Offensive inefficiency plagued Maryland men’s lacrosse in loss to Johns Hopkins

Daniel Maltz attracted Johns Hopkins’ defense’s attention midway through the third quarter, with the Terps in search of just their fifth goal of the day. Defender Beaudan Szuluk rotated away from the cage, leaving George Stamos open.

Stamos received Maltz’s pass and fired a rocket into the net. It trimmed Maryland men’s lacrosse’s deficit to one with over 23 minutes remaining.

That was the Terps’ final goal on Saturday. Their offense struggled mightily against the Blue Jays, posting the fewest scores of the season in their most important game this year. Maryland lost to its in-state rival, 7-5.

The Terps’ offense was dismal despite a chance to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

“I felt like at times we just got a little antsy and needed to take what they gave us,” coach John Tillman said. “I felt like we were playing slow at times. The ball was dying in sticks.”

Maryland’s season-low five goals against Johns Hopkins included a scoreless fourth quarter. The Terps shot at just 15.2 percent and less than half of their attempts were on goal, making both marks season lows.