No. 3 Maryland women’s lacrosse survives No. 21 Penn State, 14-13

With less than four minutes left in the contest, the No. 3 Maryland women’s lacrosse clung to a one-goal lead over No. 21 Penn State after Rocquette Allen snuck a shot top shelf for her fifth goal of the game.

But as Penn State charged down the field with under a minute to go, Jordyn Lipkin forced a crucial turnover, poking the ball loose from Lilly Spilker’s stick. Maddy Sterling then scooped up the ground ball, winding down the clock to save Maryland’s undefeated 2026 campaign. “We know how to play defense.

We played it for 59 full minutes of the game,” said Sterling. “Our attackers do a great job re-defending, and Jordan did a great job. She got there, and I saw the ball, and I was like, this is perfect.

Let’s go. ” In its tightest conference bout yet, Maryland fought all the way to the end, maintaining a narrow lead over Penn State to secure a 14-13 victory in SECU Stadium. Maryland’s shot diet had a very different look early on.