NO. 1 MARYLAND (3-0)
Coming up: vs. No. 8 Yale, Saturday, noon, Maryland Stadium
Comment: The Terps have won 11 of 14 meetings, but the Bulldogs have triumphed in two of the past three. Sophomore Austin Henningsen, who won 13 of 17 faceoffs and had a career-high three points on one goal and two assists in Saturday’s 19-5 win over High Point, was named Big Ten Specialist of the Week.
NO. 4 JOHNS HOPKINS (3-0)
Coming up: at No. 3 North Carolina, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Comment: The Blue Jays have a 24-21 lead in the series, but the Tar Heels have won the past five and nine of the past 10 games. Senior short-stick defensive midfielder Joe Carlini’s two assists in Saturday’s 14-13 overtime win against then-No. 9 Loyola Maryland tied a career high.
NO. 11 LOYOLA MARYLAND (0-2)
Coming up: at Lafayette, Saturday, noon; at No. 12 Towson, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Comment: The Greyhounds are 4-0 against the Leopards in Patriot League play. Redshirt senior midfielder Brian Sherlock was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week for his four-goal, one-assist outing in Saturday’s loss at No. 4 Johns Hopkins.
NO. 12 TOWSON (1-0)
Coming up: at Georgetown, Saturday, noon; vs. No. 11 Loyola Maryland, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Johnny Unitas Stadium
Comment: The Tigers are 6-1 against the Hoyas, but 28-31 against the Greyhounds. Sophomore Alex Woodall
(St. Mary’s) leads the nation with an .813 faceoff percentage after winning 13 of 16 draws in Saturday’s 13-5 rout of Mount St. Mary’s.
NO. 17 NAVY (1-2)
Coming up: vs. Boston University, Saturday, noon, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Comment: The Midshipmen are 2-1 against their Patriot League-rival Terriers. Freshman Ryan Kern made a career-high 14 saves in Saturday’s 11-5 victory over Delaware, earning the conference’s Goalkeeper of the Week honors.
MOUNT ST. MARY’S (0-3)
Coming up: vs. Furman, Sunday, noon, Waldron Family Stadium
Comment: The Mountaineers have won both all-time games against the Paladins by a total of three goals. Freshman attackman Brendan McCarthy had his first career hat trick and added one assist in Tuesday’s 10-7 loss against No. 14 Richmond.
UMBC (0-3)
Coming up: vs. Mercer, Saturday, noon, UMBC Stadium
Comment: Saturday’s game will mark only the second meeting between the teams with the Retrievers winning, 15-6, on
March 11, 2014. Senior attackman Max Maxwell and freshman attackman Ryan Frawley are the only players to score multiple goals thus far for UMBC.
—?Edward Lee