IOWA CITY, Iowa  –  The second-ranked Maryland field hockey team won at No. 8 Iowa, 2-1, Sunday afternoon at the Hawkeyes' Grant Field. Sophomore Brooke DeBerdine's first goal of the year and a second half score by junior Madison Maguire proved to be the difference.
 
The Terrapins have five victories over top 10 opponents and 10 of their 15 wins have been against top 25 teams.

"I would really like to applaud Iowa," head coach Missy Meharg said. "They played with a ton of energy. I believe this is our only game we got out-shot and out-cornered, so we will look at that. We got great depth today. Lizzy Dessoye, Julie Duncan and Taylor Mason played very well for us."

The two teams stayed locked in a scoreless battle through the first 33 minutes of the match. Senior goalkeeper Sarah Holliday made three saves to preserve the scoreless tie. DeBerdine put the Terps on the board when she buried a shot off a pass from freshman Taylor Mason with 1:57 left in the first half.
 
The Hawkeyes tied it up in the second half off their seventh penalty corner in the match. Ellie Holley scored and Maddie Murphy notched an assist with 23:21 to play.
 
Just 2:56 later, senior tri-captain Linnea Gonzales sent a hard shot right on the money into the circle and Maguire deflected it in for the score. Maryland took a 2-1 lead with 20:25 to go.
 
Holliday finished with four saves on the day. The Terrapins took five shots to the Hawkeyes' eight. Maryland had two penalty corners and Iowa had eight.
 
Maryland (15-1, 6-1 B1G) and No. 7 Michigan (10-5, 6-1) sit atop the Big Ten standings. The Terrapins beat the Wolverines, 2-1, in College Park on Sept. 23.
 
Gonzales is leading Maryland with 12 goals this season. Maryland has 10 scorers with multiple goals and 13 total Terps have found the goal line.
 
Next, the Terps will return home to host No. 15 Northwestern (8-7, 3-3) Friday at 4 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex in the Terrapins' Senior Day game. Admission is free and parking will be free and open after 4 p.m.
 
Fans planning to arrive before 4 p.m. Friday can park in the metered lot XVL across the street from the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Click here for a campus parking map.
 
The Terps will honor seniors Julie Duncan, Linnea Gonzales, Sarah Holliday, Olivia Reiter, Sabrina Rhodes and Melissa Wilken prior to Friday's contest. This year's senior class has earned a record of 68-17, won three Big Ten titles, earned an NCAA Tournament berth every season and advanced to the NCAA title game last year.
 
DEFLECTIONS… Linnea Gonzales is currently at 95 career points (42 goals, 11 assists)… Maryland is now 14-3-1 vs. Iowa and is 4-1 at the Hawkeyes' Grant Field.…The Terrapins are 25-3 over their last 28 games, dating back to last year's NCAA title game run… The Terps are 124-39-3 (.756) all-time against Big Ten opponents… Since joining the league in 2014, they are 34-5 in conference play…  The Terps are now 217-70 against ranked teams since 1999, including 70-22 on the road… Head coach Missy Meharg is now 558-136-9 (.800) in her 31 years at the helm of the Terps.