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Michigan Hits the Road to Battle No. 2 Maryland
4/2/2019 3:13:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
» Brent Noseworthy, who returned to the lineup after missing three games due to injury, notched a goal against Johns Hopkins and has scored at least one point in 34 straight games, the 10th-longest streak in the country.
» Michigan head coach Kevin Conry, a former Maryland assistant coach, returns to College Park for the first time since taking over the Wolverines program.
» Three of the Wolverines' next four opponents in conference play are ranked in the USILA top 10, beginning with the No. 2 Terps.
THIS WEEKÂ
Saturday, April 6 -- at No. 2 Maryland (College Park, Md.), 2 p.m.
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The University of Michigan men's lacrosse team hits the road for a Big Ten Conference matchup against No. 2-ranked Maryland on Saturday (April 6) at 2 p.m. in College Park. The contest will be broadcast nationally on Big Ten Network with Joe Beninati and Mark Dixon on the call.
Wolverine Bites
• Michigan head coach Kevin Conry, now in his second season with the Wolverines, returns to College Park for the first time since leaving Maryland to come to Michigan. He spent five seasons (2013-17) as the defensive coordinator/associate head coach for the Terrapins. He departed for Ann Arbor after helping lead Maryland to the 2017 NCAA National Championship.
• Three of the next four opponents in conference play are ranked in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) top 10, with Maryland (April 6) checking in at No. 2, Penn State (April 13) at No. 1 and Ohio State (April 26) at No. 7. Additionally, Rutgers (April 20) is ranked No. 19. The combined record of Michigan's Big Ten Conference opponents is 34-12.
• Senior Decker Curran set a career best for assists in a season with 10 after recording one in the team's last outing against Johns Hopkins (March 30). He enters the weekend with 94 points in his career and is looking to become the fourth Wolverine to reach the 100-point plateau.
• Sophomore Alex Buckanavage leads U-M in points (35) and points-per-game (3.89) this season to rank sixth in the Big Ten. His 35 points rank sixth in program history, 14 shy of U-M's program record of 48, held by teammate senior Brent Noseworthy.
• Michigan's man-down unit ranks No. 13 nationally, allowing opponents to convert on only 27 percent of their EMO chances. With nine goals allowed, U-M has allowed the ninth-fewest man-down goals in the country.
• U-M's offense boasts six players with double-digit points and ranks No. 22 in the country in points-per-game with 19 a contest. Michigan's extra-man unit has converted 14 extra-man goals, which is tied for the sixth most in the country. Curran leads the team in EMO goals with four. The Michigan offense has scored 107 goals on 331 shots (32.3 percent) to rank ninth in the shot-percentage category.
• U-M has outscored opponents, 31-23, the first quarter, and are 3-1 in contests when leading at halftime.
• With a rash of injuries at the faceoff position, Michigan has gone 45-of-143 (31.5 percent) at the dot over the last four games. U-M has utilized six different players at the dot over that span. U-M is 2-1 in contests this season when winning the faceoff battle.
• The U-M offense has accounted for 54 goals over the past four games despite the struggles at the 'X'. Michigan is scoring 1.2 goals per faceoff won and rank No. 17 in offensive efficiency.
• Brent Noseworthy, who returned to the lineup after missing three games due to injury, notched a goal on two shots against Johns Hopkins. He has scored at least one point in 34 straight games, the 10th-longest streak in the country. He also is five goals away from becoming the first Wolverine in program history to hit the 100-goal mark in a career.
Opponent Preview
Maryland
The Terrapins enter the weekend ranked No. 2 in the USILA Coaches Poll, with an 8-2 overall record and an 0-1 mark in Big Ten play. Most recently, Maryland fell to No. 1-ranked Penn State, 13-10, on Sunday (March 31) in College Park. Maryland's other loss came in overtime against Notre Dame, 14-13, on March 3. The Terps boast quality wins over Richmond, Penn, Navy, Albany, Villanova and North Carolina.
The Maryland offense is led by a pair of standouts in Jared Bernhardt (30 goals, 19 assists) and Logan Wisnauskas (27 goals, 21 assists), who rank No. 10 and No. 12, respectively, in points per game. As a whole, the offense ranks No. 13 in the country in goals with 12.90 goals per game and are No. 4 in shooting percentage (34 percent).
Austin Henningsen is the man at the dot for the Terps, winning 63 percent of his draws to rank No. 13 in the country. Goalie Danny Dolan is No. 10 in the country in goals-against average (9.38), and No. 24 in save percentage (54 percent). Defensively, Maryland is led by close defender Curtis Corley, and the Terps allow 9.40 goals per game, good for No. 10 in the country.
Maryland owns a 5-0 lead in the all-time series against Michigan, with the closest contest coming on April 2, 2016, as the Terps took an 8-7 win over Michigan inside Michigan Stadium.
Ticket Information
Tickets for all remaining U-M men's lacrosse home games are now on sale, with general admission tickets available for $6 and group tickets (10 or more) on sale for $3 each. Group experiences are also available. Tickets
Tweet of the Week
Thank you to all the alumni who made this weekend. It was great to see so many new and old faces. #foreverBlue pic.twitter.com/bEfKWZTq10
— Kevin Conry (@CoachConry) April 1, 2019
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Next Week
Saturday, April 13 -- vs. No. 1 Penn State (U-M Lacrosse Stadium), noon
