The 2022 NCAA Division I Males’s Lacrosse Nationwide Championship Recreation lastly has its opponents, with the seventh-seeded Cornell Huge Crimson set to tackle the top-seeded Maryland Terrapins at Rentschler Discipline in East Hartford, Connecticut, Could 30.

The Huge Crimson had a dominant efficiency in opposition to the sixth-seeded Rutgers Scarlet Knights within the Remaining 4 on Saturday to punch their ticket to the championship sport for the primary time since 2009. 

The Terrapins had a equally spectacular outing in opposition to the fifth-seeded Princeton Tigers within the Remaining 4 to get again to the championship sport for the second straight season and third time since 2017.

Cornell and Maryland have not met because the quarterfinals of the 2018 NCAA match. The Terrapins knocked the Huge Crimson out of the match that 12 months with a 13-8 win to succeed in the nationwide title sport.

Maryland owns a 15-5-1 report all-time in opposition to Cornell. 

Right here is all the things you might want to know in regards to the 2022 nationwide championship sport. 

The place: Rentschler Discipline in East Hartford, Connecticut

When: Monday at 1 p.m. ET

Watch: ESPN2

Males’s Remaining 4 Scores

(7) Cornell def. (6) Rutgers 17-10

(1) Maryland def. (5) Princeton 13-8

Cornell’s Highway to the Championship Recreation

Cornell has impressed all through this 12 months’s match, although the workforce did not face a lot of a take a look at within the first spherical in opposition to Ohio State, defeating the Buckeyes 15-8. 

The Huge Crimson had a way more troublesome time with Delaware within the quarterfinals. Each groups have been tied 7-7 by way of the primary three quarters of final Saturday’s matchup, and Cornell rallied for 3 targets within the fourth quarter to defeat the Fightin’ Blue Hens 10-8. 

Within the semifinals, Cornell dominated sixth-seeded Rutgers for a 17-10 victory to maneuver to 14-4. It was a continuation of what has been a powerful offensive exhibiting for the Huge Crimson within the match. 

That mentioned, Cornell has been strong offensively all through the 2021-22 marketing campaign. John Piatelli, the workforce’s main scorer, has tallied 65 targets this season, which features a five-goal outing in opposition to Rutgers on Saturday. As well as, CJ Kirst has notched 53 targets, and the Huge Crimson have three different gamers who’ve tallied not less than 22 targets this 12 months. 

Cornell goaltender Chayse Ierlan, although, will have to be a lot better in opposition to top-seeded Maryland within the championship sport. The senior has a 11.07 goals-against common this 12 months and a .527 save proportion. 

The Terrapins are averaging 17.3 targets per sport on this match and are deadly offensively. If Ierlan cannot step up, the championship sport may very well be grueling for the Huge Crimson. 

Cornell has not gained an NCAA title since 1977. A win would mark its fourth victory within the nationwide title sport. 

Maryland’s Highway to the Championship Recreation

The highest-seeded Terrapins have cruised by way of the NCAA match and would be the favourite in opposition to the seventh-seeded Huge Crimson. 

Maryland opened the match with an enormous 21-5 victory over Vermont, which was highlighted by a nine-goal second quarter. It went on to defeat Virginia 18-9 within the quarterfinals. 

The semifinals introduced extra of a take a look at for the Terrapins because the Princeton Tigers have been down simply 7-4 at halftime, however Maryland went on to attain six targets within the second half to succeed in the championship sport with one other dominant outing. 

Whereas each Cornell and Maryland have boasted explosive offenses, the Terrapins may have the higher hand offensively within the title sport. 

Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland’s main scorer, entered the semifinals with 55 targets. Nonetheless, he is not the one participant who has contributed considerably on offense this 12 months as each Keegan Khan and Owen Murphy entered Saturday’s Remaining 4 with 32 targets. 

The Terrapins have six gamers with not less than 25 targets this season and 11 gamers who’ve reached double digits in scoring. 

As well as, Maryland has additionally obtained strong goaltending from each Logan McNaney and Drew Morris. McNaney has posted a 8.64 goals-against common and .575 save proportion, whereas Morris has posted a 13.08 goals-against common and .544 save proportion. 

Maryland’s mixture of offense and goalkeeping prowess will make this extremely troublesome for Cornell in Monday’s championship sport. 

If the Terrapins win the title, will probably be their first since 2017 and fourth total. 

Prediction: Maryland def. Cornell 16-9