Box Score COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Fifth-year senior Welma Luus led the ninth-ranked Maryland field hockey team (7-3, 2-0 Big Ten) to a 2-1 win over No. 18 Michigan Friday afternoon at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Luus scored both of the Terrapin's goals and added a defensive save late in the second half to preserve Maryland's fifth straight victory.
“Love the outcome,” head coach Missy Meharg said. “Michigan is a great team and is very well-coached, very strong. I'm very proud of our women. That's a great team and another great conference win.”
The Wolverines (6-3, 1-1) scored the first goal of the game when Sina Lampe deflected in a long hit from the outside of the circle from Veerle Lubbers in the 20th minute.
Just about seven minutes later, fifth-year senior Welma Luus tied the game for Maryland. She deflected in a shot by senior Sarah Sprink off a penalty corner with just under nine minutes left in the first half.
Three minutes into the second half, redshirt junior Emma Rissinger sent a pass in to Luus, who got behind the Michigan goalkeeper to score the gamewinner.
With just over 12 minutes left in the game and the Terrapins down a player due to a green card, Luus made her first career defensive save on a shot off a penalty corner to help preserve the one-goal win.
Maryland outshot Michigan, 13 to 12 and had nine penalty corners to four. Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Holliday made a career-high six saves in the match.
Meharg is in her 28th season as head coach of the Terrapins. She's led them to a record of 497-122-9 (.799), seven NCAA titles, 20 conference titles and 16 Final Fours. With three more wins, Meharg will be just the fourth Division I head coach to reach the 500-win mark.
Senior Anna Dessoye was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this year and third time in her career Tuesday. Linnea Gonzales was voted Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time.
Next, the Terrapins will close their homestand vs. Michigan State (3-5, 0-1) Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Admission is free and parking will be free.
The Terrapins will be hosting a pregame clinic from 10-11:30 a.m. before Sunday's contest. Cost is $25 and all participants will receive a Maryland T-Shirt. To register, visit ter.ps/Clinic.
The Terps-Spartans game will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app, which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. It will be a BTN Plus production and will require an additional subscription. 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, on BTN Plus for $79.95 per year or for a $9.95 monthly subscription.
Fans outside the U.S. can watch here.
Live Stats will be available and updates will also be posted to the Maryland Field Hockey Twitter feed.
DEFLECTIONS
Maryland is now 15-1 all-time vs. Michigan….The Terrapins have won 13 straight matchups in the series, dating back to 2003…The Terrapins are 27-1 vs. Big Ten teams at home at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex…Maryland has won 17 straight games against Big Ten teams at home…With her assist on the Terps' first goal Friday, Sarah Sprink is at 99 career points…This is Luus' second career two-goal game – she scored twice in the Terrapins' NCAA First Round win over Princeton in 2014.
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