It had been three months since Maryland women’s lacrosse avenged a historic 2020 defeat to Florida, and the physical, emotional play was on full display from the onset in Thursday’s NCAA Quarterfinal matchup. Despite a heavily contested first half, Maryland was able to come alive in the second half behind junior attacker Libby May’s five goals to advance to the Final Four for the 12th time in the past 13 tournaments.
The No. 2-seed Terps closed out an 18-5 blowout victory over the seventh-seeded Gators, 18-5. Head coach Cathy Reese will bring her squad to Baltimore on Memorial Day Weekend in search of her sixth national championship at the school.