No. 9 Maryland women’s lacrosse continued its strong play Saturday in what has been a daunting early schedule to start the season, taking down No. 10 Denver on the road, 10-8.
Last year, the Pioneers handed Maryland an 8-7 defeat. This time around, the Terps edged the Pioneers in an ugly, yet hard-fought contest.
Where the Terps had a major advantage Saturday was in the center circle, where they took 16 of 26 draw controls. That allowed them to hold possession, and ultimately lead for over 54 minutes. Shaylan Ahearn was a force all afternoon long, corralling seven of the team’s 16 draw controls
What Ahearn didn’t get, defender Meghan Ball did, as she also won five draw controls.