Panthers fall at No. 3 Maryland, 19-5

      Thomas McNeeley
      
            The High Point Panthers men's lacrosse team traveled to College Park this past Saturday as they faced off against Maryland. The Panthers were coming off a great win vs. Georgetown and attempted to keep the momentum going as they headed into their game against the Terrapins.

            However, Maryland proved why they are ranked #3 in the nation. High Point was trailing 4-2 with 3:38 to go in the first, but from that point on, Maryland never looked back. The Terrapins netted six straight goals and took a commanding eight-goal lead. Junior Terrell Sands was able to score his first career goal for the Panthers as the first half came to a close to make it a 10-3 game.

            That was as close as High Point would come to upsetting Maryland. The Terrapins absolutely dominated the second half of the game holding High Point to just two more goals in the second half. The story of the game was High Point’s lack of ability on the ground. Maryland won the ground ball battle and was able to completely control the game. They had 46 ground balls compared to High Points 19.

            Head coach Jon Torpey was extremely disappointed in his team’s effort on the ground. "We got beat by a very good team and this week we have a lot of weaknesses to address. Any time you lose the ground ball battle by 26, you can assure that the score will be lopsided. Hats off to Maryland, they dominated us in every facet today."

            The Panthers (1-2) look to bounce back next Saturday as they take on St. Johns (0-2) at Vert Stadium at 1:00 P.M.