Last-second score dashes No. 2-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse’s Big Ten title hopes in 8-7 defeat to No. 1-seed Northwestern

ANN ARBOR, MI - APRIL 24: Maisy Clevenger #1 of the Maryland Terrapins looks to pass the ball against the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays in the second quarter of a Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Semifinals game on April 24, 2026 at U-M Lacrosse Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Paul Barnick/Big Ten/University Images via Getty Images). Despite playing sloppily for the majority of the contest, No.

2-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse found its way into overtime of the Big Ten championship. But with less than a second left in the period, defensively-minded midfielder Annabel Child rounded a pick and sent a long-range sidearm snipe into the back of the net to dash the Terps’ title hopes. In nearly identical fashion to its title-game loss last year, a final-minute score dashed Maryland’s hopes of a conference championship, and No.

1-seed Northwestern won in an 8-7 thriller. Staring down a four-goal deficit with 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Terps stormed back on four quick scores. That run sent Maryland to overtime for the second consecutive game and the Big Ten championship to overtime for the first time ever.

Maryland goalkeeper JJ Suriano had succeeded against Northwestern in the past, having logged 30 total saves in Maryland’s last two games against the Wildcats. Suriano’s first stop of Sunday’s matinee came 57 seconds in when she denied Aditi Foster on a wide-open attempt. The save gave Maryland its first scoring opportunity, and Kori Edmondson took advantage 77 seconds later to secure an early lead.