UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State men's lacrosse opens Big Ten play Sunday night as it hosts No. 1 Maryland at Panzer Field. The game will air live on B1G Network at 7 p.m.
The Nittany Lions are 2-6 on the season after three-straight one-goal losses. They have suffered for one-goal losses on the season, including two to teams ranked in the top 10 of the USILA Coaches Poll at the time of the game. The Terrapins are unbeaten at 7-0 and are coming off a 23-12 win over No. 2 Virginia.
Fans are encouraged to dress accordingly for the team's annual Wear White game!
HOW TO FOLLOW
Sunday, March 27 | 7 p.m.
Live Stats | B1G Network
SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State trails 44-3 in the all-time series with Maryland The Terrapins won both matchups during the 2021 season.
• The teams first played in 1916.
• The Lions last win over the Terrapins came during their Big Ten regular season championship run in 2019.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
• Maryland, which is ranked first in the most recent USILA Coaches Poll, is unbeaten at 7-0.
• The Terrapins are coming off a 23-12 win over No. 2 Virginia in their most recent game. It was their fifth win over a nationally-ranked team this season.
• Maryland ranks first in the nation in assists/game (10.71), points/game (29.00), scoring margin (+8.57), scoring offense (18.29), and shot percentage (.403).
• Luke Wierman ranks first in the Big Ten and third in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (.675). He has contributed offensively with four goals and two assists.
• Logan Wisnauskas leads the team in points (40), goals (23) and assists (17).
VS. THE BIG TEN
• Penn State is 58-109 (.347) all-time against current members of the Big Ten. The Lions are 27-22 (.551) against those same teams during head coach Jeff Tambroni's 12 seasons with the team.
• The Lions are 18-17 in Big Ten regular season games since the league added lacrosse in 2015. They have winning records in league play over Michigan and Ohio State.
HONORING THE 1962 TEAM
• The 1962 Penn State men's lacrosse team will be honored between the first and second quarters of Sunday's game.
• The 1962 team, coached by Dick Pencek, went 7-3 with wins over Loyola, Washington & Lee, Penn, Lafayette, Rutgers, Lehigh, and Swarthmore.
HONORING GRANT AMENT
• Penn State great Grant Ament '20 will be honored between the third and fourth quarters of Sunday's game.
• Ament, a three-time All-American for Penn State, was a Tewaaraton finalist in 2019 after leading the Lions to their first Big Ten regular season and Tournament titles and first appearance in the NCAA Final Four. He set NCAA records for assists (96) and assists/game (5.65) that season.
• Ament finished his career with 284 points on 93 goals and 191 assists. He is the Big Ten record holder in career assists and ranks second in points.
BIG WINS IN THE TAMBRONI ERA
• Penn State has 12 wins all-time against opponents ranked in the top five nationally, and eight of those wins have come during head coach Jeff Tambroni's 12 seasons with the team.
• During the Tambroni era, Penn State has one win over a top-ranked team, one win over a second-ranked team, two wins over third-ranked teams, one win over a fourth-ranked team and three wins over fifth-ranked teams.
• The most recent of Penn State's top-five wins came over No. 5 Yale 10-6 on Feb. 26 of this season.
UP NEXT
• Penn State continues Big Ten play with a road game at Ohio State on Friday, April 1
• The Buckeyes are 6-2 following a 12-6 win over Dartmouth.
