It took Maryland a half to get warmed up in Sunday's NCAA quarterfinal women's lacrosse game, but a blistering finish showed why the defending champion Terps are the No. 1 seed in the tournament.
After a slow-paced — and sometimes sloppy — first half, the Terps sprinted ahead of No. 8 seed Northwestern with nine straight goals and rolled to a 17-5 victory at Maryland's Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.
The big finish — outscoring the Wildcats, 11-1, in the second half and holding them to two shots through the first 23 minutes of the half — sent the Terps (19-1) to the NCAA semifinals for the seventh straight time.