ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The second-ranked Maryland field hockey team (17-2, 7-1 B1G) rolled past eighth-seeded Ohio State, 5-0, Thursday in the Terps' first-ever Big Ten Tournament game. Junior Sarah Sprink led the Terrapins with two goals and an assist in the quarterfinal matchup at Michigan.

“It's an exciting environment,” head coach Missy Meharg said. “Michigan has run a top-notch Big Ten championship. We're happy to have our first win in our first Big Ten Tournament. I am impressed with the flexibility with our back field. Ohio State, credit to them, did a great job varying up the pressure they put on our backs. When we finally got on the board, we were able to string some goals together.”

With a win over the Buckeyes Thursday, the Terrapins will play fourth-seeded Penn State (15-4, 5-3) Friday at 1 p.m. in the Big Ten semifinals.

Sprink put the Terrapins on the board when she bounced in a shot off a penalty corner 17 minutes into the match. With 9:35 left in the first, the Terps were awarded a penalty stroke after a defensive error by the Buckeyes (6-12, 1-7) on a corner. Sprink made the stroke for a 2-0 lead at the break.

Freshman Carrie Hanks made it a three-goal lead for the Terps in the 42^nd minute when she slung one in off a pass from freshman Moira Putsch, who corralled a rebound on a penalty corner.

Junior Anna Dessoye put the Terrapins up 4-0 when she finished off a pass from Sprink with 23:39 to play. A minute and two seconds later, senior Katie Gerzabek took a pass from freshman Lein Holsboer and scored with a backhanded shot for a five-goal lead.

The Terps outshot the Buckeyes 22-7, and had eight penalty corners to three. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Brooke Cabrera made two saves in her 59 minutes in goal. Junior goalie Jill Genovese made three saves in the final 11 minutes of the match.

Senior Maxine Fluharty was named Big Ten Player of the Year, Sprink was named Defensive Player of the Year and Putsch earned the Freshman of the Year honor. Head coach Missy Meharg was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Cabrera, Gerzabek and Dessoye were all named to the All-Big Ten Second Team. Fluharty and Sprink were named to the First Team. Junior Alyssa Parker was honored with one of the league's Sportsmanship Awards.

Maryland beat Penn State, 4-3, on Oct. 10 in College Park. Holsboer scored twice in the win, while Dessoye added a goal and an assist.

Friday's Semifinals and Sunday's Big Ten championship game will be televised around the world on the Big Ten Network and the BTN2Go app. Click here to get your channel number for BTN. International fans can watch all of the Terps' tournament action at http://international.btn2go.com/ with a subscription.

Live Stats will be available for the Terps' game Friday. Live updates will also be posted to the Maryland Field Hockey Twitter feed, so "Follow" to get the most recent updates.

Log on to umterps.com for full information on the Terps' first trip to the Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament, or visit the tournament central at http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/big-ten-2014.html.

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