The No. 14 Maryland women’s lacrosse team fell to No. 2 Northwestern, 17-12, in the Big Ten tournament championship game Sunday at Panzer Stadium on the campus of Penn State University.
The Terps and Wildcats were tied at 7 at halftime before Northwestern opened the second half with five straight goals to take a 12-7 lead. Maryland pulled within 12-10 with 10:49 remaining on a goal by Hannah Warther, but the Wildcats (13-0) responded with a three-goal run to push the lead to 15-10.
Hannah Leubecker pulled the Terps (9-6) back within three, 15-12, with 3:15 to go, but Northwestern added two goals in the final 2:08 to seal the victory.