COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team will host its final regular season game when it faces Virginia Tech (4-12, 0-4 ACC) on Saturday at noon at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Ten Maryland seniors will be honored prior to the game for Senior Day. With a win, the Terrapins (13-1, 3-1 ACC) would clinch the top seed in next weekend's ACC Championship for the second-straight season.

Terps Host Hokies On Senior Day
• No. 3 Maryland will host ACC foe Virginia Tech on Saturday, April 19 at noon at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. It is the regular season home finale for the Terps who will honor their 10 seniors prior to the game.
• Maryland has won its last 11 games which is its longest streak since 2003.
• The Terps haven't won 12 games in a row since 2001 when they went an undefeated 23-0 en route to the national championship.
• Maryland is coming off of an impressive 14-7 win against No. 9 Georgetown on Wednesday night.
• The Hokies have won two of their last three outings but most recently lost to No. 8 Duke, 18-11, on Monday.

Terps Double Up Georgetown, 14-7
• The No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team went down 2-0 early to No. 9 Georgetown, but the Terrapins responded with nine unanswered goals in the first half and never looked back in a 14-7 win on April 16 at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Senior Lauren Cohen scored four goals and added an assist while classmate Kelly Kasper had a goal and four assists. Senior Dana Dobbie chipped in with three goals and nine draw controls.
• Kasper's four assists moves her into sixth place on the all-time Maryland list with 85. Cohen has now scored two or more goals in eight-straight games.
• Senior Casey Magor and freshman Sarah Mollison both scored a pair of goals for the Terps in the win.

Dobbie, Kasper Named Tewaaraton Nominees
• Senior midfielders Dana Dobbie and Kelly Kasper have been named Tewaaraton nominees, announced April 16 by the Tewaaraton Award Foundation. Maryland is one of three teams with multiple players on the list. The Tewaaraton Trophy is handed out annually to the nation's best player in both men's and women's lacrosse.
• Dobbie was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2007. She leads the country this season in draw controls with 87 and averages over six per outing. The Guelph, Ontario product leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in five different statistical categories including goals (49), goals per game (3.50), points (60), points per game (4.29), and draw controls.
• Dobbie has been named Co-ACC Player of the Week twice this season. She has secured five or more draw controls in nine of Maryland's 14 games including six games with eight or more. She has also scored three or more points in 13 games this season.
• Kasper, who is already a two-time All-American, ranks second in the ACC in five stat ledgers including assists (28), assists per game (2.00), points (59), points per game (4.21), and draw controls (41). She has recorded five or more points in eight games this season and has picked up multiple assists in seven contests.
• Kasper has been named ACC and Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week this season and is a two-time recipient of the Player of the Week award from WomensLax.com.

Scouting The Hokies
• Virginia Tech enters the game with a 4-12 record and is winless in the conference at 0-4.
• The Hokies have won two of their last three outings with wins against American and at Longwood but most recently lost to Duke, 18-11, on Monday.
• VT lost to Boston College by one goal back on March 15 but has lost every other ACC game by at least seven goals.
• Kady McBrearty, an All-ACC pick last season, has scored 35 goas and added 22 assists which leads the team in both categories.
• Rachel Culp is second on the squad with 31 goals while leading the team with 31 ground balls. Her 31 draw controls are second.
• Kari Morrison has spent all 960 minutes in goal for the Hokies and allows 12.19 goals per game while saving half of the shots she faces.

Series History
• Maryland has won all four meetings between the two teams.
• The Terps have scored 36 goals in their two home wins against Virginia Tech. The scores were 18-1 in 2003 and 18-9 in 2006.

All-Time Meetings:
April 22, 2007: Maryland 21, VIRGINIA TECH 17
March 31, 2006: MARYLAND 18, Virginia Tech 9
April 2, 2005: Maryland 14, VIRGINIA TECH 7
April 26, 2003: MARYLAND 18, Virginia Tech 1
(Home team in CAPS)

Buote, Kasper Earn Weekly Accolades
• Senior goalie Allie Buote was named the ACC Player of the Week while midfielder Kelly Kasper was tabbed the WomensLax.com Player of the Week for their roles in Maryland's 10-8 win at No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday. It is the second time this season that the two have earned these respective awards.
• Buote came up huge for the Terps in goal as she was credited with 10 saves. Three of them came on free position shots in the two-goal victory, Maryland's first at North Carolina since 2005. She has stopped 10 or more shots in four of her last five outings. The Tar Heels were averaging 11 goals per game entering the contest.
• The Annapolis, Md., native ranks second in the ACC in goals against average (8.04) and saves (102) and third in save percentage (.505). Her goals against average and save percentage both rank ninth in the country.
• Kasper led all scorers with four goals and an assist against the Tar Heels. Her four goals came on just five shots. It was the most goals she has scored in a game since March 8. The senior captain also had a draw control and a caused turnover on the defensive end.
• The Eldersburg, Md., product ranks second in the conference in points (54), assists (24), and draw controls per game (3.08). Her assists and draw totals also rank 18th in the nation.

