No. 3 Maryland men’s lacrosse puts on a second half clinic dispatching No. 20 Johns Hopkins 18-10

(Photograph Courtesy of Maryland Athletics.)

With 10:32 remaining in the third quarter, Jared Bernhardt dodged difficult towards the cage and battled effectually a pair of Johns Hopkins (1-2 B1G) defenders beating goalie Josh Kirson, which gave Maryland (three-0 B1G) an 8-7 lead.

Bernhardt was knocked down in the crease after the goal, every bit Maryland and then surged forwards with seven more goals in a ascendant eight-goal third quarter. The Terps used that momentum as a springboard in the 18-10 victory, returning the coveted "Rivalry Trophy" to Higher Park in the 120th all-time meeting.

"We just kept saying be patient, our fourth dimension's coming," Logan Wisnauskas said. "We were only waiting for that third quarter run and nosotros kind of found that spark."

Maryland scored 11 unanswered goals over a 22:40 span from the ladder stages of the 2nd quarter into the fourth quarter. Wisnauskas led Maryland'southward offensive assault with nine points (2G, 7A) equally the vii assists marked a career-high and tied the nearly past a Terp since Connor Kelly in 2018.

Jared Bernhardt finished with half-dozen points (5G, 1A), while Anthony DeMaio (4G) and Daniel Maltz (3G, 3A) were essential parts of the Terps' attack and often the beneficiaries of Wisnauskas' vision.

Justin Shockey also enjoyed his best of the game of the season at the faceoff X winning 17 of 29 faceoffs, bouncing back after he struggled against Penn State in Maryland's terminal game. Shockey's success immune the Terps to continue earning possessions during their dominant run.

"I loved [Justin Shockey'due south] grit today," head motorcoach John Tillman said. "There were times where he didn't necessarily win the ball clean. He stayed in the fight, got some tough ground balls. He navigated some pressure, found the right guy and kept information technology simple."

The defense also stepped up in the second one-half, non allowing the Bluish Jays any easy opportunities as Nick Grill continued his strong senior flavor with a career-high iv caused turnovers. Logan McNaney likewise finished with 11 saves, building off the success of his defense.

Despite the lopsided scoreline, the kickoff half was a back and along affair with enough of offensive firepower. After no goals were scored in the opening 6:23, both teams combined for eight goals in the final 8:35 of the opening quarter.

Attackman Joey Epstein led the Bluish Jays' offensive accuse at the kickoff scoring the team's first two goals, finding time and room, while midfielder Cole Williams finished the team'south third goal using his imposing 6-human foot-five frame to create separation.

Abaft 3-1 after Williams goal, the Terps orchestrated their first response to a two-goal arrears. DeMaio and Roman Puglise scored consecutive goals drawing Maryland even helping to silence the Blue Jays hot start.

"We did not play well early on and nosotros got some quick goals that almost made information technology seem like the game was even," Tillman said. "I felt like they really outplayed us early in this game."

Bernhardt energized Maryland's offense with the first goal of the 2d quarter. However, trailing for the first time, Johns Hopkins responded with a 3-goal run over the ensuing 5:37 to accept a seven-5 lead with 3:36 remaining in the first half.

Attackman Connor DeSimone started the run later on chirapsia Brett Makar, while midfielder Jacob Angelus and Epstein scored consecutive goals finding creases in Maryland's defence.

Maryland mounted its response with a pair of goals to necktie the score at seven in the last 2:16 of the first half. To start the two-goal spurt, Wisnauskas fired an impressive side-arm shot peak shelf past Kirson. DeMaio then completed his first half hat-trick on a feed from Kyle Long.

Nonetheless, in the second one-half, the Terps opted for a more patient and methodical offensive approach that immune them to seize all momentum. Bernhardt and Fairman scored the first ii goals of the period, both with excellent private effort winning their one-on-ane matchups.

"After that eighth goal from Jared we were simply kind of sharing the ball," Wisnauskas said. "We were moving off ball, nosotros were kind of making the defense piece of work instead of just having ane guy carry the ball around."

As the third quarter wore on, the Terps off-brawl move connected to thrive as graduate transfer Griffin Brownish scored his 100th career and DeMaio, Bernhardt and Maltz each added goals. Wisnauskas was the leading goad for that success assisting on four of the team's last half-dozen goals of the third quarter.

With a commanding 15-seven lead entering the 4th quarter, Maryland continued to surge offensively. The Blue Jays scored a trio of goals in the terminal frame, but Maryland's impressive third quarter display proved besides much to overcome.

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