The Terrapin men’s lacrosse team earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament bracket announced last night and will take on the Denver Pioneers in the first round on Saturday at noon.
“We don’t know a whole lot a lot about Denver, so we have to learn some things about them,” coach Dave Cottle said. “We’re excited to be playing. We’re excited we have a home game.”
The Pioneers are one of three teams from the Great Western Lacrosse League to make the field, the most in league history. Notre Dame earned the No. 6 seed, the first time a team from the league will host a first-round game.
The Terps, who finished second in the ACC regular-season standings, received the lowest seed among the conference’s four teams.
If they can get by Denver, the Terps will play the winner of No. 2 seed Virginia and UMBC in Annapolis. UMBC has already defeated the Terps this season, while Virginia split the two games they played against the Terps so far.
The Terps were seeded No. 7 opposite a second-seeded Virginia squad in last season’s tournament before both teams were upset in the first round.
“It doesn’t matter what number you are, it matters how you’re going to play on Saturday,” Cottle, who is a member of the tournament’s selection committee, said. “Whether you’re the seven or the two, you still have to play good teams.”
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