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Terps dominate the ball to beat Quinnipiac 13-6 in NCAAs

If there was one vulnerability facing the Maryland men's lacrosse team, the presumptive favorite in the NCAA Division I tournament and No. 1 seed, it was an unsettling inconsistency on faceoffs.

The Terps might have remedied that situation, thanks to Austin Henningsen. The freshman won 14-of-17 draws including all 12 in the first half to power Maryland to a 13-6 victory over visiting Quinnipiac in a first-round game before an announced 1,727 at Maryland Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Terps (15-2) collected their Division I-leading 14th consecutive win and will meet the winner of Sunday night's contest between No.