The first time Maryland faced Penn State this year, the Nittany Lions captured a big lead early, but took their foot off the gas in the second half, allowing the Terps to rally back and complete one of their best wins of the season.
Penn State was sure not to make that same mistake again in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. On Thursday night, it throttled the Terps, 19-9, handing them one of their worst losses under head coach John Tillman and sending them into the 2024 NCAA Tournament in poor form.
It was deja vu to open the match for Maryland.