Terps Set for Big Ten Championship Game
11/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Top-seeded Maryland (18-2, 7-1 B1G) will take on third-seeded Northwestern (15-6, 6-2) Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Big Ten Tournament championship game at Michigan's Phyllis Ocker Field. The matchup will be televised worldwide on the Big Ten Network.
• 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.
• Sunday's championship game will also be shown on the BTN2Go app with television provider information. Click here to get your channel number for BTN.
• International fans can log on to http://international.btn2go.com/ to watch.
tournament information
• The 2014 Big Ten Tournament will be played at Michigan's Phyllis Ocker Field in Ann Arbor. For full 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 5, #8 Ohio State 0 | ||
| Game 2: November 6, 2014 • 12:30 p.m. | #4 Penn State 1, #5 Michigan State 0 | ||
| Game 3: November 6, 2014 • 3 p.m. | #2 Michigan 3, #7 Rutgers 0 | ||
| Game 4: November 6, 2014 • 5:30 p.m. | #3 Northwestern 2, #6 Iowa 1 | ||
| Semifinals • BTN | |||
| Game 5: November 7, 2014 • 1 p.m. | #1 MARYLAND 1, #4 Penn State 0 | ||
| Game 6: November 7, 2014 • 3:45 p.m. | #3 Northwestern 2, #2 Michigan 0 (OT) | ||
| Championship Game • BTN | |||
| Game 7: November 9, 2014 • 1 p.m. | #1 MARYLAND vs. #3 Northwestern | ||
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
• The Terrapins beat fourth-seeded Penn State, 1-0, Friday in the Big Ten semifinals. Emma Rissinger broke the scoreless tie with a shot off a rebound on a penalty corner in the 38th minute. Brooke Cabrera tallied seven saves for the Terps' eighth shutout of the year. RECAP | STATS
• Twelve Terps have combined to score 85 goals and four Terrapins have scored at least 10 goals - Maxine Fluharty (15), Sarah Sprink (14), Moira Putsch (11) and Anna Dessoye (12). Katie Gerzabek leads Maryland, and the Big Ten, in assists with 20. Dessoye leads the team with 40 points. Gerzabek and Dessoye are third and fifth in the country in assists per game.
• 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.
• The Terrapins lead the Big Ten in all offensive team categories. Maryland leads the nation in scoring margin (3.20) and scoring average (4.25). For the full Big Ten statistical rankings, click here.
Scouting the wildcats
• Northwesten is 15-6 overall and went 6-2 in Big Ten play. The Wildcats are currently ranked No. 10 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll. They beat Michigan, 2-1, in overtime Friday in the semifinals. Dominique Masters leads them with 14 goals and eight assists.
• Maryland owns the all-time series, 13-5. Northwestern won this year's meeting, 3-2, in Evanston on Sept. 20. The Terrapins tied it up twice off of goals by Dessoye and Putsch, then the Wildcats' Kelley Stump added her second goal of the day off a penalty corner with just over five minutes to go. The Terps outshot the Wildcats, 23-5, and had three penalty corners in the final five minutes, but couldn't even the score. RECAP | STATS
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 91-32-3 (.734) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
• Head coach Missy Meharg is 74-12-1 (.856) 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 championship game 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.
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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