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2016 NCAA men's lacrosse championship: Maryland lost to North Carolina, but lets appreciate this season

It's hard to find another emotion besides sadness or disappointment to describe how everyone feels about the end of the Maryland men's lacrosse team's season.

Especially for head coach John Tillman, who fought back his emotions in front of a room of journalists following his team's championship loss to North Carolina.

"I told them I loved them, which I do," Tillman said about what he told his players following Chris Cloutier's overtime dagger that gave the Tar Heels a 14-13 victory and a national title.

"You want to make it better and that's the hardest thing.