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Navy Advances; Birsner Probable for Title Game
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He likely will be matched up against senior Matt Luyster tomorrow. Luyster was the Patriot League defensive player of the year.
Maryland Wins in OT
Freshman Maxwell Ritz scored the winning goal with 1:20 left in sudden-death overtime as Maryland defeated Virginia, 8-7, in an ACC tournament semifinal before a record crowd of 5,000 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
Ritz one-timed a rebound after a shot by Bill McGlone had been saved by goalkeeper Kip Turner.
Maryland (7-5) will play top-seeded Duke in the title game tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Duke defeated North Carolina, 13-11, in the first semifinal. The Blue Devils (14-1) also defeated Maryland, 10-8, earlier this season.
Last night, McGlone tied the game at 7 with a goal with 2:20 left in regulation. Virginia (9-3) appeared to have won after a goal by senior J.J. Morrissey 19 seconds into overtime; but timeout had been called before the ball left Morrissey's stick.
Sophomore goalkeeper Harry Alford then saved two point-blank shots to set up Ritz's heroics.
Ritz finished with two goals, giving him six this season. Leading scorer Joe Walters was held to one assist and went 0-for-6 shooting.
Senior John Christmas had one goal and three assists for Virginia.
In the first semifinal, freshman Zach Greer had four goals and senior goalkeeper Aaron Fenton had 20 saves for Duke (14-1).
North Carolina (5-8) is ineligible for the NCAA tournament because it cannot finish above .500.
In the women's tournament, Cary Chasney had five goals and an assist as Virginia defeated Maryland, 15-11, in a semifinal. The Cavaliers led 8-4 at halftime and held on against Maryland (10-5).
Senior Amy Appelt added three goals for Virginia (13-3). Freshman Kelly Kasper had three goals and an assist for Maryland.
Virginia will play top-seeded Duke (13-3) in the title game tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Blue Devils advanced with an 11-9 win over North Carolina in the second semifinal.
