Co-No. 1 Terps men lose on road to No. 4 Fighting Irish

Spencer’s 9 assists lift Loyola men; Maryland women win

Brian Costabile (Mount Saint Joseph) gave No. 4 Notre Dame the lead for good with 2:06 left in the third quarter and the host Fighting Irish held on to upset No. 1 Maryland, 5-4, in men’s lacrosse Saturday.

The Terps fell to 4-1, and Notre Dame improved to 3-0.

Costabile’s goal gave the Irish a 4-3 lead before Brendan Gleason added his second goal for a 5-3 lead with 12:33 left in the game. Connor Kelly scored with 18 seconds left to bring Maryland within one.

Tough defense resulted in a scoreless first quarter. Only nine shots were taken, six by Notre Dame and three by the Terps.

Dylan Maltz gave Maryland a 1-0 lead with 10:03 left in the second quarter before the Irish responded with goals by Gleason and Mikey Wynne (St. Paul’s) for a 2-1 halftime lead.

The game was tied twice in the third quarter before Costabile’s go-ahead goal.

NO. 11 LOYOLA MARYLAND 16, HOLY CROSS 9: Pat Spencer (Boys’ Latin) broke the Patriot League single-game record with nine assists for the host Greyhounds (3-2, 2-0).

The Crusaders fell to 1-4, 1-1. All 16 of Loyola’s goals were assisted.

Spencer’s nine assists are the school record for a game, matching the output of Gary Hanley in an April 25, 1979, game against Morgan State. The nine assists are a Loyola Division I record, eclipsing the seven Brian Duffy had April 1, 1995, against Towson State.

The total marks the most in NCAA Division I this season and are tied for 10th most ever in an NCAA Division I game. The sophomore also tied his career-high with 10 points in the game.

The previous Patriot League record of eight was held by three players: Tim Pearson (Army, 2002), Chris Cara (Bucknell, 2004) and Jon Brisner (Navy, 2005).

STEVENSON 11, GETTYSBURG 6: Wade Korvin (Arundel) had a hat trick to lead the visiting Mustangs (1-1) past the Bullets (2-2).

Stevenson won 15 of 21 faceoffs and outscored Gettysburg 8-4 in the second half.