umterps Notebook: Still Home Sweet Home
2/17/2016 1:30:00 PM | Terrapin Athletics
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The home winning streak might be over for the Maryland men's basketball team, but the Terps' men's and women's lacrosse teams boast some impressive streaks of their own. Check those out and more in this week's umterps.com Notebook.
Home Sweet Home Opener Part I
Senior sensation Taylor Cummings got her Tewaaraton Award campaign off to a scintillating start in the Maryland women's lacrosse team's 19-7 season-opening victory this past Sunday over William & Mary.
Cummings, who is seeking to become the first three-time Tewaaraton winner in the award's history, totaled six points on a game-best four goals with two assists. She also set her career high with four caused turnovers. Cummings also proved to be dominant at the draw circle winning five draw controls.
Junior Zoe Stuckenberg (4g, 1a) and sophomoe Megan Whittle (3g) also had standout days for the Terps, while freshman Caroline Steele made her collegiate debut a memorable one with a pair of goals.
A home-opening victory is nothing new for the Terrapin women's lacrosse team, especially under current head coach Cathy Reese. Since Reese took over the program prior to the 2007 season, Maryland is a perfect 10-0 in home openers. All-time Maryland is 34-9 in home openers.
Of course it's not just the first home game of the season when Maryland dominates the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
Since 2007 Maryland is 97-2 at home under Coach Reese. That's a winning percentage of .980!
Maryland has a current home winning streak of 42 games, dating back to the 2012 season. The last time Maryland tasted defeat on its home field was on March 10, 2012 with a 10-9 loss to Syracuse.
The only other home loss during Reese's tenure came in the NCAA quarterfinals on May 17, 2008 when Duke stunned the Terps, 9-7.
The Terrapins will look to extend their home winning streak to 43 games this Saturday when they host Georgetown at noon. Tickets are available at the ticket office on game day or can be purchased in advance by clicking here.
Home Sweet Home Opener Part II
The frigid temperatures and inclement weather postponed the Maryland men's lacrosse team's 2016 debut from a Feb. 13 game vs. Navy to this Saturday's noon tilt vs. High Point (Buy Tickets).
The Terrapins will look to extend their season-opening winning streak to 23 games vs. the Panthers on Saturday.
The last time Maryland lost a season opener was in 1993, when they fell to Duke 9-5 on March 6.
Maryland has an 86-3-1 (.961) lifetime record in season openers dating back to the 1924 season.
The Terrapins have won six straight home openers, but are 8-0 in their last eight home openers at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.
The last loss for the Terps in a home opener came in 2009 when Maryland lost to Georgetown (for the first-time ever), 13-10. That game, and all home games in 2009, was played at Ludwig Field due to the expansion of Tyser Tower at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.
Maryland's last loss in the home opener at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium (then known as Byrd Stadium), came on March 1, 1997 when Duke escaped with an 11-10 victory over the Terrapins.
The Panthers will come into College Park with a pair of regular-season games under their belts, in addition to two exhibitions. High Point opened its season with a 17-6 loss at Duke on Feb. 13 before dropping a 13-10 decision tp Boston Univ. on Tuesday afternoon at home.
Flash Mob IV: The 360-Edition
It's no secret that Maryland does the flash mob thing bigger and better than anyone in collegiate athletics.
But that was always hard to capture on video for every one at home who wasn't lucky enough to be in attendance at one of the Flash Mob games.
Until now …
The Flash Mob stepped up big time this year and so did the Maryland athletic department's Broadcasting and Production department. It put together not only the regular video of the flash mob this year, but it pumped out a 360-degree video that allows fans to really feel what it would be like to stand at mid-court of XFINITY Center during the flash mob.
If you haven't seen it yet, what are you waiting for? Click the play button already!
Maryland Student Flash Mob - Part IV 360Watch tonight's Student Flash Mob Part IV like you never have before... In full 360 degrees!You control your viewing experience. #360Video #FlashMobU
Posted by Maryland Terrapins on Saturday, February 13, 2016
If you're wanting to see the regular video then you're in luck:
Students did their thing. We are #FlashMobUAs always, special thanks to Out of the Blue Dance Productions!
Posted by Maryland Terrapins on Sunday, February 14, 2016
Quick Hitters
• The men's basketball team's record 27-game home winning streak came to an end on Saturday with a 70-57 loss to Wisconsin. The loss is disappointing, but it's only one game and certainly one the Terps will learn from.
The Terps will look to rebound on Thursday when they play at Minnesota in an 8 p.m. game on BTN. Rebounding from losses is something Maryland has done exceptionally well under Mark Turgeon. The Terps have not lost consecutive games since losing at home to Syracuse and then at Clemson late in the 2013-14 season.
• In conjunction with Black History Month, the University of Maryland welcomed the 1966 Texas Western national championship team to College Park for a trip to Cole Field House, the site of the 1966 title game, and a ceremony at XFINITY Center during the Terps' game against Wisconsin last Saturday night. There will be much more on this historic event on umterps.com on the date of the 50th anniversary.
• ICYMI: Do yourself a favor and watch this video of 10-year-old Drew Olivia Tillman wow the XFINITY Center crowd with a stirring rendition of the National Anthem.
• The Maryland women's basketball team was 2-0 on the week, but failed to gain any ground on Big Ten leader Ohio State, which also won both of its games last week, in the race for the regular-season conference title.
• The wrestling and gymnastics teams teamed-up to put on the 2nd annual “Beauty and the Beast” event this past Sunday with more than 2,100 fans coming out to XFINITY Center to watch the event. The wrestlers topped George Mason, 31-9, while the gymnasts turned in some excellent performances vs. Rutgers.
The wrestling team wraps up its home slate this Saturday when it honors its five seniors prior to the 3 p.m. match vs. Rider.
The gymnastics team hosts Arkansas on Friday night at 7:30 p.m., before welcoming in Big Ten rival Penn State on Monday for a 7 p.m. meet.
• The Maryland baseball team, off of back-to-back NCAA Super Regional appearances, opens its 2016 season this weekend with a three-game set at Alabama. All three games will be streamed on SEC Network+ and an audio stream will be available through the Maryland Baseball Network. Junior All-American Mike Shawaryn will take the hill in the season opener, so be sure to tune in on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
• Four Terps were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from Feb. 26-29 and will be televised on NFL Network. Placekicker Brad Craddock, defensive back Sean Davis, defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson and defensive end Yannick Ngakoue will look to impress representatives from the 32 NFL franchises.
• The Maryland indoor track team turned in some impressive performances this past weekend at the Spire Invitational in Geneva, Ohio, which is where the Big Ten championships will be held from Feb. 26-27.
Junior Micha Powell (400m), sophomore Alexandra Lucki (1000m) and senior Chioma Onyekwere (shot put) all earned victories, while sophomore Peyton Wade took second in the pentathlon.
Tweet of the Week
Track & Soccer alumni wedding. Congrats Kelley and Michael #TerpFam @MarylandMSoccer pic.twitter.com/tRwv4QaBrR
— Maryland Track Field (@MarylandTrack) February 17, 2016
Wrapping Up
That's it for this edition of the umterps Notebook. Don't forget to follow Maryland athletics on all of the social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Patrick Fischer is the Director of Digital Media and Website Management for the University of Maryland Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Maryland athletics department or its athletics programs.
