Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals preview: No. 3-seed Maryland men’s lacrosse vs. No. 6-seed Rutgers
The Terps look to advance and play Penn State in the semifinals.
While No. 3-seed Maryland men’s lacrosse’s defense was steady during conference play — it held four of five Big Ten foes to single-digit goals — its offense let it down on numerous occasions. Saturday was no different.
The Terps limited No. 1-seed Johns Hopkins to just nine goals, including one third-quarter score. Maryland’s sturdy defensive play should’ve been enough to fuel it to victory, but the offense didn’t provide enough firepower.
Misfired passes and drops, all part of the Terps’ early-season struggles, resurfaced in the high-stakes matchup. Leo Johnson and Eric Spanos tried to will Maryland back from its three-goal deficit, but their efforts were thwarted after Chris Lyons’ game-tying shot doinked off the post. That defeat put the Terps on the bubble of an at-large selection.
They need to win three games in eight days during the Big Ten Tournament to feel safe about their postseason chances. In a season filled with national championship expectations, an NCAA Tournament appearance is now far from guaranteed. Maryland must turn its attention to No.
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