Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse

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Maryland Terrapins
men's lacrosse
Maryland Terrapins logo.svg
Founded1924 (varsity); 1895 (club)
University University of Maryland
Head coach John Tillman (since 2011 season)
Stadium SECU Stadium
(capacity: 54,000)
Location College Park, Maryland
Conference Big Ten
Nickname Terps
ColorsRed, white, gold, and black [1]
       
Pre-NCAA era championships
(9) – 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1967
NCAA Tournament championships
(4) – 1973, 1975, 2017, 2022
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
(13) – 1971, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(29) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(41) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
(46) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
(8) – 1998, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season championships
(37) – 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022

The Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I lacrosse as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Maryland was a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference before withdrawing after the 2014 season.

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Since 1924, Maryland has secured numerous national championship honors, including four NCAA tournament championships, eight Wingate Memorial Trophy titles and one United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association championship. [2] They have reached 29 NCAA tournament semi-finals since 1971. Maryland is the only major college lacrosse team to have never finished a season with a losing record. [3] The team is currently coached by John Tillman.

Johns Hopkins, located in nearby Baltimore, are considered the Terrapins' biggest rivals. The two schools have played more than 100 times since the series began in 1895, [4] [5] [6] although Maryland does not officially recognize games that occurred prior to lacrosse becoming a varsity sport at Maryland in 1924. In 2015, the rivalry became a conference game, as Hopkins joined the Big Ten Conference as an associate member in lacrosse. The Terps have had the Blue Jays number since joining the Big Ten, boasting a 10–5 head to head record and having won 6 of 7 meetings dating from 2021–2023. Maryland holds a 3–0 record vs. Hopkins in the conference tournament during that time period as well. Other rivals include Virginia, Navy, Towson, and UMBC.

History

The Maryland program started as a club team in 1895. During its early years, Maryland teams competed against the best in lacrosse with games on record against Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Navy, Harvard, Cornell and others.

The team was elevated to varsity status in 1924. Since then, Maryland has never finished with a losing record, a feat unmatched by any other major college lacrosse team. [3] The Terrapins have finished four seasons with a winning percentage of .500.

Under the guidance of coach R. V. Truitt, Maryland entered the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse League (USILL) in 1924. In its first contest in the association, it snapped Navy's 46-game winning streak and then beat undefeated Johns Hopkins, the Southern Division championship team, 42. [7] The following season, Maryland captured the Southern Division title by beating the Doug Turnbull-led Hopkins squad, 31. [7]

In 1926, the USILL was succeeded by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), which did not have a limitation on the number of member schools. [8] For the next five decades, Maryland remained a national power, alongside Johns Hopkins, Navy, and St. John's. [8] The dominance of these four schools located in the state of Maryland was due in large part to the high caliber of the sport at the interscholastic level. Lacrosse was the preeminent spring sport at the public Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Baltimore City College, as well as the city's private high schools. [8] The importance of lacrosse was magnified by the lack of any major professional teams in Baltimore until the creation of the Colts in 1947 and the return of the Orioles in 1954. [8]

Maryland finished the 1928 season with a 91 record, the loss coming at the hands of Johns Hopkins. Three other association members finished with one loss: Hopkins, Navy, and Rutgers. The four squads were awarded Gold Medals as the best teams in the nation. [8] That year, arrangements were made for the inclusion of a lacrosse exhibition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. American Olympic Committee president General Douglas MacArthur established a committee to organize the country's participation in the lacrosse event. Representation of the United States was determined by a tournament of intercollegiate and amateur teams that involved Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Rutgers, Army, Navy, and the Mount Washington Lacrosse Club. Maryland advanced to the final, where they were defeated by Hopkins in front of 15,000 spectators. [9] In 1929, the undefeated St. John's Johnnies handed Maryland its first homefield loss in thirteen years. [10]

Before the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, lacrosse proponents arranged for another exhibition tournament. To decide the representative for the United States, the American Olympic Lacrosse Committee held an eight-team single-elimination tournament featuring Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, St. John's, Rutgers, Crescent Athletic Club, Mount Washington Lacrosse Club, and an all-star team composed of American Indian players from the Six Nations. Maryland defeated Mount Washington at Baltimore Stadium in front of 6,000 spectators in a doubleheader that also featured Johns Hopkins narrowly beat St. John's. In the semifinals, a small crowd of 500 watched Maryland beat the Crescents and Hopkins beat Rutgers in foul rainy weather. Hopkins defeated Maryland in the final before a crowd of 5,000 to secure their place as the United States representatives for the Olympics. [11]

