Maryland scored eight straight goals in the first half of Saturday's semifinal and held Syracuse scoreless for a span of 26:54.

The semifinal matchup went exactly as the Terps wanted it to, sending the Orange home one step short of Memorial Day.

Although Maryland is 8-2 in the NCAA Tournament semifinals under coach John Tillman, the program wants to improve its 2-6 record in finals.

Dynasties uninterrupted. Stunning comebacks. The Maryland high school lacrosse concluded with state public championship games at Stevenson University in Owings

As the Terps prepare for their Final Four matchup with Syracuse, Tillman has become synonymous with the sport’s championship weekend.

Penn State’s Jack Fracyon, Alex Ross and Reid Gills and Maryland’s Colin Burlace are among the former Anne Arundel standouts in the Final Four.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Well before Wednesday night, Glenelg girls’ lacrosse coach Alex Pagnotta knew what his team would be walking into at the Maryland Class 2A championship game. For a second straight year, Manchester Valley stood between the Gladiators and a state title.

Corning native Logan McNaney is set to close one of the more prolific college lacrosse careers for a goalie when Maryland competes in the NCAA Division I men's Final Four at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.