#1 Terps Host #13 Virginia in Home Finale

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team (14-0, 2-0 B1G) finishes the regular season home schedule Wednesday when the Terps host No. 13 Virginia (8-6, 2-4 ACC) at 8 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Liveive stats will be available here.
In-game updates will also be provided on Maryland's Twitter account (@marylandwlax).
All parking lots around the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex will be open.

last time out

Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings recorded seven points as the Terps defeated No. 8 Ohio State, 15-5, last Saturday.
Cummings notched five goals and two assists while also recording five ground balls, four draw controls and one caused turnover. Sophomore attacker Megan Whittle scored a hat trick while junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg, sophomore midfielder Taylor Hensh and freshman midfielder Jen Giles each tallied two goals.
Steele posted a game-high three caused turnovers while Stukenberg picked up four draw controls. Whittle, Stukenberg and senior defender Alice Mercer each notched three ground balls.

terrapin-cavalier history

Maryland is 39-17 all-time vs. Virginia.
The teams last faced off as conference rivals in 2014 when the Terps were members of the ACC. Maryland defeated the Cavs in the regular season, 13-8, and in the ACC Tournament, 15-9.

Scouting the virginia cavaliers

Virginia is coming off a 10-9 win over then-No. 5 Louisville.
The Cavaliers are averaging 10.79 goals per game while allowing 11.07 goals per game.
Kasey Behr leads Virginia with 32 goals and 25 points while Posey Valis has 28 goals and 32 points. Six Cavaliers have scored double-digit goals this season.
Rachel Vander Kolk has started every game in goal. She holds a 10.78 goals-against average nad a .429 save percentage.

protect this house

Maryland is 103-2 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 49-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn't lost in College Park since March 10, 2012. The 2016 senior class is 41-0 in the careers at home.
The Terrapins are 240-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.
The Terps have outscored opponents 120-47 at home this season. Maryland is averaging 16.75 goals per game while opponents are averaging just 6.50 goals per game in College Park.

terps announce 2016 broadcast schedule

The Maryland women's lacrosse team will have games featured on the Big Ten Network at least three times this season and will star in BTN's B1G Close Up.
The Terps will be featured with Northwestern on B1G Close Up, BTN's 60-minute, all-access special debuting on April 7 at 9 p.m. BTN's cameras will go behind-the-scenes with each program for 72 hours as they prepare for the highly-anticipated Northwestern at Maryland lacrosse game on Thursday, March 31.
All of Maryland's home games will be live streamed on BTN Plus.
Three of Maryland's regular season games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, including Northwestern (March 31), Virginia (April 20) and at Penn State (April 28). The Big Ten Network will also air the entirety of the 2016 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament.

FIVE terps named to tewaaraton watch list

Five members of the women's lacrosse team were named the Tewaaraton Watch List.
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 to the initial list in February.
Junior defender Nadine Hadnagy was added to the watch list in April.
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.

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.