Dec. 18, 2011

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland field hockey team celebrated its 2011 national championship season Friday with a banquet to honor team members, coaches and special moments throughout the year.

The coaching staff honored six Terps with end of the year awards.

Kate Kauffman Beach Award - Jill Witmer
Sabrina Salam Award - Danielle Kauffman
Kateri Simon Award - Meghan Dean
Carla Tagliente Award - Jemma Buckley
Keli Smith Award - Megan Frazer
Dina Rizzo Award - Janessa Pope

Members of the team were honored with their Varsity letters for their performances this season and the seniors were granted their membership to the M Club.

Earlier this fall, four Terrapins were named All-Americans. Buckley, Frazer and Witmer were named to the first team, while junior Harriet Tibble was named to the second team.

Buckley and Frazer were named womensfieldhockey.com's First Team All-Americans, while Witmer and sophomore Ali McEvoy were named to the Second Team. Maxine Fluharty and Katie Gerzabek made womensfieldhockey.com's All-Rookie Squad.

In the NCAA title game, Maryland came back from a two-goal deficit with less than four minutes remaining in regulation to top No. 1 North Carolina in overtime for its eighth national title and fifth in seven years.

Since the NCAA began seeding the top four teams in the Tournament in 2002, the Terps are the first unseeded team to win a title. They beat the top three teams (Syracuse, Old Dominion, North Carolina) in order, en route to their repeat crown.

This marked the Terps' 11th appearance in the NCAA Finals and fifth time Maryland and North Carolina had met in the NCAA title game, including the last three straight years.