Maryland is coming off of its first loss of the season last Saturday, 11-8, at then-No. 6 North Carolina. Freshmen Connor Cannizzaro and Colin Heacock scored two goals apiece to pace the offense, while junior Charlie Raffa dominated possession, winning 16-of-23 faceoffs with eight groundballs. Senior Mike Chanenchuk leads the team this season with 31 points on 22 goals and nine assists. He is followed by freshman Matt Rambo, who has 21 points on 17 goals and four assists. Raffa has won 83-of-135 (.598) faceoffs this season with a team-best 55 groundballs. Senior Michael Ehrhardt has made a seamless transition to the long-stick midfield spot and has 32 groundballs, which leads all non-faceoff men, and a team-best 18 caused turnovers. Senior Niko Amato has started every game of his college career (58 straight) and boasts a 7.10 goals-against average, which ranks 5th in the NCAA, this season with a .578 save percentage.
Virginia is 8-2 on the season following its 20-3 win over VMI on Monday, March 24. The Cavaliers boast the No. 6-ranked offense in the nation, scoring 13.8 goals per game. Senior attackman Mark Cockerton leads the UVa offense with 43 points on 32 goals and 11 assists. Junior attackman Owen Van Arsdale leads Virginia with 22 assists and is third overall with 30 points. Freshman Matt Barrett has started all 10 games in net for the Cavs and has an 11.30 goals-against average and is saving 46.2 percent of the shots opponents have put on goal. Junior faceoff specialist Mick Parks has taken 176 of Virginia’s 275 faceoffs with 92 wins (.523) and 39 groundballs to his credit.
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