COLLEGE PARK, MD – Fifth-year seniors
Brooke DeBerdine and
Julianna Tornetta and freshman
Hope Rose of the ninth-ranked Maryland field hockey squad were named to the Big Ten's Players to Watch List, the league announced Wednesday.
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All three Terrapins were named to the US National Team roster this summer, along with former Terps Linnea Gonzales, Kelee Lepage and Carrie Hanks.
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DeBerdine, who earned NFHCA All-America honors this past spring, was voted team captain for the second straight season. She also earned First Team All-Big Ten honors this past spring.
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Tornetta, a graduate transfer from Princeton, and Rose are newcomers to the Terrapins' roster.
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Tornetta earned NFHCA All-America honors at Princeton in the 2019 and 2018 seasons. She helped the Tigers to back-to-back Final Four appearances and an appearance in the national title game. She tallied 18 goals and 33 assists in her career as a Tiger.
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Rose, an incoming freshman from Dauphin, Pa., earned MAX Field Hockey All-America honors. She scored 233 career goals in her high school career.
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The Terps will open the season by hosting UMass Lowell Friday at 3 p.m. and No. 20 Saint Joseph's Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Admission is free. Parking for both games will be available in the numbered lots around the Complex. Â Â
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All home games will be played at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. For the latest Maryland Athletics COVID-19 guidelines for fans, clickÂ
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