Welcome to the final regular edition of the 2011 Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog. This week we'll wrap up the season with a look back at an incredible championship weekend, including an tremendous turnout by Terp alums, and sending out some thank you's.

Losing stinks. There's no other way to put it and it's a part of why sports are so special - the highs are so incredibly high that they make the lows that much harder to take. But, let's have some perspective and appreciate what the Terps accomplished this year. The loss hurts, but this team has a lot to be proud of this season.

This will be short and sweet this week (this time I mean it), because there is so much going on with getting ready for the Final Four. So, let's get to it.

Short and sweet this week due to a lot of things needing to be done in a short amount of time, so we're not going to waste time with a witty intro. Here we go.

This is what the past 16 weeks have led up to. This is what all of the blood, sweat and tears have been shed for. It's May and that can only mean one thing - the NCAA tournament is here.

This week we'll look at Round 3 of Maryland-North Carolina, give the tournament field a quick overview and look back at last week's Colgate game, plus a few more tidbits.

May is here! The season is winding down, which brings to mind a number of things, including Senior Day and the NCAA Tournament.

This week we'll touch on those two items, plus a look at how the Terps spent their "free" Saturday. But first we're going to look at something even more important (to some at least) - uniforms!

What a weekend! There were extraordinary ups and downs in games, in emotion and even with the weather.

We'll get to everything from the Terps' amazing run to their first ACC title since 2005 and the team's emotional trip to Long Island on Monday.

On Saturday the Terps lost a game. On Sunday we lost a member of our family.

I'll get into the game vs. Johns Hopkins, but in reality there are more important things to start with this week. We will also give you a peek inside the Lacrosse Reunion and preview this weekend's ACC tournament.

There doesn't need to be any long build up. It's really that simple - it's Hopkins Week!

We'll get into some of the history of the Maryland-Hopkins series and look at this year's match-up. We'll also take a quick peek back at the Navy game and catch everyone up on the ACC tournament seeding scenarios.

Things look a lot better for the Terps as they enter the third week of "The Stretch" than they did going into week two. It's funny how that happens after a big win.

This week's edition of the Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog is going to touch on a number of different topics, including a Navy preview with a remembrance of a fallen hero, a quick review of the Virginia game, a big event coming to College Park on April 16, how John Haus stacks up to former Maryland All-America middies and a reminder about the importance of purple.

This week the Terps return to the scene of the inadvertent whistle. Ok, what happened two years ago may not matter to this game, but there's no way to get ready for this week's game at Virginia without going back and looking at the last time Maryland played in Charlottesville (you know - that game).

The Virginia game will be the main focus of this week's Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog, but we'll also touch on the terrific job Curtis Holmes has done facing-off and we'll shed some light on the milestone Ryan Young reached last weekend.

This is the week things get really interesting for the Terps. This is the week that the annual four-week stretch begins that will go a long way toward determining Maryland's fate in May. This is the week where questions get asked and start to get answered. We'll begin things here with a closer look at "The Stretch," including a closer look at this week's opponent - UNC. Then we'll also take a look back at last week's games vs. UMBC and St. Joseph's and finish up with a quick peek at the latest NCAA rankings.

It's another two-game weekend for the Terps this week and in this edition of the Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog we'll get into the games vs. UMBC and St. Joseph's, take a look back at the Towson game, get a complete (or as complete as we can get) history of 100-point scorers and breakdown the Terps' shooting so far this season.

It was a four-day whirlwind for the Terps. In this somewhat abbreviated edition of the Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog we'll touch on the Bellarmine, including the importance of playing mid-week games and Duke, including why purple is one of this Maryland team's colors, games.

Wow! Did anyone see that coming? Of course, I'm talking about the Terps blitzing the Hoyas in the second half en route to hanging 20 on Georgetown last Saturday.

We'll start with a look back to that game in this week's blog, but we'll also get into this weekend's big ACC showdown in Durham, N.C., take closer look at the Terps' dominating defense and we'll answer the question "What the heck is a Hard Shell?"

It seemed like it took a long time to get here and then it was over in the blink of an eye. Yes, the 2011 season finally got underway last Saturday with an unorthodox thumping of Detroit Mercy at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.

Inside this week's blog we'll take a look back at the opener, including an inside view of what happened with the illegal stick, look ahead to this coming Saturday, which is sure to be a great one for all lacrosse fans. So, let's get started ...

It's game week! When it comes to the season opener it doesn't matter who it's against it is always an exciting game. This year the Terps open their season vs. Detroit Mercy at 1 p.m. at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium.

Tickets can be ordered online or purchased by calling the Terrapin Ticket Office at 1-800-462-TERP (8377) or at the gate.

The first scrimmages are in the books and the countdown to the official start of the 2011 season is 12 days!

Today all over the country calendars flipped to February, which can only mean one thing - actual lacrosse games will be played beginning this month. While real games are still a few weeks away, the change from January to February means the wait is almost over.

The 2011 season is here! The first practice is in the books and the journey to M&T Bank Stadium has begun.

So what did we learn from the first practice? Honestly, nothing that we really didn't know prior to Monday's practice. But you can check out the highlights for yourself:

Welcome back to the fourth year of the Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog!

We're less than a week away from the start of spring practice and there is a level of excitement in the air for the upcoming season from the coaches to the players to the support staff.