COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The top-seeded Maryland women's lacrosse team (22-0) battles with No. 3 North Carolina (19-2) for the NCAA Championship Sunday at noon at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa.

• The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. Live stats will be available here.
• In-game updates will also be provided on Maryland's Twitter account (@marylandwlax).

last time out

• Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings posted four goals and six draw controls as the Terps ran past Syracuse, 19-9, in the NCAA semifinals Friday.
• The Terps advance to their fourth straight national title game as Maryland seeks its third straight NCAA trophy.
• Sophomore attackers Taylor Hensh and Megan Whittle also scored four goals each while junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg notched a hat trick.
• Senior Alice Mercer led the Terps defensively with three ground balls and three caused turnovers while holding fellow Tewaaraton finalist Kayla Treanor to just one goal.

tourney terps

• Maryland advanced to the NCAA Championship game for the fourth straight season.
• The Terps lead the nation with 32 NCAA appearances and are also tops in wins (64), championship game appearances (20) and NCAA titles (12).
• Maryland makes its 27th consecutive appearance in the tournament (1990-2016) this season.
• The Terrapins have made eight straight Final Fours (2009-16) and captured three titles in that time (2010, 14, 15).

Scouting the north carolina tar heels

• The Tar Heels are on a 16-game win streak and haven't lost since falling to the Terps on Feb. 27. North Carolina defeated Penn State 12-11 in the NCAA semifinal Friday.
• Molly Hendrick leads UNC with 56 goals while Aly Messinger has the team lead with 30 assists. Four Tar Heels have at least 60 points this season.
• Caylee Waters and Megan Ward have split time in goal this season. Waters holds a 7.67 goals-against average and a .484 save percentage. Ward holds an 8.97 GAA and a .477 save percentage.

terrapin-tar heel history

• Maryland is 24-12 all-time against its former conference rival North Carolina. This is the third time in four seasons the teams have faced each other in the NCAA Championship game.
• Earlier this season on Feb. 27, Megan Whittle scored four goals to lead the Terps to a 8-7 victory over the Tar Heels. In just her second career start at the time, Megan Taylor made eight saves in goal.
• In the NCAA Championship game last season, Maryland overcame a 6-3 halftime deficit to beat UNC, 9-8. Maryland was led offensively by Taylor Cummings (3G, 2A) and Megan Whittle (3G, 1A).

stukenberg named elite 90 winner

• Junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg was recognized as the recipient of the Elite 90 Award for the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship on Thursday.
• The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 90 championships.
• Stukenberg, who also earned the award last season, holds a 4.0 GPA as a biological sciences major.

five terps named iwlca all-americans

• Five members of the No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team were named IWLCA All-Americans on Wednesday.
• Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings, senior defender Alice Mercer and sophomore attackerMegan Whittle were named First Team All-Americans. Maryland has the most first teamers of any program.
• Junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg was selected to the second team and junior defender Nadine Hadnagy was named to the third team.

cummings, mercer named tewaaraton finalists

• Seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer were announced as two of five finalists for the 2016 Tewaaraton Award on Sunday.
• Cummings and Mercer are co-captains for the undefeated Terps this season. The seniors were both named All-Big Ten and IWLCA First Team All-Region, and both play for the U.S. National Team.
• Maryland has produced six Tewaaraton winners, the most in the history of the award. Jen Adams won the first Tewaaraton in 2001, and Caitlyn Phipps earned the honor in 2010. Katie Schwarzmann won back-to-back Tewaaratons in 2012 and 2013.
• The Terps have had 17 Tewaaraton finalists in 13 years of the award. This is the fourth time Maryland has had two finalists in the same season.

five terps earn top big ten honors

• After posting a 19-0 record and earning the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, five Terps earned 2016 Big Ten individual honors this week.
• Seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer were unanimously selected as the Big Ten Midfielder and Defender of the Year, respectively.
• Sophomore Megan Whittle was named the Big Ten Attack Player of the Year and freshman Megan Taylor was chosen as the Goaltender of the Year. All four players were named to the All-Big Ten team last month, and Cummings, Mercer and Whittle are Tewaaraton nominees. Cummings, Mercer and Taylor were named to the Big Ten all-tournament team.
• Head coach Cathy Reese was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. This is the eighth time in Reese's career she's been named conference coach of the year.

b1g Tourney Champs! Terps take down wildcats

• The Terps pulled away in the second half to defeat No. 15 Northwestern, 12-9, in the Big Ten Tournament championship last week.
• Junior attacker Caroline Wannen led the Terps with three goals and one assist. Sophomore attacker Megan Whittle posted two goals and one assist while senior midfielders Taylor Cummings and Bryn Boucher each scored twice.
• Freshman goalie Megan Taylor made seven saves and picked up two ground balls. Senior defender Alice Mercer caused three turnovers against the Wildcats.
• Wannen, Taylor, Cummings and Mercer were named to the all-tournament team. Cummings was named the Big Ten Tournament MVP.

Six terps unanimously named all-big ten

• Six Terps were named to the All-Big Ten team Wednesday. All Maryland players were unanimously selected to the list.
• Taylor Cummings, Alice Mercer, Megan Whittle, Zoe Stukenberg, Nadine Hadnagy and Megan Taylor were all named to the conference list.
• In her 10 seasons, Cathy Reese has coached 54 all-conference selections.
• Cummings, Mercer, Stukenberg and Whittle were named All-Big Ten for the second straight season.

terps claim big ten regular season title

• Maryland fought back in a tough battle with Penn State to claim the Big Ten regular season title last week with a 10-9 win.
• The Terps finished the regular season with a 17-0 record, the second straight year Maryland has posted an unblemished regular season. Maryland has gone undefeated in the regular season eight previous times and advanced to the national championship game in each year.
• The Terps claimed the regular season title for their second straight season in the Big Ten.

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