No. 14 Men's Lacrosse Plays at No. 7 Maryland in Big Ten Tournament

Saturday, April 29

College Park, MD

8:00 PM

Rutgers University

University of Maryland

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No. 14 Men's Lacrosse Plays at No. 7 Maryland in Big Ten Tournament

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - No. 14 Rutgers men's lacrosse is set to begin postseason play. The Scarlet Knights will play in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals this weekend. As the No. 6 seed, they will play at No. 3 seed Maryland. With a win, they would advance to the Semifinals, hosted by Johns Hopkins next week at Homewood Field in Baltimore. The seeding would have RU set to play at No. 2 seed Johns Hopkins with a win.

ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers stands at 8-5 following the regular season and were 1-4 during Big Ten Conference play.

The Scarlet Knights had three players earn all-conference awards this week. Shane Knobloch, Ethan Rall and Ross Scott were named Second Team All-Big Ten. Rall earned the third All-Big Ten honor of his career, while Knobloch and Scott earned the accolade for the second straight season. In addition, Jack Aimone was named the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.

Rutgers remains first nationally in turnovers (12.15/game). The team leads the league in caused turnovers at 8.46.

RU is at No. 11 in the RPI following their last game. They have five wins against the top-30 in the RPI, with wins over No. 15 Utah, No. 16 Princeton, No. 19 Michigan, No. 26 UMass and No. 29 Loyola.

WITH A VICTORY
A win over No. 7 Maryland would represent:
• Fourth ranked win of the season.
• Second top-10 win of the season.
• First win over Maryland since 1980 (second all-time).
• Third win in a Big Ten Tournament game (2016 semifinals vs. Johns Hopkins, 2022 semifinals vs. Ohio State)

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Rutgers is making its sixth appearance in the Big Ten Tournament since joining the league in 2015. This is the third year of a new format features Quarterfinal games at campus sites, and the first time that Rutgers will play in one, having been the No. 2 seed and earning a bye to the semifinals the past two seasons.

The Scarlet Knights are 2-6 all-time in Big Ten Tournament action, winning its semifinal appearances in 2016 and 2022.The team played in College Park last season for the Big Ten Tournament, defeating Ohio State and then losing to Maryland. Rutgers is 0-3 against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament.

2022: No. 1 Maryland 17, No. 2 Rutgers 7
2022: No. 2 Rutgers 12, No. 3 Ohio State 10
2021: No. 6 Johns Hopkins 12, No. 2 Rutgers 10
2019: No. 1 Penn State 18, No. 4 Rutgers 6
2018: No. 1 Maryland 12, No. 4 Rutgers 9
2016: No. 2 Rutgers 14, No. 3 Johns Hopkins 12
2016: No. 1 Maryland 14, No. 2 Rutgers 8

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Maryland, seventh in both the media poll and RPI, enters the matchup at 8-4 overall, and went 3-2 in Big Ten play to earn the No. 3 seed. The Terps, 5-2 in their last seven, fell 12-11 last time out to rival Johns Hopkins to miss a chance at a bye and share of the league crown. UM is 1^st nationally in clearing percentage and sixth in faceoff winning percentage.

Brett Makar was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Braden Erksa was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Makar joined faceoff specialist Luke Weirman and fellow defenseman Ajax Zappitello were named to the All-Big Ten First Team.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Rutgers is looking for its first win over Maryland since 1980. The two teams will meet for the second time this season. On Senior Day, RU was unable to overcome an early deficit in an 11-8 loss to Maryland back on April 16.

Rutgers and Maryland have played 36 times dating back to 1928. The lone win for Rutgers came in 1980 in College Park, as the eighth ranked Scarlet Knights upset second-ranked Maryland, 9-8, behind a four-goal final quarter at Byrd Stadium. Senior attackman Bobby Olsen led Rutgers with five goals and two assists while 2021 Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame inductee James Ford had two goals and three assists.

Since joining the Big Ten, the Terps are the only Big Ten opponent that RU have not beaten. In that span, they have seven wins over Ohio State, eight wins over Michigan, six over Johns Hopkins and four over Penn State. RU is 0-11 since joining the Big Ten against the Terps and 25-16 against the other four teams.

#ULYSTRONG
Rutgers is wearing burgundy shoelaces and special warmups in support of their equipment manager, Uly Molina, who was recently diagnosed with throat cancer and is undergoing radiation treatments. Molina graduated from Rutgers in 1989 and has been a member of the equipment staff ever since.

MILESTONE WATCH
Ethan Rall enters the game with 83 caused turnovers. He is 1 shy of RU's record of 84 for a career, set by Nick Contino, who graduated in 2014.

Brian Cameron is three goals away from reaching 100 for his career. He scored 38 with UNC and 59 with Rutgers. Ross Scott is 11 goals away from reaching 100 for his career.

UP NEXT
Rutgers is in the 3-6 game in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals, which lines them up to face No. 2 seed Johns Hopkins in the Semifinals with a win. Hopkins will host next week's Big Ten Semifinals and Finals. RU's semifinal game would be at 3:30 pm next Thursday, broadcasted on BTN.