Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, May 5, 2016
The 2016 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse semifinal round kicked off Thursday evening on BTN.
Maryland sophomore Connor Kelly scored a career-high four goals and Matt Rambo added three goals and two assists to lead the Terrapins to an impressive 16-9 win over Penn State in the first game.
The Terrapins' senior goaltender, Kyle Bernlohr, had 12 saves in the victory. The No. 1-seeded Terps have now won 12 straight games, matching the program record set by the 1987 team.
In the second semifinal matchup, Adam Charalambides scored five goals and goalie Kris Alleyne didn't allow a goal in the final 14 minutes of action as No. 2 Rutgers defeated No. 3 Johns Hopkins, 14-12.
Rutgers now has 11 wins this season, which ties the program record for wins, which was previously set in 1986.
No. 1-seeded Maryland will take on No. 2 seed Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament championship game at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Check out some of the top tweets and highlights from Thursday's Big Ten men's lacrosse semifinals below.
"End to End In a Heartbeat!" Great Transition Goal For #RUMLax VIDEO: https://t.co/F5pQDtYpVI
— Rutgers Men's LAX (@RUmlax) May 6, 2016
GOAL! "The Howitzer From Casey Rose" @JoeBpXp #RUMLax #B1GLax VIDEO: https://t.co/NWKW0JL1ho
— Rutgers Men's LAX (@RUmlax) May 6, 2016
Video: Casey Rose with the goal! #RUMLax and Johns Hopkins tied at 5-5 #B1GLax https://t.co/dsnGJ1laQj
— Rutgers Men's LAX (@RUmlax) May 6, 2016
FINAL: Maryland 16, Penn State 9
Terps are headed to the Big Ten Tournament Finals! pic.twitter.com/VxzSALzhow
— Maryland Men's Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 5, 2016
