Luus Named Co-Offensive Player of the Week
10/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Fifth-year senior Welma Luus of the sixth-ranked Maryland field hockey team (13-3, 6-0 Big Ten) picked up her second career weekly honor Tuesday as she was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
Luus notched her first career hat trick to lead the Terrapins past Rutgers, 4-0, Sunday in Piscataway, N.J. She wasted no time getting the Terrapins on the board, as she tipped in a shot 2:15 into the match for the early lead. In the 13th minute, Luus scored off a pass from senior Alyssa Parker to make it a two-goal lead for Maryland.
Luus finished off her hat trick with seven minutes left in the first period to finalize the score at 4-0.
Luus is currently Maryland's leading scorer with 11 goals this year, and seven in Big Ten play.
With Sunday's victory, Maryland has won 11 straight games since mid-September and has three straight shutout over the last week and a half.
Maryland is ranked No. 6 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll, released Oct 20.
Next, the Terrapins will host Indiana (6-7, 2-2) Friday at 6 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Admission is free and parking will be free and open after 4 p.m.
The Maryland-Indiana game will not be streamed online, but can be heard online through Maryland's campus station, WMUCSports.com. Live Stats will be available and updates will also be posted to the Maryland Field Hockey Twitter feed.
After the Terps-Hoosiers game, fans are invited to stay for Outdoor Movie Night at the Complex. The Terrapins will be showing Finding Nemo on the big screen.
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