Saturday was a bad day for Maryland lacrosse, to put it lightly.
The then-No. 2 Terps slumped to an 8-6 defeat against Rutgers. It wasn’t losing to Rutgers — which logged its second-ever victory over the Terps — that was the issue, though. Rather, it was the manner in which Maryland lost.
Maryland’s balanced offense was thrown off-kilter. The Terps recorded three separate goal droughts — lasting 17 minutes and 14 seconds, 20 minutes and two seconds, and 14 minutes and six seconds, respectively — that killed any chance to capitalize on continued strong defensive work. For head coach John Tillman and his program, there are many areas to clean up.