COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The 12^th-ranked Maryland field hockey squad held off a late push by No. 6 Rutgers to win 2-1 Sunday and sweep the weekend series to close the regular season.
 
Sophomore Bibi Donraadt scored the game-winning goal for Maryland (8-6, 5-3 B1G) with 3:22 to play when she tipped a pass from Kyler Greenwalt over the goal line. The Terrapins notched five saves in the final period to help seal the win.
 
 "Not a better way to finish the regular season with back-to-back wins at home against a top six team, a very, very good team," head coach Missy Meharg said. "I couldn't be more proud of the women for coming back. You go ahead once and you go ahead again. I speak for the whole staff and the whole program, it's been quite a season. To play six games at home and be in a position to beat a top team at the end, the sky is the limit. We are in a great spot to go into the Big Ten Tournament."
 
Maryland struck first seven minutes in when redshirt junior Mayv Clune deflected in a shot from freshman Anna Castaldo from the right side of the cage.
 
The Terrapins held their 1-0 lead through the third quarter.
 
Rutgers tied the game on a penalty stroke by Milena Redlingshoefer with 7:47 to play.
 
The Scarlet Knights had four penalty corners in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter. Frost made three saves to hold them off.
 
Rutgers (9-5, 5-3) got a shot off with 1:40 to play, but sophomore Belle Bressler was there to make a defensive save.
 
The Terps took seven shots to Rutgers' 12. Frost finished with six saves.
 
The Terrapins are the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament this week in Iowa City, Iowa. Maryland will take on fifth-seeded Iowa Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET in the Quarterfinals at the Hawkeyes' Grant Field. All eight games of the Big Ten Tournament will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Click here for more information on the Big Ten Tournament.