COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team opens the 2016 season against William & Mary at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex Sunday at 1 p.m.

• The Terrapins come into the season as the reigning two-time national championships.
• Maryland is 32-9 all-time in season openers and 9-0 in season openers under head coach Cathy Reese.
• The game will be live streamed on BTN Plus and live stats will be available here.

terrapin-tribe history

• Maryland holds a 24-6 all-time record against William & Mary. The Terrapins have won 17 straight contests against the Tribe and haven't lost since April 7, 1989.
• In 2015, the Terps defeated William & Mary, 15-5. Midfielder Zoe Stukenberg scored three goals and recorded three assists to lead the Terps. Taylor Cummings scored four goals and recorded nine draw controls and four caused turnovers against the Tribe.

Scouting the tribe

• William & Mary was picked to finish sixth in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll.
• Junior midfielder Abby Junior was selected to the preseason All-CAA team.
• The Tribe posted a 5-11 overall record in 2015, including a 1-5 record in conference play.

terps picked to top big ten

• Maryland was unanimously chosen to win the Big Ten Championship in the conference coaches' preseason poll.
• Seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer and sophomore Megan Whittle were selected as Maryland's Players to Watch in 2016. All three were named preseason First Team All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
• The inaugural Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by Northwestern from May 5-8.

terps top preseason polls

• The Terps were ranked No. 1 in the preseason Inside Lacrosse Media Top 20 and the IWLCA Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Maryland's 2016 schedule includes 10 opponents also ranked in the media poll: No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Northwestern, No. 6 Penn State, No. 8 Florida, No. 10 Virginia, No. 13 Princeton, No. 14 Penn, No. 17 Johns Hopkins and No. 19 Ohio State.
• The Terps faced the second, third and fourth-ranked teams in the postseason last year.

maryland captures 13th national title

• Maryland overcame the biggest halftime upset in championship history to capture the Terps' 13th national championship and second consecutive title in 2015 over North Carolina, 9-8.
• Midfielder Taylor Cummings was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after posting five goals, six assists, 12 draw controls and two caused turnovers in the Final Four.
• Cummings, Megan Whittle, Kelly McPartland and Megan Douty were named to the all-tournament team.

cummings returns for senior season

• Standout midfielder Taylor Cummings, already one of the most decorated lacrosse athletes of all time, will lead the Terps in 2016.
• Cummings became the youngest two-time female recipient of the Tewaaraton Award after leading Maryland to the national title in 2015. She also repeated as the Honda Award winner.
• The Ellicott City, Md., native posted her best season in 2015, leading Maryland in assists (37), points (100), ground balls (41), draw controls (143) and caused turnovers (36), all of which were personal bests.
• Also a member of the U.S. Women's National Team, Cummings was named Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year and became a three-time IWLCA First Team All-American in 2015.

five terps named preseason all-americans

• IWLCA All-Americans Taylor Cummings, Alice Mercer and Megan Whittle were named preseason First Team All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
• The Terps have the most players of any program on the first team. Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg were named to the preseason second team.
• All players honored by Inside Lacrosse are Maryland's returning starters in 2016.

protect this house

• Maryland is 95-2 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 41-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn't lost in College Park since March 10, 2012.
• The Terrapins are 234-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.

freshman class ranked no. 2

• Maryland announced the addition of 10 athletes to the program, bringing in the second-ranked class by Inside Lacrosse.
• Seven new Terps were named among the magazine's Top 50 Freshmen rankings, led by No. 15 Jen Giles, No. 16 Caroline Steele and No. 20 Shelby Mercer. All seven were also Under Armour All-Americans.
• Steele was named the MVP of the UA All-American game.

maryland votes 2016 captains

• The Maryland women's lacrosse team selected seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer and juniors Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg as the captains for 2016.
• All four captains have started since joining the Terps as freshmen and were named Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans for this season.

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