Top Teams Battle as #2 Terps Host #1 UNC
2/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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| NORTH CAROLINA Series vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 24-13 Last Time Out: May 29, 2017 (UNC, 13-7) |
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| UMD | Category | UNC |
| 34.5 | Shots/Game | 35.3 |
| 15.00 | Goals/Game | 15.00 |
| 24.5 | Opp. Shots/Game | 26.7 |
| 8.00 | Opp. Goals/Game | 10.00 |
| 6 | Assists | 22 |
| 8-21 | FPG-FPS | 8-19 |
| .381 | FPG Percentage | .421 |
| 17.0 | Ground Balls/Game | 21.0 |
| 9.0 | Caused Turnovers/Game | 7.3 |
| 11.5 | Turnovers/Game | 18.7 |
| 31-35 | Clears | 47-55 |
| .886 | Clear Percentage | .855 |
| 9.5 | Saves/Game | 9.3 |
| .543 | Save Percentage | .483 |
| 2017 home opener |
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team (2-0) hosts No. 1 North Carolina (3-0) in the Terps' 2017 home opener Saturday at 3 p.m.
• The Maryland lacrosse programs are hosting a doubleheader as the men's team takes on Yale at noon. The women's team is competing in its first game at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium since March 24, 2007.
• Parking for Saturday's game will be free in Lot 1.
• The Terps-Tar Heels game will be live streamed on BTN Plus. Live stats will be available here.
last time out
• Senior attacker Caroline Wannen (4G, 2A) and junior attacker Megan Whittle (5G, 1A) led the Terps with six points each as Maryland defeated Georgetown, 17-13, last Saturday.
• Junior attacker Taylor Hensh and senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg added two goals each.
• In just her second collegiate game, freshman midfielder Kali Hartshorn tallied nine draw controls.
• Sophomore goalie Megan Taylor made 10 saves vs. the Hoyas.
scouting the north carolina tar heels
• The Tar Heels are 3-0 on the season and are coming off a 16-6 win over High Point. UNC is currently on a 20-game win streak.
• North Carolina was picked to win the ACC this season.
• Seven Tar Heels were named preseason All-Americans, including first team members Maggie Auslander, Maggie Bill, Marie McCool and Caylee Waters.
terps-tar heels history
• Maryland is 24-13 all-time vs. North Carolina.
• Last season, the Terps and Tar Heels split their two meetings. Maryland won the regular season game, 8-7. UNC beat the Terps in the NCAA Championship game, 13-.7
• Maryland and North Carolina have met in three of the last four NCAA Championship games.
whittle named b1g co-offensive potw
• After tying her career high with six points, junior attacker Megan Whittle was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
• Whittle scored five goals vs. Georgetown, including two free position goals.
• The Glenwood, Md., native is up to 149 career goals.
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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