The Virginia men's lacrosse team's trip to the Sunshine State turned sour pretty quickly. A string of five unanswered Maryland goals in the third quarter and a host of miscues down the stretch negated a steady first-half performance by the defending champion Cavaliers.
No. 4 seed Virginia exited the ACC tournament after losing to the top-seeded Terrapins, 12-8, in semifinal action Friday night at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.
"It seems we made two mistakes for every good play, and you just can't get away with that against a team the caliber of Maryland," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said. "They're playing really well right now. We're just struggling to find consistency in our game. The same guy would make a good play and then make a bad play. Consistency and toughness - those things are related, and right now we're not demonstrating enough of either one of those qualities."
Senior midfielder David Jenkins was injured on the second face-off and was hobbled the rest of the game. He won only 10-of-23 face-offs, compared to his usual 56.8 winning percentage.
The two teams were neck-and-neck during the first half of play, but Terp junior midfielder Nate Watkins gave Maryland a 5-4 lead at halftime when he raced down the field after a broken play by the Cavaliers and beat Virginia freshman goalkeeper Tillman Johnson as time expired.
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