When Maryland men’s lacrosse and Johns Hopkins take the lacrosse field to play each other, there’s no love lost.
Casey Connor, a defenseman for the Terps from 1997-2000, discovered the game’s importance as a freshman.
“Guys talked about it, the seniors, older guys talked about it. And I’m like, ‘Okay, well, what does that mean?’” he asked.
Connor’s coach immediately made the gravity of “The Rivalry” clear.
“If you were a new kid, you didn’t understand what it meant. He would make sure that you understood how much it meant,” Connor said.
“The week practice started, [Dick Edell], who was our coach then, it was like he was nuts.