Maryland completes perfect season in NCAA men’s lacrosse

Maryland (18-0) set an NCAA file for many wins in a season with no loss, changing into the primary undefeated staff since Virginia in 2006. The Terps are 33-1 within the final two seasons, with the lone loss coming within the 2021 championship in opposition to the Cavaliers.

“All I wished to do was see these youngsters not crying this yr,” Maryland coach John Tillman stated. “Final yr to see the tears, I really feel so unhealthy for guys like Nick Grill or Jared Bernhardt and the all of the seniors final yr that didn’t get this opportunity. Our guys have been targeted all yr lengthy and I give them lots of credit score.”

Maryland ended the primary quarter on a 4-0 run, with three straight objectives from DeMaio throughout a span of two:09, and the Terps led 7-2 at halftime. Maryland scored two objectives in 42 seconds to open the second half for a 9-2 lead, however the Terps went scoreless for the final 27 minutes as Cornell battled again.

The Massive Pink scored 4 unanswered objectives to get inside 9-6 with 7:27 left within the fourth. John Piatelli, the nation’s scoring chief, scored with 35.3 seconds remaining to set a Cornell file with 66 objectives, however Maryland received the faceoff earlier than operating out the clock.

It’s Maryland’s fourth title in program historical past.

Logan Wisnauskas had two objectives and two assists to turn out to be the primary Terp to file 100 factors in a single season, breaking Bernhardt’s file of 99 final season.

Cornell (14-5), the No. 7 seed, was on the lookout for its first title since 1977 — in entrance of an introduced crowd of twenty-two,184.

Ivy League freshman of the yr CJ Kirst opened the scoring halfway via the primary quarter and he additionally scored early within the second for his fifty fifth of the season.

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