#9 Maryland vs. #7 Boston College
Friday, Sept. 3 | 3 PM ET
Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium (Durham, NC)
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#9 Maryland at #12 Duke
Sunday, Sept. 5 | 2 PM ET
Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium (Durham, NC)
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COLLEGE PARK, MD - The ninth-ranked Maryland field hockey squad (1-0) will hit the road this weekend to play in the sixth annual Big Ten/ACC Cup at Duke. The Terrapins, along with No. 4 Northwestern (2-0), will take on ACC opponents No. 7 Boston College (2-0) and No. 12 Duke (1-1).
The Terrapins will take on the Eagles Friday at 3 p.m. at Duke's Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium. The Maryland-Boston College matchup will be streamed on ACCNX
here. Duke and Northwestern will play in the second game Friday at approximately 6 p.m.
Maryland and Duke will meet on Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Blue Devils' home turf. The Terps-Blue Devils matchup will be televised on the ACC Network and can be seen online
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2021-22 STORYLINES
Right here, right now
- Maryland beat No. 20 Saint Joseph's, 4-3, in double overtime Sunday. Bibi Donraadt scored the game winner 52 seconds into the second overtime period, after making a goal line save within the last two minutes of the first overtime. Emma Deberdine, Margot Lawn and Taylor Mason also scored in the opener.
- The Terrapins went 1-1 in the 2019 Big Ten/ACC Cup. They beat No. 13 Boston College, 3-1, and fell to No. 3 Duke, 1-0, in Evanston, Ill.
- The Terrps return 18 letterwinners from their 2020-21 squad, including All-Americans Brooke DeBerdine and Riley Donnelly. The Terps welcome five newcomers - Carly Hynd, Paige Kieft, Kylee Niswonger and US National Team players Julianna Tornetta and Hope Rose.
- Senior Riley Donnelly, junior Emma DeBerdine and freshman Hope Rose won bronze with the US Under-21 Team in the Junior Pan American Cup in Santiago, Chile this past weekend. Rose was named MVP of the event.
- The Terrapins went 8-7 in the 2020 season (played in the spring of 2021). The Terps closed the regular season with a series sweep of No. 6 Rutgers.
Preseason honors
- 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.
- All three Terrapins were named to the US National Team roster this summer, along with former Terps Linnea Gonzales, Kelee Lepage and Carrie Hanks.
- 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.
- Tornetta, a graduate transfer from Princeton, and Rose are newcomers to the Terrapins' roster. 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.
- Rose, an incoming freshman from Dauphin, Pa., earned MAX Field Hockey All-America honors. She scored 233 career goals in her high school career.
oh captain, my captain
- Fifth-year seniors Brooke DeBerdine and Kyler Greenwalt of the Maryland field hockey squad were voted team captain and vice captain, respectively, by their teammates for the fall 2021 season.
- DeBerdine, who earned NFHCA All-America honors this past spring, served as the team's captain for the spring 2021 season.
- Greenwalt earned back-to-back Big Ten Sportsmanship Awards in the 2019 and 2020 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 34th season, Meharg has earned a record of 591-149-9 (.795). She has more wins than any coach at Maryland in any sport.
terps in the polls
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Maryland is ranked No. 9 in the final Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches preseason poll released Aug. 24. The Terrapins have been ranked in the top 5 in 192 of 231 polls, dating back to 1999 and every NFHCA Coaches poll, dating back to 1999.
terps in the big ten
- The Terps are 144-49-3 (.742) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
- Head coach Missy Meharg is 126-29-1 (.812) vs. Big Ten opponents in her 34 years at the helm of the Maryland field hockey program.
- Since joining the league in 2014, the Terps are 58-14 in conference play, including their 15 Big Ten Tournament games.
- The Terrapins are 52-5 (.912) vs. Big Ten teams at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
terps in the polls
SERIES HISTORY
- No. 7 Boston College is 2-0 so far this season, after beating Quinnipiac, 3-0, and Maine, 2-0, last weekend. Milagros Arteta is leading the Eagles with two goals this season. Maryland owns the all-time series, 14-2. The Terps are 3-2 vs. Boston College in the Big Ten/ACC Cup.
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No. 12 Duke is 1-1 this season. The Blue Devils fell to Rutgers, 3-0, and beat Richmond, 1-0, this past weekend. Josephine Paide scored Duke's lone goal this year. Maryland owns the series over Duke, 34-13-3. The Terps are 2-4 vs. Duke in the Big Ten/ACC Cup.
