After Maryland put together a late rally to pull within one with 10 seconds left, Virginia goalie Alex Rode made a critical save in the final seconds to help Virginia hold on for a 17-16 victory in the NCAA Division I tournament championship game Monday at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
It’s the Cavaliers’ second consecutive title after winning in 2019 and seventh overall. Maryland (15-1) was seeking its first perfect season since 1973, when the Terps went 10-0, and the first in Division I since Virginia went 17-0 in 2006.
The back-and-forth game also made a bit of history, tying Maryland’s 20-13 victory over Navy in 1975 for the highest-scoring national championship game in NCAA history.