State of Defense
• The Maryland back line has proven it is a strength this season as just two teams have scored over 10 goals.
• During Maryland's 11-game win streak, opponents are scoring just 8.01 goals per game.
• The Terps allowed just five goals to a Virginia team that was averaging 14.3 goals per game. The Cavaliers' lowest output before the game was 13.
• It was Virginia's lowest goal total since they scored five against James Madison on May 14, 2000 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Maryland back line ranks ninth in the nation in scoring defense at 8.62.
• Maryland's opposition has turned the ball over 234 times this season with 135 of them being caused by women in red and black.
• Opponents are also just getting off 21.0 shots a game and have a shooting percentage of .408.
• In the Terps' win at No. 10 Stanford on March 22, senior Katie Pumphrey caused six turnovers while sophomore Karissa Taylor forced four miscues. The pair also combined for nine ground balls as Pumphrey collected six of them.

First Half Dominance
• The Terps have led at halftime in every game this season.
• Maryland holds a significant advantage in goals (126-49) and shots (254-132) in the first half.
• In the second half, the Terps still hold a smaller advantage in both categories with 17 more goals on 22 more shots.
• Maryland has held a lead of five or more goals at halftime in nine games this season.
• The average lead for the Terps at the half is 5.6 goals.

Terps Lead Nation In Draws
• Maryland has been stellar so far this season when it comes to draw controls.
• The Terps have won 233 of the 360 draws they have seen - or 65 percent.
• Maryland has won more draws than their opponent in 12 of the 14 games this season. In their four ACC games, the Terps are outdrawing their foes 63-35.
• The only games Maryland hasn't picked up more draws was at Johns Hopkins on March 17 and North Carolina on April 12 - the teams had the same amount both games.
• Senior Dana Dobbie has picked up 87 draw controls and leads the nation in that category with 6.00 per game.
• Dobbie and Kelly Kasper have combined for 128 draws as Dobbie leads the team with 87 while Kasper has 41.

Kounting On Kasper
• Senior Kelly Kasper has been a force all over the field for the Terps.
• The Eldersburg, Md., product leads the team with 28 assists, is second with 59 points, and third with 31 goals. She is also second on the squad with 18 caused turnovers and 41 draw controls.
• She is second in the ACC in five categories including assists (24), assists per game (1.85), points (54), points per game (4.15), and draws per game (3.08).
• Kasper was tabbed the WomensLax.com Player of the Week for the second time this season on April 14 for her five-point performance in Maryland's 10-8 win at No. 9 North Carolina.
• Kasper was named the ACC, Inside Lacrosse, and WomensLax.com Player of the Week on February 25 after recording nine goals and seven assists in Maryland's first two games of the season. She tied the school record with six assists in the Terps' victory at Boston College on February 24.
• Kasper, a captain and member of the Tewaaraton Watch List, opened the season with a career-high six goals at UMass on February 23. She also added an assist, ground ball, draw control, and caused turnover.
• The next day in a 23-10 rout of Boston College, Kasper shared the wealth as she set a new career high with six assists while scoring three goals of her own. The nine points she recorded matched her previous best while the six assists tied the school record. She also racked up four draw controls, two ground balls, and forced a pair of turnovers.

Dobbie Leads Nation In Draws
• Senior Dana Dobbie, a finalist for the Tewaaraton last season, is putting up some big numbers this season.
• The Ontario native has been dominant on draw controls as she has secured 87 of them.
• She has picked up more draws than Maryland's opposition four times this year - she had nine at Duke on March 1, six against Virginia on March 4, eight versus Dartmouth on March 15, and 10 against Ohio State on April 6.
• Dobbie is averaging 6.00 draws per game this season which is tops in the nation.
• On the offensive end, Dobbie leads the team with 49 goals and 60 points. Her 49 goals have come on 88 shots for a .557 shooting percentage which is second on the team.
• Dobbie leads the conference in five different categories including goals (57), goals per game (3.54), points (57), points per game (4.38), and draws per game (6.00). She also ranks second in caused turnovers (1.85).

