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Holliday Earns Big Ten Weekly Honor

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Holliday Earns Big Ten Weekly Honor

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Sophomore Sarah Holliday of the sixth-ranked Maryland field hockey team (5-2, 1-0 B1G) was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career Tuesday.

The goalkeeper from Clarksville, Md. had a career day Saturday in helping the Terrapins to a 4-1 win over Indiana in their Big Ten opener in College Park. She made a career-high eight saves, including five in the second half as the Hoosiers threatened to even the score.

Maryland will travel north to take on No. 13 Princeton (3-2) Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Terps and the Tigers will play at Princeton's Bedford Field.

The Maryland-Princeton game will be streamed live through the Ivy League Digital Network. A subscription is required.

Live Stats 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.

Maryland is ranked No. 6 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll, released Tuesday morning.

The Terrapins will stay on the road after Tuesday's game. They will play at No. 15 Iowa (3-4, 0-1) Friday at 4 p.m. ET and at No. 11 Northwestern (6-2, 1-0) Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Both games will be streamed online through BTN2Go.com.

- Terps -

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Holliday

#44 Sarah Holliday

GK
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sarah Holliday

#44 Sarah Holliday

5' 8"
Freshman
GK