March 2, 2001
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The University of Maryland women's lacrosse team opened its 2001 season with an impressive 18-11 win over No. 4 Duke at Ludwig Field in College Park.
The Terrapins -- ranked No. 1 in the IWLCA preseason poll -- got a brilliant 10-point performance from senior All-American and two-time Player of the Year, Jen Adams. Adams finished the game with four goals and a career-high tying six assists. Her six assists push her into a tie for third on the NCAA career list with 124 and the 10-point effort (the second-best of her career) moves her into the ninth spot on the NCAA career list in that category with 307.
Maryland (1-0, 1-0 ACC) used quick starts in both halves to take control of the game. Quinn Carney started the game with a goal on a free position shot and Allison Comito found the net twice to give Maryland a 3-1 lead after Duke's Lauren Gallagher mixed in a goal. At the 10:36 mark, Adams then scored her first goal -- a spectacular behind-the-back shot from about eight yards out after a nice assist from Comito. The Terps would build a 8-4 halftime lead.
In the second half, Maryland continued the onslaught as it scored six goals in the first 10 minutes of the half, staking a 14-6 lead with 20 minutes left. Of those six goals, three were accounted for by junior All-American candidate Courtney Hobbs, one of three Terrapins (along with Adams and Comito) to come up with a hat trick.
The Terps carried a 18-8 lead to the 10 minute mark and went into a defensive mode. In the final seven minutes, the Blue Devils netted three goals to cut the lead to seven, but time ran out on a Duke comeback. Junior Kate Kaiser had an impressive five-goal effort for the Blue Devils, but all 11 Duke scores came on individual efforts or free position shots as Maryland closed down the passing lanes.
Maryland will now have a day off before taking on fifth-ranked North Carolina on Sunday. The Tar Heels defeated Johns Hopkins today, 15-5, and await the Terps with a 2-0 record. The game will take place at Ludwig Field at 1:00 p.m.
GAME SCORING
#4 DUKE 4 7 -- 11
#1 MARYLAND 8 10 -- 18
Half-Time Team, Goal (Assist) Duke-UM
1-27:19 Maryland, Quinn Carney (FPS) 0-1
1-25:11 Maryland, Allison Comito (Carney) 0-2
1-21:14 Duke, Lauren Gallagher (unassisted) 1-2
1-20:15 Maryland, Allison Comito (Adams) 1-3
1-19:24 Maryland, Jen Adams (Comito) 1-4
1-18:27 Duke, Kate Soulier (unassisted) 2-4
1-18:09 Maryland, Meg McNamara (unassisted) 2-5
1-16:36 Duke, Lauren Gallagher (unassisted) 3-5
1-7:35 Maryland, Allison Comito (Adams) 3-6
1-6:46 Duke, Kate Kaiser (unassisted) 4-6
1-6:30 Maryland, Tori Wellingon (Adams) 4-7
1-5:11 Maryland, Quinn Carney (FPS) 4-8
2-29:17 Maryland, Jen Adams (Comito) 4-9
2-27:05 Duke, Kate Kaiser (FPS) 5-9
2-26:12 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (Adams) 5-10
2-25:17 Duke, Meg Barnet (unassisted) 6-10
2-24:30 Maryland, Meredith Egan (unassisted) 6-11
2-24:01 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (Adams) 6-12
2-22:12 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (Adams) 6-13
2-20:05 Maryland, Meredith Egan (Hobbs) 6-14
2-19:04 Duke, Kate Kaiser (unassisted) 7-14
2-18:41 Maryland, Tori Wellington (unassisted) 7-15
2-16:54 Maryland, Sonia Judd (Egan) 7-16
2-16:17 Maryland, Jen Adams (Hobbs) 7-17
2-13:47 Duke, Lauren Gallagher (FPS) 8-17
2-11:14 Maryland, Jen Adams (Carney) 8-18
2-6:29 Duke, Courtney Rodgers (FPS) 9-18
2-5:40 Duke, Kate Kaiser (unassisted) 10-18
2-4:15 Duke, Kate Kaiser (FPS) 11-18
TEAM STATS
Category Maryland Duke
Shots 18-16--34 25*
Saves 6-4--10 12*
Draw Controls 8-14--22 9*
Groundballs 19-10--29 19*
Turnovers 4-11--15 15*
Caused Turnovers 5-5--10 11*
Free Position Shots 2-0--2 11*
Fouls 10-11--21 12*
*Duke's totals for the game (half-by-half breakdown not available).
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Maryland Scorers Goals-Asst.-Pts.
Jen Adams 4-6-10
Allison Comito 3-2-5
Courtney Hobbs 3-2-5
Quinn Carney 2-2-4
Meredith Egan 2-1-3
Tori Wellington 2-0-2
Meg Mcnamara 1-0-1
Sonia Judd 1-0-1
Duke Scorers Goals-Asst.-Pts.
Kate Kaiser 5-0-5
Lauren Gallagher 3-0-3
Kate Soulier 1-0-1
Courtney Rodgers 1-0-1
Meg Barnet 1-0-1
GOALIES
Maryland Goalies Saves GA Min.
Alexis Venechanos 10 11 60:00
Duke Goalies Saves GA Min.
Kristin Foster 12 18 60:00
ATTENDANCE: 732
