HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A little more than two weeks ago, the Maryland men’s lacrosse team limped into the NCAA tournament with its offense in tatters. Since then, the seventh-seeded Terrapins have engineered a stunning about-face during back-to-back wins, the latest a 14-11 upset of No. 2 seed Duke in a quarterfinal Saturday afternoon at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium.
The triumph secured Maryland (10-5) a berth in next Saturday’s semifinals against No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins or No. 6 seed Virginia. (Those teams meet Sunday in Towson, Md.) It also ran Coach John Tillman’s record to 10-1 in NCAA quarterfinals.