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Team Huddle Lacrosse
14
Winner Michigan MICH 9-6
5
Maryland UMD 10-5
Winner
Michigan MICH
9-6
14
Final
5
Maryland UMD
10-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Michigan MICH 5 5 2 2 14
Maryland UMD 3 1 1 0 5

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

No. 7 Maryland Drops Big Ten Tourney Final To No. 15 Michigan, 14-5

BALTIMORE, MD – No. 7 Maryland lost to Michigan, 14-5, in the Big Ten Championship Game at Homewood Field on Saturday. 

Maryland heads to the NCAA Tournament with a 10-5 record and will learn its First-Round matchup on Sunday, May 7 at 9:30 p.m., on ESPNU.

Michigan (9-6) won its first Big Ten Tournament Championship and will play in its first NCAA Tournament. 

Eric Spanos led the Terps with three goals, for his second career-hat trick. Braden Erksa added two goals of his own. 

Luke Wierman won 10-of-20 face-offs. He also had seven groundballs. On defense, Brett Makar and Jack McDonald both had four groundballs. 

Erksa was named to the Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team. 

Michael Boehm had five goals to lead the scoring chart for Michigan. Bryce Clay scored four goals and added two assists for six points. Josh Zawada also had six points on four goals and two assists. In goal, Hunter Taylor made 12 saves for Michigan. 

The Wolverines scored five goals in each of the first two quarters to take a 10-4 lead at the half. 


Breaking Down The Action
  • Michigan led 5-3 after the first quarter. Spanos' diving goal with five seconds remaining in the frame cut it to a two-goal deficit.  
  • Despite Spanos notching a hat trick for the Terps' only goal in the second quarter, the Wolverines carried a 10-4 lead into halftime. 
  • The Wolverines scored two more goals in the third to lead 12-5 after 45 minutes. 
  • Michigan added two more in the fourth to make it 14-5. 

Multi-Terps Update
  • Spanos (three goals) had his fourth multi-point game, fourth multi-goal game and second career hat trick. 
  • Erksa (two goals) had his 12th multi-point game, seventh multi-goal game of his inaugural college season. 

Record Book Update
  • Wierman continues to stand second all-time in career face-off wins with 10 in the game, giving him 619 for his career. Andy Claxton holds the record with 648 from 1989-92. 
  • Wierman also holds steady at third in career groundballs with 328 after scooping seven  in the game. Next up is No. 2 Brian Haggerty, who had 380 from 1996-99.  Andy Claxton holds the record with 451 from 1989-92. 
  • On the single-season lists, Wierman (10 wins) now has the second-most faceoff wins in a year with 234, second only to his record of 298 last season. 
  • He is still seventh on the single-season list for groundballs with seven in the game, giving him 124 this season. Next up with 127 groundballs in a tie for fifth are Claxton (1992) and Haggerty (1997)

Up Next
  • The NCAA Tournament Selection Show airs live on ESPNU on Sunday, May 7 at 9:30 p.m.
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