Dynamic Duo
• Senior midfielders Dana Dobbie and Kelly Kasper lead one of the top midfields in the country.
• The pair are 1-2 in three different ACC statistical categories including points, points per game, and draw controls.
• Dobbie leads the conference with 57 points with a 4.38 average while securing 6.00 draws per game which leads the nation.
• Kasper is second in those same ledgers with 54 points, 4.15 per outing, and 3.08 draws.
• Dobbie also leads the ACC in goals (46) and goals per game (3.54) and is second in caused turnovers (1.85).
• Kasper is second in the conference in assists (24) and assists per game (1.85).
• All stats are as of April 14.

Cohen & Co.
• Senior Lauren Cohen has stepped up on the offensive end for the Terps this season.
• She is currently second on the squad with 36 goals and her 44 points rank third on the team.
• Cohen has recorded a hat trick in four of the last six games and has scored two or more goals in eight-straight outings.
• The Farmingdale, N.Y., native is 7-for-13 on free positions which leads the team and she has been credited with four game-winning goals against Massachusetts, Virginia, Stanford, and North Carolina.
• Her 36 goals have come on 75 shots for a .480 shooting percentage.
• Cohen is averaging 2.67 goals per game which is third in the ACC and her 3.25 points per game are fifth.

Saving Her Best For Last
• Senior Allie Buote has provided the Maryland defense with strong performances in goal throughout the year.
• The Annapolis native sports a 7.96 goals against average and has a .495 save percentage.
• Buote has made 10 or more saves in four of the last six games.
• She came up with 10 saves against No. 9 North Carolina. Three of her stops came on free positions in a 10-8 win.
• Buote ranks second in the conference in goals against average (8.04) and save percentage (.505). Both of those numbers rank ninth nationally.
• She has been named ACC Player of the Week twice this season and is the only goalie in the conference to earn the award.

Erin Go Bragh
• Sophomore Caitlyn McFadden celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a career game against No. 13 Dartmouth on March 15.
• The Phoenix, Md., native recorded a career-high seven points with three goals and four assists.
• It was the second-straight game that McFadden dished out four helpers which is a personal best.
• She is second on the team with 20 assists and her 37 points and 19 draw controls are fourth and third, respectively. Her 17 goals rank fifth.

Protect This House
• Maryland was a perfect 9-0 in College Park in 2007, going 5-0 at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, 3-0 at Ludwig Field, and 1-0 at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium.
• The last perfect season Maryland had in College Park was in 2001.
• Maryland extended its home winning streak to 15 games with a 14-7 win against Georgetown on Wednesday night.
• The Terps, now in their second season under the guidance of Cathy Reese, have won all three games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or No. 2 at home in the past two seasons and have done it in three different locations.
• Maryland has not lost at home since April 5, 2006 against Georgetown - an 11-10 setback.
• The Terps are 155-14 in College Park dating back to 1990 with 10 perfect seasons in that span.
• Records of home and away games are incomplete from 1974-89.

Success Against The Best
• Since head coach Cathy Reese took over for the 2007 season, Maryland is a perfect 9-0 in College Park against teams ranked in the top 20.
• Last year, the Terps were 5-0 against ranked foes at home with wins against No. 2 Duke, No. 13 Johns Hopkins, No. 1 North Carolina, No. 11 Princeton, and No. 12 Yale.
• Maryland pushed that winning streak to nine games with a 14-7 win against No. 9 Georgetown on Wednesday night.
• The Terps are 16-4 overall against teams that are ranked the past two seasons.

Senior Moments
• The Terps, whose 10 seniors is tied for the most in the country, are getting a lot of production from their leaders this year.
• The senior class has accounted for 228 of the 329 points scored in Maryland's 13 games - or 69 percent.
• The Terps have started seven or eight seniors in every game this season.

The Magic Number
• Since Cathy Reese took over in 2007, Maryland is 27-1 in games the Terps score 10 or more goals.
• Maryland went 15-0 last year in those games and is 12-1 this season.
• The Terrapins' first loss when scoring 10 or more goals in the Reese era came on March 1 in a 14-13 loss at Duke.
• The Terps were 1-4 in games that they did not score double-digit goals in 2007 but are 1-0 this season.

