Preached by their leader Jared Bernhardt, No. 1 Maryland men’s lacrosse remains committed to “never being satisfied”

(Photograph Courtesy of Maryland Athletics.)

When attackman Jared Bernhardt rejoined the team in January, there was a realization he'd but be with them for the side by side iv-5 months before moving onto his side by side chapter later on higher.

That realization has brought Bernhardt an added focus, while keeping him locked in on the task at hand. The heightened focus displayed past the squad's all-time player became infectious and at present permeates throughout the 49-man roster.

"Regardless of what'southward going on, Jared is a abiding reminder of 'listen I came back, I'm not going to be satisfied, I'one thousand going to have loftier standards, let's do this thing,'" head bus John Tillman said. "Subsequently he set the goals record, we were sitting in the locker room and he brought up, 'I desire the other guys to feel what I was able to experience.'"

Bernhardt's attitude of "we're not satisfied" has essentially go a 2nd mantra aslope "Be the Best", which has defined the culture Tillman has helped to instill at Maryland. Information technology'southward besides allegorical of the squad'south grapheme, focused on the accomplishments of the group, rather than individual success.

"Information technology's really nearly the other guys and not about him," Tillman said. "When your best player that is his mindset, information technology simply rubs off on everybody else. When you have leadership and high character guys like that and they are your best players, you can signal to your younger players like that's how you want to be. That to me is the essence of being a Maryland lacrosse histrion."

Maryland's refusal to be satisfied has brought them bully success, as the Terps orchestrated their first undefeated regular flavour since 1987. The Terps dominated the briefing-only slate with only one game decided by less than 3 goals and an average goal margin of +six.viii.

Entering postseason play, Maryland's mindset of never being satisfied gains increasing importance with each passing game. Later the conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament, each game will exist win or go home regardless of Maryland's unblemished regular flavour.

Postseason play will likely feature competition from outside the conference, which poses another added challenge and some other reminder of that necessary infectious attitude.

"It elevates all of us so much more than and we aspire to exist like that, and then that'southward rubbed off in the DNA of this team and that never be satisfied attitude," long stick midfielder John Geppert said of Bernhardt'south attitude. "Just playing Big Ten teams y'all nonetheless have a lot to prove to the exterior world even though you know it'south a really good conference twelvemonth in and yr out."

While Bernhardt and many of the team's other height players accept a wealth of postseason experience, the 2022 Big X and NCAA Tournaments volition be a first for younger players like sophomore goalie Logan McNaney and freshman midfielder Eric Malever.

Both players have excelled so far in their first and 2d seasons on campus but post-obit Bernhardt's message becomes particularly important for them. That message, which has transcended the Terps' roster, is pivotal for everyone equally Bernhardt and senior attack/midfielder Anthony DeMaio are the only members of the electric current roster who were on the National Championship team in 2017.

"Anthony and Jared, I think are the only ones who've smelled that championship, nosotros want to become at that place," senior attackman Logan Wisnauskas said. "In guild to go there, nosotros can never be satisfied whether it's a large win like last weekend or this coming weekend [potentially] winning a Big Ten Tournament."

Entering the Big Ten Tournament, Maryland will continue to preach that same mantra of "never being satisfied," which has been a central goad for its success this season. The Terps' postseason journey begins Thursday at 5 p.m. against No. five seed Michigan at Panzer Stadium.

The game will air on the Large Ten Network and the winner volition face either No. 2 seed Rutgers or No. vi seed Johns Hopkins in the title game on Saturday nighttime at eight p.m.

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