“It would mean the world to us,” Otulaja said. “We can end on a good note and say that at least we didn’t end with a loss. But if you fall to this team, you have no other chances. It’s kind of like you blew it. It’s like the dagger is already in your heart and somebody twisted it in a 360.
“It would be devastating to lose with 31 seniors after everything we’ve been through and everything that we’ve shared.”

Patrick Stevens has covered Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic college sports for more than a decade. You can reach him at 64plus4@gmail.com.
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