As the final seconds ticked down in the 2017 NCAA national championship game, Maryland men's lacrosse head coach John Tillman could not help but think about the generations of alumni that have been so supportive and waited so patiently for that elusive title.

When a 9-6 victory against Big Ten rival Ohio State was finally secured May 29 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Tillman was drenched with the obligatory Gatorade bath, while several of his players were reduced to tears. After 41 years of frustration, the Terps were atop the college lacrosse world again.

Tillman will no longer have to answer questions about the championship drought. Now, the focus will be on defending the crown. Since winning the championship in 1975, the Terps had lost in the title game nine times, including a heartbreaking overtime defeat to North Carolina in 2016.

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