EVANSTON, Ill. –  The No. 2-ranked Maryland field hockey team beat No. 13 Boston College, 3-1, Friday in its first game in the Big Ten/ACC Cup at Northwestern.
 
Freshman Emma DeBerdine and sophomore Linda Cobano scored their first career goals as Terrapins in the victory. Maryland (3-0) picked up its first win over a ranked team this season.
 
"We're really happy with our performance today," head coach Missy Meharg said. "We'll celebrate tonight because Boston College very strong, as they always are. They are well-coached and this is a very good win for us. We were able to bring in good players off the bench and get them into the game. Scoring in three of the four quarters is also nice to see."

The Terrapins got on the board first, with just 2:58 left in the first quarter. Senior Madison Maguire collected a loose ball and sent it into the net for the score.
 
Just under three minutes later, Boston College (1-2) tied the match when Jaime Natale deflected in a shot off a penalty corner.
 
With 4:00 left in the second quarter, freshman Belle Bressler brought the ball up the left side and sent it to fellow freshman Emma DeBerdine along the baseline. DeBerdine sent a shot towards the cage and the ball deflected in for her first career score.
 
Maryland led Boston College 2-1 at the half.
 
In her first game eligible, Cobano scored her first goal as a Terrapin off a penalty corner with 6:21 left in the match. Maguire and senior Jen Bleakney assisted on the play.
 
Maryland took 14 shots to Boston College's eight and had eight penalty corners to the Eagles' four.
 
Senior goalkeeper Noelle Frost made three saves.
 
Next, Maryland will take on No. 3 Duke (2-0) Sunday at noon ET in its second game in the Big Ten/ACC Cup at Northwestern. Fans can watch with their BTN + subscriptions here. Live stats will be available here.
 
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DEFLECTIONS… Friday's victory marked Maryland's seventh win over an ACC team in the last three seasons…The Terrapins own the all-time series over Boston College, 14-2… …head coach Missy Meharg is 568-138-9 (.801) in her 32 years as head coach.