THE MATCHUP
Saturday, February 22 -- at #1 North Carolina, 1:00 p.m.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse team will head to Chapel Hill for its annual rivalry game against No. 1 North Carolina. The game will be broadcasted on ACC Network Extra with Matt Krause and Dana Boyle on the call.
OPENING DRAW
• Maryland is 1-1 on the season with a 19-6 win over George Mason and a 15-14 loss to No. 14 Florida last weekend. The Terps are currently ranked No. 3 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll, heading into this weekend's game against No. 1.
• Kali Hartshorn has led Maryland through two games with 11 points (seven goals and four assists), while also leading the Terps with 18 draw controls. Catie May and Hannah Warther each have seven points and five groundballs to help the Terps offense. Meghan Doherty and Maddie Sanchez have eache caused three turnovers on the defensive end.
• The Terps will face 11 teams ranked in the IWLCA top-25 this season including showdowns with No. 1 North Carolina (Feb. 22), No. 6 Northwestern (March 26) and No. 7 Syracuse (Feb. 28).
• The Terps were also picked to win the Big Ten for the sixth season in a row. Maryland has never lost a Big Ten regular season game, standing at 28-0 over five years and has eight conference championships (five regular season, three tournament).
THE RIVALRY
• Maryland and North Carolina have established arguably the best rivalry in women's lacrosse over the last handful of years.
• Under Cathy Reese, Maryland is 12-6 against the Tar Heels, with 13 of the 18 games being decided by three goals or less and five being decided by one goal.
• The Terps and Tar Heels have gone to overtime each of the past two seasons, with Carolina winning in 2018 and Maryland winning last season.
• Maryland and Carolina have met four times in the Final Four over the past 11 seasons (2009, 2013, 2015, 2016).
MEET THE TEAM
• Among the Terps key returners in 2020 is Second Team All-American Kali Hartshorn, who has tallied 151 career goals, 41 assists, 192 points and is second all-time in Maryland history with 406 draw controls.
• Brindi Griffin will help lead the attack, having recorded 86 goals, 53 assists, 139 points and 50 groundballs in her first three years as a Terp.
• Grace Griffin will star in the midfield, having tallied 75 goals, 19 assists, 61 groundballs and 29 caused turnovers.
• Meghan Doherty will lead the Maryland defense as the lone returner in that unit, with 65 groundballs and 48 caused turnovers in her career.
• Other key returners include Catie May and Hannah Warther, who have combined for 11 goals, 14 points and 10 groundballs.
WELCOME THE NO. 1 RANKED FRESHMAN CLASS
• Maryland welcomes the top ranked freshman class to College Park for the 2020 season, as named by Inside Lacrosse. Six Terps were 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.
• Six of the incoming freshmen were Under Armour All-Americans, the most in the country, all of whom were ranked by Inside Lacrosse: No. 4 Shaylan Ahearn, No. 5 Emma Schettig, No. 9 Hannah Leubecker, No. 13 Catherine Flaherty, No. 20 Kate Sites and No. 26 Victoria Hensh.
FOUR TERPS NAMED TO TEWAARATON WATCH LIST
• 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 last week.
• A trio of seniors: Meghan Doherty, Brindi Griffin and Kali Hartshorn, as well as junior Grace Griffin were all selected for the watch list.
• 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.
2019 RECAP
• The Terps won their 15th national championship in 2019, going 22-1 and winning the Big Ten regular season title for the fifth year in a row. Maryland beat Boston College 12-10 in the title game after pummeling Northwestern, 25-13 in the semifinals.
• Goaltender Megan Taylor racked up a handful of awards after a sensational season, winning the Tewaaraton Award, the Honda Award and being named the IWLCA National Player of the Year.
• Cathy Reese was selected as the IWLCA National Coach of the Year for the fourth time, Julia Braig was named the IWLCA National Defender of the Year and Maryland earned a program best seven All-Americans, led by Taylor, Braig and Jen Giles as first teamers.
TERPS SELECT 2020 TEAM CAPTAINS
• Maryland has selected seniors Lizzie Colson, Meghan Doherty and Brindi Griffin and junior Grace Griffin as its 2020 team captains.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
• No. 1 North Carolina is off to a 3-0 start to the season, scoring 61 goals in their first three games.
• Last season, the Tar Heels won the ACC Tournament Championship and made the Final Four as part of a 17-4 campaign, before falling to Boston College in an all-time classic in the National Semifinal.
• Maryland defeated North Carolina 13-12 in 2OT last year in College Park. In the second period of overtime, then-senior Caroline Steele won the draw control, sprinted down the field and darted the game-winning goal. Kali Hartshorn had the game-tying goal in the contest as part of a three-goal showing.
• The Terps are 26-14 all-time against the Tar Heels.
