BALTIMORE — Maryland’s bid to win a third straight Big Ten men’s lacrosse tournament championship fizzled amid a stagnant attack, miscommunication defensively and other breakdowns in a 14-5 loss to Michigan on Saturday at Homewood Field.
The youthful and shorthanded Terrapins (10-5), the No. 3 seed, lost for the second time this season to No. 4 seed Michigan (9-6), which claimed the tournament tile in its first appearance in a Big Ten final and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Eric Spanos, a sophomore attackman, led seventh-ranked Maryland with three goals, and freshman attackman Braden Erksa added two in the reigning national champions’ most lopsided loss of the season.