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#2 Maryland Ready for In-State Battle at UMBC
2/26/2019 5:15:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
THE MATCHUP
Wednesday, February 27 -- at UMBC, 5:00 p.m.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team will travel up I-95 to UMBC for a midweek matchup, as the Terps and Retrievers are set for a 5:00 p.m. opening draw.
HOW WE GOT HERE
• In the second period of overtime, senior Caroline Steele won the draw control, sprinted down the field and darted the game-winning goal to give the No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team (3-0) a 13-12 overtime win over No. 3 North Carolina (2-1) on Sunday afternoon.
• Seniors Jen Giles and Caroline Steele and junior Kali Hartshorn each scored four goals as the No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team (2-0) took down No. 4 Florida in their last gameto give head coach Cathy Reese her 250th win at Maryland. Reese's 250th win as the leader of the Terrapins comes in her 271st game as head coach in her 13th season.
• In the Terps first game of the season, Maryland defeated George Mason, 16-5, behind a career-high five goals from senior Jen Giles. Senior Caroline Steele and junior Kali Hartshorn each had a hat-trick as well to pace the Maryland offense. In her first ever game with the Terps after transferring from Canisius, graduate student Erica Evans contributed with two goals and two assists. Senior Megan Taylor stopped half of the George Mason shots on goal, including four of five in the second half.
MEET THE TERPS
• The Terps are led by the midfield corps of senior Jen Giles and transfer Erica Evans. Giles leads the Big Ten, averaging four goals per game over the Terps first three and leads Maryland with 16 points and eight groundballs. Evans has scored four goals in her first two games and now has 190 in her career.
• Maryland is once again be backlined by junior goalie Megan Taylor, who has had an impressive start to 2019, posting 33 saves over the first three games at a .532 save percentage.
• The attack is spearheaded by senior Caroline Steele and junior Kali Hartshorn. The duo stands right behind Giles with 10 and nine goals apiece through three games. Hartshorn leads Maryland with 14 draw controls, while Steele had the game-winning goal vs. No. 3 North Carolina.
• Senior Julia Braig and junior Lizzie Colson guide the Maryland defense. Both Braig and Colson received IWLCA All-American honors in 2018.
MARYLAND LEADERS
GOALS - Jen Giles (12)
ASSISTS - Jen Giles (4)
POINTS - Jen Giles (16)
DRAW CONTROLS - Kali Hartshorn (14)
GROUNDBALLS - Jen Giles (8)
CAUSED TURNOVERS - Grace Griffin, Meghan Doherty, Shelby Mercer & Erica Evans (2)
SAVES - Megan Taylor (33)
HARTSHORN NAMED BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• After scoring four goals and leading a dominant performance in the circle with nine draw controls in the No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse team's 17-12 win at No. 4 Florida last Thursday, junior Kali Hartshorn was named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.
• Hartshorn was one of three Terps that tallied four goals in the win over the Gators to pace the offense. Three of the junior's scores came in the second half, leading to a 10-7 advantage that would help Maryland put the game away.
• In the draw circle, Hartshorn set the tone of the game, giving Maryland possession early on by posting three draw controls in the first 10 minutes to guide Maryland to an early 5-0 advantage. Hartshorn's nine draw controls led the game and paced a 20-11 Maryland advantage in the contest.
NATION BEST NINE TERPS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
• A nation-best nine members of the Maryland women's lacrosse team were selected to Inside Lacrosse's preseason All-Americans lists.
• Graduate midfielder Erica Evans, senior defender Julia Braig and senior midfielder Jen Giles were all named to the first team, senior attacker Caroline Steele, junior defender Lizzie Colson and junior attacker Kali Hartshorn were named to the second team, senior goalkeeper Megan Taylor was placed on the third team, while redshirt junior defender Meghan Doherty and sophomore midfielder Grace Griffin were selected as honorable mentions selection.
TERPS SELECT 2019 TEAM CAPTAINS
• Maryland has selected seniors Julia Braig, Jen Giles and Megan Taylor as team captains for the upcoming season. All three have played in every game of their Maryland career and are All-Americans. This is the second straight year Braig and Giles will serve as the team's captains and the first time for Taylor.
• Braig is the reigning Big Ten Defender of the Year and a First Team All-American. Giles was also a First Team All-American last season and recently played with Team USA at the Spring Premiere in California. Taylor has backlined for the Terps since the day she stepped foot and is the three-time reigning Big Ten Goaltender of the year. She was the 2017 IWLCA National Goaltender of the Year.
SCOUTING THE RETREIVERS
• UMBC stands at 2-1 so far this season, with wins over American and VCU and a close loss to Mount St. Mary's.
• Maryland is 11-0 all-time against UMBC.
• Last season, the Terps and Retreivers met in College Park with Maryland winning 21-12, behind a then-career-high seven goals from Megan Whittle. 11 different Terps scored goals in the game with current sophomores Kylie Davis, Maggie Root and Tori Barretta all tallying their first career goals in the game. Current senior Meghan Siverson tallied a career-best 13 draw controls in the victory.
