The 127th edition of “The Rivalry” will feature some added motivation — not that either team needs it.
When No. 5 Maryland men’s lacrosse (8-3, 3-1 Big Ten) makes the short trip north to Homewood Field to take on No. 3 Johns Hopkins, the No. 1 seed in the impending Big Ten Tournament will be up for grabs. The Terps can clinch a share of the conference regular-season title with a victory. If the Blue Jays win, they’ll take the title outright.
“This is why you go to Maryland,” graduate defender Jackson Canfield, who transferred from Vermont in the offseason, said.