The Maryland men’s lacrosse team getting the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Division I tournament was a slight surprise. But the biggest stunner of Sunday night’s announcement was the presence of Loyola Maryland.
A little more than 12 hours removed from withdrawing from the title game of the Patriot League tournament due to a member of the team’s Tier 1 personnel testing positive for the coronavirus, the Greyhounds were awarded one of the last at-large berths in the 16-team field. They edged out conference rival Army West Point (7-4), which had split two meetings with Loyola, but lost, 11-10, on Friday night in a Patriot League tournament semifinal.