Maryland vs. Ohio State
 March 5, 2021
 Virginia Beach Sportsplex (Virginia Beach, Va.)
 3:00 pm EDT
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Maryland vs. Northwestern
 March 7, 2021
 Virginia Beach Sportsplex (Virginia Beach, Va.)
 10:30 am EDT
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland field hockey team (1-1) will play two Big Ten matchups at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Va. this weekend. The Terrapins will take on Ohio State (0-1) at 3:00 p.m. Friday and fans can watch on
BTN Plus with their BTN Plus subscriptions. Maryland will play Northwestern (2-0) Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Fans can watch Sunday's match on
BTN Plus as well.Â
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2020-21 STORYLINES
Right here, right now
- Maryland went 1-1 in its opening weekend last week in Virginia Beach. The Terrapins beat Michigan State, 2-0, Friday and fell to Northwestern, 2-1, Sunday.
- 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.Â
- 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 honorsÂ
- 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 71 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 583-143-9 (.799). She has more wins than any coach at Maryland in any sport.
terps in the polls
SERIES HISTORY
- Maryland is 15-0 all-time vs. Ohio State. In 2019, the Terps won 6-3 in Columbus on Oct. 20.
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The Terps are 18-9Â vs. Northwestern. In 2019, No. 4 Maryland won 2-1 in double overtime at No. 5 Northwestern on Oct. 3. Emma DeBerdine scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute. Last weekend, the Terrapins took a 1-0 lead early off a goal by Riley Donnelly before the Wildcats took the lead.
