No. 4 Maryland men’s lacrosse led No. 9 Rutgers, 10-4, midway through the third quarter.
The Scarlet Knights thought they might have caught the break they needed to mount a comeback, though.
With 6:17 remaining in the quarter, junior midfielder Jack Aimone snaked through Maryland’s defense and scored his second goal of the day, and an unnecessary roughness call on Maryland freshman midfielder Eric Kolar gave the Scarlet Knights possession and a man-up opportunity.
Rutgers swung the ball around the attacking zone but found difficulty breaking through Maryland’s five defenders. Aimone, not wanting to waste the man-up opportunity, took a lackluster shot, which freshman goalie Brian Ruppel saved with ease.