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Maryland men’s lacrosse’s up-and-down 2023 campaign was a predictable step down from perfection

Maryland men’s lacrosse head coach John Tillman constantly muttered three words throughout the 2023 season: Jekyll and Hyde.

“For us, hopefully, you know, the Jekyll and Hyde of 2023 Maryland lacrosse [doesn’t] still exist,” Tillman said following Maryland’s defeat in the Big Ten Championship Game.

Unfortunately for Tillman and the Terps, it did. Maryland’s final win of the season came two days prior.

With five starters moving on from the 2022 championship squad and new pieces on the coaching staff, this season was coined to be a rebuilding one by many.

But the Terps entered the 2023 NCAA Tournament as the No.