The Wildcats continue their playoff run on Friday, throwing down for the third time with their rivals and No. 1 seed Maryland in the semifinal round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Terrapins (20-1) were undefeated in the regular season, including a victory over Northwestern (16-4) in Evanston, but the ‘Cats took them down to secure their first ever Big Ten title.
It marked the first time that NU had beaten the Terps since 2012, and the team is looking to continue to make history in their first appearance in the national semifinals since 2014. The two teams will return to the site of that win, Johns Hopkins’ campus in Baltimore, Md.