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Maryland men’s lacrosse started its offseason with a pair of new additions over the weekend, dipping into both the recruiting and transfer markets.
Michael Uriaco, a long-stick midfielder who spent his freshman season at Villanova, could compete for playing time in College Park right away with Maryland long-pole Nick Brozowski graduating this spring. The Boys Latin product, who appeared in all 15 games as a rookie this season, will join high school teammate Logan Wisnauskas with the Terps.
Rising sophomore LSM Michael Ubriaco (@BoysLatinLax, Md.) will transfer from @NovaLacrosse to @TerpsMLAX. IL's No. 87 recruit played in all 15 games for the Wildcats, racking up three goals, 25 groundballs and 13 caused turnovers.
— Ty Xanders (@tyxanders) May 31, 2019
The Terps also added to their stable of faceoff specialists, flipping 2019 All-American Luke Wierman from his Fairfield commitment. Draws were a strength for Maryland in the regular season but a weakness in the NCAA Tournament, and with Austin Henningsen out of eligibility, several other players have a chance to join rising junior Justin Shockey in the rotation.
Luke Wierman ‘19, F/O, West Chester Henderson (Pa.) / @RoughridersPA flipped from Fairfield to Maryland. The athletic @Philly_Faceoff product was an All-American this year while leading his team in scoring. Also stood out with UA Philly last summer.
— Ty Xanders (@tyxanders) May 31, 2019
Maryland went 12-5 this season and reached the NCAA quarterfinals before collapsing against eventual national champion Virginia. The Terps return a strong core for 2020, though, and these additions make the roster that much deeper.
In other news
Our positional recap series for this year’s Terps started with the attack and continued with Maryland’s midfield.
The Premier Lacrosse League started play this weekend, and the Terp-filled Whipsnakes captured a 15-14 overtime win over Chaos to start their season. Here’s the last play, with one Maryland alum finding another.
GAME. WINNER.@dsnides23 pic.twitter.com/oELugqZKYi
— Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club (@PLLWhipsnakes) June 2, 2019
From Inside Lacrosse, Erica Evans bounced back from a season-ending knee injury at Canisius to raise a championship trophy in her final college season at Maryland.
And here’s The Washington Post on Bruno Fernando, who’s heading to the NBA but won’t ever forget his time at Maryland.
Maryland football 2020 commit Corey Dyches is already making impressive plays in the Maryland Stadium end zone.
I like @cdyches2 in that pretty end zone❣️ #futureterp #home #LOCKedIN ❤️ #TerpsFootball pic.twitter.com/HjpsHyESGc
— Dionne Dyches (@THATDionne) June 1, 2019