#1 Maryland
at
Hofstra
March 4, 2017 || James M. Shuart Stadium || 1 PM
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The top-ranked Maryland women's lacrosse team hits the road again to face Hofstra on Saturday at 1 p.m.
• The Terps-Pride game will be streamed live through Pride Productions and Lax Sports Network.
• Live stats will be available here.
last time out
• In front of a program record attendance and led by a six-point performance from sophomore Jen Giles, the Terps defeated then-No. 1 North Carolina, 13-10, last Saturday.
• Giles led the Terps with three goals and three assists. Sophomore goalie Megan Taylor posted 10 saves while adding three ground balls and one caused turnover.
• The Terps competed at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium for the first time in 10 years in front of 3,868 fans.
scouting the hofstra pride
• 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-pride history
• The Terps are 5-0 all-time vs. Hofstra and the teams have played each other every season since 2012.
• Last season, Zoe Stukenberg and Megan Whittle each scored four goals as the Terps defeated the Pride 20-5.
terps trio named to tewaaraton watch list
• Senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg, senior defender Nadine Hadnagy and junior attacker Megan Whittle were named to the Tewaaraton Watch List on Tuesday.
• Stukenberg, Hadnagy and Whittle were named Tewaaraton nominees last season. All three were named preseason first team All-Americans.
• Maryland has won six of the last seven Tewaaraton Awards.
giles, taylor earn b1g weekly honors
• After leading the Maryland women's lacrosse team to a 13-10 win over then-No. 1 North Carolina, sophomores Jen Giles and Megan Taylor were named Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday.
• Giles set a career high with six points (3G, 3A) against the Tar Heels. She went 2-for-2 on free position shots. Giles also caused two turnovers and picked up one ground ball.
• Taylor made 10 saves and scooped up three ground balls vs. the Tar Heels. Taylor leads the Big Ten with 7.40 goals against average and a .571 save percentage this season.
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 106-2 in College Park under head coach Cathy Reese.
• The Terps have won all eight games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or 2 at home in the past eight 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 244-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.
