No. 2 Maryland men’s lacrosse shakes off slow start to blast Michigan, 18-12
Share this story
Photo from @TerpsMLax
As Jared Bernhardt knifed through Michigan’s defense midway through the second quarter, it’s likely he and the defense knew exactly what was coming by the time he took possession. But it wasn’t stopping him from taking the dish from attacker Logan Wisnauskas and sinking a jump shot at the doorstep of the cage.
Maryland needed the score to take its first lead, and Bernhardt was looking to do whatever it took to make that happen.
Though Bernhardt’s goal looked to be the high point of Maryland’s then 6-0 run, it was only the beginning the Terps had 10 more to go to. Maryland went on to use the 16-0 run to take an insurmountable lead, deal a vastly uneven response to Michigan’s initial 5-0 start and eventually take the 18-12 victory. But as it typically goes on the road, it wasn’t without some struggle early.
No 19 Penn State Men s Lacrosse Falls To No 3 Maryland 17-10
onwardstate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from onwardstate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Behind senior Jared Bernhardt, No 3 Maryland men s lacrosse dominates Penn State, 17-10
testudotimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from testudotimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Understated Jared Bernhardt Sets Maryland s All-Time Goals Record
uslaxmagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uslaxmagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo by @TerpsMLax
Knowing the strength of his opponent in No. 4 Rutgers, Jared Bernhardt had to set the tone throughout, and he did so with his fifth score of the game at the start of the fourth quarter, giving No. 3 Maryland men’s lacrosse its first multiple possession lead since the opening minutes.
The attacker, notorious for making the difficult look easy, scored his fifth goal unassisted from the right side of the post. Firmly backing down his opponent with his lean six-foot frame, Bernhardt eased his way past the smaller defender and eventually got the ball past Rutgers’ Colin Kirst without turning his body and seemingly without breaking a sweat.