Men’s Lacrosse: Ohio State loses its second-consecutive game in a tough overtime battle to Maryland

The Buckeyes had it till they didn’t. 

Simply 52 seconds into extra time, No. 5 Maryland freshman assault Braden Erksa despatched a soul-crushing purpose to the again of the online, successful the Terrapins the sport 12-11 however closing the No. 19 Buckeyes’ (5-6, 1-2 Huge Ten) residence season with a second-straight Huge Ten loss Friday. 

“We have to rating yet another purpose,” head coach Nick Myers mentioned. 

The Terrapins (7-3, 2-1 Huge Ten) trailed all of regulation, but their Huge Ten Freshman of the Week, Erksa, wanted below a minute in extra time to win them the battle. 

“It’s robust,” graduate midfielder Kyle Borda mentioned. “You place a number of work within the week, the sport plan, after which extra time? It stings.” 

For 60 minutes, although, it appeared just like the Buckeyes could be victorious. 

Freshman midfielder Dillon Magee bought Ohio State off to a fast lead with a ball to the again of the online 25 seconds into the matchup, assisted by freshman defenseman Jonny Cool. 

Senior assault Colby Smith adopted up Magee’s purpose along with his eleventh of the season. 

Terrapins junior assault Daniel Kelly responded by tying the sport with back-to-back scores. 

Sophomore assault Ed Shean, who entered as Ohio State’s purpose chief with 19, discovered his first of the evening after three-consecutive scoreless video games. Shean had 5 on the evening and now has 24 targets this season. 

“He’s tremendous robust,” Myers mentioned. “He’s a man that’s capable of get photographs on purpose and was capable of get the great spots on the sector tonight.”

The Buckeyes’ momentum saved going by the second quarter with 5 targets from three completely different gamers, three of which belonged to Shean and two from Borda. 

The Terrapins trailed 9-5 heading into halftime regardless of a pair of targets within the last two minutes by a duo of attackmen, junior Owen Murphy and senior Ryan Siracusa. 

Within the third quarter, Maryland dominated the midfield with six faceoff wins to the Buckeyes’ zero. 

Three targets went in for the Terrapins consequently, although Ohio State’s standout participant of the evening, Shean, completed the quarter scoring along with his fifth.

“We misplaced a bit little bit of our momentum, perhaps, to a level,” Myers mentioned. “The fellows had been holding on however weren’t capable of get the standard photographs on purpose they had been capable of get early.”

Kelly reached a hat trick within the fourth quarter, scoring the primary of three Maryland targets. The Buckeyes had been shut out 3-0 within the last quarter-hour of regulation. 

With 2:09 left within the quarter, Kelly notched his fourth purpose of the evening sending the sport into extra time. 

Maryland senior faceoff Luke Wierman received the faceoff and a floor ball pickup by Terrapins graduate midfielder John Geppert adopted. The sequence was full as soon as Erksa bought a great look and let the ball fly previous Buckeyes senior goalkeeper Skylar Wahlund and into the again of the online. 

“It felt like the sport was ours,” Myers mentioned. “We led the complete time.”

Borda mentioned this loss offers Ohio State one thing to construct off because it continues convention play.  

“You’ve bought to think about the positives and transfer on, week to week,” Borda mentioned. “It’s a aggressive league and you may’t actually dangle on any losses within the Huge Ten.”

The Buckeyes get again to work and meet one other top-10 opponent, No. 6 Johns Hopkins, April 15 at Homewood Subject. 

The sport will likely be televised on ESPNU and is about to start at 2 p.m.