HAMMOCK BEACH, Fla. – The Maryland men's golf team finished second out of 14 conference teams in the Big Ten Match Play event at the Conservatory and Ocean courses at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Fla.
 
The Terrapins earned their best-ever finish in the event, which was a single-elimination tournament, with the seeds determined using the Nov. 20, 2018, final fall Golfstat rankings.
 
Maryland entered the event ranked No. 93 in the Golfstat rankings. The Terps knocked off No. 70 Minnesota, 4-2, in the first round Friday and No. 36 Northwestern in the second round to advance to the Semifinals.
 
Maryland beat Nebraska, 4-2, to advance to play No. 52 Ohio State in Saturday's final round. The Terrapins fell to the Buckeyes, 4.5-1.5.
 
Junior Peter Knade (Easton, Md.) won three of his head-to-head matches and tied one on the week. Junior Christian Park (Charlotte, N.C.) went 3-1 and redshirt junior Evan Santa picked up the Terps' point against Ohio State.
 
The Big Ten Network will broadcast the 2019 Big Ten Match Play Championship on Saturday, March 2 at 11:30 a.m.
 
Next, the Terrapins will compete in the Puerto Rico Classic next weekend in Rio Grande, P.R.