PHILADELPHIA – The Maryland men's lacrosse team exploded for 10 first half goals and its defense clamped down in the second half as the Terps earned a decisive 13-8 victory at Franklin Field Tuesday evening.

The Philadelphia native Matt Rambo (3G, 1A) and teammate Colin Heacock (3G, 1A) led the way with four points each, while Bryan Cole (2G, 1A) and Dylan Maltz (2G, 1A) each added three points.

Freshman Austin Henningsen dominated the faceoff X with a 15-for-20 day, while Kyle Bernlohr made a season-high 10 saves in net. Greg Danseglio had six ground balls and caused two turnovers.

After giving up a pair of quick Quaker goals, Rambo put the Terps on the board with a strike of his own to cut the deficit in half, 2-1.

Maryland (6-2) then scored three unanswered goals in a span of 1:38 to take a lead it would never relinquish. Pat Young and Maltz each had a goal in the run, in addition to a second goal from Rambo to put the Terps ahead, 4-2.

Penn scored its third of the game, before Heacock and Connor Kelly teamed up for a pair of goals in the final two minutes of the frame.

The Quakers cut their deficit to one, 6-5, after opening up the second quarter with two goals, but Henry West, Maltz and Heacock were able to string together three consecutive goals to put Maryland ahead, 9-5. Cole then added a goal just before halftime Maryland a 10-6 advantage at the break.

The scoring significantly slowed down in the second half, as Bernlohr made seven saves and allowed just two goals in the frame to lead the Terrapin defense. Heacock, Cole and Rambo each added tallies to close the game.

Maryland will look to extend its five-game win streak Saturday when it travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on Michigan in the “Big House” at 1 pm on Big Ten Network.

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