Going into the Final Four this weekend, Maryland was the team with the fewest weaknesses, and the Terps peaked at the right time against Duke. Terps goalie Niko Amato was superb with 13 saves and Maryland, led by Curtis Holmes, won 11 of 17 faceoffs. The Terps also got three goals from Grant Catalino and two from Joe Cummings.

But what was most impressive was Maryland's physical style. The Terps outhit and intimidated the Blue Devils tonight, and they hustled all over the field, especially in riding. Two keys in the Terps' championship game against Virginia Monday will be how well Maryland handles Virginia's zone defense, and if the Terps have much left after playing a tighter game against Duke than Virginia had against Denver.