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Maryland Falls Short of NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Title
Terrapins lose to Cornell 13-10 in Championship
Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – In its 18th NCAA Championship appearance, No. 2 Maryland was unable to win its fifth NCAA title after a hard-fought 13-10 loss versus No. 1 Cornell.
After a back-and-forth first half, the Terrapins went to the locker room down 6-5, only giving up one goal to Cornell’s Tewaaraton front-runner CJ Kirst. However, in the second half, Kirst figured out the Terrapins defense and scored three goals to put the Big Red up 9-6 with 9:23 remaining in the fourth. Maryland clawed back after Elijah Stobaugh scored his 10th goal of the season to make the game 10-9, but Kirst added his fifth and sixth goals of the day to help put Cornell up 13-10 with 0:50 remaining to close out the game.
Logan McNaney capped off a terrific season with 11 saves, and Spanos led all Maryland players with two goals and two assists on the day.
Regardless of the result, the Terrapins had an accomplished season, beating multiple top teams like Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Princeton and Syracuse twice, made the finals in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments, and saw defenseman Will Schaller earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors.
In its 100th season, Maryland cemented its place as one of the premier lacrosse programs in the NCAA. The Terrapins have appeared in the NCAA tournament 47 times, advanced to the finals 18 times, and won four NCAA championships. With its win over Syracuse on Saturday, the Terrapins also joined Johns Hopkins and Syracuse as one of three programs to have 900 total wins. The Terrapins, however, have the strongest winning percentage (.754) of any team in the country.
Four Terrapins players also made the NCAA All-Tournament Team. See below for the full list of Big Ten players featured:
NCAA Men's Lacrosse All-Tournament Team:
AJ Larkin, LSM, Maryland
Eric Spanos, A, Maryland
Logan McNaney, G, Maryland
Will Schaller, D, Maryland
Liam Matthews, A, Penn State