Quarterfinal

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Jennifer Crawford's goal from 10 yards midway through the second half proved to be the game winner as No. 3 seed Clemson defeated No. 6 Maryland, 2-1, yesterday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic Coast Conference soccer tournament.Crawford's goal, her 13th of the season, came at 65: 51 and pushed the Tigers' lead to 2-0. Clemson (14-5-1) opened the scoring in the 38th minute on a header by Lissa Mansberry off a direct kick.Keri Sarver scored the only goal for the Terps (17-4-1)

ESPN analyst Paul Carcaterra was the sideline reporter for unseeded Maryland's 11-5 stunner against No. 2 seed Johns Hopkins on Saturday. On Monday, he offered what he liked and what he didn't like in the Terps' victory in the NCAA tournament's quarterfinal round. Wednesday feature Carcaterra's assessment of No. 1 seed Loyola's 10-9 decision against unseeded Denver, but here is what he thought of Maryland's win. What Carcaterra liked: “I liked the way that they really initiated the offense from the midfield - not only from up top, but also from behind.

HAMBURG, Germany -- Somewhere among the four World Cup quarterfinal matches, a great moment surely awaits. But it is the Argentina-Germany quarterfinal clash in Berlin today that has everyone talking. World Cup Today: Argentina vs. Germany, 10:55 a.m., ESPN; Italy vs. Ukraine, 2:55 p.m, ESPN2

Falling in an NCAA tournament semifinal for the third time in four years was an outcome Stevenson had hoped to avoid. But even after Sunday's 7-2 setback to nine-time reigning national champion Salisbury, there was a lot to be happy about with the Mustangs. This was a squad that had graduated a combined 217 goals and 130 assists from attackmen Jimmy Dailey and Richie Ford and midfielders Neal Barthelme, Kyle Moffitt, Sean Calabrese and Jake Stocksdale. Add three starting defensemen in Evan Douglass, Kyle Menendez and Ian Hart and faceoff specialist Ray Witte, and not many people had given Stevenson much of a chance of reaching Sunday's stage.

Navy defeated Penn, 11-5, this afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The win advances the Mids (13-2) to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament, where Navy will face Cornell (9-4)Sunday afternoon in Ithaca, N.Y. It is Navy's first quarterfinal appearance since 1989. On the day, Navy doubled up Penn in the shots category (36-18), while grounders were nearly even with Navy grabbing 38 and Penn taking 37. Navy won 12 of the 20 face-offs.

Beth Tfiloh made its free throws late in the game and defeated Catholic, 41-38, in an Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland C Conference quarterfinal matchup. The Warriors made six free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Cubs (10-7). Rachel Schulder scored five of her 11 points in the quarter. Park 61, St. Timothy's 35 -- The Bruins (17-2) rode a 19-4 first quarter to an easy victory over visiting St. Timothy's in IAAM C Conference semifinal play. Park scored the first 10 points of the game and led by as many as 31. No. 2 St. Frances 67, Roland Park 17 -- Shatyra Hawkes (13 points)

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - -The Syracuse men's lacrosse team ramped up its effort with a backup goalkeeper in the net. The same could not be said for Maryland. The Orange scored six of the first seven goals of the second half to turn a two-goal lead into a seven-goal cushion as the second-seeded reigning national champions cruised to an 11-6 win over the Terps in a NCAA tournament quarterfinal before an announced 11,259 at James M. Shuart Stadium at Hofstra University on Saturday. Syracuse (14-2)

CARY, N.C. - No. 2 seed Maryland scored quickly in defeating No. 7 seed North Carolina State, 4-0, in the Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer quarterfinals yesterday. Sophomore striker Domenic Mediate opened Maryland's scoring in the second minute, finishing a left-to-right pass from junior Nino Marcantonio. The No. 10-ranked Terps (15-4) earned their 2-0 halftime lead in the 36th minute when Scott Buete sent a free kick into the box that found Abe Thompson for a goal. The second half was more of the same, with Thompson feeding Marcantonio in the 47th minute.

