MM 4.16: 2 No. 3 Maryland men's lacrosse players bring home weekly honors
By Yingqi Zhang
No. 3 Maryland men's lacrosse goalkeeper Logan McNaney and defenseman Will Schaller both earned Big Ten weekly honors after a 13-8 win over then-No. 2 Ohio State Saturday.
McNaney — named specialist of the week — was a wall in net, racking up 10 saves and allowing just eight goals Saturday. The effort also etched McNaney's name in the record books, as he broke Maryland's all-time career saves record with 715 stops, surpassing Kevin O'Leary (705 saves, 1981–84).
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Schaller earned his third defensive player of the week honor this season, leading the team with three caused turnovers while adding a ground ball.
In other news
Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, five of the six seeds in the Big Ten Tournament are still up for grabs. Nolan Rogalski broke down every scenario for Maryland men's lacrosse.
Dylan Schmidt previewed No. 7 Maryland women's lacrosse final road game of the regular season at Rutgers Wednesday.
Maryland baseball secured a 10-3 victory over Mount St. Mary's Tuesday. Tahlia Williams had the story.
Maryland softball defeated Maryland Eastern Shore, 19-0, Tuesday.
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