College Lacrosse

Junior attackman Daniel Kelly scored off an assist from freshman attackman Braden Erksa with 2:19 remaining in overtime to lift No. 4 Maryland men’s lacrosse to a 14-13 win Saturday over No. 1 and previously unbeaten Virginia.

Freshman midfielder Matt Collison sparked a strong finish to the fourth quarter as the ninth-ranked Blue Jays took control of a close contest over the final 8½ minutes and escaped Annapolis with a 12-9 victory.

Of the 48 players on Frostburg's roster, 11 of them are from Carroll County and play prominent roles. The pipeline has the Bobcats ranked in the top 10 among Division II schools.

Junior attacker Leelee Denton scored a career-high six goals and sophomore goalkeeper Emma Richardell recorded a career-high 11 saves as Navy edged No. 20 Jacksonville, 13-12.

No. 9 Loyola Maryland women's lacrosse couldn’t hold a late lead against No. 2 Syracuse, giving up the game’s final three goals in a 9-7 loss.

Here’s a roundup of college lacrosse games from around the state this week.

The path taken by Noah Chizmar, a Bel Air resident and St. Paul’s graduate, to develop into one of seven-time NCAA champion Virginia’s top short-stick defensive midfielders may have gotten its start from parents Richard Chizmar (CCBC Essex and UMBC) and the former Kara Tipton (Johns Hopkins).

Sophomore midfielder Emily Messinese scored a career-high five goals to lead Navy women's lacrosse to a 20-9 road rout of No. 18 Richmond.