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Matt Moore and Connor Shellenberger scored four goals apiece and goalie Alex Rode made a huge save in the final seconds, and Virginia held off previously unbeaten Maryland 17-16 Monday to win its second straight NCAA men's lacrosse championship.
Notes on Griffin Brown, Logan Wisnauskas and more ahead of the Final Four.
“It was just kinda reading the defense and see what they were giving us,” said DeMaio. “They kinda played off some of the picks earlier in the game, so we thought that we could get that. Just something we’re always practicing. We have trust in each other and all the guys on the team.” Maryland coach John Tillman did not use his timeout, also stressing the trust between the two lefties. “Those guys have great chemistry. They’ve played together forever. When it comes to making decisions, I’ll take those two guys any days of the week,” said Tillman, who said that with a long br...
(Photo: Maryland Athletics) When Maryland staved off a Johns Hopkins upset bid in the regular-season finale, head coach John Tillman said it was exactly what his team needed headed into the postseason. Two weeks later and after the Terps survived another upset bid from their archrivals to hoist their third Big Ten Tournament championship trophy, Tillman was again happy his team got another close-game experience. “I think that’s been good for us. We just haven’t had those situations a ton, and again that’s not a bad thing you’re not complaining about it,” Tillman said postgame....
Sat May 8 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND ATHLETICS Nick Grill (54), the leader of a Maryland defense that shut out Hopkins for more than 27 minutes, clutches the Big Ten championship trophy while surrounded by celebrating teammates. Parity is one thing. But Johns Hopkins, Cinderella? Not on Maryland’s watch. For the second time in three weeks, the Terrapins’ forever rival had them on the ropes. But Maryland again answered the bell, holding the Blue Jays scoreless for more than 27 minutes and scoring five unanswered goals during that stretch en route to a 12-10 vi...