Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011

NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

Maryland (15-4)

vs.

Iowa (15-4)

Game Time: Approx. 2 p.m.
Location: College Park, Md.
Stadium: Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
Live Stats: REPLACE_ME
Watch Live (FREE): TerpsTV

NCAA Tournament Info
• The schedule for the weekend is below:

Saturday, Nov. 12
Game 1: 11:30 a.m. - 5-Syracuse vs. Richmond
Game 2: 2:00 p.m. - Maryland vs. Iowa

Sunday, Nov. 13
Game 3: 2:00 p.m. - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

• For more information on the NCAA Tournament, log on to http://www.ncaa.com/championships/fieldhockey/d1.

• For an full bracket, log on to http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/fieldhockey/d1.

• To get your tickets today, call the Terrapin Ticket Office at 1-800-IM-A-TERP or visit at umterps.com. Parking will be free in the lots surrounding the Complex.

Event Multimedia

• Live stats will be available for all three games. For the Terps-Hawkeyes game, visit REPLACE_ME.

• Fans can watch Maryland's game for FREE on TerpsTV.

• Live updates will also be available at http://twitter.com/#!/TerpFieldHockey.

Scouting The Terps
• Maryland is currently ranked No. 4 in the Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I National Coaches poll. The Terrapins are coming off of their seventh national title, ninth ACC title, and a 23-1 overall record last year. They are ranked No. 4 in the latest RPI, released Nov. 8.

• Most recently, the Terps fell to Duke, 2-1, in the ACC Semifinals last Friday. Junior Colleen Gulick scored the Terrapins' lone goal when the tipped in a loose ball off of a penalty corner in the 10th minute. The Terrapins pulled goalkeeper Melissa Vassalotti in the final minutes to have an extra field player and had two corners once the clock was expired, but did not tie the game at two.

Scouting The Hawkeyes
• Iowa is currently ranked No. 12 in the Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I National Coaches poll. They are ranked No. 14 in the latest RPI, released Nov. 8.

• Most recently, the Hawkeyes fell to No. 7 Michigan, 4-1, last weekend in the Big Ten semifinals. Kim Scraper tied the game at one in the 12th minute, but the Wolverines exploded for three goals in the second period.

• Scraper is leading the Hawkeyes with 17 goals this season and 35 points.

• Terrapin assistant coach Barb Weinberg was an All-American goalkeeper at Iowa in 2003 and 2004.

• In their last tournament appearance in 2008, the Hawkeyes reached the NCAA Final Four after defeating Louisville and Michigan State in the first and second rounds. Iowa lost to Maryland in the NCAA semifinals in double overtime. The Terps went on to win their sixth NCAA title. The Terrapins own the all-time series, 8-3-1.

NCAA Tournament History
• Maryland has appeared in 24 NCAA Tournaments, including the last 17 straight. The Terps have won seven NCAA titles, including six under head coach Missy Meharg, and won the 2010 NCAA title.

• The Terrapins are 47-16 (.746) all-time in the NCAA Tournament and are tied with Old Dominion for the most wins in tournament play.

• Maryland is 5-0 all-time vs. Iowa in the NCAA Tournament.

• The Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex has played home to 18 of Maryland's NCAA Tournament games, including two Final Fours (2007, 2010). Maryland has played the first two rounds at home every year since the Complex opened in 2003. The Terrapins are 17-1 in NCAA games at the Complex and won the 2010 national title on their home field.

Play the Best
Due to being in the toughest conferences in the nation, the Terrapins play one of the strongest schedules in the country.
• Five of the six ACC schools are in the top 20 of this week's Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll. North Carolina is ranked No. 1, while Duke comes in ranked No. 6. Boston College comes in at No. 19. Wake Forest is No. 18.
• The Terps battled nine of the 16 teams that participated in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Maryland went 6-3 against those teams in the regular season.
• Maryland played 12 of the 20 teams ranked in the preseason top 20 and went 8-3 vs preseason ranked teams.

