QUARTERFINAL BOUND: No. 3 Terps Move Past No. 20 Rutgers, 11-8, In NCAA Tournament Second Round

Sunday, May 10

College Park, MD

12 PM

Maryland

18-3, 6-2

Rutgers

11-10, 4-4

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Rutgers	1	4	2	1	8
Maryland	6	2	2	1	11

Maryland celebrates a goal against Rutgers

QUARTERFINAL BOUND: No. 3 Terps Move Past No. 20 Rutgers, 11-8, In NCAA Tournament Second Round

5/10/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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Keeley Block’s four goals helped Maryland kick-start its 36th straight NCAA Tournament run.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Four Terps logged multi-goal games in No. 3 Maryland's 11-8 win over No. 20 Rutgers in the Second Round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at SECU Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Terps advance to face No. 6 Navy in College Park on May 14th at 5 PM.

Keeley nets her 4th of the game! 😤 pic.twitter.com/kqN14JOSfG
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) May 10, 2026

Maryland scored the game's first four goals as part of a six-goal first quarter to take command early in the contest. Lauren LaPointe collected four points in the opening frame, while Keeley Block scored two of her four goals and Jordyn Lipkin and Maisy Clevenger each found the back of the net.

Back-to-Back for @MarylandWLax 🐢

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— Big Ten Lacrosse (@B1GLacrosse) May 10, 2026

Clevenger became the third Terp with two first-half goals as she scored one of Maryland's two goals in the second quarter. Kori Edmondson netted her 45th of the year in the frame as the Terps took an 8-5 lead into the break. Edmondson scored her second of the day in the Terps' two-goal third quarter to keep them in the lead entering the final 15 minutes.

Maisy multi-goal game ✅ pic.twitter.com/9Bgbh6icez
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) May 10, 2026

JJ Suriano made 10 key saves in the win. Kayla Gilmore secured six of Maryland's 13 draw controls as the Terps improved to 29-2 all-time against Rutgers. Maryland is now 30-3 in NCAA Tournament games in College Park under head coach Cathy Reese and set its sights on the Quarterfinal Round.

How It Happened:
1st Quarter:

Block's 35th goal of the season opened the scoring in the second minute of action.
Lipkin's 23rd goal of the year gave the Terps a 2-0 lead.
LaPointe's 60th goal of 2026 opened a 3-0 lead.
LaPointe scored again 28 seconds later to extend the lead.
Rutgers got on the board before Block's second goal of the quarter gave Maryland a 5-1 lead.
Clevenger's seventh goal of 2026 came with 22 seconds left and gave the Terps a 6-1 advantage to take into the second quarter.

2nd Quarter:

Suriano made a big save in the opening minutes.
Rutgers netted the first goal of the quarter three minutes in.
Edmondson's 45th goal of the season came on a free position shot and gave Maryland a 7-2 lead.
Rutgers found its third goal with 6:32 left in the half.
The Scarlet Knights scored with 3:20 remaining to cut the Terps' lead to 7-4.
Clevenger's second goal of the day gave Maryland an 8-4 lead.
Rutgers scored with seven seconds left, but the Terps led 8-5 at the break.

3rd Quarter:

Rutgers scored the first goal of the half with 7:13 left to come within two.
Edmondson scored her second goal of the day on a free position shot with 6:01 left.
Rutgers scored with 3:07 to work back within two goals.
Block secured her hat trick with 37 seconds left in the quarter.
Maryland took a 10-7 lead into the fourth quarter.

4th Quarter:

Block's fourth goal of the game opened the fourth quarter.
Rutgers scored in the final minute.
Maryland held on for its NCAA Tournament win.

Multi-Point Terps:

Block (four goals) logged her 49th-career multi-point game and her 38th multi-goal game.
LaPointe (two goals, two assists) played in her 28th multi-point game, her 26th multi-goal game, and her ninth multi-assist game.
Lipkin (one goal, two assists) picked up her 41st multi-point game and her 10th mulit-assist game.
Edmondson (two goals) logged multiple points for the 60th time in her career and multiple goals for the 58th time.
Clevenger (two goals) tallied her ninth-career multi-goal game and her 15th with multiple points.
Shanahan (two assists) collected multiple points for the 40th time and multiple assists for the 17th time in her career.

NCAA Tourney Time

Maryland is playing in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, having won four of the last 11 national championships, last winning in 2019.
The Terps lead the nation with 41 NCAA Tournament appearances and are also first in wins (82), championship game appearances (22) and NCAA titles (14). They are making their 36th consecutive postseason appearance (1990-2026).
Under Reese, Maryland has five National Championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019). Reese is now 44-13 at Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, making 12 Final Fours and eight championship games.
Including this season, the Terps have also had a first-round bye nine times under Reese.
Maryland also improved to 30-3 in NCAA Tournament games played in College Park under Reese.

Routing Rutgers:

Sunday marked the 31st all-time meeting between Maryland and Rutgers.
The Terps took a 29-2 lead in the series.
Maryland is a perfect 14-0 against Rutgers in College Park.
The Terps are 16-2 under Reese against Rutgers and have won each of the last four battles.

Building On History:

Maryland is college lacrosse's all-time winningest program, and improved to 820-171-3 on Sunday.
Reese is the fifth all-time winningest active head coach, and grabbed her 393rd career win on Sunday.

Numbers To Know:

0: Maryland never trailed on Sunday.
4: Block scored four goals in the win.
6: Maryland earned its sixth ranked win of the season by defeating No. 20 Rutgers.
8: Maryland is 8-1 at home this season.
30: Maryland is 30-3 in NCAA Tournament games played in College Park under Reese.
36: Maryland is playing in its 36th straight NCAA Tournament, which is the longest streak in the nation.
393: Reese earned her 393rd win of her coaching career.
820: Maryland earned its 820th all-time win in program history on Sunday.

Up Next:

Maryland advances to the quarterfinals, where the Terps will face No. 6 Navy on May 14th. Game time is set for 5 PM, and the contest will air on ESPNU.