COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The top-seeded Maryland field hockey team (19-3) will take on Albany (19-2) Sunday in the NCAA Quarterfinals in College Park. The Terrapins beat Princeton, 5-1, Saturday in the NCAA First Round.
• LiveStats will be available for the Terps-Great Danes 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 match will be streamed online for free through umterps.com.
ticket and parking information
• Tickets to the NCAA Second Round will be $5 for adults and $3 for students, children and seniors. To purchase in advance, log on to umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
• Parking will be free and open for Sunday's NCAA Second Round game.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
• The Terrapins beat Princeton, 5-1, Saturday in the NCAA First Round. Steffi Schneid scored twice in the victory. Sarah Sprink, Moira Putsch and Welma Luus also scored. Brooke Cabrera notched five saves. RECAP | STATS
• Twelve Terps have combined to score 91 goals and four Terrapins have scored at least 10 goals - Maxine Fluharty (15), Sarah Sprink (16), Moira Putsch (12) and Anna Dessoye (12). Katie Gerzabek leads Maryland, and the Big Ten, in assists with 23. Dessoye leads the team with 43 points. Gerzabek and Dessoye are third and fifth in the country in assists per game.
• The Terrapins lead the Big Ten in all offensive team categories. Maryland leads the nation in scoring margin (2.96) and scoring average (4.10). For the full Big Ten statistical rankings, click here.
Scouting the GREAT DANES
• Albany is 19-2 overall and won the America East title. The Great Danes are currently ranked No. 12 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll.
• Maryland owns the all-time series over Albany, 2-0. The Terps beat the Great Danes, 4-2, in the NCAA First Round in College Park back in 2008 en route to their sixth NCAA title.
• Both past matchups were at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
ncaa tournament history
• Maryland has won eight NCAA titles (87, 93, 99, 05, 06, 08, 10, 11) and seven under head coach Missy Meharg. She was an assistant with the Terrapins when they won in 1987.
• The Terps are 55-18 (.753) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, which is more wins than any other school.
• Missy Meharg is 51-17 (.750) all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• This marks Maryland's 27th NCAA Tournament appearance and 20th straight.
• The Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex has played home to 23 of Maryland's NCAA Tournament games, including two Final Fours (2007, 2010). The Terrapins are 22-1 in those games and won the 2010 national title on their home field.
Maryland in the rankings
• Maryland is ranked No. 2 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll, released Nov. 11. They have been ranked No. 2 for seven weeks - since Sept. 30.
• The Terps have been ranked in the top five for the last 22 straight weeks, dating back to the preseason poll in 2013.
• Maryland has been ranked in the top three in 147 of 169 polls since the 1999 season. The Terrapins have appeared in the top five in 164 in those 169 polls.
• 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 Poll (Nov. 11, 2014)
Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Current Record
1. North Carolina (27) (17-3)
2. MARYLAND (4) (18-3)
3. Connecticut (3) (16-3)
4. Syracuse (15-5)
5. Wake Forest (14-6)
6. Penn State* (15-5)
7. Northwestern* (16-6)
8. Stanford (18-2)
9. Duke (12-6)
10. Louisville (15-5)
11. Boston College (13-6)
12. Albany (18-2)
13. Michigan* (13-7)
14. Temple (14-7)
15. Virginia (12-8)
16. Iowa* (11-7)
17. Boston University (13-7)
18. Old Dominion (11-8)
19. Northeastern (14-5)
20. Liberty (13-7)
*-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 91-33-3 (.728) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
• Head coach Missy Meharg is 74-11-1 (.847) vs. Big Ten opponents in her 27 years at the helm of the Maryland field hockey program.
• The Terrapins won the first Big Ten title for the University of Maryland with a 4-1 win over No. 14 Iowa on Nov. 1, 2014 in College Park.
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 138-15 (.902) 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.
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.
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