EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Saturday’s wait was price it for the Maryland males’s lacrosse workforce.
Maryland
Unbeaten Maryland overpowers Princeton, will play for lacrosse national title
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Maryland (17-0) will meet seventh-seeded Cornell (13-4), a 17-10 winner over sixth-seeded Rutgers, in Monday’s title sport. The Terps will play of their second consecutive championship sport and their seventh in 12 seasons beneath Coach John Tillman whereas aiming to change into the primary undefeated nationwide champion since Virginia in 2006.
The Terps additionally grew to become the primary workforce to achieve back-to-back title video games with an undefeated file since 1981-82 North Carolina, which received the championship every season.
It wasn’t as overwhelming of a efficiency as Maryland has change into accustomed to. The Terps crushed Vermont and Virginia to achieve the semifinals for the ninth time since 2011 however wanted a extra workmanlike efficiency to dispatch Princeton for the second time this season.
Erik Peters made 13 saves and Alexander Vardaro scored twice for the fifth-seeded Tigers (11-5), who have been making their first semifinal look since 2004. That prolonged absence was prolonged when thunderstorms within the space despatched the Cornell-Rutgers sport right into a 3-hour, 38-minute delay simply after halftime started. As an alternative of beginning round 2:30 p.m., Maryland and Princeton didn’t get underway till 6:28 earlier than an introduced crowd of 21,668 — the smallest for a semifinal with out pandemic restrictions since 2001.
Maryland pounced on the Tigers, constructing a 5-1 lead by the tip of the primary quarter after defensive midfielder Bubba Fairman deposited a transition alternative. Way more regarding than another on-field improvement was the departure of brief stick defensive midfielder Roman Puglise with a shoulder damage.
The Terps stretched the result in 7-2 earlier than Princeton caught its biggest break of the sport. Maryland lengthy pole John Geppert was flagged for a three-minute nonreleaseable penalty for an unlawful physique verify to the top of Princeton’s Beau Pederson.
The Tigers managed to get inside 7-4 by halftime however missed their different three photographs on the man-up. After they received their first even-strength possession of the third quarter, the Terps shortly received a objective again when Jonathan Donville discovered Wisnauskas on the crease.
Maryland then ripped off three objectives in a 61-second span — the final two by Owen Murphy in a seven-second stretch — to go up 11-4.
Wisnauskas handed Jared Bernhardt along with his 203rd objective with 1:32 remaining. Coming into his ultimate sport Monday, Wisnauskas ranks fifth in NCAA historical past in objectives.
Saturday additionally demonstrated McNaney’s fondness for NCAA semifinals. The junior’s profession excessive for saves had been 17 towards Duke, which got here in final 12 months’s semis on the identical subject.
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Maryland
Maryland Weather: Be on Alert for Isolated Severe Thunderstorms
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BALTIMORE – Scattered showers will give way to mostly cloudy skies Sunday, with a chance for isolated severe storms.
Expect overnight lows in the 70s after a warm air mass moved through. A cold front will bring another chance for an isolated strong storms on Sunday. The day won’t be a washout, there is the possibility of active weather in the afternoon and evening.
The front will bring bright sunny skies for Monday with low humidity. Perfect weather for the afternoon barbecue or last summer activity. Kids getting back to school this week should expect refreshing temperatures… possibly even a little chilly with overnight lows in the 50s.
High pressure will control our weather for the middle of the week. Expect sunny skies and low humidity through Friday. Overnight lows Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the mid 50s, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s. The chance of showers returns late Friday.
Maryland
Maryland Weather: Severe Storms Moving in From West
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BALTIMORE – Severe storms have been plaguing western Maryland this afternoon. They are on the move east and will push into Carroll County near the 6pm hour. These storms have a history of producing winds capable of downing trees. We are also seeing heavy rain and lightning.
Most of the activity will push north and south of the forecast area surrounding Baltimore with the marine layer or stable air mass keeping the severe weather west of the mountain regions.
The warm front associated with the severe weather is bring warm, humid air in overnight. Expect overnight lows in the low 70s with scattered showers and isolated severe storms.
A secondary cold front will bring another chance for an isolated strong storms on Sunday. The day won’t be a washout, there is the possibility of active weather in the afternoon and evening.
The front will bring bright sunny skies for Monday with low humidity. Perfect weather for the afternoon barbecue or last summer activity. Kids getting back to school this week should expect refreshing temperatures… possibly even a little chilly with overnight lows in the 50s.
High pressure will control our weather for the middle of the week. Expect sunny skies and low humidity through Friday. Overnight lows Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the mid 50s, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s. The chance of showers returns late Friday.
Maryland
How to watch Maryland football vs. UConn
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Maryland football is back and kicks off its season at home against UConn on Saturday.
The Terps will take on the Huskies for first time since 2013, when Maryland won, 32-21. The Terps are coming off an 8-5 season, in which they won their third straight bowl game, while UConn is coming off a disappointing 3-9 season and looking to play spoiler on the road.
With a victory, Maryland will move its week one winning streak to five games.
The numbers
Maryland: 0-0
UConn: 0-0
All-time series: Maryland leads, 2-1
DraftKings Sportsbook line: Maryland -19.5, O/U 44.5
How to watch and listen
When: Saturday, Aug. 31, 12 p.m. ET
Where: SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland
TV: Fox Sports 1 — Connor Onion (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Radio: 105.7 FM (Balt) / 980 AM (DC) – Johnny Holliday (play-by-play), Steve Suter (analyst), LaMont Jordan (sideline)
Streaming: Fox Sports
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