#8 Maryland Hosts American Sunday at 3 p.m.
9/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The eighth-ranked Maryland field hockey team (2-3) will host American (4-1) Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Sunday's game time was changed to 3 p.m. from 2 p.m.
• Admission is free for Sunday's game. Parking will be free and open all day.
• Maryland will be honoring its 2005 NCAA Championship team at Sunday's game against American. The 2005 Terrapins went 23-2 overall and defeated No. 4 Duke, 1-0, for Maryland's fourth NCAA title and third under head coach Missy Meharg.
• The Maryland-American game will not be streamed online. Fans can listen to Maryland's student radio broadcast here.
• Live Stats will be available and updates will also be posted to the Maryland Field Hockey Twitter feed, so "Follow" to get updates sent straight to you.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
• Maryland was edged by No. 7 Albany, 2-1, Friday afternoon in College Park. The Danes scored three minutes into the second half to take the lead, then added to it with 12 minutes to play. Welma Luus put the Terrapins on the board with seven minutes left. RECAP | STATS
• Six Terrapins have combined to score 14 goals so far this season. Maryland led the nation in scoring last year with 92 goals scored for an average of 4.00 per game.
Scouting the eagles
• Maryland is 40-1 all-time vs. American and has won the last 14 straight matchups, dating back to 2004.
• American is 4-1 so far this season. Most recently, the Eagles beat Yale, 1-0, Saturday in Washington, D.C. Rafaela Rubas leads American with five goals so far this season.
• The Terrapins took last year's meeting, 8-1, on Oct. 29 in College Park. Sarah Sprink and Alyssa Parker each scored twice, while Anna Dessoye and Emma Rissinger each added a goal. RECAP | STATS
Maryland in the rankings
• Maryland is ranked No. 8 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll, released Sept. 8.
Penn Monto/Division I Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Connecticut (29)
2. North Carolina (9)
3. Syracuse (3)
4. Duke
5. Stanford
6. Virginia
7. Albany
8. MARYLAND*
9. Northwestern*
10. Boston College
11. Louisville
12. Wake Forest
13. Old Dominion
14. Penn State*
15. Iowa*
16. Michigan*
17. Liberty
18. Delaware
19. Boston University
20. Princeton
Three Terps Selected To Big Ten Players To Watch List
• Seniors Anna Dessoye, Sarah Sprink and freshman Linnea Gonzales were named to the Big Ten Players to Watch list in August. The full list, click HERE.
• Dessoye was named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List last year as well and made the All-Big Ten Second Team. She led the Terrapins with 19 assists last year and added 12 goals.
• Sprink earned the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honor last season and was also named to the All-Big Ten First Team. She led Maryland in scoring last year with 16 goals.
• Gonzales, a forward from Bel Air, Md., is a member of the U.S. Under-21 Team.
2015 Team Captains
• Seniors Sarah Sprink and Kasey Tapman were voted co-captains for the 2015 season. This is Sprink's third straight season as captain for the Terrapins. She helped lead the Terps at both ends of the field last season as Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and as the team's leading scorer. Tapman is a fifth-year senior that has worked to become one of the anchors of the Terrapins' defensive unit.
"Sarah's daily commitment to hard, gritty work in a high performing training enviroment make her a logical choice as captain," head coach Missy Meharg said. "She has developed to be the type of versatile leader that her teammates rely on. Kasey is the eptitomy of the word selfless both mentally and physically. On the field and off the field, she lives within the four Fs….Family, Friends, Faith, Field Hockey. She is unconditionally loyal and reliable. Both Sarah and Kasey are excellent role models for the new players. They set the tone for how we behave and what our goals are."
HOME SWEET HOME
Since its opening in 2003, the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex has provided the Maryland hockey program a huge home field advantage.
• The Terps are 139-17 (.891) all-time at the Complex.
• Maryland won 38 straight games at the Complex from Oct.11, 2008 through Oct. 14, 2011. The streak ended with a 5-2 loss to then-No. 1 Old Dominion.
• The Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex has played home to 24 of Maryland's NCAA Tournament games and has played host to three Final Fours (2007, 2010, 2014). The Terrapins are 22-2 in those games and won the 2010 national title on their home field.
PACK THE HOUSE
• The Maryland field hockey team has increasingly attracted more and more fans to the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex season after season. The Terrapins have led the nation in attendance for the last five years - since 2010.
• In 2014, Maryland led the country in attendance with 8,707 fans coming out to see the Terrapins. On average, 670 fans came to each game.
• An NCAA-record crowd of 2,381 came out to watch as Maryland beat North Carolina 3-2 in double overtime for the 2010 national championship at the Complex.
overtime is terps time
During Missy Meharg's tenure, the Terrapins have become one of the nation's most dangerous teams in overtime.
• The Terps are 56-24 (.700) all-time in games that went to overtime or penalty strokes.
• In Meharg's tenure, the Terps are 46-20 (.697) in overtime or penalty strokes games.
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