In 1936, Maryland coach Jack Faber guided the undefeated Terps to secure the inaugural Wingate Memorial Trophy, awarded to the USILA champions. [10] The next year, Maryland finished undefeated again and shared the national co-championship with William F. Logan's Princeton. [10] Faber led Maryland to back-to-back outright USILA titles in 1939 led by Jim Meade and Rip Hewitt, and in 1940 led by Milton Mulitz and Oscar Nevares. [12]

The undefeated 1955 Maryland lacrosse team 1955 Maryland lacrosse team.jpg
The undefeated 1955 Maryland lacrosse team

In 1955 and 1956, co-head coaches Faber and Al Heagy guided the Terrapins to two more undefeated seasons and consecutive national championships. [13] Maryland split the USILA championship with two other one-loss teams, Army and Johns Hopkins, in 1959. [13]

In 1967, Maryland suffered one loss to Navy, that decade's dominant team, but Hopkins in turn defeated the Midshipmen which resulted in a three-way tie for the championship between the trio. [13]

Maryland (white jerseys) in action against Denver in 2006. D1 Lacrosse.jpg
Maryland (white jerseys) in action against Denver in 2006.

On March 29, 2009, the Maryland–Virginia regular season match resulted in the longest lacrosse game in NCAA history, extending into seven overtime periods. An unintentional whistle by the officiating staff negated what would have been a game-winning goal by Terrapins attackman Grant Catalino in the first overtime. Virginia went on to win with a goal in the seventh overtime, 10–9, and preserved its perfect record, 11–0, while Maryland slid to 6–3. [14]

In 2011, Maryland defeated first-seeded Duke to recapture the ACC tournament championship after a six-year hiatus. Attackman Grant Catalino was named the tournament MVP. [15]

On May 29, 2017, Maryland defeated 3rd-seeded Ohio State to win its third NCAA national championship (12th overall) and end the national title drought that began after its last championship in 1975.

On May 30, 2022, Maryland defeated 7th-seeded Cornell to win its fourth NCAA national championship (13th overall). Finishing the season at 18–0, the Terrapins became the third undefeated champions since the NCAA tournament expanded to 16 teams and the first since 2006. [16]

Players

Since 1922, a total of 124 first-team All-American honors have been bestowed upon Maryland players. Six Terrapins have received All-American honors each of their four years: Charles Wicker (1953–56), Frank Urso (1973–76), Bob Ott (1976–79), Bob Boniello (1977–80), Peter Worstell (1977–81), and Joe Walters (2003–2008). [17] Frank Urso is one of just four college men's lacrosse players to be named a first-team All-American all four years. [2]

In 2017, Matt Rambo was the first Maryland men's player to receive the Tewaaraton Award for the best men's collegiate lacrosse player in the country. In 2021, Jared Bernhardt became the second Maryland men's player to win the award. In 2022, Logan Wisnauskas became the third Maryland men's player to win the award.

Coaches

Coaching records
Head CoachWinsLossesTies
R. V. Truitt 2281
Jack Faber 264
Jack Faber & Al Heagy225522
Al Heagy 215
John Howard 3271
Bud Beardmore 9026
Dino Mattessich 2615
Dick Edell 17176
Dave Cottle 9945
John Tillman 18152
Total8932904

Championships

National championships

Starting in 1926, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) began rating college lacrosse teams and awarding gold medals to the top teams. Maryland was the recipient of one of these in 1928, alongside Johns Hopkins, Navy, and Rutgers, all of whom suffered just one regular season collegiate defeat. [8] From 1936, the USILA awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the regular season intercollegiate champions. In 1971, the National Collegiate Athletic Association began hosting a men's lacrosse tournament to determine the national champions. [2]

YearTypeCoachRecord
1928USILA Gold Medal (with Johns Hopkins, Navy, and Rutgers) Jack Faber 9–1
1936 USILA Championship Jack Faber & Al Heagy 7–0
1937USILA Co-Championship (with Princeton) Jack Faber & Al Heagy 7–0
1939USILA Championship Jack Faber & Al Heagy 6–1
1940USILA Championship Jack Faber & Al Heagy 10–0
1955USILA Championship Jack Faber & Al Heagy 11–0
1956USILA Championship Jack Faber & Al Heagy 10–0
1959USILA Co-Championship (with Army and Johns Hopkins) Jack Faber & Al Heagy 10–1
1967USILA Co-Championship (with Johns Hopkins) John Howard 8–1
1973 NCAA Tournament Championship Bud Beardmore 10–0
1975 NCAA Tournament Championship Bud Beardmore 8–2
2017 NCAA Tournament Championship John Tillman 16–3
2022 NCAA Tournament Championship John Tillman 18–0

