Despite a busy weekend that included two Terp men’s lacrosse games, coach Dave Cottle apparently found time to catch up on NCAA men’s basketball conference tournament action– and use it to motivate his team.
After the No. 9 Terps lost at UMBC Friday night on Maxx Davis’ goal with 1.5 seconds left in the third overtime, they had a quick turnaround, hosting Air Force on Sunday afternoon.
Cottle said he told his team to look at the example set by the Pittsburgh (4 games in 4 days to win the Big East Tournament) and Georgia (two games on Saturday at the SEC Tournament) basketball teams.
“The only thing I thought we should be tired of is losing, not of playing two games in three days,” Cottle said.
The Terps responded with a 16-4 win in which they had a 13-0 run, made possible because they held the Falcons scoreless for 44:03 from the last minute of the first quarter to late in the fourth quarter.
Cottle said he was happy with the bounce back effort after the Terps failed to execute and finish key chances against the Retrievers. He also praised a total team effort.
Grant Catalino, Will Dalton, Jeff Reynolds and Dan Morrison each scored a pair of goals and eight others tallied single goals for the Terps, who don’t play again until Saturday’s game at No. 5 North Carolina– which should give the Terps just enough time to draw some motivation from the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball Tournament.
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