COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team begins its NCAA Championship defense on the road at William & Mary Sunday at 2 p.m.
- The Terrapins won the 2014 NCAA Championship and ACC Championship while tying a program record with 23 wins.
- Maryland is 32-9 all-time in season openers.
- Live stats will be available at www.statbroadcast.com, while the game will be streamed through www.tribeathletics.com.
Scouting the tribe
- William & Mary opens its 2015 slate hosting Maryland.
- The Tribe posted a 4-12 overall record in 2014, including a 1-4 record in conference play.
- William & Mary was picked to finish sixth in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll.
- Senior midfielder Amanda Johnson was named preseason All-CAA prior to the season.
terrapin-tribe history
- Maryland holds a 23-6 all-time record against William & Mary. The Terrapins have won 16 straight contests against the Tribe and haven't lost since April 7, 1989.
- In 2014, Maryland defeated William & Mary, 19-3, in College Park. Kelly McPartland led the Terps with four goals on four shots while Taylor Cummings posted two goals, three assists, four draw controls and two caused turnovers.
- Maryland relied on a balanced attack against the Tribe last season as 13 Terps recorded goals.
think b1g
- The Terrapins joined the Big Ten last summer, and the conference will play its inaugural season of lacrosse in 2015.
- Maryland's new conference rivals will include Northwestern, Rutgers, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State.
- After the top-ranked Terps, three other Big Ten squads were ranked in the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top 20, including No. 5 Northwestern, No. 11 Penn State and No. 13 Ohio State.
- The inaugural Big Ten Tournament will take place April 30-May 3 in Piscataway, N.J.
terps picked to top big ten
- Maryland was unanimously chosen to win the Big Ten Championship in the conference coaches' preseason poll.
- Seniors Megan Douty, Brooke Griffin and Kelly McPartland were selected as Maryland's Players to Watch in 2015. All three were named preseason First Team All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
- The inaugural Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by Rutgers from April 30-May 3.
preseason all-americans
terps top preseason polls
- The Terps were ranked No. 1 in the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top 20, released in early January.
- Maryland's 2015 schedule includes 10 opponents also ranked in the Nike/LM preseason poll: North Carolina (2), Syracuse (3), Florida (4), Northwestern (5), Penn State (11), Ohio State (13), Johns Hopkins (14), Princeton (15), Penn (17) and Georgetown (18).
- Three other Big Ten squads are also featured in the poll, including Northwestern (5), Penn State (11) and Ohio State (13).
whittle tabbed top freshman
- Freshman attacker Megan Whittle was named the No. 1 incoming freshman by Inside Lacrosse.
- The list also includes freshmen Terps Taylor Hensh at No. 9 and Kacie Longo at No. 13.
- Maryland's freshman class boasts five Under Armour All-Americans: Whittle, Hensh, Longo, Steffani Holmes and Shelby Scanlin. The class ranks second overall nationally.
terps take home 11th NCAA championship
- Maryland won its NCAA-best 11th national championship in 2014, defeating Syracuse, 15-12, in the championship game.
- In 2014, the Terrapins posted a 23-1 record, tied for the best in program history. Maryland won its sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
- Head coach Cathy Reese earned IWLCA National Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year honors, in addition to being named a league-high seventh ACC Coach of the Year.
- Sophomore Taylor Cummings took home the Tewaaraton Trophy, IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year and Inside Lacrosse Midfielder of the Year while Megan Douty was named a Tewaaraton finalist and named IWLCA National Defender of the Year and IWLCA Co-Defender of the Year.
- The Terps won the AIAW national championship in 1981, before the NCAA sponsored the sport, bringing the program's national championship total up to 12.
taylor brings home tewaaraton
- After leading the Terps to their 12th national championship, junior midfielder Taylor Cummings earned the 2014 Tewaaraton Trophy. Megan Douty joined Cummings as a finalist for the honor.
- As just a sophomore, Cummings is the youngest-ever female recipient of the Tewaaraton.
- Since the award was founded in 2001, Terps have taken home the Tewaaraton five times. Cummings joins Jen Adams (2001), Caitlyn McFadden (2010) and Katie Schwarzmann (2012, 13) as Terrapins who have earned the nation's top collegiate individual honors.
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