Conference regular season championships

YearConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Jack Faber & Al Heagy 11–02–0
195610–02–0
19579–12–0
19588–12–0
195910–12–0
19607–32–0
19616–22–0
196310–22–0
196511–23–0
1966 John Howard 9–13–0
19678–12–0
19688–1–12–0
1972 Bud Beardmore 8–22–0
197310–03–0
19748–23–0
197610–12–0
19778–23–0
19789–24–0
19799–24–0
19805–53–1
1985 Dick Edell 7–52–1
198712–13–0
198910–43–0
199610–32–1
199814–33–0
200113–32–1
2003 Dave Cottle 12–42–1
200413–33–0
200910–72–1
2013 John Tillman 13–52–1
201413–44–1
2015 Big Ten Conference 15–44–1
201617–35–0
201716–34–1
201814–44–1
202115–110–0
202218–05–0

Conference tournament championships

The Atlantic Coast Conference has held a men's lacrosse tournament since 1989. The Big Ten Conference began hosting a men's lacrosse tournament in 2015.

YearConferenceCoachOverall recordConference recordTournament record
1998Atlantic Coast ConferenceDick Edell14–33–02–0
2004Dave Cottle13–33–02–0
200511–61–22–0
2011John Tillman13–51–22–0
2016 Big Ten Conference 17–35–02–0
2017 16–34–12–0
2022 18–05–02–0

Season results

The following is a list of Marylands's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bud Beardmore (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1970–1980)
1971Bud Beardmore 9–41–12nd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1972Bud Beardmore 8–22–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
1973Bud Beardmore 10–03–01st NCAA Division I Champion
1974Bud Beardmore 8–23–01st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1975Bud Beardmore 8–21–13rd NCAA Division I Champion
1976Bud Beardmore 10–12–01st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1977Bud Beardmore 8–23–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
1978Bud Beardmore 9–24–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
1979Bud Beardmore 9–24–01st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1980Bud Beardmore 5–53–1T–1st
Bud Beardmore:90–26 (.776)28–4 (.875)
Dino Mattessich (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1981–1983)
1981Dino Mattessich 9–52–23rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1982Dino Mattessich 8–52–23rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1983Dino Mattessich 9–52–12nd NCAA Division I Final Four
Dino Mattessich:26–15 (.634)6–5 (.545)
Dick Edell (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1984–2001)
1984Dick Edell 7–41–23rd
1985Dick Edell 7–52–1T–1st
1986Dick Edell 10–32–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1987Dick Edell 12–13–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
1988Dick Edell 6–41–23rd
1989Dick Edell 10–43–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
1990Dick Edell 7–51–23rd
1991Dick Edell 10–51–23rd NCAA Division I Final Four
1992Dick Edell 9–52–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1993Dick Edell 6–60–34th NCAA Division I First Round
1994Dick Edell 7–61–2T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
1995Dick Edell 12–42–12nd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1996Dick Edell 10–32–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1997Dick Edell 11–51–23rd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1998Dick Edell 14–33–01st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1999Dick Edell 9–41–2T–3rd
2000Dick Edell 11–61–23rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2001Dick Edell 13–32–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Dick Edell:171–76 (.692)29–25 (.537)
Dave Cottle (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2002–2010)
2002Dave Cottle 9–41–2T–2nd
2003Dave Cottle 12–42–11st NCAA Division I Final Four
2004Dave Cottle 13–33–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2005Dave Cottle 11–61–23rd NCAA Division I Final Four
2006Dave Cottle 12–52–12nd NCAA Division I Final Four
2007Dave Cottle 10–61–23rd NCAA Division I First Round
2008Dave Cottle 10–62–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2009Dave Cottle 10–72–11st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2010Dave Cottle 12–41–2T–3rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Dave Cottle:99–45 (.688)15–12 (.556)
John Tillman (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2011–2014)
2011John Tillman 13–51–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2012John Tillman 12–61–2T–3rd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2013John Tillman 10–42–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2014John Tillman 13–44–11st NCAA Division I Final Four
John Tillman (Big Ten Conference)(2015–Present)
2015John Tillman 15–44–1T–1st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2016John Tillman 17–35–01st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2017John Tillman 16–34–11st NCAA Division I Champion
2018John Tillman 14–44–11st NCAA Division I Final Four
2019John Tillman 12–53–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2020John Tillman 5–1
2021John Tillman 15–110–01st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2022John Tillman 18–05–01st NCAA Division I Champion
2023John Tillman 10–63–23rd NCAA Division I First Round
2024John Tillman 11–63–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
John Tillman:181–52 (.777)49–15 (.766)
Total:893–289–4 (.755)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Alumni in the Premier Lacrosse League (23)

