With only 33 seconds on the third quarter clock, No. 9 Syracuse midfielder Jackson Birtwistle scored after great ball movement led to an assist from freshman Tyler Cordes. Then, with only two seconds left, redshirt sophomore attacker Mikey Berkman got an unassisted goal to make it 9-8.
But even with all the momentum belonging to Syracuse, No. 1 Maryland men’s lacrosse wasn’t going to let a bad 30 seconds define the game.
Just 14 seconds into the fourth quarter, Maryland turned to its most reliable offensive weapon, with junior attacker Daniel Maltz passing it to fifth-year attacker Logan Wisnauskas for a goal that doubled the Terps’ lead.