Sept. 20, 2011

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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Freshman forward Maxine Fluharty of the Maryland field hockey team has been named the ACC Field Hockey Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. She led No. 3 Maryland (7-1, 1-0 ACC) to its first conference win of the year, as she scored the gamewinner in a 4-3 victory at No. 8 Boston College (6-2, 0-1 ACC) Friday.

In the win over the Eagles, Fluharty put the Terrapins on the board in the 24th minute after she dribbled into the circle and sent in a hard shot. After the Eagles twice came back from a one-goal deficit to tie the game, Fluharty tipped in a shot from Jemma Buckley with less than two minutes remaining in overtime for the Terrapins' 12th straight ACC win over the last four seasons.

At UMass on Sunday, she scored in the 53rd minute and tallied two shots on goal.

The weekly award is the first of Fluharty's career and the third of the season for Maryland. The freshman follows teammates Buckley and Jill Witmer as winners.

Maryland returns to action this Saturday when it plays host to Wake Forest (1-6, 0-1 ACC) Saturday at 1 p.m. Due to a 12:30 p.m. football game on campus, all fans will be charged $15 to park in the lots surrounding the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.

If fans are planning to travel to campus on Saturday, please consider using Quick Bus to avoid the traffic congestion. You can take the Quick Bus from the College Park Metro Station to Lot Q, which is very close to Byrd Stadium. It runs every 20 minutes three hours prior to kick-off, and every 10 minutes two hours prior to kick-off from the College Park Metro station to Lot Q. Quick Bus also runs back to the College Park Metro Station from Lot Q for one hour after the end of the football game.

Quick Bus is also available from lots 4, 9, and 11 (near the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex), and from Lot 16 (frat row). For more information, log on to http://www.transportation.umd.edu/fballParking.html.