Caroline Steele never doubted that she would return from what appeared to be a very painful left knee injury for the Maryland women’s lacrosse team. And for that, the Terps are extremely grateful.
The senior attacker controlled the draw to open the second overtime and scored the game-winning, extra-man goal just 14 seconds into the extra session to propel No. 3 Maryland to a 13-12 win against No. 2 North Carolina before an announced 3,696 at Maryland Stadium on Sunday.
In what had all the inklings of a quiet outing, Steele, who had been kept off the scoreboard until there was 20:40 left in the second half, put an exclamation mark on the Terps’ program-record 79th consecutive home victory and their overall 13-0 record against the Tar Heels in College Park.