Maryland to Host Indiana in Home Opening Weekend

#10 Maryland (3-3, 2-2) vs. Indiana (0-7, 0-5)
March 19, 2021 (6 p.m.) | March 21, 2021
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex (College Park, Md.)
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 10th-ranked Maryland field hockey team (3-3, 2-2) will host Indiana (0-7, 0-5) for two matches at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex this weekend. The Terps and the Hoosiers will play Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. Both games will be streamed on BTN Plus.

2020-21 STORYLINES

Right here, right now

Maryland went 1-1 at Penn State last weekend. After falling 3-0 in Friday's contest, the Terrapins bounced back to win 3-2 Sunday. Bibi Donraadt and Emma DeBerdine gave Maryland an early two-goal lead. After the Nittany Lions tied it, Donraadt scored again with 1:55 to play for the game-winner.
Senior goalkeeper Noelle Frost notched 15 saves in two games last weekend.
Sophomore Emma DeBerdine and junior Bibi Donraadt are Maryland's leading returning scorers. Deberdine scored 7 goals with 5 assists in her rookie campaign. Donraadt knocked in 6 goals with 8 assists. Both were Big Ten Freshmen of the Year in their respective rookie seasons.
The Terrapins went 17-4 in the 2019 season. They picked up 10 wins over ranked teams and won the Big Ten championship. They made their 25th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Preseason honors

Three members of the Maryland field hockey team were selected Big Ten Players to Watch List. Senior Brooke DeBerdine, sophomore Emma DeBerdine and senior Noelle Frost were all named to the list.
Emma DeBerdine is the Terrapins' leading returning scorers from the 2019 Big Ten championship squad. She earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year and All-Big Ten First Team honors last year. She scored seven goals with five assists in her freshman campaign. She added the game-winning goal in a double overtime 2-1 victory at No. 5 Northwestern on Oct. 3, 2019.
Frost started in all 21 games for the Terrapins last year, picking up eight shutouts on the year. She held a save percentage of 80.6 percent and made 75 saves on the year, allowing just 18 goals.
Brooke DeBerdine has started in all 71 games of her Maryland career. She scored in the Terps' NCAA First Round win over No. 14 Saint Joseph's on Nov. 15, 2019. DeBerdine was voted team captain for the 2021 spring season.
All three earned All-Big Ten Academic honors in the 2019 season.

oh captain, my captain

Super senior Brooke DeBerdine was voted team captain for the 2021 spring season by her teammates.
DeBerdine has played in all 75 games of her career as a Terps, helping them to the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Championship games, the 2018 and 2019 Big Ten titles and the 2018 Big Ten Tournament title. She was named to the 2017 NCAA All-Tournament Team and twice earned NFHCA All-Region honors. DeBerdine earned All-Big Ten Academic honors in 2018 and 2019 and NFHCA National Academic Squad honors in her previous three seasons.

the meharg file

Voted National Coach of the Year an unprecedented nine times, head coach Missy Meharg has exemplified the tradition of excellence Maryland field hockey has become known for, a program with eight National Championships, 18 Final Fours and 26 conference championships - solidifying the Terrapins' position among the top programs in the nation.
Now in her 33rd season, Meharg has earned a record of 585-145-9 (.798). She has more wins than any coach at Maryland in any sport.

terps in the polls

The Terrapins have been ranked in the top 5 in 192 of 225 polls, dating back to 1999.

SERIES HISTORY

Maryland is 7-0 all-time vs. Indiana.
Maryland 6-0 in their 2019 meeting in College Park on Oct. 13.

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Players Mentioned

#8 Brooke DeBerdine: M; 5' 0"; Senior

#16 Emma DeBerdine: M; Sophomore

#12 Bibi Donraadt: F; 5' 8"; Junior

#1 Noelle Frost: GK; 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#8 Brooke DeBerdine
: 5' 0"; Senior
: M

#16 Emma DeBerdine
: Sophomore
: M

#12 Bibi Donraadt
: 5' 8"; Junior
: F

#1 Noelle Frost
: 5' 6"; Graduate Student
: GK