#1 Maryland Hits Road to Face Hofstra Saturday

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team (2-0) is back on the road as the Terps face Hofstra (2-1) Saturday in Hampstead, N.Y. Opening draw is scheduled for 1 p.m.

The Terrapins-Pride game will be streamed live by Pride Productions, which can be found through GoHofstra.com
Live stats will be available, and game updates will be provided on the Maryland women's lacrosse Twitter feed.

Scouting the terrapins

Through two games this season, Maryland is averaging 14.00 goals per game on 29.0 shots per game while limiting opponents to 8.00 goals and 15.0 shots per game.
Junior Taylor Cummings leads the Terrapins with seven goals, 14 draw controls and six caused turnovers. Sophomore Zoe Stukenberg has five goals and four assists for nine points.
Senior Megan Douty and junior Casey Pepperman each have five ground balls on the season.
The Terps are second in the Big Ten and ninth nationally in caused turnovers per game (12.50). Cummings is first in the conference and sixth nationally in the category with 3.00 caused turnovers per game.
Cummings is also ranked fifth nationally in draw controls per game (7.00) while the Terps are 11th in the nation with 15.50.

scouting the pride

Hofstra comes into Saturday with a 2-1 record on the season. The Pride lost to Harvard, 10-6, last Saturday on the road.
The team is averaging 10.00 goals per game on 22.3 shots per game. Brittain Altomare leads the Pride with eight goals and eight assists. April Iannetta has 11 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers and 14 draw controls through three games.
Iannetta was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week after posting nine ground balls, nine caused turnovers and three draw controls in two games last week. Iannetta is a preseason Inside Lacrosse All-American and the defending CAA Defensive Player of the Year.

terrapin-pride history

Maryland and Hofstra have played three times with the Terps taking wins in each meeting. The teams have faced off every season since 2012.
The Terps took a 14-3 victory at Hofstra in 2014. Kelly McPartland (3G, 2A) and Taylor Cummings (3G, 4A) led the team offensively. Cummings also posted two ground balls and five draw controls.

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Senior Kelly McPartland, junior Taylor Cummings and freshman Megan Whittle each scored three goals, while sophomore Zoe Stukenberg added two and seniors Brooke Griffin and Erin Collins had one goal each.
Senior Megan Douty led the defense while picking up four ground balls and causing three turnovers.

douty earns b1g defensive player of the week honors

Senior Megan Douty led the Terrapin defense as Maryland took down No. 2 North Carolina Sunday.
Douty earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting four ground balls and causing three turnovers against the Tar Heels.
The Terps held the Tar Heels to 11 goals and 16 shots on Sunday. The Tar Heels came into the game averaging 16.33 goals per game and 36.7 shots per game.

protect this house

Maryland is 84-2 in College Park under head coach Cathy Reese.
The Terps have won all seven games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or 2 at home in the past seven seasons.
The Terrapins are 223-16 in College Park dating back to 1990.

maryland tv schedule released

The Terps are slated to play at least 11 games this season on the Big Ten Network platform.
Maryland will be featured on the Big Ten Network as the Terps take on Penn (3/18), Northwestern (3/26) and Penn State (4/23).
All other Maryland home games will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app (BTN Plus), which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. 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, is $79.95 per year or $9.95 for a monthly subscription.
The Terps' game at Johns Hopkins will be broadcast on ESPNU.

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Players Mentioned

Erin Collins

Taylor Cummings

Megan Douty

Brooke Griffin

Kelly McPartland

Casey Pepperman

Zoe Stukenberg

Megan Whittle

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