My take: for those of you who listen regularly to Terp Talk, I was not providing any untruths as to I felt about the game with Albany. I fully expected a 1 or 2 goal game, with the Terps eeking out a victory. Remember Maryland only defeated Albany by 1 goal, 12-11 on April 12. But:
#1 That game was on the road and it was a midweek game where the Terps had but 2 days to prepare for an unorthodox offense. It takes a while to get used to the machinations of Connor Fields.
#2 But this time Coach Tillman and his staff had a week to prepare. 2-2 then 8 straight from Maryland. Tils rested the entire starting lineup in the 4th when the score got to 18-5, not wanting to pour it on his opponent.
#3 Matt Rambo once again had 8 points –4G 4 Assists, Connor Kelly had 5 goals, Jon Garino dominated the face off X over certain All American TD Ierlan.
#4 The guys were loose and chipper pre-game, ready to rumble.
#5 Close look at the Denver game as the week goes by.
#6 HATS OFF TO THE SENIOR CLASS FOR MAKING ITS 4TH FINAL FOUR
from umterps.com
The No. 1 Maryland men’s lacrosse team scored 12 first half goals and cruised to a 18-9 victory over Albany in the NCAA Quarterfinals Sunday afternoon.
The Terrapins (14-3) advanced to their fourth consecutive final four, and sixth in seven seasons under head coach John Tillman. Maryland will play square off against Denver Saturday, May 27, in Boston on ESPN2.
Senior Matt Rambo totaled his career-high of eight points for the second consecutive game en route to becoming the first player in Maryland history to record 40 goals and 40 assists. Rambo also reached 153 career goals, tying Joe Walters (2003-06) for the program all-time goals lead.
The game was competitive early with both teams trading a pair of goals, but Maryland followed with a devastating 8-0 run for a commanding 10-2 lead.
From that point on the game was never in doubt as Maryland’s lead never dropped below eight goals.
The Terrapin defense was tremendous in the victory, holding Albany seven goals below its scoring average which led the nation coming into the game. The nation’s leading scorer, Connor Fields, was limited to just four points.
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