Niko Amato was sensational today and finished with 14 saves.
What a great bounce back win for the Terps who moved to 7-1 and with Notre Dame losing 12-10 at home to St Johns, the Terps will wake up Monday morning back in the saddle at #1 again.
jay Carlson continued his torrid pace, scoring 3 goals one of which was an acrobatic behind the back shot.
Maryland dominated the entire game and led at the 2 minute mate mark 9-5 , when UVA put on a furious rally to close the gap to 9-7. But Niko, as he had done all day made 1 of his 14 saves and the Terps ran the clock out.
Tewaaraton Nominee Jesse Bernhardt score twice today for the Terps.
Maryland returns to on Friday, April 5 when it plays at Navy. Faceoff between the Terps and the Midshipmen is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Game Notes:
• With today’s 9-7 win, Maryland is now 46-43 all-time vs. Virginia.
• With three points on three goals, sophomore Jay Carlson now has three hat tricks, nine multi-point and eight multi-goals for his career.
• With two points on a goal and an assist, senior Kevin Cooper now 17 multi-point games for his career.
• With three points on two goals and an assist, senior John Haus now 24 multi-point and 12 multi-goal games for his career.
• With two points on a goal and an assist, junior Mike Chanenchuk now has 22 multi-point games for his career.
• With his 14 saves, junior Niko Amato now has 16 double-digit save games for his career.
• Amato’s assist in the second quarter was the third of his career and his first since assisting on a goal by Landon Carr vs. Virginia on March 31, 2012.
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