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Fri Feb 26 2021 | Matt Hamilton | College PHOTO BY RICH BARNES Jared Bernhardt scored his 200th point in the third quarter of the 13-7 win over Penn State. Late in the third quarter of No. 2 Maryland’s matchup with No. 11 Penn State, Bubba Fairman fired off a shot partially saved by Nittany Lions goalie Colby Kneese. The rebound deflected out to defenseman Gerald Filardi Jr., who pushed himself forward on an attempted clear. But just feet into his rush forward, Filardi was detwigged — to steal a term from play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati — by Terps’ sophomore attackman Daniel Maltz...

Mac O’Keefe’s invisibility continued this week, and the Nittany Lions attack struggled without him. How It Happened  Less than two minutes into the game the Nittany Lions went on the man advantage due to an illegal body check by Maryland, which passed without a goal. Minutes after the man advantage finished, Dan Reaume opened the scoring for Penn State, his fourth goal of the season. Reaume with a rip! #WeAre Under two minutes later, Maryland responded to the Nittany Lions goal, with Kyle Long launching the ball off the poll and getting it into Colby Kneese’s net. Moments later, Maryla...

The Virginia-Syracuse rivalry could not be closer, historically. The Cavs and Orange have split the series 18-18. Each team has scored 466 goals. The last five games have been one-goal affairs, including the last time they met — a 15-14 Virginia overtime victory in 2019. The teams meet 6 p.m. Saturday on ACC Network, the nightcap to a full day of lacrosse. It’s a game reflective of the talent in the ACC and also the state of lacrosse in 2021.  Virginia (3-0) is riding high after a full slate of preseason practices and three games in February. Syracuse (0-1), which was much more limited i...

Empty venues bring a different wrinkle to games, but an already-established mentality and strong leadership have Penn State confident in its ability to weather the storm.

Ohio State started 2021 off with a bang last week, defeating an underprepared Johns Hopkins squad 14-8. Ohio State, despite its own limitations on practice, looked sharper, hungrier, and more prepared in the opener than we have seen in a while. It's a great start to what will hopefully be a tremendous season. The past is past, however, which means we now move to the next game against the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. And it's a doozy. Despite some struggles overall recently, the last game Ohio State played against Rutgers was an easy victory for the Knights. The Buckeyes got behind big early, ...