BALTIMORE – The Terrapin men’s lacrosse team’s dramatic overtime win against Duke on Saturday couldn’t have gone any better for attackman Grant Catalino.

The 6-foot-5, 225-pound junior from Webster, N.Y., had already scored four goals when regulation ended, but it was his fifth that earned the Terps (3-0, 1-0 ACC) a victory at M&T Bank Stadium.

After long pole Brian Farrell’s clearance, Catalino received a pass from midfielder Dean Hart and rifled a shot past Duke goalie Dan Wigrizer. Once it went in, the Terps stormed the field and tackled Catalino in jubilation.

“I feel like I blacked out a few seconds right after. I didn’t really know what to do,” said Catalino, who has 104 career points. “That’s the first overtime goal I’ve ever scored in my life. … It didn’t take much thought when I caught the ball. I just did what I do everyday in practice and throughout the whole game. Luckily it went in.”

What could make a six-point performance capped off with a game-winning goal in overtime even more meaningful? Catalino’s older brother, Mike Catalino, is a senior midfielder for the Blue Devils.

“We’ve kind of had a friendly, competitive relationship throughout our games here against each other,” Grant Catalino said. “But obviously the rivalry against Duke is always amped up, and being here at this venue just makes the atmosphere more exciting and fun.”

Duke’s Catalino scored with 10:27 left to play in the third quarter, bringing the Blue Devils to within one goal of the Terps. The shot was a bullet from about 15 yards out and gave Duke (2-2, 0-1) their first goal from a midfielder in the game.

The younger Catalino said he’s learned a lot from watching his brother play. His older brother’s dedication to lacrosse was a major factor in his decision to play the sport in the first place.

“He’s taught me a lot of skills that I know today,” Grant Catalino said. “We grew up in the backyard, throwing the ball against the wall and shooting on the goal. He would always push me when he was going out to shoot. … He and my father were the driving forces behind my success today.”

Grant Catalino said his residence in New York might look perplexing to someone who doesn’t know the two brothers play on separate teams. While one part of the house dons an image of Testudo, another is adorned with Duke paraphernalia — something that might cause some Terp faithful to cringe.

“My mom’s got the shrines of the pictures of him in his room with the Duke blue and then my room’s got the Maryland red,” Grant Catalino said. “But in the summertime it’s all fun and games. … It’s just a good brother relationship.”

And although Grant Catalino said the rivalry is friendly, it doesn’t stop him from relishing in Saturday’s victory. He noted it’s going to be fun to own the bragging rights over his older sibling.

“It was the last time that we’ll ever be on the same field again in a competitive atmosphere,” Grant Catalino said. “It was a good way to end the rivalry.”

For the younger Catalino, it couldn’t have ended any better.

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