Box Score COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The second-ranked Maryland field hockey team (13-2, 5-1 B1G) beat Big Ten opponent Rutgers 4-0 Sunday at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Junior Sarah Sprink scored twice to lead the Terrapins.
The Terrapins controlled both ends of the field to win their last eight games since Sept. 26. Maryland outshot Rutgers (6-9, 1-6), 26-5 with 14 penalty corners to the Scarlet Knights' two.
Sprink opened the scoring just under five minutes in when she banged in a shot off a penalty corner set up by Katie Gerzabek and Anna Dessoye.
In the 12th minute, senior Maxine Fluharty buried a rebound off another penalty corner to make it a two-goal lead for the Terps. Maryland led 2-0 at halftime.
Midway through the second half, freshman Moira Putsch put in a shot off another rebound for a 3-0 lead in the 47th minute. Sprink added the fourth and final goal for Maryland With just over four minutes to play off a penalty corner.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Brooke Cabrera picked up two key saves to preserve the Terps' sixth shutout of the season.
Next, the Terrapins will hit the road to play at No. 18 Indiana (9-4, 1-4) Friday at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed through BTN Plus.
The Terps-Hoosiers game will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app, which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. It will be a BTN Plus production and will require an additional subscription. Fans can access all Big Ten content on BTN Plus for $119.95 per year or a $14.95 monthly subscription. A Maryland School Pass for BTN Plus, which includes all Terrapin contests, home and away, on BTN Plus for $79.95 per year or for a $9.95 monthly subscription. Click here for more on the Terps' streamed or televised games.
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