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Tim Parks scored three goals to pace defending MIAA B champion and top-seeded John Carroll past visiting and fourth-seeded Glenelg Country School, 21-0, yesterday in a quarterfinal of the conference's boys lacrosse playoffs.The Patriots (11-3) led 11-0 at halftime.Park 14, Spalding 5: Jeff Mazur scored four goals as Park defeated Spalding in a quarterfinal of the MIAA B playoffs. Park travels to John Carroll tomorrow at 4 p.m. in one semifinal. In the other semifinal, Friends plays host to Curley at 4 p.m.Pub Date: 5/14/96

As part of ESPN's coverage of the NCAA tournament's quarterfinal round this past weekend, Paul Carcaterra was the sideline reporter for all four contests. The former Syracuse All-American midfielder, who can be followed on Twitter via @paulcarcaterra, provided his thoughts on the most stunning result in the quarterfinals, the hottest team in the Final Four and the race for the Tewaaraton Award. Which was more exciting: the first round or the quarterfinal round? I thought both rounds wre entertaining and provided fans with different styles in lacrosse.

Here are a few notes that didn't make Sunday's article on Maryland's 11-5 upset of No. 2 seed Johns Hopkins in Saturday's NCAA tournament quarterfinal due to space constraints. *The last time the Terps beat the Blue Jays by at least six goals was April 14, 2006 when Maryland cruised to an 11-4 triumph. It was also the last time the defense limited Johns Hopkins to less than six goals. *The Terps improved to 10-2 this year and 92-9 since 2002 when scoring at least 10 goals in a contest.

Loyola attackman Eric Lusby played like he felt right at home Saturday. The Severna Park native, who is a graduate student, tied career highs with five goals and six points to lead the Greyhounds to a 10-9 win over Denver in an NCAA men's lacrosse tournament quarterfinal at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium before an announced 13,390, the fourth-largest crowd ever for this round. Loyola, the top seed in the tournament, advances to the semifinals for the first time since 1998.

Heading into Saturday's NCAA women's lacrosse quarterfinal at Maryland, the No. 1 item on Loyola coach Jen Adams' scouting report was draw control. The Greyhounds did a good job on the draw at first and were within a goal of Maryland early in the second half, but once the Terrapins started running away with all the draws, they ran away with the game. The No. 3 Terps won the last nine draws in an 8-2 second-half run that powered a 17-11 victory over the No. 6 Greyhounds at Maryland's Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex before an announced 963. For the fourth year in a row, coach Cathy Reese's Terps advance to the national semifinals, where they will meet the winner of Saturday night's late quarterfinal between defending champion and No. 2 Northwestern and No. 7 Duke on Friday night in Stony Brook, N.Y. Saturday, in the first meeting between close friends and former Maryland teammates Reese and Adams, the Terps (19-3)

One of the underlying storylines of the clash between No. 2 seed Johns Hopkins and Maryland in Saturday's quarterfinal of the NCAA tournament is what unfolded during the regular-season meeting between these teams. That April 14 contest was highlighted by the Terps closing out the second half with six unanswered goals to cap a 9-6 victory at Homewood Field. The loss was the Blue Jays' second in three games, and Johns Hopkins would lose, 8-2, to Navy the following week. Johns Hopkins junior faceoff specialist Mike Poppleton conceded that forgetting about that regular-season setback is tough.

When Maryland lacrosse coach Cathy Reese told her 5-year-old son Brody last week that the Terrapins might play Loyola and coach Jen Adams in the NCAA quarterfinals, Brody was all smiles. "Mommy, that's so great. You can play each other and tie and both go to the championships. " Unfortunately for the close friends, Brody's wishful scenario cannot come true. Only one can move on from Saturday's noon quarterfinal in College Park to the final four Memorial Day weekend in Stony Brook, N.Y. Facing each other won't be easy.

The 41st annual Baltimore Catholic League tournament will take place at Stevenson University, making the move from its recent home, Loyola University. The tournament begins on Feb. 24 with quarterfinal-round play and runs through the championship game on Feb. 26. Quarterfinal-round games will start at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 24, followed by semifinal games at 5 and 7 p.m., Feb. 25, with the championship game slated for 1 p.m. Feb. 26. All the games will take place at the school's new athletic complex located on Owings Mills Blvd.