Maryland Escapes Hole and Halts a Long Reign
Over the past 16 seasons, the Maryland and Northwestern women’s lacrosse teams have alternately dominated their sport for long stretches without much resistance from the other.
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Though the Terrapins and the Wildcats have won a total of 13 national championships since 1995, their meeting in Sunday’s final was only their second in the N.C.A.A. tournament. They have played twice in the regular season since 1992, so any rivalry is based simply on whose trophy case is more crowded.
But their lack of head-to-head competition also bred great anticipation for games like Sunday’s. With an N.C.A.A.-record 9,782 fans watching under a cloudless sky at Johnny Unitas Stadium, the teams did not disappoint.
Top-seeded Maryland overcame an early six-goal deficit to defeat second-seeded Northwestern, 13-11, ending the Wildcats’ run of five consecutive titles.
“The heart and the fight they displayed were outstanding,
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Sarah Mollison, Katie Schwarzmann and Karri Ellen Johnson had three goals apiece for Maryland (22-1). Shannon Smith scored three times to lead Northwestern (20-2), which was undone by a 27-minute scoreless streak that began in the first half and stretched into the second.
“I think we started to stand around a little bit on offense,” Northwestern Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said, “and not do what got us to that point.”
Maryland won seven consecutive national championships from 1995 to 2001, before Northwestern won the last five. So this matchup gave women’s lacrosse the marquee pairing that the men’s game missed out on,
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