Sunday morning as we sat in the press box at Lincoln Financial Field awaiting the start of the NCAA men’s lacrosse championship game, Terp Talk host and sports maven Bruce Posner and I talked about the NCAA prospects for Maryland’s baseball team. Bruce was confident that, with a record of 39-21 the Terps were, essentially a shoe in to make the field of 64.
I felt a bit less sanguine. After losing the Big Ten Tournament final to Michigan, Maryland’s … Read More »
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The SB Nation site Swish Appeal has reported that Maryland women’s basketball, star point Guard Lexie Brown has requested her release from Maryland and will transfer for the 2015-16 season. Brown, who gave her verbal commitment to Maryland as a high school freshman has been instrumental in helping guide the Terps to consecutive Final Four appearances for the first time in program history.
Brown was considered the jewel of a recruiting class that included rising juniors Brionna Jones and Shatori … Read More »
Make no bones about it–this one really hurts. After a miraculous game and victory over Johns Hopkins on Saturday, I never saw this kind of a game coming. It was almost a carbon copy of the NCAA Championship loss to Loyola. The shot selection was just not there and it seemed everything was fired high into the stick of the goalie. 3 pipes and a couple of close in misses didn’t help but at 8-3 in the the 3rd period, … Read More »
Forty – the span of time in years since Maryland men’s lacrosse last won a national championship.
Seven – the number of times the Maryland men’s lacrosse team had reached the championship game before May 25, 2015.
Four – the number of times the Maryland Terrapins and Denver Pioneers had met before Monday’s championship game. And the number of wins by Maryland over Denver.
Maryland’s title drought extended to 41 years. John Tillman’s record fell to 0-3 in title games. … Read More »
“I think she’s a great player. Watching her on film, she’s obviously very committed, she works hard on the field. Even when she doesn’t have the ball in her stick, I think she gives them a tremendous boost on the ride. She plays with a lot of confidence and swagger and just pure instinct. Unfortunately, she is NOT graduating this year, so we have to deal with her for another three years. She’s great.”
Not quite ready for the Men’s Lacrosse National Championship game? Just want to relive that sweet victory over the Blue Jays one more time? Here you are:
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