We’re in the middle of March and only three undefeated teams remain in Division I men’s lacrosse.

No. 1 Albany leads the way at 5-0, followed by No. 10 Georgetown at 6-0 and No. 19 Vermont at 7-0.

The Great Danes were expected to be strong this season, but had to get past former-No. 1 Maryland to remain unbeaten. As for the other two teams, the Hoyas and Catamounts have made it through relatively pedestrian schedules to get to this point.

After Saturday, at least one fewer team will be undefeated.

Albany will play host to Vermont in the most-anticipated America East matchup of the year. Presumably the top teams in the conference, this game could represent one of the toughest challenges left on the schedule for the top team in the country.

For the Great Danes, the third home game of the year is all about keeping the momentum going. After scoring the final five goals and taking down Maryland last weekend, they had to turn the page quickly to prepare for a dangerous Catamounts team.

NO. 19 VERMONT AT NO. 1 ALBANY
WHEN: Saturday, March 17, 3 p.m.
WATCH: AmericaEast.TV

Connor Fields leads Albany — and possibly the Tewaaraton race — after dropping nine points and nine assists in wins over UMass and Maryland last week. He tops the scoring chart with 36 points, followed by freshman phenom Tehoka Nanticoke’s 22 points.

Nanticoke, however, was held in check by a Terps defense set on being physical with him last weekend. Bryce Young matched up with Nanticoke and held him to just one assist on the day. He’ll look to get back to his dominant form against a Vermont defense that ranks second in the nation, allowing just 6.57 goals per game.

Led by goalie Nick Washuta, Vermont’s defense has been stifling opponents all season long. Washuta has stopped 63.2 percent of shots in 2018 and ranks second in the country with 5.96 goals against (Albany goalie JD Colarusso sits third in the NCAA).

Although the Catamounts might not have a Bryce Young-caliber defenseman, they average 7.14 caused turnovers per game. Defensemen Andrew Simeon and Warren Jeffrey lead the team with nine caused turnovers.

But, like many teams that go up against the Great Danes, Vermont will need to step up at the faceoff. TD Ierlan leads the nation with 80.7 faceoff win percentage, and Vermont’s Charlie Erdmann will meet him after winning 48.7 percent of his faceoffs.

Will Albany take another step toward possibly running the table? Or will Vermont score the signature win that solidifies its status as a contender?

Other games highlighting the weekend include:

• No. 3 Maryland at No. 6 Villanova
  Saturday, 1 p.m., Fox Sports College-Atlantic
  
  A week after falling in the game of the year so far, Maryland has another tough test on the road against a surprise Villanova team. But the Terps shouldn’t need much more motivation, given that they fell to the Wildcats at home last season. It’ll be a matchup of offensive stars, with Christian Cuccinello and Jared Bernhardt sitting in the top 15 nationally in goals per game. Connor Kelly leads the Maryland offense with 5.67 points per game, good for fifth nationally.

• No. 8 Virginia at No. 4 Notre Dame
  Saturday, 6 p.m., ESPNU
  
  Virginia is in the midst of one of the toughest stretches of the season, and it will travel to South Bend without one of its leaders in Ryan Conrad, who suffered a season-ending injury on March 4. What’s at stake? The Cavaliers are still looking for their first ACC win since 2013, a streak that Lars Tiffany and his team will expect to end at some point this season. For Notre Dame, it’s a welcome home game after going 1-1 against Maryland and Denver in back-to-back road contests.

• No. 13 Syracuse at No. 18 Rutgers
  Sunday, 1 p.m., BTN Plus
  
  The Orange travel to meet the Scarlet Knights in a battle between teams that have yet to find consistency this season. For Syracuse, wins over Army and Virginia were sandwiched between ugly home losses to Albany and Johns Hopkins. Rutgers has fallen to Army and Princeton, but topped Lehigh midweek. A win for Syracuse would be huge, with Duke and Notre on the horizon.

MORE GAMES ON OUR RADAR

All times are listed in ET. For a full list of broadcast games, please visit our US Lacrosse TV listing page, presented by Nationwide.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

12 p.m. 

No. 2 Duke at Towson (Lax Sports Network)
Holy Cross at No. 15 Army (Patriot League Network)

1 p.m.

No. 7 Yale at Cornell (Ivy League Network)
​No. 14 Lehigh at Lafayette (Patriot League Network)
​No. 16 Hofstra at Providence (Friars.com)
Brown at Harvard (Ivy League Network)
Penn State at Fairfield (Lax Sports Network)
No. 10 Georgetown at Drexel (Drexel Sports)

1:30 p.m.

No. 9 Loyola at Navy (CBS Sports Network)

3 p.m.

Delaware at No. 12 Johns Hopkins (ESPN3)
Penn at No. 17 Princeton (ESPNU)

4 p.m.

No. 20 Ohio State at No. 5 Denver (DenverPioneers.com)

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

1 p.m.

No. 2 Duke at Cleveland State (Lax Sports Network ($))