Welcome To The Family
• Head coach Cathy Reese gave birth to her third child, Cayden, on March 12 at 3:55 p.m. Her first girl weighed in at nine pounds, four ounces. The Terps celebrated with a 17-9 win against Richmond later that night.
• She had not traveled with the team for their first three games of the season at UMass, Boston College, and Duke due to her pregnancy.
• Reese was back on the sideline for the next game on March 15 in a 17-8 win against Dartmouth but missed the trip to Stanford on March 22.

Terps Hold Off North Carolina, 10-8
• Senior Kelly Kasper scored four goals and classmate Lauren Cohen had two goals and two assists to lead the No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team to a 10-8 win against No. 9 North Carolina on April 12 at Fetzer Field.
• Senior Allie Buote was stellar in goal for the Terrapins with 10 saves.
• Sophomore Caitlyn McFadden chipped in with a goal and an assist as did freshman Sarah Mollison.

Dobbie Named ACC Co-Player of the Week
• Senior midfielder Dana Dobbie was named the ACC Co-Player of the Week on April 8 for her performance in a pair of Maryland victories last weekend in the ACC/ALC Challenge. Dobbie recorded a combined eight goals, three assists, 21 draw controls, five ground balls, and four caused turnovers in the two games.
• Dobbie shares the award with North Carolina's Kristen Taylor who led the Tar Heels to a pair of wins in Chapel Hill as well.
• Dobbie helped the Terps extend their winning streak to nine games with her performance. In Maryland's 12-11 triple overtime win on April 4 against Penn State, Dobbie scored a pair of goals and added an assist. She also secured 10 draw controls in the win.
• She then had a monster game against Ohio State as the Terps overpowered the Buckeyes, 21-6, on April 6. Dobbie scored five of her six goals in the first half, added two assists, and picked up a season-high 11 draw controls. She also recorded four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Dobbie's 21 draw controls in the two games were more than the entire opposition had on the weekend which was 18. She led the Terps in goals, points, ground balls, and caused turnovers on that weekend.
• The Guelph, Ontario native leads the nation in draws per game with 6.08. She is also ninth in goals per game (3.75) and 13th in points (56) and caused turnovers per contest (1.83).

Terps Extend Win Streak To Nine Games
• Senior Dana Dobbie filled the stat sheet with six goals, two assists, 11 draw controls, and four ground balls as the No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team overpowered Ohio State, 21-6, on April 4 at Fetzer Field. Classmate Kelly Kasper added three goals and a pair of assists in the win.
• Five of Dobbie's six goals came in the first half and her 11 draw controls were more than the entire Buckeyes team. It was the fourth time she has picked up more draws than the entire opposition and it was her second-straight game with 10 or more draw controls.
• Junior Kate Faas scored three goals and senior Lauren Cohen chipped in with two. Senior Allie Buote was credited with seven saves in goal in 49 minutes of work.
• In the first game of the weekend, Kasper scored the game-winning goal in the third overtime to help the No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team escape Penn State, 12-11, on April 4 at Fetzer Field. It was Kasper's third goal of the day and she also added two assists in the Terrapins' eighth-straight victory.
• Dobbie scored twice to go along with an assist and a season-high 10 draw controls. Sophomore Amanda Spinnenweber recorded a pair of goals and assists while Cohen had a hat trick.
• Buote stopped 11 shots on the day, her third-straight game with 10 or more saves.

Big First Half Propels Terps Past Towson
• Senior Dana Dobbie, the reigning ACC Co-Player of the Week, recorded five goals, eight draw controls, and four caused turnovers to lead the No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team to a 15-10 win against Towson on March 26 at Ludwig Field. Classmate Lauren Cohen added her second-straight hat trick.
• Dobbie notched her hat trick less than seven minutes into the game. Senior Katie Princiotto and sophomore Caitlyn McFadden chipped in with a goal and two assists apiece while senior Kelly Kasper had a goal and an assist.
• Senior Allie Buote was credited with a season-high 14 saves in goal, her second-straight game with 10 or more stops. That number tied her career high.
• For the fourth game in a row, Maryland jumped out to an early lead. The Terps led 5-0 and enjoyed a 12-2 advantage after the first half.

