Terps in Athletes Unlimited: Week Five
8/20/2021 10:27:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Taylor Cummings: Points Leader
Through five weeks of play, no one has accumulated more points than Taylor Cummings. The Week Four & Five Captain is in the drivers seat to be named the first ever Athletes Unlimited champion as she sits atop the leaderboard with 1,507 points.The only lacrosse player to ever win the Tewaaraton three times, Cummings has not lost a beat.With only one week to go, there's a new @AUProSports points leader in town 👀@tcummings_21 of course 🐐 pic.twitter.com/yWdE1qx1qo
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) August 16, 2021
Taylor Cummings ROCKET 🚀
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) August 15, 2021
⭐️ @tcummings_21 ⭐️
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RIP 🎯 @tcummings_21 pic.twitter.com/f2HdtuUC5S
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) July 30, 2021
Here's a great story by Inside Lacrosse on Cummings phenomenal AU season.
They were once fierce college rivals, but have joined forces for Team @USAWLax and are now two vets in the @AUProSports ranks.
— ILWomen (@ILWomen) August 18, 2021
"@tcummings_21, @kaylatreanor Are *Still* At the Top of Their Games," story via @BAMayer427: https://t.co/5HwrlWndHC pic.twitter.com/8ddn4MDHjX
Cummings has fellow Terp Kelly McPartland on her team for Week Five. A few weeks ago they connected like it was 2015.
McPartland stands in 19th place in the standings with 1,019 points.Cummings ➡️ McPartland 🐢
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) July 31, 2021
It's like 2015 all over again 😍
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.@k_mcpartland SHOOTS AND SCORES‼️#BeUnlimited // 📺: YouTube pic.twitter.com/DYrSE9UQza
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) August 14, 2021
The Alex Aust Attack
Another Terp who has showed out in Athletes Unlimited is Alex Aust, who has 982 points and is contention to be named the champion, scoring 14 goals in nine games played.Aust has had many memorable moments, including scoring five goals and the game winner in her first game.
Count 'em, FIVE GOALS for @AAust10🔥
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) July 30, 2021
A NEW RECORD for the most goals scored in an Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse game‼️#BeUnlimited // 📺: @CBSSportsNet pic.twitter.com/GIibxDVlmb
GAME WINNER ALEX AUST 🤩
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) July 31, 2021
Part of a 5️⃣ goal debut for @AAust10!
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From the runway to the field ⭐️@AAust10 has FOUR goals in her @AUProSports debut!
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) July 30, 2021
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Starting off Week ✌️ as our MVPs 👏
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) July 30, 2021
1️⃣ @AAust10
2️⃣ @unkentrolable
3️⃣ @tcummings_21 #BeUnlimited pic.twitter.com/apTWfvMYkT
Alex has also, of course, brought her fire TikTok game to Athletes Unlimited.
Douty, Hensh & Rudkin
The other three Terps, Meg Douty, Taylor Hensh and Kathy Rudkin stand 27th, 29th and 30th respectively in the points standings and all have had fantastic moments throughout the first four weeks.Including this amazing check by Douty:
Hensh has been vocal in her support of Zaching Against Cancer, a cause close to the Maryland community.Want to learn defense?
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) August 18, 2021
Watch @MegDouty 🔒 pic.twitter.com/qgjKG5XUKW
Rudkin has taken to Instagram about her playing experience as well.
Week Five Slate
Here is the full schedule of the final week of Athletes Unlimited and where you can watch the Terps.Friday, August 20
- Team Cummings (Taylor Cummings, Kelly McPartland) vs. Team Ohlmiller (Meg Douty, Kathy Rudkin) - 5:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
- Team Glynn (Taylor Hensh) vs. Team Waters (Alex Aust) - 8:00 p.m. on FS2
- Team Cummings (Taylor Cummings, Kelly McPartland) vs. Team Glynn (Taylor Hensh) - Noon on FS2
- Team Ohlmiller (Meg Douty, Kathy Rudkin) vs. Team Waters (Alex Aust) - 3:00 on YouTube
- Team Glynn (Taylor Hensh) vs. Team Ohlmiller (Meg Douty, Kathy Rudkin) - 2:00 on FS1
- Team Cummings (Taylor Cummings, Kelly McPartland) vs. Team Waters (Alex Aust) - 6:00 on CBS Sports Network
