Big Ten Tournament semifinals preview: No. 3-seed Maryland men’s lacrosse vs. No. 2-seed Penn State
The Terps hope to get back to the championship game for the fifth time in six years.
Photo by Lauren Epstein/Testudo Times John Tillman was quick to address the areas he wanted cleaned up after No. 3-seed Maryland men’s lacrosse’s game against No. 6-seed Rutgers on Saturday.
While they held on for a 13-10 victory in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal, the Terps nearly blew a five-goal lead after allowing Rutgers to net five fourth-quarter goals. Maryland failed to hold the Scarlet Knights under double-digit goals for the first time in five games. Defensive lapses notwithstanding, the Terps’ attack put together one of their most complete performances of the season.
Nine different goalscorers, highlighted by a five-point outing from Eric Spanos, culminated in the team’s second-highest scoring output against Big Ten opposition. That success was largely due to Maryland’s faceoff unit. Henry Dodge lost just two of his 14 bouts at the X and Jonah Carrier logged a 61.
5% faceoff win rate. The Terps now boast the nation’s second-best unit, losing the faceoff battle in only one game this season. Still, Saturday’s 17 misfired shots and seven third-quarter turnovers leave some cause for concern.
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