Dobbie Named ACC Co-Player of the Week
• Senior midfielder Dana Dobbie was named the ACC Co-Player of the Week on March 25 for her performance in a pair of Maryland victories. Dobbie scored 10 goals, including seven at No. 10 Stanford, which matched her career high. She shares the award with North Carolina's Megan Bosica who led the Tar Heels to an ACC win against Duke.
• Dobbie helped the Terps extend their winning streak to six games with the two victories last week. In a win at No. 15 Johns Hopkins on March 17, she scored a hat trick and added three draw controls in a 16-8 victory.
• She then tied her career high with seven goals in a 15-7 win at No. 10 Stanford on March 22. She also added an assist, a team-high five draw controls, two groundballs and a caused turnover. Dobbie led the game-clinching run in the second half with three goals in a five-goal run for the Terps. Her 10 goals last week came on just 16 shots for a .625 shooting percentage.
• The Guelph, Ontario native leads the nation in draw controls with 5.00 per game and her 40 points are tied for ninth. She also leads the conference in goals per game (3.56) and points per game (4.44) while those numbers rank 16th and 23rd nationally.

Dobbie Scores Seven In Terps' Win At Stanford
• Senior Dana Dobbie scored seven goals, had one assist, and secured five draw controls to pace the No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team to a 15-7 win at No. 10 Stanford on March 22. It is the second time in her career she has scored seven goals in a Terrapins uniform.
• Dobbie matched her personal best which came at Dartmouth on March 16, 2007 in a 15-7 victory.
• Seniors Lauren Cohen and Casey Magor both had hat tricks for the Terps while classmate Kelly Kasper dished out two assists while recording five draw controls and three caused turnovers. Kasper now has 75 career assists which is one away from entering the top 10 all-time.
• Maryland's defense allowed less than 10 goals for the fourth-straight game and forced 18 Cardinal turnovers. Senior Katie Pumphrey caused six turnovers while sophomore Karissa Taylor forced four. Senior Allie Buote made 10 saves in goal.
• The win ended Stanford's three-game win streak which included a pair of wins over top-10 teams in Penn and Notre Dame.

Princiotto Leads Terps Over Johns Hopkins
• Senior Katie Princiotto recorded a career-high five goals to lead the No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team to a 16-8 win against No. 15 Johns Hopkins on March 17 at Homewood Field. Classmate Kelly Kasper added a goal and four assists to go along with four draw controls.
• Senior Dana Dobbie chipped in with a hat trick while sophomore Ali Perkins tied her career high with three assists that all came in the first half. Senior Allie Buote was credited with seven saves in the win.

Terps Overwhelm Dartmouth, 17-8
• With head coach Cathy Reese back on the sideline after delivering her third child March 12, the No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team overwhelmed No. 17 Dartmouth, 17-8, on March 15 at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. Sophomore Caitlyn McFadden recorded a career-high seven points in the win.
• McFadden also picked up four ground balls and two draw controls for the Terrapins. Senior Dana Dobbie had a goal and two assists while dominating the draws with eight of the team's 21. Dartmouth secured just six in the game.
• Seniors Katie Princiotto and Casey Magor each had two goals and an assist while senior Lauren Cohen, sophomore Amanda Spinnenweber, and freshman Laura Merrifield all had a pair of goals.

Terps Handle James Madison, 16-10
• Senior Kelly Kasper led all of Maryland's 10 point scorers with four goals and an assist as the No. 4 Maryland women's lacrosse team defeated No. 16 James Madison, 16-10, on March 8 at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
• Senior Dana Dobbie recorded three goals and an assist while classmate Katie Princiotto had a goal and three assists. Senior Casey Magor notched a hat trick and sophomore Caitlyn McFadden contributed a goal and a pair of helpers.

Buote Tabbed ACC Player of the Week
• Senior goalie Allie Buote was named the ACC Player of the Week on March 10 after recording 17 saves in a pair of Maryland wins. The Annapolis native stopped a season-high 10 shots in an 8-5 win against No. 2 Virginia and then recorded seven saves against No. 16 James Madison in a 16-10 victory.
• Buote led the Maryland defense to an overwhelming performance against the Cavalier offense on March 4, allowing just five goals to a team that went into the game averaging 14.33 per game. It was Virginia's lowest scoring output in almost eight years dating back to 2000.
• Buote then went on to make seven saves, five in the second half, in 52 minutes against James Madison.

