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The Virginia Tech lacrosse team (7-9, 1-4 ACC) fell to the No. 2-ranked Maryland Terrapins on Saturday afternoon at Thompson Field by a score of 16-6.
Maryland won the opening draw control and did not look back from there as it retained a lead for the entirety of the match.
Just less than two minutes in, the Terps' Karissa Taylor scored the opening goal. After multiple turnovers on the Hokies' settled attack, three other Maryland players scored, putting the Terrapins up 4-0 just eight minutes into the contest.
Tech's scoring leader, Rachel Culp, gave the Hokies a boost at 19:16 with a physical score. The senior closed out her regular season with 53 goals.
The Hokie defense then frustrated the Terps' attack into charging Tech's Dylan Garner, which led to another Hokie goal, assisted by Culp and scored by Liz Carpenter.
The two-point deficit was the closest Tech would cut it for the remainder of the contest.
The Terps closed out the half with a 7-2 run, buoyed by dominant ground ball pickups, defensive mismatches and a strong transition attack.
Garner and Caitlyn Wier would rack up two goals apiece, one from each of them in each half. Unfortunately for the Hokies, those would be the first and only scores of the second half.
Tech has closed out the regular season with its best overall record since 2006 and its best ACC record since joining the league.
The Hokies will face the No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers in a Commonwealth Challenge rematch Thursday at 1 p.m. in the first round of the ACC Tournament, which will be held at Thompson Field.
The Hokies were handily beaten by the Cavs on February 18, 19-3, in Charlottesville.
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