The Terps are 91-20 (.819) when scoring 10+ goals since 2015.

• "Leo's been great all year. Leo's a guy who loves lacrosse. He's super unselfish. He's super passionate about the game. It's nice to have a guy who's a great person as well as a great player." 
• All the transfers have wanted to do is come in and help the team, which is how every guy on our roster is."
• "We feel like we've got a good group and can go pretty deep."
• "As guys relaxed and got into their flow, they found some rhythm."
• "We have a good mix of some old and some young."

• "This is a great program. The guys have been great at elevating me and showing me what it means to be a Terp."
• "I don't think we changed much. We just kept preaching what we preach: flip fields and be unselfish. We were able to hit some shots and make some plays. That was good team offense today."
• "We preach playing like Terps and I really thought we started doing that midway through the second quarter."

• 2: Maryland played its second-ever game inside Jones-Hill House. 
• 5: Johnson scored his first five goals of the season. 
• 20: The Terps controlled 20 of the 32 faceoffs.
• 25: Maryland earned its 25th all-time win over the Greyhounds. 
• 33: The Terps won their 33rd straight season opener on Saturday.
• 101: Maryland got its 101st season in program history started with a win.

• The Terps take to the road to face No. 2 Syracuse on Feb. 13. The game is set for 6 PM and will air on ACCN.