Lacrosse falls 12-7 in home opener to No. 6 Maryland Terrapins
Ray Hupfer
Issue date: 3/10/10 Section: Sports
By Ray Hupfer
Bellarmine's lacrosse team fell to 2-1 overall after they lost in their home opener by a 12-7 count to the sixth-ranked team in the nation, Maryland, on Saturday.
The Knights jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Derek Hopcroft, but Maryland answered with a goal of their own only 15 seconds after the Bellarmine score, and the game was tied 1-1 after the first period.
But Maryland's offense started to click in the second period, as they outshot the Knights 14-3 for the period, and outscored the Knights 4-1 in the period to take a 5-2 lead into the half.
Bellarmine struck first in the second half as well, but Maryland countered with two goals of their own to take a 7-3 lead. But Bellarmine's Chase Williams netted consecutive goals, cutting the lead to 7-5. Maryland scored once more to extend the lead to 8-5 going into the fourth period.
Maryland scored the first four goals of the fourth, putting the game out of reach. Bellarmine scored two goals late to create the final 12-7 score, but they were unable to slow down the vaunted Maryland offensive attack.
Bellarmine is back in action this Saturday at noon, traveling to Philadelphia to take on St. Joseph's University.
Bellarmine's lacrosse team fell to 2-1 overall after they lost in their home opener by a 12-7 count to the sixth-ranked team in the nation, Maryland, on Saturday.
The Knights jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Derek Hopcroft, but Maryland answered with a goal of their own only 15 seconds after the Bellarmine score, and the game was tied 1-1 after the first period.
But Maryland's offense started to click in the second period, as they outshot the Knights 14-3 for the period, and outscored the Knights 4-1 in the period to take a 5-2 lead into the half.
Bellarmine struck first in the second half as well, but Maryland countered with two goals of their own to take a 7-3 lead. But Bellarmine's Chase Williams netted consecutive goals, cutting the lead to 7-5. Maryland scored once more to extend the lead to 8-5 going into the fourth period.
Maryland scored the first four goals of the fourth, putting the game out of reach. Bellarmine scored two goals late to create the final 12-7 score, but they were unable to slow down the vaunted Maryland offensive attack.
Bellarmine is back in action this Saturday at noon, traveling to Philadelphia to take on St. Joseph's University.
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