COLLEGE PARK, Md. –The Maryland women's lacrosse team will feature Inside Lacrosse's No. 1 freshman class in the nation next spring. Six Terps are ranked in the publication's Top 50 Freshmen rankings, including five of the top 20 and the top ranked attacker and defender. 11 of the 12 Terrapin newcomers are ranked in the top 100.
"We are so excited to welcome this freshman class to Maryland," head coach Cathy Reese said. "They come to College Park with a ton of talent and experience and will really help us out on the field this spring. I cannot wait to see what this class can accomplish."
This freshman class will join a senior class that was also ranked as the top recruiting class when they came to College Park in 2016. It is the third time this decade (2011, 2016, 2019) that Maryland has had the top recruiting class.
The 2019 class includes Shaylan Ahearn, Sophia Antonopoulos, Catherine Flaherty, Victoria Hensh, Brianna Lamoureux, Hannah Leubecker, Libby May, Aiden Peduzzi, Emma Schettig, Kate Sites, Emily Sterling and Emma Tilson.
The Terps feature six Under Armour All-Americans, the most in the country, all of whom were ranked by Inside Lacrosse: No. 4 Ahearn, No. 5 Schettig, No. 9 Leubecker, No. 13 Flaherty, No. 20 Sites and No. 26 Hensh.
Hensh is the younger sister of 2018 graduate Taylor Hensh, who won two national championships as a Terp. May is the younger sister of current Maryland junior Catie May, who helped the Terps win the 2019 National Championship last season.
Shaylan Ahearn
M, Woodbine, Md.
(Glenelg Country School)
No. 4 overall recruit, leading Maryland's top ranked recruiting class ... Under Armour All-American ... All-Conference, All-County, All-Met ... Played for Brian Reese at Glenelg Country ... Played club for Hero's Lacrosse ... Member of National Honors Society and Spanish Honors Society.
Sophia Antonopoulos
M, Towson, Md.
(Maryvale Prep)
Selected as part of Inside Lacrosse's Power 100 Freshman rankings ... IAAM All Conference ... National Honor Society, Math National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society ... Played club for the Skywalkers.
Catherine Flaherty
D, Manorville, NY
(Eastport South Manor)
Top ranked defender in 2019 class ... No. 13 ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse ... Under Armour All-American ... Went 84-13 in high school career, winning two New York State Championships ... 2016-17 All-Division ... 2018 All-County ... 2018 All-American 2019 All-State ... Under Armour All-America Senior Team ... 2018 USA Today All USA First Team ... 2019 Preseason All USA ... 2018 All Long Island Second Team ... 2018 Long Island Top 100 ... 2018 All Inside Lacrosse Women High School Team ... NYSSWA First Team ... 2018 Preseason All-ILWomen Team ... Played club lacrosse for the Yellow Jackets where she won the 2016 National Championship.
Victoria Hensh
A, Woodstock, Md.
(Marriotts Ridge)
No. 26 ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse ... Under Armour All-American ... 2019 Washington Post All Met 1st Team, Baltimore Sun's All Metro First team, UA All America Senior Team (North), U.S. Girls All-American, Howard County Times Player of the Year, Howard County Lacrosse Points Leader, 92 Draw Controls, Howard County Champions, Varsity Captain, Inside Lacrosse: Honorable Mention 2019 Preseason All IL Women's Team, Inside Lacrosse Young Gun Seniors, MRHS Most Outstanding Female Athlete ... 2018-Washington Post ALL-MET Honorable Mention Lacrosse, 1st Team All County (Howard County), Under Armour Highlight All-Tournament Team, Under Armour Baltimore Highlight Team, Inside Lacrosse Top 30 Young Guns Juniors, Varsity Captain ... 2017 Second Team All-County (Howard County), Inside Lacrosse Sophomore Watchlist ... 2016 Under Armour Baltimore Command Team, Under Armour All-Tournament Team, Howard County Champions ... Played club for M&D Lacrosse.
