Absolutely incredible job by Coach Cathy Reese in preparing her team for the physical onslaught from Syracuse. The Terps kept their composure and thoroughly dominated the game. Taylor Cummings controlled most of the draws and thus the Terps played at their pace.Brooke Griffin was named Tournament MVP.
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from umterps.com
Top-seeded Maryland capped an illustrious conference tenure with a spectacular 13-7 win against No. 2 seed Syracuse to win its sixth-straight Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship Sunday at Alumni Stadium.
ACC Championship Most Valuable Player Brooke Griffin finished the day with three goals and two assists and registered a staggering 15 points in three games during the tournament. Taylor Cummings posted a hat trick and Kelly McPartland recorded five points on two goals and three assists as Maryland moved to 19-1 in 2014.
Maryland utilized a decisive 10-3 advantage in the draw – led by five from Cummings – to amass a 7-5 lead through 30 minutes of play. After totaling a tourney-record seven goals in the semifinals against Virginia Friday, Griffin picked up right where she left off against the Cavaliers, putting the Terps on the board with the first two scores of the game at 27:24 and 23:13.
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