Braden Erksa’s overtime goal gives No. 5 Maryland men’s lacrosse 12-11 win over No. 17 Ohio State

No. 17 Ohio State took an early lead by way of a 5-0 run and compelled No. 5 Maryland males’s lacrosse to play catch-up Friday evening. The Terps trailed by three heading into the fourth quarter, and slowly decreased the deficit only one with 5 minutes remaining.

Neither offense scored over the subsequent three minutes, and proper when Ohio State’s protection relaxed, junior attackman Daniel Kelly struck. Maryland’s main scorer caught the ball on the prime of the attacking zone and instantly rifled in his fourth objective of the sport to knot the rating at 11.

The Buckeyes let the clock run out in an try take the ultimate shot of the sport, however defensemen Brett Makar and Ajax Zappitello smothered Ohio State’s attackers and compelled a poor shot try.

It didn’t take lengthy for the Terps to finish issues in time beyond regulation, as freshman attackman Braden Erksa roped across the web and whipped the ball into the again of the web on the 3:08 mark.

Maryland is now 2-1 in time beyond regulation and 7-3 general after defeating Ohio State, 12-11, on Friday evening.

Ohio State sophomore Matthew Fritz received the primary two faceoffs of the sport, and it paid dividends. Freshman midfielder Dillion Magee took what Maryland’s protection gave him and fired off a clear shot in the course of the attacking zone, and it deflected off freshman goalie Brian Ruppel and into the web for the primary rating of the sport.

Then, Ohio State senior attackman Colby Smith had a large open shot and canned it, giving the Buckeyes an early 2-0 lead.

Kelly single-handedly dragged Maryland out of this gap, nevertheless, rattling in two easy side-arm photographs.

The Terps’ protection repaid the favor over the subsequent 12 minutes, stumping six consecutive Ohio State possessions.

Sophomore attackman Ed Shean tacked on yet another objective earlier than the primary quarter got here to an finish, although, to provide the Buckeyes a one-goal lead headed into the second quarter.

Ohio State dominated the second body, outscoring the Terps, 6-3.

The Buckeyes capitalized on a controversial penalty towards sophomore midfielder Dante Dealer Jr., which resulted in a man-up alternative, for his or her first objective of the quarter. Graduate midfielder scored two of the Ohio State’s subsequent three targets, spinning previous Dealer on the second.

The Terps started to struggle again within the ultimate minutes of the quarter. Attackmen Zach Whittier, Owen Murphy and Ryan Siracusa every tallied a objective, however two targets from Shean stored Maryland exterior of putting distance.

The Terps recorded three extra shot makes an attempt than the Buckeyes within the first half, however eight turnovers deflated most of their offensive efforts.

Zappitello scored his second objective of the season to open up the third quarter and it couldn’t have come at a extra essential time. Zappitello scooped up a blocked shot, sprinted into the attacking zone and flung the ball previous senior goalie Skylar Wahlund to chop Ohio State’s result in three.

Sophomore attackman Eric Spanos and Whittier every recorded targets within the third quarter, however they had been evenly matched by Ohio State’s star attackman Jack Myers and Shean.

Down by three coming into the ultimate body, the Terps wanted perfection on each ends within the fourth quarter.

Maryland compelled an additional interval with three unanswered targets within the fourth quarter, after which acquired the job completed in time beyond regulation, in the end defeating the Buckeyes, 12-11.

Three issues to know

1. The Terps had no reply for Shean. The sophomore entered the day with 19 targets on the season and left with 24. He scored 4 targets within the first half and was the first purpose why the Buckeyes managed the sport from the get-go. Maryland star defenseman Brett Makar lined up towards Myers for a lot of the sport, which left room for Shean to dominate.

2. Luke Wierman was again to dominating faceoffs. Wierman entered Friday evening’s recreation on a chilly streak however returned to his traditional self towards Ohio State. The Buckeyes received the primary two faceoffs, however Wierman secured 19 of the subsequent 24. Ohio State’s offense was rolling for a lot of the sport, however Wierman’s dominance stifled what might have been 15-goal recreation for the Buckeyes.

3. Maryland refused to surrender. With their Large Ten lives on the road, the Terps stored preventing. Maryland trailed by 5 within the second quarter and 4 after halftime, however dug deep and confirmed its championship pedigree. The Terps overpowered Ohio State within the second half, tallying seven targets and shutting out the Buckeyes within the fourth quarter and time beyond regulation.