John Tillman’s teams always seem to play with elite discipline. Regardless of who is wearing the Maryland men’s lacrosse jersey, the Terps embrace their motto of “Be the Best,” extending that mantra to the little things, like protecting the ball and clearing at a high level.
But on Saturday, Maryland didn’t do either. It dropped a one-goal heartbreaker at Michigan, giving the Terps back-to-back regular-season losses for the first time in nearly seven years. In that game, they turned the ball over 17 times and had six failed clearances.
Maryland also gave the ball away 17 times in its loss to Virginia and 16 times in its loss to Notre Dame, failing six clears against the Fighting Irish.