Maryland men’s lacrosse made sure it did not share the same fate some of its seeded brethren in the NCAA Tournament encountered. The No. 2 seed Terps scored the first two goals and four of the first five to take any suspense out of a first-round game with Air Force en route to a 13-5 pummeling Sunday afternoon before an announced 2,

Penn swarmed the Terps’ players with double teams all game long. The success it drew from that started on Maryland’s second possession. Chrissy Thomas looked to gain separation from her defenders on the wing, but instead, the graduate student had the ball whacked out her stick for the Terps’ first of many turnovers.

With the first quarter coming to a close, it seemed like No. 2-seed Maryland men’s lacrosse had fallen asleep under the hot May sun. The Terps had gotten off to a strong start, building an early lead,