Head Coach Missy Meharg
The 2010 NFHCA National Coach of the Year and ACC Coach of the Year, Missy Meharg returns for her 24th season at the helm of the successful Terrapin field hockey program. Her current career record is 428-106-9 (.797). Below is a breakdown of just a few of her highlights since she took the reins in 1988:

• Six-time National Champions
• Nine ACC Titles
• Eight NFHCA Coach of the Year honors
• Six ACC Coach of the Year awards
• 13 NCAA Final Four Appearances
• Six Honda Awards won by four players
• 85 All-ACC selections
• 14 ACC Players of the Year
• Seven ACC Rookies of the Year
• Four Olympians

ACC-olades
• Five Terrapins were named to the All-ACC Team earlier this week. Jemma Buckley, Megan Frazer, Ali McEvoy, Harriet Tibble and Jill Witmer were all honored.

• Jemma Buckley and Melissa Vassalotti were invited to participate in the NFHCA Senior Game on Nov. 19 in Louisville, Ky.

• The Terrapins have won four of the 10 ACC Player of the Week honors this season.
8/30/11 - Jemma Buckley, Maryland
9/6/11 - Kelsey Kolojejchick, North Carolina
9/13/11 - Jill Witmer, Maryland/Jacqui Moorfield, Boston College
9/20/11 - Maxine Fluharty, Maryland
9/27/11 - Courtney Tavener, Boston College/Elizabeth Stephens, North Carolina
10/4/11 - Emmie Le Marchand, Duke
10/11/11 - Melissa Vassalotti, Maryland
10/18/11 - Samantha Nelson, Duke
10/25/11 - Kelsey Kolojejchick, North Carolina
11/1/11 - Caitlin Van Sickle, North Carolina/Jenny Johnstone, Virginia

• Three Terrapins were named to the Preseason All-ACC Team - Megan Frazer, Harriet Tibble, and Jill Witmer.

Home Sweet Home
Since its opening in 2003, the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex has provided the Maryland hockey program a huge home field advantage.
• The Terps are 104-11 (.904) all-time at the Complex.

Pack the House
• The Maryland field hockey team has increasingly attracted more and more fans to the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex season after season.
• An NCAA record crowd of 2,381 came out to watch as Maryland beat North Carolina 3-2 in double overtime for the 2010 national championship at the Complex last November.
• The Terrapins have led the ACC in attendance for four straight years. In 2010, Maryland averaged over 700 fans per game and 10,572 fans saw the Terps play during the year.

Terps in Openers
• Maryland is 33-3-2 in season openers and the Terps have won their last 15 straight.
• The Terrapins haven't opened the season at home in the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex since 2000. They've opened 23 of their 36 seasons on the road.
• With their win over Michigan last weekend, the Terps are 9-0 in home openers at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and have outscored their opponents 37-6 in those nine games.

Home Openers at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
9/13/03 - Maryland 6, Drexel 0
9/4/04 - Maryland 6, Old Dominion 0
9/2/05 - Maryland 4, Michigan 0
9/4/06 - Maryland 1, Old Dominion 0
9/2/07 - Maryland 3, Michigan 2 (2OT)
9/5/08 - Maryland 8, Old Dominion 1
9/6/09 - Maryland 4, Michigan 1
9/3/10 - Maryland 3, Old Dominion 1
9/4/11 - Maryland 2, Michigan 1

Terps When...

Meharg Named ESPNU/ESPN The Magazine Top 20 Recruiter
Terrapin head coach Missy Meharg was named one of college athletics' top 20 recruiters by ESPNU/ESPN The Magazine in January.

"ESPNU AND THE MAGAZINE asked an all-star panel a seemingly simple question: Who are the top 20 recruiters in college sports? We spoke with three dozen experts, from Mag college football Insider Bruce Feldman to volleyball legend Karch Kiraly to women's World Cupper Cat Whitehill. Turns out, baseball coaches aren't the only ones pulling roster magic from a hat half-filled with scholarships."

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