#1 Terps, #4 Penn State Clash in NCAA Semis
5/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 1-seeded Maryland women's lacrosse team (21-0) faces fourth-seeded Penn State (17-3) in the NCAA semifinals Friday at 5 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
• The Terps-Nittany Lions game will be streamed on ESPN3.
• For fans traveling to the game, parking is included with ticket purchase. Gillette Stadium has a clear bag policy.
last time out
• Taylor Hensh scored with 2:14 remaining to give the Terps their first lead of the day as Maryland overcame a four-goal deficit to beat eighth-seeded Stony Brook, 13-12, last Saturday.
• Senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg (3G, 2A) led the Terps with five points while sophomore midfielder Jen Giles (2G, 2A) and Hensh (3G, 1A) each posted four points in the second half.
• The Terps trailed 7-6 at halftime before the Seawolves took an 11-7 lead. Maryland scored six of the last seven goals, with either Giles or Hensh picking up a point on each of the scores.
TOURNEY TERPS
• The Terps lead the nation with 33 NCAA appearances and are also tops in wins (66), championship game appearances (20) and NCAA titles (12).
• Maryland is making its 28th consecutive appearance in the postseason (1990-2017) this season.
• The Terrapins have made nine straight Final Fours (2009-17) and captured three titles in that time (2010, 14, 15).
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• All four coaches competing in the NCAA Championship this weekend have ties to the Maryland women's lacrosse program.
• Navy head coach Cindy Timchal coaches the Terps from 1991-2006, winning eight national titles in that span.
• Maryland head coach Cathy Reese ('98), Penn State head coach Missy Doherty ('97) and Boston College head coach Acacia Walker ('05) all played lacrosse at Maryland under Timchal.
SCOUTING THE penn state nittany lions
• Penn State defeated Princeton, 14-12, to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. Maria Auth led the Nittany Lions with four goals.
• The Big Ten Attacker of the Year, Steph Lazo leads the team with 42 assists and 87 points. Madison Carter leads the Lions with 69 goals.
• Lazo was named an IWLCA First Team All-American last week while Carter and Katie O'Donnell were selected to the second team.
• Cat Rainine has started 19 goals in cage for Penn State and holds a 10.24 goals-against average and a .479 save percentage.
STUKENBERG, HADNAGY NAMED TEWAARATON FINALISTS
• Seniors Zoe Stukenberg and Nadine Hadnagy were announced as two of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award.
• Stukenberg and Hadnagy are co-captains for the undefeated Terps this season. The seniors were both unanimous All-Big Ten selections and named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team after leading Maryland to the conference regular season and tournament titles.
• The Terps have had 19 Tewaaraton finalists in 14 years of the award. This is the fifth time Maryland has had two finalists in the same season.
b1g Champs!
• Sophomore attacker Caroline Steele scored four goals and was named the tournament MVP as the Terps won the Big Ten Championship last weekend over Northwestern. Steele had nine goals and 10 points in two tournament games.
• Senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg, senior defender Nadine Hadnagy, junior attacker Megan Whittle and sophomore goalie Megan Taylor were named to the all-tournament team.
TERPS FINISH REGULAR SEASON 17-0
• For the third straight year and the 10th time in program history, the Terps competed the regular season with a perfect record.
• Maryland captured its third straight Big Ten regular season title. In three seasons, the Terps have gone 16-0 in conference play.
all-american terps
• Five Terps earned IWLCA All-America honors this week, leading the nation in selections and first-team picks.
• Senior defender Nadine Hadnagy, senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg and sophomore goalie Megan Taylor earned first team honors while junior attacker Megan Whittle was named to the second team. Senior attacker Caroline Wannen tallied third team honors.
• Eight Terps were selected to Inside Lacrosse's first-ever media All-American teams.
• Stukenberg and Hadnagy were named to the first team and Taylor and Whittle notched second team honors. Freshman attacker Kali Hartshorn, senior attacker Caroline Wannen, sophomore midfielder Jen Giles and sophomore defender Julia Braig were named honorable mentions.
career watch
• Junior Megan Whittle currently has 209 career goals, which ranks sixth in the Maryland record books. She can move into fifth with 220 goals to pass Kelly Coppedge.
• Senior Zoe Stukenberg has 172 career goals, which is ninth in the career record books.
• Freshman Kali Hartshorn has 96 draw controls, which ranks fifth for a single season in Maryland history.
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