The Terps won the second quarter 3-2, but still find themselves down by two at the half.
With a 4-0 lead, it looked like the Orange were about to make this a laugher. Credit the Terps for fighting back.
And now some thoughts at the midway point.
Done for the day
Phipps is on crutches on the sideline. If it wasn’t obvious enough at the time of the injury, Phipps looks like he won’t be back.
The good news for the Terps is that backup Jason Carter has platooned between the pipes this season and shouldn’t be too rusty stepping in. The bad news is that Carter was not strong in his last performance, when he allowed 10 goals in 33:25 in a 16-10 loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament.
UPDATE: ESPN says that Phipps tore his ACL. Ow.
Aim low
It seems like a bunch of good chances have sailed over the net this quarter.
I don’t know what the scouting report said (or, for that matter, how extensive the report is on the backup cavalieri), but it seems the Terps would be well served to put the ball on the floor.
Midfielder Jeremy Sieverts scored the first goal of the game on an underhand crank from the top of the box and attackman Joe Cummings notched another goal on a bounce shot from in close.