The No. 1 Maryland (4-0) men’s lacrosse team returns to non-conference play when it plays at Stony Brook (2-2) for the first time since 2003. The Terps and the Seawolves are scheduled for a 1 p.m. start on Saturday, March 8 at LaValle Stadium.
The Maryland-Stony Brook game is slated to be streamed live on AmericaEast.tv.
Maryland was elevated to the No. 1 ranking this week following its 10-6 home win over previous No. 1 Duke on March 1. Senior Mike Chanenchuk took over the team scoring lead with his six-point performance vs. the Blue Devils. Chanenchuk now has 17 points on 12 goals and five assists and leads the team in each of those offensive categories. Junior Charlie Raffa has won 47-of-77 (.610) faceoffs this season with a team-best 31 groundballs. Senior Michael Ehrhardt has made a seamless transition to the long-stick midfield spot and has 15 groundballs, which leads all non-faceoff men, and a team-best 10 caused turnovers. Senior Niko Amato has started every game of his college career (54 straight) and boasts a 5.46 goals-against average this season with a .683 save percentage.
Stony Brook is 2-2 on the season after seesawing through their first four games of 2014. The Seawolves have been led on offense this season by sophomore attackman Brody Eastwood. The Canadian finisher has 14 goals on just 24 shots and six of his tallies have come on extra-man op- portunities. Sophomore midfielder Challen Rogers, another Canadian import, leads Stony Brook with nine assists, while also scoring four goals. Sophomore goalie Dan Shaughnessy, the team’s starter as a freshman in 2013, returned after missing the Marist and Lafayette games to start vs. Duke and Rutgers and has an 11.50 goals-against average this season. Freshman Kyle Rowe has taken 91 of the Seawolves’ 107 faceoff attempts and has won 59 for a .648 winning percentage. He also leads the team with 35 groundballs and has scored once and added one assist. from umterps.com
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