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Morsell, who for years has been referred to as a do-it-all “glue guy,” has grown into what Turgeon and teammates say is the “heart and soul” of a Terps team that, up until Tuesday night’s setback at Northwestern, had won five straight games to turn around its season and cement itself as a legitimate NCAA tournament team. - Maryland steps it up in second half to pull away from Johns Hopkins in Big Ten men's lacrosse
- Livy Rosenzweig finished with a game-high four goals and three assists to lead No. 19 Loyola Maryland to a decisive 21-4 victory over visiting American in women’s college lacrosse Saturday.
- UMBC squandered a pair of 16-point leads and were denied their third appearance in four years in the conference’s tournament championship final by a UMass Lowell team that has won its first three postseason games in the past eight days.
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- Five Terps scored in double figures as No. 8 Maryland captured its sixth Big Ten regular season title outright since joining the conference in 2014-15 and beat Penn State 88-61.
- Nick Dupuis scored the unassisted game-winner during an extra man opportunity with 1:09 left in the fourth overtime as host UMBC won, 13-12, over Stony Brook in an America East men’s lacrosse opener Saturday.
- Brief health scares prevented Richardson, the program’s fourth-year head coach, and Nelson, the team’s starter for the first 19 games, from participating in a back-to-back series at UNC Wilmington on Thursday and Friday.
- Emails obtained by The Washington Post through public records requests revealed Big Ten officials tried to keep their discussions about resuming athletics last fall from entering public view.
- Sophomore goalie Logan McNaney has recorded 22 saves and a .579 save percentage in No. 3 Maryland’s two victories, including a career-high 16 stops last week in a 13-7 win against Penn State.
- Johns Hopkins women’s lacrosse team got their first win of the season by upsetting a ranked opponent.
- Anthony Tarke, a redshirt senior shooting guard who transferred from UTEP, earned the league’s Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Nendah Tarke, a freshman shooting guard, was voted the Rookie of the Year.
- Isabella and Ava Therien are enjoying what could be their final year together with the Greyhounds and the improved health of their father, former NHL player Chris Therien, who overcame a bout with alcoholism and has been sober for 10 years.
- Coppin State pitcher Timmy Ruffino has an underdeveloped right hand and what he calls “nubs” for fingers. He wasn’t able to tie his shoes until about the age of 12, but that didn’t stop him.
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‘The Injured Athletes Club’: How Maryland women’s lacrosse players bonded and got back on their feet
Eight Terps players dealing with serious, season-ending injuries met every other week to discuss personal triumphs and frustrating challenges and provide mental and emotional support to each other. - Diamond Miller scored eight of her 17 points in the first quarter to help No. 8 Maryland start strong and Ashley Owusu had 22 points in an 88-63 victory over No. 12 Michigan that clinched a share of the Big Ten title
- From the return of rampant defensive miscues to the importance of the regular-season finale, here are three takeaways from the Maryland men’s basketball team’s 60-55 loss at Northwestern on Wednesday night.
- The Blue Jays will see a familiar face on the Terps sideline on Saturday. Also, Grace Griffin is proving her value for the Maryland women, and the Loyola Maryland men could rely on three faceoff specialists again if injured senior Bailey Savio sits out a second straight game.
- Georgetown graduate student attackman Jake Carraway and Syracuse graduate student goalkeeper Asa Goldstock are The Baltimore Sun’s National Lacrosse Players of the Week.
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- Mount St. Mary's women's basketball team clinches first conference title in 20 years.
- Redshirt senior point guard DeJuan Clayton endured a coaching change, a season-ending shoulder injury and a revolving door of teammates to help the Eagles capture their first regular-season title since 2004.
- AJ Swann is the No. 27 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2022, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He’s the seventh commit for the Terps, whose class currently ranks fifth in the Big Ten Conference and 19th in the country.
- From a second-year player’s jump to a performance that possibly clinched a bid to the NCAA tournament, here are three takeaways from the Maryland men’s basketball team's 73-55 win over Michigan State on Sunday.
- Mimi Collins had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help the No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball team beat Northwestern, 62-50, on Sunday, moving one game closer to clinching a share of its third consecutive Big Ten regular-season title.
- The Terps, who never trailed, picked up their fifth straight win after falling to 10-10 overall in early February, further bolstering their NCAA tournament resume.
- When the offense went scoreless over the final 15:03, the Terps relied on their defense to keep the Wolverines off the scoreboard and ensure their second win in a row.
