BALTIMORE, MD – The top-ranked Maryland men's lacrosse team jumped out to a 4-0 lead less than four minutes into its game against Johns Hopkins at Homewood Field on Saturday evening and the Terrapins never looked back in a 22-7 victory over the Blue Jays.  Maryland improves to 12-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten, while the Blue Jays slip to 6-8 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.
 
The Terps got an unassisted goal from Kyle Long just 29 seconds into the game to jump-start the four-goal, game-opening run; four different Maryland players scored during the spree.
 
The Blue Jays got an extra-man goal from Connor DeSimone just over a minute after Maryland's fourth goal, but the Terps responded with another four- goal run that bridged the first and second quarters and built the lead to seven.
 
Hopkins would trim the deficit to 8-3 on back-to-back goals from Owen McManus and Brendan Grimes midway through the second quarter and the Blue Jay defense came up a stop after the Grimes goal, but the Terps turned a failed clear into a goal that ignited a quick three-goal spurt that pushed the lead to 11-3 and Maryland never looked back.
 
The Terps would score 11 straight after a Joey Epstein goal late in the second quarter for the Blue Jays before Hopkins ended the game with goals from Johnathan Peshko, Garrett Degnon and Alex Mabbett to close out the scoring in the final period.
 
What It Means
• In what has become a very streaky series, the Terps won their fourth straight against Johns Hopkins.  The four-game Maryland run was immediately preceded by three straight wins for the Blue Jays against the Terps.
 
• The Blue Jays are now locked into the number four seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament and will host Penn State in the quarterfinals on Saturday, April 30.  The time of that game will be announced on Monday, April 24.
 
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• The Blue Jays' seven goals were scored by seven different players with DeSimone (1g, 1a) the only multi-point producer on the night for Johns Hopkins.
 
• Freshman Logan Callahan won 11-of-21 faceoffs and grabbed eight ground balls.
 
• Junior Tim Marcille played the final 26:41 in goal and posted seven saves while allowing six goals.
 
Inside the Box Score – Maryland
• Maryland got goals from 10 different players with Logan Wisnauskas (5), Keegan Khan (4) and Owen Murphy (4) leading the way.
 
• Logan McNaney played the first three quarters in goal and posted 11 saves while allowing just four goals.
 
• Luke Wierman won 17-of-27 faceoffs, grabbed nine ground balls and scored one goal.
 
Up Next
As noted above, Johns Hopkins will host Penn State in the Big Ten Quarterfinals on Saturday, April 30.  The winner of that game will play Maryland in the Big Ten Semifinals (at Maryland) on Thursday, May 5.