They then escaped State College with a one-goal win over Penn State and squeezed out another one-goal victory at home, this time against Rutgers. After beating Villanova and North Carolina, Maryland entered Big Ten play by clobbering Michigan in the second half. The Terrapins went on another five-game winning streak with much tougher opponents. Maryland let their guard down for one quarter with a decent lead and ended up on the wrong side of the result. But up by four entering the final quarter, the Great Danes scored all five fourth quarter goals to upset the Terps by a single tally. All was going well entering an undefeated matchup with Albany in College Park. They began the regular season with a five-game winning streak, highlighted by a tight two-goal win over Notre Dame at home. They made it back to Championship Weekend for the fifth straight season, but could not repeat as national champions in a loss to Duke in the semifinals. It was the same old song and dance for the Terrapins in 2018. Senior starts lost: 77 of 180 (42.8%) Season Summary Senior scoring departing: 151 of 329 points (45.9%) Key seniors departing: M/A Connor Kelly (46 Gs, 36 As, 24 GBs), G Dan Morris (9.17 GAA, 52.9% SV %, 15 GBs), LSM Matt Neufeldt (56 GBs, 11 CTs, 4 As), D Bryce Young (25 GBs, 11 CTs, 2 Gs, 3 As), M Tim Rotanz (20 Gs, 21 As, 18 GBs), M/SSDM Adam DiMillo (7 Gs, 1 A, 36 GBs, 2 CTs), D Michael Adler (13 GBs, 11 CTs, 1 G, 1 A), FOGO Will Bonaparte (31.3% faceoff draws), A Colin Giblin (6 Gs, 3 As) Save percentage: Dan Morris (52.9%) Personnel Losses Goals against average: Dan Morris (9.17 GAA) Head coach: John Tillman (8th Year) Statistical Leadersįaceoffs: Justin Shockey (135-of-245 55.1%) Postseason: Defeated Rutgers in Big Ten semifinal, lost to Johns Hopkins in Big Ten championship, defeated Robert Morris and Cornell in NCAA Tournament, lost to Duke in NCAA Semifinal So with that, let’s continue the recaps! #3 Maryland Terrapins We’re almost done looking back to 2018 with plenty of team recaps thus far and continued our series this week with Loyola, Johns Hopkins, and Albany. These are not end of season rankings, as some people might think. With the 2018 college lacrosse season complete and fall ball just around the corner, it’s time to start looking back at how all 71 teams did during the season, as well as what to expect from each squad for 2019.
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