COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The second-ranked Maryland field hockey team (11-2, 4-1 B1G) will travel to Princeton (3-8) for a midweek matchup at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Tigers' Bedford Field.
• The match, which was originally scheduled for a 6 p.m. start, was moved to 4 p.m. due to impending inclement weather concerns.
• LiveStats will be available for the game. Live updates will also be posted to the Maryland Field Hockey Facebook page and Twitter feed, so "Like" and "Follow" to get updates sent straight to you.
• The Terps-Tigers game will be streamed live online through GoPrincetonTigers.com for a fee.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
• Maryland has won six straight games over the last three weeks. Most recently, the Terps dominated Pennsylvania for a 9-0 win in College Park Sunday. Sarah Sprink scored twice as eight Terrapins scored in the win. Anna Dessoye tallied a career-high six points off of a penalty stroke and four assists. RECAP | STATS
• Eleven Terps have combined to score 47 goals this year. Maxine Fluharty and Moira Putsch lead the way with eight goals apiece, while Sarah Sprink and Anna Dessoye each have seven. Dessoye also has 11 assists for a team-high 25 points. Katie Gerzabek leads the Terrapins with 13 assists.
• Maryland is leading the Big Ten in seven categories: scoring margin (2.38), scoring average (3.62), shots per game (20.00), goals scored per game (3.62), goals allowed per game (1.23), assists per game (3.15) and goals off penalty corners (1.31). Gerzabek is tied to lead the league in assists per game (1.00) and Cabrera leads the conference in goals against average (1.16).
Scouting the TIGERS
• Princeton is 3-8 so far this season and has lost four straight games after starting the season ranked No. 7. The Tigers' last two games went to double-overtime. Most recently, Princeton lost to Delaware, 2-1, in double overtime on Friday.
• Maddy Copeland leads Princeton with six goals so far this season.
• Maryland owns the all-time series over Princeton, 18-7-1. The Terrapins won both of last year's matchups. No. 1 Maryland beat No. 9 Princeton, 3-1, in College Park on Oct. 11, 2013. Emma Rissinger scored in the win. RECAP | STATS
• The two teams met again in the NCAA Second Round in College Park last year, with top-seeded Maryland coming back from a deficit twice to advance to the Final Four. Princeton's Sydney Kirby scored two minutes into the match, then Anna Dessoye tied it up three minutes later. The Tigers took a 2-1 lead 33 seconds before halftime and Jill Witmer tied it up 27 seconds later. Witmer scored the game-winner three minutes into the second half off a pass from Alyssa Parker. RECAP | STATS
• Maryland is 0-1 on Princeton's Bedford Field, which opened in 2012. The Terrapins lost 3-2 there to the eventual NCAA Champions on Oct. 2, 2012. Alyssa Parker and Katie Gerzabek gave the Terps a 2-1 lead at halftime, but Maryland couldn't answer two Princeton goals in the second half. RECAP | STATS
• The Terrapins and the Tigers have met in numerous quality matchups in the last few years. They met in the 2009 NCAA Final Four, with the Terrapins taking that one, 7-5. In 2012, Princeton beat the Terrapins, 3-2, in overtime on a penalty stroke en route to the Tigers' first NCAA title.
Maryland in the rankings
• Maryland is ranked No. 2 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll, released Oct 7.
• The Terps have been ranked in the top five for the last 17 straight weeks, dating back to the preseason poll in 2013.
• The Terrapins have appeared in the top five nationally in 159 of 164 polls since the 1999 season.
• Prior to the poll released Oct. 9, 2012, the Terrapins had not been outside the top five since before the 1999 season. They were ranked sixth in the Oct. 9 poll.
Penn Monto/Division I Coaches Preseason Poll (Oct. 7, 2014)
Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Current Record
1. North Carolina (26) (8-2)
2. MARYLAND (14) (9-2)
3. Virginia (1) (10-3)
4. Penn State* (1) (10-2)
5. Louisville (1) (10-2)
6. Connecticut (7-3)
7. Stanford (12-1)
8. Northwestern* (9-3)
9. Duke (8-3)
10. Iowa* (8-3)
11. Albany (10-2)
12. Boston College (8-4)
13. Syracuse (8-3)
14. Michigan* (8-4)
15. Temple (8-4)
16. Northeastern (10-2)
17. Wake Forest (8-4)
18. Indiana* (8-3)
19. Old Dominion (6-5)
20. Michigan State* (7-4)
*-Big Ten team
2014 Team Captains
• Three players have been named team captains for the 2014 season. Maxine Fluharty, Katie Gerzabek and Sarah Sprink will serve as the team's captains.
"Maxine, Katie and Sarah are a talented dynamic, hardworking leadership trio," head coach Missy Meharg said. "The front field, the midfield, the backfield are represented by these NCAA/FIH experienced players. All have been honored by their leagues and all three represented their countries in the Junior World Cup. They understand that the way we train and prepare puts us in position to win championships in November."
terps going b1g
• The Terrapins joined the Big Ten conference this year, after playing in the ACC for 31 years. Big Ten field hockey is now the biggest conference in the history of the sport in the NCAA with nine teams - Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers and Maryland.
• The Terps are 86-32-3 (.723) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
• Head coach Missy Meharg is 69-12-1 (.848) vs. Big Ten opponents in her 27 years at the helm of the Maryland field hockey program.
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 134-15 (.899) all-time at the Complex.
• Maryland won 38 straight games at the Complex from Oct.11, 2008 through Oct. 14, 2011. The streak ended with a 5-2 loss to then-No. 1 Old Dominion.
• The Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex has played home to 22 of Maryland's NCAA Tournament games, including two Final Fours (2007, 2010). The Terrapins are 21-1 in those games and won the 2010 national title on their home field.
PACK THE HOUSE
• The Maryland field hockey team has increasingly attracted more and more fans to the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex season after season. The Terrapins have led the nation in attendance since 2010.
• In 2013, Maryland led the country in attendance with 8,176 fans coming out to see the Terrapins. On average, 629 fans came to each game, which was nearly 200 more than North Carolina's average of 438 which was second in the country.
• 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.
overtime is terps time
During Missy Meharg's tenure, the Terrapins have become one of the nation's most dangerous teams in overtime.
• The Terps are 56-22 (.718) all-time in games that went to overtime or penalty strokes.
• In Meharg's tenure, the Terps are 46-18 (.719) in overtime or penalty strokes games.
terps on the btn
• Twelve of the Terps' regular season games will be either shown on the Big Ten Network or streamed online through BTN Plus on BTN2Go and the Big Ten mobile apps.
• Ten of the Terrapins' matchups will be shown online through BTN Plus on BTN2Go and the Big Ten's mobile apps. The remaining games include
10/19/14 - vs. Rutgers
10/24/14 - at #18 Indiana
10/19/14 - vs. American
11/1/14 - vs. #10 Iowa
• These games can be seen online through a subscription fee. Fans can access all Big Ten content across all sports and schools on BTN Plus for $119.95 per year or a $14.95 monthly subscription. A Maryland School Pass, which includes all Maryland athletics contests, home and away, on BTN Plus for $79.95 per year or for a $9.95 monthly subscription. This service is available world-wide.
Three Terps Selected To Big Ten Players To Watch List
• Junior Anna Dessoye and seniors Maxine Fluharty and Katie Gerzabek were named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List before the season started. The full list is at http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/082114aab.html.
• Dessoye is Maryland's leading returning scorer, after she notched 13 goals and 16 assists in 2013. Fluharty added 12 goals and seven assists last year, while Gerzabek scored five goals and notched three assists in her 19 games played.
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