Brianna Lamoureux
M, Rocky Point, NY
(Rocky Point)
Tallied 259 points (154 goals, 105 assists) at Rocky Point High School ... 2018-2019 Rocky Point High School Outstanding Athlete ... 2019 Athlete of the Year ... Dellecave Award Nominee ... 2019 Suffolk County Girls Lacrosse Third Team All-American ... Four-Time All County ... 2019 Team MVP ... Two-Time Team Unsung Hero ... Played club for the Long Island Yellow Jackets.
Hannah Leubecker
A, Forest Hill, Md.
(FCA Lacrosse LC)
No. 9 overall ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse, helping lead Maryland's top ranked recruiting class ... Top ranked attacker in country ... Under Armour All-American ... - 2019 USA Today Preseason All American ... 2019 Baltimore Sun All Metro First Team ... Member of the US Lacrosse U19 Training Team ... Lax in MD reported her as highest scorer in MD state history with 364 goals and 89 assists in 4 years ... Played varsity soccer as well and made first team all league honors ... Played club lacrosse for the Skywalkers.
Libby May
A, Sparks, Md.
(Hereford)
Selected as part of Inside Lacrosse's Power 100 Freshman rankings ... First team all county in all four years of high school ... Also ran cross country ... Named first team all county cross country 2017-18 & All-State cross country 2018 ... Tallied 176 career goals at Hereford High School ... Academic Honor Roll in all four years of high school ... Played club for Skywalkers Lacrosse
Aiden Peduzzi
D, New Market, Md.
(Oakdale)
Selected as part of Inside Lacrosse's Power 100 Freshman rankings ... Went 38-1 in high school in her sophomore-senior years ... Two time Central Maryland Conference champion ... Led team in caused turnovers and ground balls ... First team All-County ... National Honors Society and Math Honors Society, Highest Honors, Leadership Academy ... Played club lacrosse for Hero's Lacrosse.
Emma Schettig
M, Woodbine, Md.
(McDonogh)
No. 5 overall ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse, helping headline Maryland's top ranked freshmen class ... Under Armour All-American ... Member of the U19 USA National Team, competing in the U19 World Cup ... Played for Maryland alum Taylor Cummings at McDonogh ... Went 118-1 and were IAAM Champions in 2016, 2017 and 2019 ... 2019 The Howard E. Eyth Scholar Athlete Award ... 2019 IAAM All-conference ... 2019 First Team All-Metro in Lacrosse and Field Hockey ... 2019 Lacrosse Captain ... 2018 & 2019 Field Hockey Captain ... Played club lacrosse for M&D Lacrosse.
Kate Sites
M, Glenelg, Md.
(Glenelg Country School)
No. 20 ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse ... Under Armour All-American ... 2019 First Team Baltimore Area All-Metro, First team All-IAAM ... 2015-17 First team All-SMAC ... 2019 Indoor Track IAAM B Conference Champions, 500m Conference Champion, 300m Conference Champion, 4 x 200m Conference Champion ... Scored 59 goals with nine assists as a senior ... 2016-18 Under Armour Underclass All-American.
Emily Sterling
G, Bel Air, Md.
(John Carroll)
Selected as part of Inside Lacrosse's Power 100 Freshman rankings ... White Blazer Award, All- County, All- Conference, Captain, Baltimore All-America ... Played club for SkyWalkers Lacrosse ... Black and Gold Award, First Honor Roll, Al Cesky Award, Academic-Athletic Award.
Emma Tilson
M, Eldersburg, Md.
(McDonogh)
Selected as part of Inside Lacrosse's Power 100 Freshman rankings ... Played for former Terp Taylor Cummings at McDonogh ... Played field hockey, lacrosse and ran indoor track ... 2016 & 2018 Under Armour All-American ... Second team all county in field hockey, second team all county indoor track, second team all county lacrosse as a freshman ... As a junior finished third place indoor track 55 meter dash in IAAM championship and fifth place indoor track 500 meter in IAAM championship. ... As a senior IAAM all-conference indoor track, IAAM indoor track champ, broke conference record for 4x2 race indoor track, 2nd place indoor track 55 meter dash in IAAM championship (7.44s) and IAAM lacrosse champion ... Played club for M&D Lacrosse, where she won 26 championships.
