By Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun

May 4, 2012

No. 3 Loyola (13-1)

Coming up: Vs. No. 18 Fairfield, today, 6 p.m.

Comment: The Greyhounds are 12-2 all time against the Stags. Sophomore attackman Justin Ward's 23 assists are a team best since Shane Koppens recorded 24 in 2008.

No. 7 Maryland (9-4)

Coming up: At No. 12 Colgate, Saturday, 1 p.m.

Comment: The Terps are 1-1 against the Raiders, but Colgate scored a 10-8 victory last spring that forced Maryland to begin the NCAA tournament on the road. With 106 career points, senior attackman Joe Cummings ranks 36th on the school's all-time list.

No. 8 Johns Hopkins (10-3)

Coming up: Vs. No. 20 Army, Saturday, 1 p.m.

Comment: The Blue Jays are 54-13 in this series and have won the past six meetings with the Black Knights. Freshman long-stick midfielder Michael Pellegrino registered a career-best seven ground balls in Saturday's 10-9 overtime upset of then-No. 1 Loyola.

Mount St. Mary's (5-8)

Coming up: At Robert Morris, today, 5:30 p.m.

Comment: The Mountaineers dropped the April 14 meeting between these teams, 17-14. Senior midfielder Bryant Schmidt registered his team-leading sixth hat trick in Mount St. Mary's 16-7 rout of Wagner on Saturday.

Towson (7-8)

Coming up: Season completed.

Comment: The Tigers finished their fifth consecutive season with a losing record. Sophomore midfielder Thomas DeNapoli finished the year as the team's leader in both assists (12) and points (27).

UMBC (5-8)

Coming up: Season completed

Comment: The Retrievers wrapped up their third straight campaign with a sub-.500 mark. Junior attackman Joe Lustgarten's 29 assists are tied for the 13th-most in a season in the program's history.

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