Year DraftedNamePositionHeightWeightDrafted ByDraft PickCurrent TeamAll StarAccolades
2010 Brian Phipps Goalie 5'9 180 Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL) 4th round (23rd overall) Whipsnakes LC None None
2012 Jake Bernhardt D Midfield 6'0 190 Hamilton Nationals (MLL) 2nd round (12th overall) Whipsnakes LC 2x All Star ('19,'21) None
2013 Jesse Bernhardt Defense 6'1 210 Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL) 1st round (4th overall) Chrome LC None None
2014 Michael Ehrhardt LSM 6'5 220 Charlotte Hounds (MLL) 1st round (7th overall) Whipsnakes LC 3x All Star ('19,'20,'21) 3x Merrill ('19,'20,'21)
2014 Mike Chanenchuk Midfield 5'11 190 Charlotte Hounds (MLL) 2nd round (11th overall) Whipsnakes LC 1x All Star ('19) None
2015 Jay Carlson Attack 6'0 185 Undrafted Undrafted Whipsnakes LC None None
2016 Matt Dunn Defense 6'3 225 Rochester Rattlers (MLL) 1st round (7th overall) Whipsnakes LC 3x All Star ('19,'20,'21) 1x Pietramala ('20)
2016 Kyle Bernlohr Goalie 5'10 175 Ohio Machine (MLL) 2nd round (11th overall) Whipsnakes LC 2x All Star ('19,'21) None
2016 Bryan Cole Midfield 6'3 190 Charlotte Hounds (MLL) 2nd round (16th overall) Whipsnakes LC None None
2017 Matt Rambo Attack 5'10 210 Charlotte Hounds (MLL) 1st round (3rd overall) Whipsnakes LC 2x All Star ('19,'20) 1x MVP ('19), 1x McEneaney ('19)
2017 Colin Heacock Attack 6'3 210 Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL) 2nd round (11th overall) Chrome LC 1x All Star ('21) None
2017 Tim Muller Defense 6'2 215 Florida Launch (MLL) 2nd round (10th overall) Whipsnakes LC None None
2017 Isaiah Davis-Allen D Midfield 6'3 180 Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL) 2nd round (16th overall) Redwoods LC None None
2018 Connor Kelly Midfield 6'0 195 Atlanta Blaze (MLL) 1st round (2nd overall) Waterdogs LC None None
2018 Bryce Young Defense 6'2 205 Ohio Machine (MLL) 2nd round (15th overall) Whipsnakes LC 1x All Star ('19) None
2021 Nick Grill Defense 5'8 185 Whipsnakes LC 4th round (31st overall) Chrome LC None None
2022 Logan Wisnauskis Attack 6'3 215 Chrome LC 1st round (1st overall) Chrome LC 1x All Star ('22) None
2022 Roman Puglise D Midfield 5'11 195 Whipsnakes LC 1st round (7th overall) Whipsnakes LC None None
2022 Bubba Fairman D Midfield 6'1 195 Cannons LC 2nd round (11th overall) Cannons LC None None
2022 Jonathan Donville Midfield 6'0 195 Chaos LC 2nd round (16th overall) Chaos LC None None
2022 Keegan Khan Attack 6'1 175 Whipsnakes LC 3rd round (20th overall) Whipsnakes LC None None
2022 Jake Higgins D Midfield 6'0 195 Waterdogs LC 3rd round (22nd overall) Waterdogs LC None None
2022 Anthony DeMaio D Midfield 5'10 165 Undrafted Undrafted Redwoods LC None None
2023 Brett Makar Defense 6'1 210 Atlas LC 1st round (3rd overall) Atlas LC 1x All Star ('23) None

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