Penn State fell behind early when No. 3 Maryland scored six unanswered goals to begin the semifinals in the Big Ten Tournament.
The No. 18 Nittany Lions couldn't bounce back and lost 16-9 Thursday at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Field.
After the Terrapins (13-2) jumped to a 6-0 lead, Kevin Hill and Nick Aponte each scored to close the quarter.
TJ Sanders scored the first goal of the second frame, assisted by Ryan Keenan, with 13:44 on the clock.
The Terrapins answered with four consecutive goals to improve to 10-3.