No. 4 Maryland women’s lacrosse was well on its way to a seventh Big Ten regular-season title in 10 years. Six of the Terps’ first 10 shots found the back of the net and its defense didn’t allow No. 4 Penn State to command much possession. Maryland was in control.
But then everything switched. What was a clinical senior day performance by the Terps suddenly turned into a 48-minute stretch in which they played mistake-laden lacrosse.
“We had plenty of opportunities and we didn’t finish,” head coach Cathy Reese said.
The Nittany Lions scored eight of the game’s next nine scores to take a one-goal advantage.