With No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins making a late push after never leading against No. 2 Maryland women’s lacrosse in Friday’s Big Ten tournament semi-final matchup, the Terrapin defense needed to unlock its stardom seen in the first-half shutout.
Look no further than unanimous First Team All-Big Ten defender Lizzie Colson. The Blue Jays worked the ball around as they looked for the equalizer down one goal with just over a minute left, but the pass from attacker Eliza Bowman was read beautifully by Colson.
Colson’s jump on the errant pass by Bowman led to Maryland being able to run down the clock and escape yet another close showdown against Hopkins, prevailing 8-7 to advance to Sunday’s championship game.