Maryland men’s lacrosse had faced a ranked opponent every weekend since Feb. 21 entering Saturday, only losing to then-ranked No. 1 Albany during the nation’s most difficult stretch of games. But when unranked Ohio State visited College Park, what looked like a week off from the country’s best competition became a heated rematch of the 2017 National Championship.
The Buckeyes, who fell at the hands of the Terps in both the Big Ten and NCAA title games a season ago, used fast starts to each half and a strong finish to beat Maryland, 12-10.
Maryland entered the game winning an abysmal 37.