BIG TEN CHAMPS! No. 1 Maryland Defeats No. 9 Ohio State, 19-12 – University of Maryland Athletics

COLLEGE PARK, MD — No. 1 Maryland clinched a share of the 2022 Massive Ten Championship with a 19-12 victory over No. 9 Ohio State on a sun-splashed Saturday afternoon at Capital One Area at Maryland Stadium. This marked the Terps sixth Massive Ten Championship and the second yr in a row that they received the title in opposition to Ohio State. Maryland is an ideal 11-0 total this season, together with a 4-0 mark within the Massive Ten. 

Maryland was down 10-9 within the third quarter however used a decisive 8-1 run to run away from the Buckeyes and clinch the Massive Ten title. Maryland outscored the Buckeyes 12-5 within the second half. 

Logan Wisnauskas totaled seven factors and tied his season-high with 5 objectives, and a pair of assists. Jonathan Donville (one objective and three assists) and Eric Malever (two objectives and two assists) every recorded 4 factors.  Anthony DeMaio, Keegan Khan, Jack Brennan and Roman Puglise all scored two objectives within the sport as effectively. 

The Terps confronted their largest deficit of the season, trailing Ohio State 7-3 with 9:53 left within the second quarter, however the Terps reeled off 4 objectives late within the second quarter to tie the sport at halftime, 7-7. Maryland outscored Ohio State 16-5 over the sport’s remaining 39 minutes. 

Ohio State is 8-4 and 2-2 within the Massive Ten as Colby Smith led them with three objectives whereas Jack Myers had two objectives and 4 assists for six factors. 

Breaking Down The Motion

• The Terps jumped out to a 2-0 lead on objectives by Eric Malever and Roman Puglise. Ohio State answered with two objectives by Scott White and Jason Knox to tie the sport at 2-2. After Anthony DeMaio made it 3-2, Ohio State scored the sport’s subsequent 5 objectives — the longest run of objectives by a Maryland opponent this season — to guide 5-3 after the primary quarter and 7-3 early within the second quarter.
• Ohio State goalie Skylar Wahlund was super making 5 of his 9 first-half saves within the first quarter-hour, together with a stretch of three consecutive saves to thwart the Terps within the remaining three minutes of the primary quarter. 
• Wisnauskas obtained Maryland again on the scoreboard after practically quarter-hour of being held scoreless with two objectives in a span of 1:46 to chop the Terps’ deficit to 7-5 with 7:14 left within the first half. Jonathan Donville and Jack Koras scored to shut to half and degree the rating at 7-7.
• The Terps reeled off 5 objectives within the third quarter as Wisnauskas (X2), Puglise, Keegan Khan, and Wierman all tallied within the third body as Maryland took a 12-11 lead going into the fourth. Maryland additionally introduced in 10 floor balls within the third quarter after brining in simply 9 within the first half mixed.
• The Terps scored the primary 5 objectives of the fourth quarter as DeMaio, Malever, Wisnauskas, Khan, and Jack Brennan all scored within the first seven and a half minutes. 

Notable Numbers

• 4: Puglise scored two objectives in a sport for the fourth time in his profession and second time this yr.
• 4: Brennan collected his fourth multi-goal sport of his profession. 
• 6: This marked the sixth time this season Maryland has scored 19 or extra objectives in a sport. 
• 9: Malever has 9 profession multi-goal video games. 
• 10: Maryland had precisely 10 totally different objective scorers within the victory for the fourth sport in a row. 
• 12: Wierman had 12 groundballs, one shy of his career-high of 13, completed twice this season.
• 16: Wisnauskas has sixteen career-games with 4 objectives
• 20: Wierman received 20 face-offs for the third time this season as he was 20-of-35. 
• 23: DeMaio has 23 multi-goal video games in his profession and 5 this season. 
• 299: Wisnasukas collected his 299th level on Malever’s fourth-quarter objective with 12:03 remaining. 

Wisnauskas Watch

• Wisnauskas added to his lead because the all-time Maryland level scorer as his seven-point day now offers him 299 factors as a Terp.
• He has recorded some extent in all of his 68 video games as a Terp and has 34 hat tips in these video games.
• He now has 179 profession objectives, second all-time to Jared Bernhardt (202).
• He additionally has 120 profession assists, fourth all-time with Charles Wicker (121 from 1953-56) subsequent on the listing. Ray Altman (146 from 1961-63) holds the all-time file. 

Up Subsequent

• Maryland travels to rival Johns Hopkins on Saturday, April 23 at 6 p.m. for the a hundred and fifteenth assembly of Lacrosse’s Best Rivalry.
• The sport will air on ESPNU and heard on the Maryland Sports activities Radio Community.