Maryland field hockey advanced to the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 defeat of Albany in College Park on Friday afternoon.
A first half that was dominated by the Great Danes (16-5) preceded a powerful early second half where the No. 2-seed Terrapins (20-2) scored two goals in less than two minutes, which would be enough to push them forward. Albany made a late push, but a game-tying goal was waved off and Maryland hung on.
Albany got things started just before the seven-minute mark thanks to its offensive pressure. On their second penalty corner in one possession, the Great Danes had a shot saved by Sarah Holliday, but the rebound fell to the corner of the net, where Viola Von der Mühlen was able to tap it into the back of the goal.