The No. 8 Maryland women’s lacrosse team suffered its first Big Ten regular-season loss since joining the conference in 2015, falling 15-13 to No. 16 Penn State on Sunday in its season opener.
The Terps, who have won three Big Ten tournament titles, are now 29-1 all-time in regular-season conference play. It’s also Maryland’s first season-opening loss since 2006 and first loss to the Nittany Lions since 2005.
Freshman Olivia Dirks scored five goals to lead Penn State (2-0), which was aided by 16 Maryland turnovers.
Sophomore Libby May had a career-high six points (four goals) to lead the way for Maryland while fifth-year senior Brindi Griffin, senior Catie May and sophomore Hannah Leubecker each had two goals apiece.