FOXBOROUGH, mass. - Grant Catalino registered with 32 seconds left in overtime I to give non-seeded Maryland victory of 6-5 on the top-seeded Syracuse in a NCAA Division quarter-final of lacrosse on Sunday.
Catalino took a pass from Ryan Young behind the net and beat Orange goalkeeper John Galloway for the winning goal.
The Terrapins will play rival ACC Duke, which beat Notre Dame, in the semi-finals to M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday.
Midfielder Maryland Scott LaRue scored his second goal of the game with 1 second left in the third quarter to put Maryland ahead 5-3, but Syracuse clashed in the period final equality objectives by Jeremy Thompson and Jovan Miller.
It was the first defeat of Syracuse the at Gillette Stadium, where the 11 NCAA champions both won national titles in 2008 and 2009. The Orange have appeared in national quarterfinal 29th.
"I am really happy for our players," said Maryland coach John Tillman. "We knew what we look down when we saw the seeding - it will be a difficult road, but we are accustomed to it.".
Strategy of Maryland to hold the ball for long periods led to 10 stall warnings, but also limited the number of possessions of the color Orange (15-2). Tillman credited to the position of medium Curtis Holmes to win faceoffs key which allowed of Maryland (12-4) control.
"At some point, I looked in the third quarter and was 9: 30 left and we have not had a possession," Syracuse coach, said John Desko.
With the score tied 5-5 at the beginning of the extension, Syracuse had an opportunity of fast-break, but the position of medium Kevin Drew, with a free field before him, exceeded the objective and the Orange lost possession.
Desko would not question his decision to go Orange for the winning goal in transition, rather than implement a piece of theatre.
"I not calling a timeout when there are only five goals in the game," said Desko.
Thompson and Miller gave Syracuse a advance 2 - 0 in the first half, but Maryland received goals from Drew Snider and LaRue to tie the mark of 2-2 at halftime.
Jake Bernhardt took a pass behind the goal by Travis Reed and scored with 9: 37 left in the third to give Maryland a 3-2 ahead and Reed then puffy a little shot past Galloway, two minutes later for a 4-2 lead.
A great individual effort by JoJo Marasco of Syracuse it closed to 4-3 before Maryland took possession at the end of the third quarter after a penalty drop in Syracuse. LaRue hit beat the clock, giving in Maryland, an advance of 5-3 after three quarters.
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