#2 Terps Face Georgetown in D.C. Saturday
2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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| GEORGETOWN Series vs. Maryland: Maryland, 20-4 Last Time Out: Feb. 20, 2016 (Maryland, 18-8) |
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| UMD | Category | GU |
| 35.0 | Shots/Game | 26.0 |
| 13.00 | Goals/Game | 12.50 |
| 21.0 | Opp. Shots/Game | 21.0 |
| 3.00 | Opp. Goals/Game | 7.50 |
| 0 | Assists | 7 |
| 2-9 | FPG-FPS | 5-8 |
| .222 | FPG Percentage | .625 |
| 21.0 | Ground Balls/Game | 16.0 |
| 12.0 | Caused Turnovers/Game | 10.0 |
| 9.0 | Turnovers/Game | 17.5 |
| 17-20 | Clears | 32-40 |
| .850 | Clear Percentage | .800 |
| 8.0 | Saves/Game | 11.0 |
| .727 | Save Percentage | .595 |
| 2017 home opener |
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 #2 Maryland vs. #1 North CarolinaSat., Feb. 25 | 3 p.m. The Terps host the top-ranked Tar Heels in a rematch of the 2016 NCAA title game. | BUY TICKETS |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team (1-0) takes on Georgetown (1-1) in Washington, D.C., Saturday at 1 p.m.
• The Terps are 20-4 all-time vs. the Hoyas while head coach Cathy Reese is 8-0 against Georgetown.
last time out
• A balanced offense and stingy defense led the Terps to a 13-3 win over William & Mary to start the season last Saturday.
• Senior attacker Caroline Wannen, junior attacker Kacie Longo and sophomore midfielder Jen Giles each found the back of the net twice. In their collegiate debuts, midfielders Kali Hartshorn, Lizzie Colson and Hannah Warther scored one goal each.
• Making her collegiate debut after redshirting last season, defender Meghan Doherty paced the defense with two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
• Sophomore goalie Megan Taylor made eight saves while allowing just three goals vs. the Tribe.
scouting the georgetown hoyas
• The Hoyas beat George Washington 16-5 to earn their first win of the season on Wednesday. Sophomore Francesca Whitehurst led Georgetown with six points (5G, 1A) and 10 draw controls.
• Seniors Abby Junior and Shannon Quinn were selected to the All-CAA preseason team. Junior ranked second in the CAA in caused turnovers per game and ground balls per game last season. Quinn was a Second Team All-CAA pick last year.
• Whitehurst was named a preseason Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American and a preseason All-Big East selection.
terps selected as big ten favorites
• Maryland was unanimously selected to win the Big Ten Championship in the coaches' preseason poll.
• The Terps have won the last two Big Ten regular season titles and are undefeated in conference play during the regular season since joining the conference in 2014. Maryland also won the 2016 Big Ten Tournament title.
• Following Maryland is Penn State (2), Northwestern (3), Johns Hopkins (4), Ohio State (5), Rutgers (6) and Michigan (7). Hopkins joins the Big Ten for women's lacrosse this season.
six terps named il preseason all-americans
• Six returning members of the Maryland women's lacrosse team were selected as Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans.
• Senior defender Nadine Hadnagy, senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg and junior attacker Megan Whittle were named to the first team.
• Sophomore defender Julia Braig earned second team honors while senior attacker Caroline Wannen and sophomore goalie Megan Taylor were named honorable mention.
• Hadnagy, Stukenberg and Whittle are Maryland's returning 2016 IWLCA All-Americans while Taylor was an all-region selection as just a freshman.
maryland welcomes top-ranked freshman class
• The Terrapins will feature Inside Lacrosse's No. 1 freshman class in the nation next spring. This is the first time since 2011 Maryland has had the top-ranked freshman class.
• The 2016 class includes Lizzie Colson, Brindi Griffin, Kali Hartshorn, Victoria L'Insalata, Andrea McTaggart, Natalie Miller, Julia Salandra, Nikki Sliwak and Hannah Warther.
• The Terps feature seven Under Armour All-Americans, all of whom were ranked by Inside Lacrosse: No. 2 Colson, No. 4 Griffin, No. 5 Warther, No. 19 Sliwak, No. 23 L'Insalata, No. 29 Hartshorn and No. 48 Miller.
hadnagy, stukenberg named team captains
• The Terps selected seniors Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg as team captains for the upcoming season.
• The 2017 roster voted on Hadnagy and Stukenberg to be captains for the second straight season.
• Both Hadnagy and Stukenberg return as three-year starters and were named Inside Lacrosse Preseason First Team All-Americans.
six terps named to u.s. world cup roster
• Six former members of the Maryland women's lacrosse team were named to the 18-player U.S. Women's National Team that will compete in the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse Women's World Cup.
• Attackers Alex Aust '13 and Brooke Griffin '15, midfielders Taylor Cummings '16 and Katie Schwarzmann '13 and defenders Megan Douty '15 and Alice Mercer '16 were selected to the U.S. squad.
• The Terps have the most representatives on the 2017 U.S. team of any collegiate program. The FIL World Cup, which takes place every four years, will be in Guildford, England, from July 12-22. The United States are seven-time world champions.
protect this house
• Maryland is 105-2 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 52-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn't lost in College Park since March 10, 2012. The Terrapins are 243-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.
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