Maryland
Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal preview: No. 3-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse vs. No. 6-seed Rutgers
No. 3-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse will begin its postseason run Saturday when it hosts No. 6-seed Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
The Terps had a chance to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season title — and a top two seed in the conference tournament — when it welcomed Penn State to College Park on April 13, but they instead let an early lead slip en route to a 12-11 defeat.
Meanwhile, after a strong showing last season, Rutgers has faltered this year in Big Ten play. Its only conference win came against Ohio State in overtime.
Saturday’s game is set for 4 p.m. and will stream on Big Ten Plus.
What happened last time
Riding a three-game losing streak, the Scarlet Knights looked for an upset bid against then-No. 2 Maryland in the Big Ten opener. On the flip-side, the Terps were set to take over the No. 1 ranking with a win and did just that — prevailing by a score of 13-8.
The Terps netted six early goals, with Libby May and Hannah Leubecker combining for four of the tallies.
For Rutgers, midfielder Cassidy Spilis did all she could to keep her team in it. She finished the game with a team-high five goals.
However, led by Leubecker’s season-high six goals and a hat trick by May, Maryland pulled away in the fourth quarter to begin conference play on a high note.
What’s happened since
The Terps have struggled down the stretch relative to historical success, dropping three of their final six games.
Despite that, each of their wins victory came against a ranked opponent and they have maintained a top-15 defense nationally.
After its defeat in College Park, Rutgers suffered a fifth straight loss to Northwestern. However, the Scarlet Knights have won two of their last five games, with two of their three losses coming by one goal.
Three things to watch.
1. Maryland’s offense looks for consistency. Even with a plethora of all-conference selections, Maryland’s attack has struggled to efficiently score, ranking No. 96 in the country in shooting percentage.
2. Can the Terps contain Cassidy Spilis? The Terps’ defense has allowed over 12 goals on average over their past four games, an unsustainable recipe for success. Spilis is one of the most dangerous scorers in the conference and gave the Terps all sorts of trouble last time out.
3. The start of Maryland’s postseason run. The Terps have won three Big Ten Tournament titles since joining the conference in 2015, and can potentially see matchups this year against two teams they lost to in the regular season: No. 2-seed Penn State and No. 1-seed Northwestern.
“We need to make sure we’re putting together all the tools we’ve worked on and kinda accumulated over the course of the season and be able to execute as we go,” head coach Cathy Reese said.
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association released its high school boys and girls lacrosse regional playoff seeds on Monday. Regional quarterfinal action is set to begin Wednesday, with the semifinals on Friday and finals next Monday.
Here are the regional brackets for all Baltimore-area teams.
Girls lacrosse
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
Boys lacrosse
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
A bus with dozens of people onboard crashed on a Maryland highway and resulted in one death and multiple injuries.
At 6 a.m. on Sunday, a bus with 24 people on board traveled northbound on I-95 in Harford County when it lost control and crashed into a guardrail, according to a statement from the Maryland State Police.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and multiple others were taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
According to reports from multiple outlets, 23 people were hurt.
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Maryland bus crash: Investigation underway, highway lanes are back open
In a statement, police said they do not know why the bus lost control, but the Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading the ongoing investigation. No charges have been filed.
Folks were encouraged to find alternate routes after the incident as all of I-95’s northbound lanes at mile marker 77 were closed for the investigation. But it has since reopened, according to a post from the Maryland State Police on X, formerly known as Twitter, formerly known as X.
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Maryland
Maryland men’s lacrosse named No. 7 overall seed in NCAA Tournament, will host Princeton in first round
Maryland men’s lacrosse was named the No. 7 overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, it was announced Sunday. As a top-eight seed, the Terps will host Princeton on May 11 at 7:30 p.m.
The Terps convincingly defeated the Tigers, 13-7, on February 24th in College Park. Princeton is on on a four-game winning streak, though, having just won the Ivy League Championship.
Maryland, on the other hand, has endured an up-and-down season and is on a two-game losing streak.
The Terps started the year on a good note, winning their opening four contests over Richmond, Loyola, Syracuse and Princeton.
Maryland’s first loss of the season came on the road against the reigning champions and No. 1 seed Notre Dame. The Terps went on to narrowly escape what would have been a disastrous loss against Brown at home, before falling to Virginia and Michigan.
The Terps responded to the losing streak with three straight conference victories over Penn State, Ohio State and Rutgers. Then, Maryland lost “The Rivalry” to Johns Hopkins in its worst offensive effort of the year, managing just five goals, before getting thrashed by Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, 19-9.
The winner of Maryland and Princeton will take on the winner of Duke and Utah in the quarterfinals.
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