BTN.com staff, BTN.com staff, March 26, 2015

No. 1 Maryland is no stranger to starting fast, and it showed it in the opening seconds of the first Big Ten women's lacrosse game Thursday night.

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Taylor Cummings corralled the opening draw, led the Terrapins down the field and whipped a shot past Northwestern goaltender Bridget Bianco just 12 seconds in for the inaugural goal in Big Ten women's lacrosse history.

The top-ranked Terrapins cruised from there, taking a 16-5 victory over the fourth-ranked Wildcats at Lakeside Field in Evanston, Illinois.

Read umterps.com's full game recap.