Terps Beat Virginia For First Time Since 2003
• Senior Allie Buote was credited with 10 saves and classmate Dana Dobbie recorded three goals, an assist, and six draw controls as the No. 5 Maryland women's lacrosse team beat No. 2 Virginia, 8-5, on March 4 at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
• The Terps, now in their second season under the guidance of Cathy Reese, have won all three games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or No. 2 at home in the past two seasons and have done it in three different locations.
• Last season, Maryland defeated No. 2 Duke, 19-18, on March 3 at Ludwig Field and then knocked off No. 1 North Carolina three weeks later at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium, 8-6.
• Dobbie snatched up six of the Terps' 11 draw controls on the night while Virginia had just four. Senior Lauren Cohen recorded two goals and an assist while classmate Katie Pumphrey notched four ground balls and three caused turnovers on defense.

No. 3 Duke Escapes Terps
• No. 3 Duke scored three unanswered goals in the final 12:04 and Jess Adams scored the game-winner with three seconds left to beat the No. 5 Maryland women's lacrosse team, 14-13, on March 1 at Koskinen Stadium. The last two games in the series have both been decided by a single goal.
• Senior Lauren Cohen paced the Terps with four goals and an assist while classmate Kelly Kasper scored three goals.
• Senior Dana Dobbie had two goals and an assist while senior Casey Magor and sophomore Caitlyn McFadden chipped in with a goal and a pair of assists. Dobbie added nine draw controls and three caused turnovers.
• Maryland held a significant 22-7 advantage in draws but turned the ball over 16 times compared to Duke's nine.
• As Maryland was working the offense and trying to kill off some of the clock with a one-goal lead, it turned the ball over and Duke took possession. The Blue Devils made the most of the mistake and scored the game-tying goal with 1:29 left in the game.
• Dobbie won the ensuing draw to give the Terps possession in the last minute, but the Duke defense forced another turnover and gained possession of the ball.
• Maryland was whistled for a foul with 13 seconds left and Duke was awarded a free position, but Sarah Bullard's shot was blocked.
• Adam gained possession of the ball and scored with just three seconds remaining, her only point of the game, to give Duke the come-from-behind victory.

Terps Go 2-0 In Massachusetts
• Maryland opened the season with a pair of wins against UMass and Boston College last weekend.
• The Terps beat the Minutewomen, 18-7, on February 23 at McGuirk Stadium. The game was pushed back a day due to snow.
• Senior Kelly Kasper scored a career high six goals in the Terrapins' season opener.
• Sophomore Caitlyn McFadden also recorded career highs in goals and points with four and five, respectively.
• On the next day, Kasper shared the wealth and established a new career high with six assists and tied her personal best with nine points.
• Senior Lauren Cohen chipped in with five goals and an assist while classmate Dana Dobbie also had five goals to go along with five draw controls.
• McFadden had two goals and an assist while senior Allie Buote was credited with seven saves in the cage, including six in the first half.

Dobbie, Kasper Recognized By Inside Lacrosse
• Seniors Dana Dobbie and Kelly Kasper were recognized as two of the top 20 players in the country by Inside Lacrosse. The publication listed Dobbie as the No. 3 player in the country while Kasper came in at No. 7.
• The Terrapins were the only team in the ACC with two players named on the list.
• Maryland was just one of two teams with two players listed in the top 10. Northwestern had three recognized and four overall. Penn and Notre Dame were the only other programs with multiple players on the list, both with a pair ranked in the top 20.
• Dobbie racked up numerous awards last season as she was the 2007 ACC Player of the Year, a first team All-American, and a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy. She led the team with 39 ground balls and 79 draw controls and her 3.95 draws per game ranked fourth in the country. Dobbie was also second on the squad with 53 goals and 69 points while forcing 24 turnovers on the defensive end, a number that ranked third on the team.
• Kasper, a two-time All-American and All-ACC selection, posted 26 goals and 22 assists last year. Her assists ranked second on the team while her 31 caused turnovers were the most for the Terps. Kasper, a dominant presence on both ends of the field, also recorded 28 draw controls and 24 ground balls.
• The two seniors were named tri-captains for the 2008 season along with fellow classmate Katie Pumphrey.
• The pair was also named first-team preseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.

