COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The second-ranked Maryland field hockey team (9-2, 3-1 B1G) will host No. 4 Penn State (10-2, 2-1) Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
• 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 Maryland-Penn State game will be shown live nationally on the Big Ten Network. Click here to get your channel number for BTN. BTN is available on all major video providers, including DIRECTV, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse, Cablevision Optimum, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Cox Communications, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, RCN, WOW!, and about 300 additional video providers across North America.
• Fans can also watch on BTN2Go, or on the BTN's mobile app, and will be asked to enter their cable login information. International fans can log on to http://international.btn2go.com/ to watch.
Ticket and parking Information
• Admission to Friday's game is free.
• Parking will open in lot 11, the lot directly next to the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Cars parked in the lot prior to 1:30 p.m. are subject to ticketing.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
• Maryland has won four straight games over the last two weeks. Most recently, the Terps beat No. 18 Old Dominion, 3-1, Sunday. Anna Dessoye, Moira Putsch and Maxine Fluharty scored for Maryland. Over the last four games, Brooke Cabrera has allowed just one goal off of 24 shots faced in 252 minutes in goal. RECAP | STATS
• Katie Gerzabek, Putsch and Cabrera swept the Big Ten weekly awards. Gerzabek was named Offensive Player of the Week, Cabrera was named Defensive Player of the Week and Putsch was named Freshman of the Week for the second straight week. Maryland is the first school to win all three in the same week since Ohio State did on Oct. 4, 2010.
• Eleven Terps have combined to score 34 goals this year. Maxine Fluharty and Moira Putsch lead the way with seven goals apiece, while Sarah Sprink and Anna Dessoye each have five. Katie Gerzabek leads with 11 assists.
Scouting the NITTANY LIONS
• Penn State is 10-2 overall, 2-1 in Big Ten play this year and is ranked No. 4 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches poll. The Nittany Lions have won five straight games over the last few weeks. Most recently, they beat No. 14 Temple 2-0 Sunday.
• Taylor Herold is leading Penn State with 12 goals and six assists for 30 points so far this season.
• Penn State owns the all-time series over Maryland, 20-11-1, but the Terps have won the last two straight games and seven of the last eight matchups since 1994. Maryland won the most recent meeting, 8-1, on Sept. 12, 2009 in College Park.
• Maryland is 3-1 vs. Penn State at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. The Nittany Lions' lone win was a 1-0 victory in the NCAA Second Round in 2007.
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 85-32-3 (.721) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
• Head coach Missy Meharg is 68-12-1 (.846) 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 132-15 (.898) 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
10/12/14 - vs. Penn
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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