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title: Sports Briefs
date: 2025-01-15T09:40:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://terp.umd.edu/sports-briefs-11"
section: Articles
---
# Sports Briefs

*January 15, 2025* — by [Maryland Athletics](/authors/maryland-athletics)


- *Photos courtesy of Maryland Athletics*

*coach talks to Maryland men's lacrosse team*

## Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Coordinator Earns Top Assistant Coach Honor


The Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association named [Jesse Bernhardt ’13](https://umterps.com/staff-directory/jesse-bernhardt/194) Division I’s Outstanding Assistant Coach.

Bernhardt, a former Terps standout who was promoted from defensive coordinator to associate head coach this offseason, led the Terps’ defensive unit en route to the program’s 10th Final Four since 2011 and eighth national championship game. In the postseason, UMD held opponents Princeton and Virginia to eight or fewer goals. Overall in 2024, the Terps limited teams to under seven goals in seven of 17 games.

“Jesse does an awesome job teaching the fundamentals and installing fantastic game plans,” head coach John Tillman says. “He is great at making in-game adjustments and is an outstanding role model for our young men.”



## Terp Races to NCAA Cross Country Championship


*Rose Coats headshot*




**Issue:** [Winter 2025](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/winter-2025)


**Types:** [Campus Life](https://terp.umd.edu/category/campus-life)