#13 Maryland (5-3, 3-2) at #2 Iowa (9-1, 5-1)
April 2, 2021 (5:00 PM ET) | April 4, 2021 (12:30 PM ET)
Grant Field (Iowa City, Iowa)
Friday: Big Ten Network (Watch) | Live Stats
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 13 Maryland (5-3, 3-2 B1G) will play at No. 2 Iowa (9-1, 5-1) Friday and Sunday this weekend. They will play Friday at 5 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network. Fans can watch on the Fox Sports app or
FoxSports.com using their cable login information. Sunday's matchup will be at 12:30 p.m. ET on
BTN Plus.
2020-21 STORYLINES
Right here, right now
- Maryland swept a weekend series with Indiana March 19 and 21. The Terrapins won 5-0 on Friday and 3-1 Sunday. The Terps have won three in a row.
- Junior Riley Donnelly was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on March 22. Donnelly led the Terrapins on both ends of the field in two wins over Indiana this weekend. She led the Terrapins in scoring with three of their eight goals and helped allowed just one goal to the Hoosiers in 120 minutes.
- Donnelly currently leads Maryland with 13 points off a team-high five goals and three assists. She was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on March 7.
- Fifteen student-athletes on the Maryland field hockey team were named to the NFHCA's National Academic Squad recently. Hannah Bond, Belle Bressler, Christina Calandra, Anoushka Chiswell, Brooke DeBerdine, Emma DeBerdine, Riley Donnelly, Nathalie Fiechter, Noelle Frost, Maddie Gaughan, Hannah Menge, Megan Munley, Maura Verleg, Rayne Wright and Sam Zywna were all recognized for earning a cumulative GPA over 3.30.
- 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 77 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 77 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 587-145-9 (.798). She has more wins than any coach at Maryland in any sport.
terps in the polls
SERIES HISTORY
