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Maryland men’s lacrosse will be heading into the 2022 season with plenty of expectations.
The program was unanimously voted in the preseason to repeat as the champions of the Big Ten this season, the team announced on Monday afternoon. The poll was voted on by the conference’s coaches. Maryland is coming off a Big Ten regular season title and a Big Ten tournament championship from last season.
The Terps were also noted to have three players to watch ahead of the 2022 season. One of Maryland’s top scorers and fifth-year attacker Logan Wisnauskas, fifth-year midfielder Jake Higgins and senior defender Brett Makar were head coach John Tillman’s three players to be named.
Wisnauskas is returning to the program for another season after finishing second on the team in goals with 41 in 2021. He also chipped in with 31 assists giving him 72 total points, only behind star Jared Bernhardt.
Higgins, also returning for the Terps, had a season-ending injury last season. He played in nine games before going down and proved to be one of the stronger defensive midfielders on the team.
The last of the trio is Makar, who broke out a season ago for the Terps. Makar caused 15 turnovers in 2021 en route to an eventual First Team All-Big Ten selection and a 2021 Big Ten All-Tournament Team nominee.
In other news
Lauren Rosh wrote about Maryland men’s basketball’s two-point loss to No. 13 Michigan State on Tuesday night.
Ben Dickson wrote about what the month of February could mean for No. 17 Maryland women’s basketball.
Matt Levine took a look at the former Maryland football players whose NFL teams will play in the Super Bowl.
Tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo is having a strong showing at practices for the East-West Shrine Bowl.
"Dominant"
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) February 1, 2022
"A possession receiver in a tight end's body"
"The best tight end on the field"@ChigTweets is turning heads at the @ShrineBowl.
Chigoziem Okonkwo was a star of Monday @ShrineBowl practices.@jfmckessy breaks down what he's seen from the TE in Las Vegas & what to watch for going forward.#FrontOffice33 | #NFLDrafthttps://t.co/J8WtKJqySC
— The Draft Network (@TheDraftNetwork) February 1, 2022
Post West team practice press conference with players @ChigTweets of @TerpsFootball and Baylon Spector of @ClemsonFB https://t.co/jIBC8wgNdd
— East-West Shrine Bowl (@ShrineBowl) January 31, 2022
A few Terp WNBA players are returning to the D.C. area.
SWK back in DC! https://t.co/8VrgmmOJrJ
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) February 1, 2022
AANDDDDD T-HAWK is back home in DC, too! https://t.co/pCA5pYW3MG
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) February 1, 2022
Maryland women’s basketball shared some highlights from its win over Penn State.
▶️ Terp Tapes | at Penn State
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) February 1, 2022
"We gotta be 10 points better on the road."#FTT x #TheMI22ION pic.twitter.com/Fg67dwwJgt
Maryland softball shared a story from Courtney Wyche about her family’s connection to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Listening to my grandfather reminisce about his personal accounts has really enlightened my knowledge of Dr. King’s impact during the Civil Rights Movement."
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) February 1, 2022
Our very own Courtney Wyche has a connection like none other.
In Her Own Words ⬇️ || #BHMhttps://t.co/DD3ZvDb5zI pic.twitter.com/5WIqSiWRdq
Maryland field hockey congratulated its alum, Dr. Christine Knauss, on earning her Doctorate of Philosophy in Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences.
Congratulations to our Terp alum, DOCTOR Christine Knauss! @cmknauss earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences from @UofMaryland! pic.twitter.com/0sNHs2GAFV
— Maryland Field Hockey (@TerpsFH) February 1, 2022