Terps Set For Big Ten Tournament Debut
11/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Top-seeded Maryland (16-2, 7-1 B1G) will take on eighth-seeded Ohio State (6-11, 1-7) Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Big Ten Tournament First Round at Michigan's Phyllis Ocker Field.
• 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-Buckeyes game, and all Big Ten Tournament action, will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app, which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. Thursday's quarterfinal games will be BTN Plus productions and will require a 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.
• International fans can log on to http://international.btn2go.com/ to watch.
tournament information
• For full Big Ten Tournament information, including ticket info, log on to the Tournament Central page.
| 2014 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament | |||
| Quarterfinals • BTN Plus | |||
| Game 1: November 6, 2014 • 10 a.m. | #1 MARYLAND vs. Ohio State | ||
| Game 2: November 6, 2014 • 12:30 p.m. | #4 Penn State vs. #5 Michigan State | ||
| Game 3: November 6, 2014 • 3 p.m. | #2 Michigan vs. #7 Rutgers | ||
| Game 4: November 6, 2014 • 5:30 p.m. | #3 Northwestern vs. #6 Iowa | ||
| Semifinals • BTN | |||
| Game 5: November 7, 2014 • 1 p.m. | Game 1 Winners vs. Game 2 Winner | ||
| Game 6: November 7, 2014 • 3:45 p.m. | Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner | ||
| Championship Game • BTN | |||
| Game 7: November 9, 2014 • 1 p.m. | Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | ||
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
• Maryland has won 11 straight games, including seven straight conference matches, since Sept. 26. The Terps won the Big Ten regular season title, and the first Big Ten title in school history, on Senior Day Sunday with a 4-1 win over No. 14 Iowa. Maxine Fluharty led the way with two goals. RECAP | STATS
• Twelve Terps have combined to score 79 goals and four Terrapins have scored at least 10 goals - Fluharty (15), Sarah Sprink (12), Moira Putsch (11) and Anna Dessoye (11). Katie Gerzabek leads Maryland, and the Big Ten, in assists with 20. Dessoye leads the team with 38 points. Gerzabek and Dessoye are third and fifth in the country in assists per game.
• Fluharty was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Putsch was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Tuesday. The Terrapins earned weekly honors in seven of 10 weeks this regular season.
• The Terrapins lead the Big Ten in all offensive team categories. Maryland leads the nation in scoring margin (3.23) and scoring average (4.39). For the full Big Ten statistical rankings, click here.
Scouting the BUCkeyes
• Ohio State is 6-11 overall and went 1-7 in Big Ten play this season. Most recently, the Buckeyes fell to No. 14 Michigan, 2-1, Saturday in the regular season finale. Maddy Humphrey leads the Buckeyes with 12 goals scored and eight assists for a team-high 32 points.
• Maryland leads the all-time series, 8-0, and won this year's regular season matchup, 6-0, on Oct. 3 in College Park. Senior Katie Gerzabek notched two goals and four assists in the win. RECAP | STATS
• Maryland and Ohio State met in the 2010 NCAA Final Four in College Park. Maryland won 3-1 en route to its seventh NCAA title.
• Head coach Missy Meharg and Ohio State head coach Anne Wilkinson were teammates during their college careers at the University of Delaware.
Maryland in the rankings
• Maryland is ranked No. 2 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll, released Nov. 4. They have been ranked No. 2 for six weeks - since Sept. 30.
• The Terps have been ranked in the top five for the last 21 straight weeks, dating back to the preseason poll in 2013.
•Maryland has been ranked in the top three in 146 of 168 polls since the 1999 season. The Terrapins have appeared in the top five in 163 in those 168 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. 4, 2014)
Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Current Record
1. North Carolina (31) (16-2)
2. MARYLAND (8) (16-2)
3. Connecticut (14-3)
4. Stanford (17-1)
5. Penn State* (14-4)
6. Syracuse (13-4)
7. Duke (12-5)
8. Louisville (15-4)
9. Boston College (13-5)
10. Northwestern* (13-6)
11. Wake Forest (11-6)
12. Michigan* (12-6)
13. Virginia (12-7)
14. Albany (16-2)
15. Iowa* (11-6)
16. Temple (13-6)
17. Old Dominion (11-7)
18. Northeastern (13-4)
19. Michigan State* (10-8)
20. Boston University (11-7)
*-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 89-32-3 (.730) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
• Head coach Missy Meharg is 72-12-1 (.853) 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 137-15 (.901) 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
• All games of the Big Ten Tournament will be shown through BTN2Go or BTN.
• The Terps' first round game vs. Ohio State will be shown online or on the BTN2Go app with a subscription.
• The Semifinals and Final will be televised internationally on BTN or on the BTN2Go app, but will require television provider account information. Click here to get your channel number for BTN.
• International fans can log on to http://international.btn2go.com/ to watch.
• 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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