Box Score COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The sixth-ranked Maryland field hockey team won its second straight Big Ten title Friday night with a thrilling 1-0 overtime victory over Indiana at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. With the win, Maryland (14-3, 7-0 Big Ten) clinched at least a share of the Big Ten's top spot.
Senior Anna Dessoye broke through for the Terps when she tipped in the gamewinner with just over seven minutes to go in overtime. Dessoye finished off a pass from fifth-year senior Welma Luus, the current Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
Maryland and Indiana (8-8, 4-3) stayed locked in a scoreless battle throughout the overtime match. The Terrapins outshot the Hoosiers 27 to nine, but Indiana's goalkeeper Noelle Rother made 16 saves to hold the Terps' offense at bay.
In the second half alone, the Terrapins took 16 shots while Rother made 11 stops. Maryland freshman goalkeeper Sarah Holliday made two saves and Luus added a defensive save.
The Terps can win the Big Ten title outright with a win next Saturday at Iowa (9-8, 2-5). Maryland has now won 21 conference titles between their time in the Big Ten and ACC.
Maryland is ranked No. 6 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll, released Oct 20.
Next, the Terrapins will welcome Towson (2-12) to the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission and parking are both free.
Sunday will be the Terrapins Pink Game for breast cancer awareness, as well as Senior Day. The Terps will be hosting a silent auction, with proceeds going to the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
Prior to Sunday's contest, the Terrapins will recognize their eight seniors – Faye Curran, Anna Dessoye, Jill Genovese, Shari Jones, Welma Luus, Alyssa Parker, Sarah Sprink and Kasey Tapman.
The Terps-Tigers game will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app, which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. It will be a BTN Plus production and will require an additional 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.
Fans outside the U.S. can watch here.
DEFLECTIONS
Friday's game was the 900th game in Maryland field hockey history…Maryland owns a record of 657-207-36 (.750) since its first year back in 1974… The Terps are 98-33-3 (.743) all-time against Big Ten opponents… Head coach Missy Meharg is 81-13-1 (.858) vs. Big Ten opponents in her 27 years at the helm of the Maryland field hockey program…The Terrapins are 29-1 (.967) vs. Big Ten teams at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex…They have won 19 straight matchups at home vs. Big Ten teams, dating back to 2008…Penn State is the only Big Ten team to win at the Complex with a 1-0 victory on Nov. 11, 2007.
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