No. 5 Towson (5-0)

Coming up: At No. 14 Johns Hopkins, Saturday, 2 p.m.; at No.?19 Ohio State, Tuesday,

7 p.m.

Comment: The Tigers ended a 19-game losing streak against the Blue Jays with a 7-5 win last season, but are just 2-5 against the Buckeyes. With three goals from senior midfielder Ben McCarty in Saturday's 14-6 rout of UMBC, the offense has had at least one player with a hat trick in each of its five games.

No. 8 Loyola Maryland (4-1)

Coming up: Vs. No. 9 Duke, Saturday, 11 a.m., Ridley Athletic Complex

Comment: The Blue Devils are 17-11 in this series, but the Greyhounds have won the past two in Baltimore. Sophomore Mike Orefice set career highs in faceoff wins (14), faceoffs attempted (21) and ground balls (nine) in Saturday's 10-9 win at Patriot League foe Holy Cross.

No. 11 Maryland (2-2)

Coming up: At Princeton, Saturday, noon; vs. No. 15 Albany, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Maryland Stadium

Comment: The Terps have a 30-12-1 record against the Tigers but will meet the Great Danes for the first time in program history. Redshirt sophomore midfielder Tim Rotanz's two goals in Tuesday's 12-8 victory over Drexel were his first since April 25, 2014, when he scored one in a 6-5 loss to Notre Dame.

No. 14 Johns Hopkins (2-2)

Coming up: Vs. No. 5 Towson, Saturday, 2 p.m., Homewood Field

Comment: The Blue Jays have not lost a game in this series at Homewood Field since April 17, 1996 — a span of nine consecutive meetings. Senior long-stick midfielder Derrick Kihembo (one goal in a 17-7 win over Princeton) and freshman long-stick midfielder Robert Kuhn (one assist) became the first long poles to get a point in the same game since May 11, 2014, when defensemen Jack Reilly and John Kelly did it in a 14-8 win at Virginia.

Mount St. Mary's (3-2)

Coming up: Vs. VMI, Saturday, noon, Waldron Family Stadium

Comment: The Mountaineers have an 18-2 record over the Keydets and have won the past eight. Attackman Chris DiPretoro became the first freshman to score back-to-back hat tricks since Andrew Scalley scored three times against VMI on April 27, 2010, and five times against Marist on May 1, 2010.

UMBC (0-3)

Coming up: Vs. Marist, Saturday, noon, UMBC Stadium

Comment: The Retrievers have defeated the Red Foxes in all three meetings, but they have not faced each other since 1992. Senior midfielder Jack Gannon's four assists in Saturday's 14-6 loss at No. 5 Towson tied a career high set in the team's 16-11 victory over America East foe Hartford on April?12, 2014.

—?Edward Lee