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LANCASTER, Pa. – The sixth-ranked Maryland field hockey team (1-2) fell to No. 4 Duke (3-0), 1-0, Friday night in the Big Ten/ACC Cup at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Lancaster, Pa. The Terrapins controlled much of the game offensively, but Duke's goalkeeping kept them from finding the net.

Maryland took 12 shots to Duke's seven and had four penalty corner opportunities to the Blue Devils' one in the first half. 

Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Holliday notched two saves and senior Welma Luus picked up a defensive save. Duke goalkeeper Sammi Steele had nine saves.

“We imposed our will for 70 minutes,” head coach Missy Meharg said. “We played fantastic field hockey. Our game is growing. We outshot them, we hit the post three times and we're going to have to work harder on our goal scoring and our penalty corner execution to come out with the win.”

Maryland outshot Duke 9-4 in the first half, yet the teams were scoreless at the break.

Duke scored the game's lone goal when Ashley Kristen tipped in a goal after a long pass in the 42^nd minute.

After using their timeout with 10:33 to play, the Terrapins threatened to score throughout the final minutes of the game, including a shot that hit the post.

Meharg is in her 29th season as head coach of the Terrapins. She's led them to a record of 510-125-9 (.799), seven NCAA titles, 22 conference titles and 16 Final Fours. She has been named NFHCA National Coach of the Year an unprecedented nine times in her career.

The Terps will play No. 8 Boston College (1-1) Sunday at 2 p.m. and Duke and No. 16 Northwestern (2-1) will play Sunday at 11 a.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students with a student ID and children 14 and under. The teams will also be hosting a youth clinic from 12-2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, click here.

Live Stats for both games Sunday will be available and updates will also be posted to the Maryland Field Hockey Twitter feed, so "Follow" to get updates sent straight to you.

After this weekend, the Terrapins will host California in their home opener Saturday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. in the Terrapin Invitational at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. American will play Fairfield at 1 p.m. The winning teams will play Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. and the other two teams will play at noon on Sept. 11. Admission and parking are free for all four games of the Terrapin Invitational.

DEFLECTIONS: The Terps move to 32-11-3 all-time vs. the Blue Devils…Maryland was tabbed as the No. 6 team in the country in the Penn Monto/Division I Coaches Preseason poll released last Tuesday…The Terps return 14 letterwinners and seven starters from last year's Big Ten title squad, while welcoming 10 freshmen to the roster.

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