Trio Named To Tewaaraton Watch List
• Seniors Dana Dobbie and Kelly Kasper and sophomore Caitlyn McFadden were all named to the Tewaaraton Watch List.
• Dobbie was a finalist last season for the Tewaaraton Trophy, handed out each year to the best lacrosse player in the country.
• Assosciate head coach Jen Adams and volunteer assistant coach Katie Chrest both won the Tewaaraton in their playing days.
• Adams was the first ever recipient of the honor in 2001 while Chrest earned it at Duke in 2005.

Well Seasoned
• Maryland features one of the most experienced rosters in the nation in 2008 as 10 seniors are packed onto the team.
• Only one other team can boast that number and it is Robert Morris of the Northeast Conference.
• Only five other schools have eight or more seniors on their rosters as Drexel, Iona, LeMoyne, and Oregon all list eight while James Madison currently has nine.
• Included in the Terps' senior class is:
Dana Dobbie - 2007 ACC Player of the Year, first team All-American, finalist for Tewaaraton Trophy, tri-captain
Kelly Kasper - Two-time All-American, two-time All-ACC, tri-captain
Katie Pumphrey - Tri-captain, second year starter on defense
Allie Buote - Three-year starter in goal
Lauren Cohen - 33 goals, 15 assists in 2007
Casey Magor - 49 goals, 35 assists in last two seasons as a starter
Katie Princiotto - 40 goals, 26 assists in last two seasons as a starter

Diverse, Too
• Maryland is the only team in the country to have three different countries, excluding the United States, represented on its roster.
• Senior Casey Magor and freshman Sarah Mollison both represent Australia and were members of the 2005 World Cup championship team. Magor is from Adelaide while Mollison hails from Melbourne.
• Freshman Laura Merrifield joins the Terps this year from Hertfordshire, England and is a member of the English national team.
• Senior Dana Dobbie heads north to Ontario when she needs to go home. She too is a member of her country's national team.

Sister, Sister
• Maryland's roster features three sister combinations this season.
• Freshman Sara Cooper joins older sister Lynne on the squad in 2008. Both are from Ellicott City and graduated from Centennial High School.
• Freshman Brandi Jones and sister Brittany, a junior, join Maryland this season. The Jones' hail from Poway, Calif. Brittany transferred from Cal Poly where she played club lacrosse and helped her team to a pair of national championships.
• The final sibling combo on the team is Meredith and Taylor Zanelotti. Meredith is a freshman this year while Taylor is a senior who rejoins the team after not playing in 2007. Both are also from Ellicott City and graduated from River Hill High School.

Three Terps Named To US Touring Team
• Three Maryland women's lacrosse players were named to the United States touring team that will represent the country in the upcoming Prague Cup in the Czech Republic in June. Former Terrapins Quinn Carney and Acacia Walker were named to the roster while sophomore Caitlyn McFadden will serve as an alternate.
• Maryland is one of three schools in the nation to have three student-athletes named to the 24-woman list. Northwestern has three women on the 18-woman roster while North Carolina has two on the roster and one alternate. A total of seven programs had two women represented on the team.
• McFadden is the youngest player to be named to the 24-woman list, representing the class of 2010. As one of the top freshman in the country last season, she scored 18 goals and added 17 assists for one of the most potent offenses in the nation. She finished third on the Terps squad with 29 draw controls, fourth with 21 caused turnovers, and fifth with 27 groundballs. McFadden was named to the WomensLacrosse.com All-Rookie Team and was a member of the All-ACC Academic Team.
• Carney and Walker are two of the best ever to go through the Maryland program. Carney, a 2001 graduate, was a two-time All-American and All-ACC honoree. She won four national championships while in the red and black and was named to the all-time ACC team. Carney ranks third all-time at Maryland with 110 assists, fourth with 272 points, and fifth with 162 goals.
• Walker, a 2005 graduate, was also a two-time All-American and All-ACC selection. She racked up 108 goals, 77 assists, and 185 points in her collegiate career. Her assist number is tied for eighth all-time at Maryland.

Reese Makes ACC History In 2007
• Head coach Cathy Reese, in her first season at the helm of the Terps program, was named the 2007 ACC Coach of the Year. It was the first time in conference history that a mentor earned the award in their first season as head coach.
• Reese and associate head coach Jen Adams revitalized the Terrapins last season, whose 16 wins were the most since 2003 and who advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 2004.
• The Terps started the year 13-1 with wins over No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Duke at home.
• The Maryland offense ranked eighth in the nation last year with 14.25 goals per game.
• Maryland was perfect at home for the first time since 2001 with a record of 9-0.