Keeley Block’s OT winner sends No. 2-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse past No. 3-seed Johns Hopkins, 15-14, in Big Ten tournament semifinal

Coming out of the half with a five-goal lead, No. 2-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse looked set to cruise to an easy win in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. But after a disastrous second half, the Terps found themselves locked in a stalemate and headed into their first overtime period of the season.

Then, freshman Lyla Ingrilli took a gutsy charge, giving Maryland the possession it needed. Keeley Block took full advantage of the opportunity, drilling a point-blank strike into the net with 70 seconds left in extra time to send the Terps to the conference championship. In a game far too close for comfort, Maryland survived a second-half revival from No.

3-seed Johns Hopkins and came out on top, 15-14. The Terps were humming on defense, forcing Johns Hopkins to rush on offense and commit 17 turnovers. Going into Friday, Maryland’s 6.

3 caused turnovers per game ranked dead last in the Big Ten — it has struggled to force giveaways all season long despite a satisfactory defensive season. Backline success allowed the Terps to explode on offense as they jumped out to a 3-1 lead eight minutes into the game. However, sophomore defender Riley McEnroe struggled to contain sharpshooter Lacey Downey, allowing the Blue Jay to snipe two goals in a row.