#1 Terps Open B1G Play at #4 Northwestern

The No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team (9-0) opens its inaugural season in the Big Ten at new conference rival No. 4 Northwestern (5-2) Thursday in Evanston, Ill. Opening draw is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

The Terrapins-Wildcats game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
Live stats will be available, and game updates will be provided on the Maryland women's lacrosse Twitter feed.

scouting the terrapins

The Terps are averaging 13.89 goals per game while limiting opponents to 6.78 goals per game, which ranks fifth in the country. Maryland has allowed more than seven goals only twice this season (11 vs. North Carolina, 10 vs. James Madison).
Junior Taylor Cummings leads the Terrapins with 28 goals, 14 assists, 42 points, 15 ground balls, 62 draw controls and 17 caused turnovers. Freshman Megan Whittle also has 28 goals on the season.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Alex Fitzpatrick has started all nine games and holds a 6.20 goals-against average and .521 save percentage.
The Terps are on a 19-game win streak - the longest currently in Division I - and have not lost since April 5, 2014.
Head coach Cathy Reese picked up her 200th career win in the Terps' 16-6 win over Florida on March 14.

scouting the wildcats

Northwestern moved up to No. 4 in the rankings after defeating No. 5 Syracuse, 11-10, on Sunday.
Freshman Selena Lasota leads the Wildcats with 28 goals, 30 points and 11 caused turnovers. Lindsay Darrell has the team lead in ground balls (16) while Sheila Nesselbush leads the Wildcats with 23 draw controls.
Bridget Bianco has started every game in goal and holds a 9.32 goals-against average and a .475 save percentage.

terrapin-wildcat history

The Terps are 8-6 all-time against the Wildcats. Head coach Cathy Reese is 2-3 in her career vs. Northwestern.
Maryland is 3-2 in the postseason against Northwestern, and the last four meetings between the teams have all come in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps defeated the Wildcats, 9-6, last season in the semifinals as Maryland went on to win the national championship.
The Terps are 0-1 in Evanston, Ill.

#1 TERPS TAKE 14-10 WIN OVER #15 JAMES MADISON

Sophomore Zoe Stukenberg scored four times as Maryland defeated No. 15 James Madison, 14-10, last Saturday. RECAP | STATS
Megan Whittle tallied her fifth hat trick of the season, and Taylor Cummings, Kelly McPartland and Brooke Griffin each scored twice. Erin Collins also added a goal.
Alice Mercer and Megan Douty led the Terrapin defense as Mercer caused four turnovers and Douty picked up three ground balls. Cummings finished the game with 11 draw controls, which tied a season high.

terps sweep big ten weekly honors

Taylor Cummings, Alice Mercer and Megan Whittle were selected as the Big Ten Players of the Week, as announced by the conference Monday.
Cummings was named the Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. She scored a hat trick and recorded two assists, two ground balls and four caused turnovers against the Quakers, while posting a career-high 11 draw controls. Cummings matched the new career high with 11 draw controls vs. James Madison. She also scored twice and recorded two assists, two ground balls and two caused turnovers against the Dukes.
Mercer was named Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Terrapin defense as it held the Quakers to seven goals, nearly five below Penn's average. Against James Madison, Mercer caused a game-higWhittle was named Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. She scored four goals against Penn before posting a hat trick and an assist against James Madison. Whittle also picked up a draw control and caused a turnover against the Dukes.h four turnovers and picked up a ground ball. She is second on the team with eight caused turnovers this season.
Whittle was named Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. She scored four goals against Penn before posting a hat trick and an assist against James Madison. Whittle also picked up a draw control and caused a turnover against the Dukes.

PROTECT THIS HOUSE

Maryland is 89-2 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.
Maryland is currently on a 25-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
The Terrapins are 228-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.

TURN TO TAYLOR

Junior midfielder Taylor Cummings, the reigning Tewaaraton winner, has made her presense known across the field as she leads the Terps in every major stat category.
Cummings currently leads Maryland in goals (28), assists (14), points (42), shots (42), ground balls (15), draw controls (62) and caused turnovers (17).
The Ellicott City, Md., native is first in the Big Ten and fifth nationally in draw controls/game (6.89). She is second in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally in goals/game (3.11), and first in the conference and 11th nationally in points/game (4.67). Cummings also leads the conference and is 17th nationally in caused turnovers/game (1.89).

fitzpatrick makes statement with terps

A transfer from Lehigh, redshirt senior Alex Fitzpatrick has led the Terps in goal. Fitzpatrick has started all eight games and has played 403 minutes in the cage.
Fitzpatrick boasts a 6.20 goals-against average and .521 save percentage. Her GAA is good for fifth in the nation and first in the conference, while her save percentage is ranked fifth in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten.
Fitzpatrick allowed a season-low two goals against Towson, and kept the Tigers off the board completely in the second half. She also recorded a season-best 10 saves against Towson.

whittle's world

Freshman Megan Whittle has made an immediate impact for the Terps in her first season.
Whittle has scored 28 goals in nine games, which is tied for first on the team. It also puts her at 10th in the nation in total goals.
Whittle was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List last week. She is the only freshman on the prestigious list.
Whittle has been named the conference's Freshman of the Week three times, the most of any honoree. She was also named ILWomen.com's Freshman of the Week once.
The attacker came to Maryland as the top-ranked member of her class by Inside Lacrosse.

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.

six terrapins named to tewaaraton watch list

Taylor Cummings, Megan Douty, Brooke Griffin, Kelly McPartland and Alice Mercer were named to the 2015 Tewaaraton Watch List in February.
Megan Whittle was added to the watch list in March and is the only freshman on the list.
The six Terps are the most players from any program named to the 53-player watch list.
All five upperclassmen were named Inside Lacrosse preseason All-Americans.
Cummings is the reigning Tewaaraton Award winner, while Douty was a finalist last season.

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Players Mentioned

Erin Collins

Taylor Cummings

Megan Douty

Alex Fitzpatrick

Brooke Griffin

Kelly McPartland

Alice Mercer

Zoe Stukenberg

Megan Whittle

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