Maryland improved to 9-2 in the NCAA semifinals under John Tillman and can clinch its fifth national championship against No. 1 Cornell.

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts — Maryland men’s lacrosse allowed a goal to Syracuse less than a minute in on Saturday. It looked like the Orange’s sixth-ranked scoring offense — which put up 19 goals in the previous round — may have found answers against the Terps’ defense.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Maryland men’s lacrosse team produced another stout defensive performance in the NCAA tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon. Throw in some scoring fireworks, and the result was a 14-8 victory over No. 6 seed Syracuse at Gillette Stadium that sent the second-seeded Terrapins back to the national title game.