The Terps earned their 21st consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.
Maryland men’s lacrosse was named the No. 7 overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, it was announced Sunday. As a top-eight seed, the Terps will host Princeton on May 11 at 7:30 p.m.
The Terps convincingly defeated the Tigers, 13-7, on February 24th in College Park. Princeton is on on a four-game winning streak, though, having just won the Ivy League Championship.
Maryland, on the other hand, has endured an up-and-down season and is on a two-game losing streak.
The Terps started the year on a good note, winning their opening four contests over Richmond, Loyola, Syracuse and Princeton.
Maryland’s first loss of the season came on the road against the reigning champions and No. 1 seed Notre Dame. The Terps went on to narrowly escape what would have been a disastrous loss against Brown at home, before falling to Virginia and Michigan.
The Terps responded to the losing streak with three straight conference victories over Penn State, Ohio State and Rutgers. Then, Maryland lost “The Rivalry” to Johns Hopkins in its worst offensive effort of the year, managing just five goals, before getting thrashed by Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, 19-9.
The winner of Maryland and Princeton will take on the winner of Duke and Utah in the quarterfinals.