#1 Terps Take on #5 Tar Heels Saturday

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team (2-0) travels to No. 5 North Carolina (3-1) for the team's first road game of the season. Opening draw is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Fetzer Field.

The game will be live streamed on Go Heels TV and live stats will be available here.
In-game updates will also be provided on Maryland's Twitter account (@marylandwlax).
The teams will face off in a rematch of the 2015 NCAA Championship game. The Terps took the championship in a 9-8 win.

last time out

Led by junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg's five points, the No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse teamvdominated Georgetown in an 18-8 win last Saturday.
Stukenberg scored a hat trick and dished out two assists. Sophomore attacker Megan Whittle scored four goals while freshman midfielder Caroline Steele had three. Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings finished with four points (1G, 3A) and Bryn Boucher, Taylor Hensh and Kacie Longo each scored twice.
The Terps tallied 12 straight goals in the first 19 minutes of the game, led by three from Stukenberg.

terrapin-TAR heel history

Maryland is 23-12 all-time against its former conference rival North Carolina.
The teams faced each other twice last season with the Terps taking wins in both games.
In the championship game last season, Maryland overcame a 6-3 halftime deficit to win, 9-8. Maryland was led offensively by Taylor Cummings (3G, 2A) and Megan Whittle (3G, 1A).

Scouting the North Carolina Tar heels

North Carolina fell to then-No. 8 Florida, 16-15, last weekend.
Through four games, Molly Hendrick leads the team with 15 goals and 17 points. U.S. National Team member Marie McCool has 13 goals, 16 points and 10 ground balls.
All-American Caylee Waters leads the Tar Heels in goal and holds a 6.97 goals-against average. Sammy Jo Tracy has 36 draw controls on the season, 30 more than the next Tar Heel.

Stukenberg, Cummings earn b1g weekly honors

After earning an 18-8 win over Georgetown last weekend, junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg and senior midfielder Taylor Cummings earned weekly recognition from the Big Ten Tuesday.
Stukenberg was tabbed Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week while Cummings was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
Cummings is the only player to earn Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors.

four terps named to tewaaraton watch list

Four members of the women's lacrosse team were named the Tewaaraton Watch List Tuesday.
Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings, the 2014 and 2015 recipient of the prestigious award, highlights the watch list. Sophomore Megan Whittle and senior defender Alice Mercer, who were named to the list last season, and junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg were also selected.
The Terps have the most representatives of any program on the list.

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 2016 Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by Northwestern from May 5-8.

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 97-2 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 43-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn't lost in College Park since March 10, 2012.
The Terrapins are 236-16 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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