Maryland entered the night carrying the weight of a program that has defined Big Ten Tournament success, having reached seven of the league’s first ten championship games since the conference added men’s lacrosse in 2015 . With that history behind them, the No. 3‑seeded Terps had a chance to punch their ticket to an eighth title appearance in 11 years in a high‑stakes rematch against No. 2‑seeded Penn State, a matchup that promised another chapter in one of the conference’s most competitive postseason rivalries. Maryland walked into Thursday night’s Big Ten Tournament semifinal expecting a grind, and that’s exactly what unfolded in a defensive slugfest against Penn State. Possessions were earned, not given, and every inch of turf felt contested as the Terps and Nittany Lions traded stops in a low‑scoring battle.…