Vermont (3-5) at Albany (2-5) – Saturday 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Neither of their records look great right now but Vermont just removed NJIT from the ranks of the unbeaten and Albany (three one-goal losses) briefly had Virginia on the ropes thanks to Jake Piseno and Silas Richmond.
No. 8 Maryland (5-2) at No. 19 Michigan (5-3) – Saturday 2:30 p.m. (BTN)
Maryland’s losses to Notre Dame and Virginia and OT escape against winless Brown have exposed the lack of flow in an offense that was expected to struggle some considering the Terps switched offensive coordinators in late December.
No. 9 Syracuse (8-2) at Hobart (3-4) – Saturday 5 p.m. (HWS)
How much did defensive coordinator John Odierna’s stock rise Wednesday with Syracuse’s masterful performance against Duke and the coming-out party for its “Junkyard Dawgs” man-down unit?
No. 11 Georgetown (5-2) at No. 16 Richmond (5-3) – Saturday 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
The Hoyas are getting excellent production (two-plus goals per game) out of their second midfield and flashing terrific d-middie depth during this their five-game winning streak.
No. 6 Denver (6-1) vs. No. 3 Duke (8-2) (in Severn, Md.) – Sunday 2 p.m. (FloSports)
Duke’s dud at the Dome raises some concerns about its offense, but freshman Patrick Jameison continues to perform well in goal and there’s too much talent and IQ on the other side of the field not to get things back on track.
No. 4 Penn State (6-1) at Ohio State (5-4) – Sunday 2:30 p.m. (BTN)
Anchored by Marcus Hudgins (Ohio State) and Alex Ross (Penn State), both defenses rank in the top 10 nationally, so first to 10 wins?
No. 10 Johns Hopkins (5-3) at No. 18 Rutgers (6-2) – Sunday 4:30 p.m. (BTN)
Navy always gives Hopkins fits and the Blue Jays, whose three losses all have come by one goal, will have had nine days to get right for Rutgers.
