NEW YORK, NY - Four members of the No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team, tied for the most in the country, were named to the initial Tewaaraton Watch List, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation Thursday evening.

A trio of seniors: Meghan Doherty, Brindi Griffin and Kali Hartshorn, as well as junior Grace Griffin were all selected for the watch list.

The Terps are tied with North Carolina for the most players in the country named to the watch list. Each Terp named to the list was selected as a preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse, while B. Griffin, G. Griffin and Hartshorn were named Maryland's Big Ten Players to Watch. 

This is all four of Maryland's watch list members first time on the list. Hartshorn was added as a Tewaaraton nominee later in the season last year. 

Maryland has won eight of the last 10 Tewaaraton awards, with Megan Taylor becoming the first goalie in lacrosse history to win the award last year. Before that, Zoe Stukenberg took home the prestigious award in 2017, Taylor Cummings won three straight from 2014-16 and Katie Schwarzmann became the first two-time winner for Maryland in 2012-13. Caitlyn McFadden started the eight-for-10 streak for Maryland, garnering the award in 2010. Jen Adams won the inaugural Tewaaraton in 2001. Jen Giles was also a finalist for the award last season. 

The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. 

Players not named to the initial lists have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch list additions, if applicable, will be announced on March 12 and April 2. On April 23, the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees. Nominees can be players from the watch lists or not from the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.

Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on May 7 and invited to the 20th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 28.