No. 5 Maryland (5-1)
Coming up: vs. No. 2 North Carolina, Saturday, 10 p.m.; at Robert Morris, Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Comment: The Terps are 39-24 against the Tar Heels and 1-0 against the Colonials. Senior defenseman Casey Ikeda was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week after recording three ground balls and one caused turnover in Saturday's 11-2 win over then-No. 15 Villanova.
No. 14 Loyola Maryland (4-4)
Coming up: at Lafayette, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
Comment: The Greyhounds are 2-0 against their Patriot League teams, including a 21-4 demolition of the Leopards on March 22, 2014. Senior defenseman Pat Frazier ended Army senior attackman John Glesener's streak of 21 games with a goal in Saturday's 12-10 win against the No. 19 Black Knights and was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week.
No. 18 Towson (5-3)
Coming up: at Binghamton, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Comment: The Tigers lost their only game against the Bearcats, who left Towson with a 7-6 win in double overtime on March 4, 2006. Sophomore short-stick defensive midfielder Jack Adams (Hereford) scored the first goal of his career in the first quarter of Tuesday's 7-6 loss to No. 15 Ohio State.
No. 20 Johns Hopkins (3-4)
Coming up: vs. No. 8 Virginia, Saturday, 6 p.m., Homewood Field
Comment: The Blue Jays own a 58-29-1 advantage in this series and have won four of the last five games. Junior attackman Ryan Brown (Calvert Hall) owns the longest active goals streak in Division I at 23 games, having scored 66 times during the streak.
Mount St. Mary's (2-4)
Coming up: at Wagner, Saturday, 1 p.m.; at UMBC, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Comment: The Mountaineers have not lost in 14 meetings with the Seahawks and are seeking to win their Northeast Conference opener for the first time since 2011. Junior midfielder Evan Gormley , who scored eight goals in 14 games last season, has scored six in six games this season.
Navy (5-3)
Coming up: at Colgate, Saturday, 12 p.m.
Comment: The Midshipmen have won 11 of 17 contests with their Patriot League rivals, but the Raiders have won three of the last four games. Junior attackman Patrick Keena is tied for seventh in the nation in assists with 18 and has already exceeded his 12 assists in his first two seasons.
UMBC (2-4)
Coming up: at Stony Brook, Saturday, 1 p.m.; vs. Mount St. Mary's, Tuesday, 7 p.m., UMBC Stadium
Comment: The Retrievers are 13-7 against America East rival Seawolves and 21-0 against the Mountaineers. Junior attackman Mark Monroe's man-up goal in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 13-4 loss to Binghamton was the Dickinson transfer's first with UMBC.
– Edward Lee