COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The third-ranked Maryland field hockey team will play in the inaugural Big Ten/ACC Cup this weekend at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Lancaster, Pa. No. 5 Duke, No. 10 Northwestern and No. 13 Northwestern will all be playing.

• This weekend's games will not be streamed online. Live Stats for all four games 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.

• Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students with an ID or children 14 and under. There is a two-game deal available, which is $15 for adults and $8 for students. The Terrapins will be hosting a clinic on Sept. 5 at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex from 12-2 p.m. Admission is $25 per athlete. Click here for ticket and registration info and here for the event program.

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

• Maryland won its first two games of the season last weekend. The Terrapins picked up a 4-2 win at Temple last Friday in the first game of the Conference Cup. Freshman Linnea Gonzales scored twice in the win, including the Terps' first goal of the season 12 minutes into the match. Welma Luus and Anna Dessoye also scored. RECAP | STATS

• In the Terps' home opener Sunday, they beat Saint Joseph's 6-2. Gonzales once again added two more goals, while Faye Curran scored twice as well. Alyssa Parker and Dessoye also scored, while Delaney Leathers notched three assists. RECAP | STATS

• Dessoye reached the 100-career point mark in Sunday's victory with her goal and two assists.

• Dessoye and Gonzales picked up the first Big Ten weekly honors of the year Tuesday. Dessoye was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career. Gonzales was named Freshman of the Week. They are Nos. 1 and 2 in the league in points and Gonzales is leading the league in scoring.

• Five Terrapins have combined to score 10 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 11-0 all-time vs. Boston College, dating back to their first meeting in 1997.

• The Eagles are 2-0 so far this season with wins over Providence and Quinnipiac last weekend. Seven Eagles have each scored once through their first two games. Boston College has a new head coach this year in Kelly Doton.

• Maryland won their most recent meeting, 3-2, at Boston College on Sept. 27, 2013. Sarah Sprink scored the Terps' first goal to tie the game in the 11th minute. With the Terrapins trailing 2-1 midway through the second half, Sprink scored the equalizer once more off a corner. Alyssa Parker buried the game winner 70 seconds later. RECAP | STATS

Scouting the Blue devils

• Maryland is 32-9-3 all-time vs. Duke, dating back to their early days in the ACC.

• Duke is 1-1 this season after a win at California and a 3-2 overtime loss at No. 6 Stanford last weekend. Ashley Kristen is currently leading the Blue Devils in scoring with three goals.

• The Blue Devils took the most recent meeting, 3-2, in the NCAA Semifinals on Nov. 22, 2013. All five goals were scored in the first 28 minutes of the game. Maryland took 11 shots in the second half to threaten the equalizer, but the Blue Devils held on to advance to the NCAA title game. RECAP | STATS

Maryland tabbed preseason top three

• Maryland was tabbed as the No. 3 team in the country in the Penn Monto/Division I Coaches Preseason poll released Aug. 25.

• The Terrapins have started the year in the top three in each of the last 17 years, since 1999.

• Maryland has been ranked in the top three in 148 of 170 polls since the 1999 season. The Terrapins have appeared in the top five in 165 in those 170 polls.

Penn Monto/Division I Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Connecticut (27)
2. North Carolina (1,042)
3. MARYLAND (999)
4. Syracuse
5. Duke
6. Stanford
7. Albany
7. Penn State*
9. Virginia
10. Northwestern*
11. Wake Forest
12. Louisville
13. Boston College
14. Michigan*
15. Princeton
16. Old Dominion
17. Iowa*
18. Massachusetts
19. Michigan State*
20. Boston University

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 139-16 (.897) 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 56-22 (.718) all-time in games that went to overtime or penalty strokes.

• In Meharg's tenure, the Terps are 46-18 (.719) in overtime or penalty strokes games.

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