Less than 24 hours after a humbling defeat in the Big Ten tournament championship game, the Maryland men’s lacrosse team began looking ahead to more substantial achievements when the NCAA tournament’s field of 18 was unveiled Sunday night.

Questions surrounded the Terps’ faceoff unit after Luke Wierman, the Terps’ all-time leader in faceoffs, graduated this offseason. It’s become a concern entering May after Maryland shuffled its specialist role this season.

Maryland women’s lacrosse (14-5) secured the No. 6 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament Sunday night, marking the program’s 35th consecutive tournament appearance. The Terps will host Fairfield (11-7) in the opening round on Friday at noon.