COLLEGE PARK — On a day when the Maryland women’s lacrosse program honored nine seniors in a pre-game ceremony, Rutgers refused to play the role of sacrificial lamb.
The No. 11 Terps wasted a five-goal advantage in the first half and could only watch as a pesky Scarlet Knights squad tied the score at 12-12 with a little more than six minutes left in regulation. But Maryland got two goals in the final four minutes to escape with a 14-12 victory Thursday evening at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, ending a two-game losing streak.
Sophomore attacker Libby May (Hereford) led Maryland (6-3 overall and in the Big Ten) with five points on two goals and three assists, and four other players manufactured multiple-point outings.