Until the very end, the 2009 Terrapin field hockey team did everything right, and most of the time, made winning look easy.

But then came the end.

The Terps suffered a bitter defeat to North Carolina in the national championship game when the Tar Heels made a late comeback run. It was the Terps first and only loss of the season, and it came in the year’s biggest game. Beat writer Kate Yanchulis narrates:

Aaron Kraut is The Diamondback’s sports editor. He can be reached at akrautdbk@gmail.com.