Virginia vs. No. 1 Maryland Live Updates

No. 18 Virginia (3-4) fell to No. 1 Maryland (7-0) at Klöckner Stadium by a score of 12-6. See full play-by-play and live analysis of the game in the thread below. Updates are in reverse chronological order with the most recent events at the top. Stay tuned for more post game coverage.

For takeaways from the game: Takeaways From Virginia Lacrosse's Loss to No. 1 Maryland

Virginia 6, Maryland 12 | FINAL

Virginia 6, Maryland 12 | FINAL

Griffin Kology gets penalized for a slash allowing Maryland to drain out the clock. Braden Erksa scores on the open net.

Virginia 6, Maryland 11 | Q4 3:32

Henry Metz jumps on the faceoff before Nunes makes a big save, but the Cavs turn it over as Millon throws a pass into the dirt. Nunes saves on the other end but the rebound by Spanos goes in. Maryland has pulled away.

Virginia 6, Maryland 10 | Q4 6:25

Henry Metz wins the draw for the Cavaliers but the Hoos are unable to execute with Sunderland getting drilled as he drove up goal line extended. Schroter forced a turnover on the other end but Virginia once again turns the ball over on offense. Braden Erksa executes for Maryland, finding himself wide open in front of goal.

Virginia 6, Maryland 9 | Q4 10:26

Eric Spanos buries the shot on the two-man advantage before Sean Creter wins the faceoff forward and scores.

Virginia 6, Maryland 7 | Q4 10:59

Nunes picks off a Maryland pass which leads to a Johnny Hackett shot that is deflected before UVa is called for a slash and caught offsides, Maryland two man-up.

Virginia 6, Maryland 7 | Q4 13:45

Johnny Hackett's shot is deflected and caught by Truitt Sunderland who buries the goal, diving across the crease.

Virginia 5, Maryland 7 | Q3 0:00

Virginia forces a turnover after a hold on the faceoff but Truitt's shot is batted in the middle. Maryland is caught offsides, giving the ball right back to the Hoos but the Cavs can not execute before the buzzer. McNaney has 13 saves headed into the fourth quarter.

Virginia 5, Maryland 7 | Q3 3:30

Hudson Hausmann gets called on a hold. On the man advantage, Nunes makes a save down low. On the other end the shot from Mencke goes wide with Maryland winning the chase down before Noah Chizmar wins a chase down for UVA.

A few possessions later, Griffin Schutz shoots it low to cut the lead to two.

Virginia 4, Maryland 7 | Q3 8:25

McNaney picks up yet another save before Bryce Ford scores on the other end, catching Matthew Nunes out of cage.

Virginia 4, Maryland 6 | Q3 10:36

Ghobriel wins the opening faceoff of the half setting up a shot from Colsey that's saved. On the defensive end, Virginia forces a shot clock violation, teeing up another shot from Colsey as McNaney has found a groove once again.

On the other end, Aidan Aitken breaks the scoring drought for the Terrapins.

Virginia 4, Maryland 5 | Halftime

Ghobriel wins again as he's found his rhythm at the x, but this time despite multiple good looks Virginia can not execute. Noah Chizmar then picks off a pass and runs it down the other end, but shoots high on the fast break, prompting a timeout from Maryland to sub.

Out of the Maryland timeout, Sunderland's shot misses before Millon tosses it away with an attempted cross field pass. UVA defense stands tall with another caused turnover.

Timeout Virginia with 15 seconds remaining.

Out of the Virginia timeout, Millon dodges down the left alley, but has it stripped. Halftime

Virginia 4, Maryland 5 | Q2 4:57

On man-down, Will Erdmann charges down the field, burying it past McNaney. Then, Anthony Ghobriel wins the ensuing faceoff setting up a goal for Thomas Mencke on an assist from McCabe Millon as Virginia has stormed back with a 4-0 run.

Virginia 2, Maryland 5 | Q2 9:11

Virginia earns a man-up on a Maryland offside after a save from Nunes but fails to execute as Jack Walshe's shot is blocked, the second blocked shot as Virginia is struggling to even test McNaney at the moment.

Ryan Colsey finds nylon with a face dodge to the middle of the field.

Virginia 1, Maryland 5 | End of Q1

Nunes caps the quarter with a nice save as Virginia has found its footing but has work to do in order to climb back into this game.

Virginia 1, Maryland 5 | Q1 1:18

Griffin Schutz finds Truitt Sunderland on the doorstep but McNaney stuff him before saving Millon's shot. Millon tries again but is stuffed after a strong defensive stop as McNaney is showing why he is the best goaltender in college lacrosse. McNaney has six saves.

Then, finally, Will Inderlied shoots a high bouncer that goes to put Virginia on the board.

Virginia 0, Maryland 5 | Q1 6:38

Virginia stands tall on the man-down but Colsey's shot is stuffed by McNaney during the possession. Maryland gets it back and Keegan scores on a high bouncer.

Virginia 0, Maryland 4 | Q1 9:33

Elijah Stobaugh beats Nunes once again as the Terrapins have scored on their first four possessions.

Virginia 0, Maryland 3 | Q1 11:52

Logan McNaney makes his presence felt with two outstanding saves before Matthew Keegan buries a goal in settled offense on the other end.

Virginia 0, Maryland 2 | Q1 13:07

Virginia fails to execute with a dropped pass by Thomas Mencke with Elijah Stobaugh executing on the other end for the Terrapins.

Virginia 0, Maryland 1 | Q1 14:06

Bryce Ford opens up the scoring with a dodge down the left side placing the ball in the bottom right corner after Ghobriel won the clamp on the faceoff but was unable to pick up the groundball.

Virginia Starters: Millon, Colsey, Sunderland, Hackett, Schutz, Mencke, Fulton, Kology, Schroter and Nunes

Maryland Starters: Spanos, Erksa, Kelly, Whittier, Ford, Keegan, Canfield, Schaller, Burlace and McNaney

As we await opening faceoff check out our preview: UVA Lacrosse: Five Keys to a Virginia Victory Against No. 1 Maryland

For a recap of Virginia's win over Towson last Saturday: Texas Natives Lead the Way for UVA Lacrosse in Win Over Towson in Houston

Virginia vs. Maryland Pregame Notes

Maryland leads the all-time series with Virginia, which began in 1926, 51-47
Last time these two teams faced, Maryland had the upper hand with a 12-6 win last year during the semifinals of Championship Weekend
On Saturday, Virginia will face Maryland for the 99th all-time meeting, which will tie with Johns Hopkins (99) for the most head-to-head matchups in UVA history.
The last time the two teams met at Klöckner Stadium, in 2023, Maryland’s Daniel Kelly scored the game-winning goal with 2:19 left in overtime to seal a 14-13 win over then-No. 1 Virginia