With five minutes remaining in the third quarter, No. 2 Maryland men’s lacrosse goalkeeper Logan McNaney — who was faultless for the other 59 minutes and 50 seconds of the game — mishandled a pass on a clear and lost the ball 30 yards from goal. Notre Dame’s Matt Jeffery, the top-ranked freshman of his class, scooped up the ball, ready to have his breakout moment and knot the score at six.
But Will Schaller had other ideas. Sensing Jeffery making his move 10 yards out, Schaller threw himself goalside. The shot came in, but Schaller’s splayed stick hand was in the way, blocking the empty-net shot and sparking pandemonium in the crowd.