No. 9 Maryland women’s lacrosse trailed Denver 6-5 heading into the break after once holding a three-goal advantage. In an effort to swing the momentum back in its favor, head coach Cathy Reese moved Hailey Russo to the faceoff circle — her first appearance of the season.
Russo won the first draw of the second half and the Terps took full advantage. On Maryland’s opening possession of the quarter, Maisy Clevenger spotted Jordyn Lipkin flashing in the middle of the field. Lipkin fired the ball over her shoulder and past Denver goalie Emelia Bohi.
Nearly a minute later, Kate Sites took her defender 1-on-1, embraced contact and found the bottom corner of the net to give the Terps their lead back — one they didn’t relinquish.