#9 Maryland Set for Weekend Road Swing

Friday, September 24

Bloomington, IN

12:00 PM

Maryland

Indiana

9/23/2021 11:03:00 AM | Field Hockey

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#9 Maryland at Indiana
Friday, Sept. 24 | 12 PM ET
IU Field Hockey Complex (Bloomington, IN)
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#9 Maryland at American
Sunday, Sept. 26 | 3 PM ET
Jacobs Recreational Complex (Washington, DC)
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COLLEGE PARK, MD - The ninth-ranked Maryland field hockey squad (5-2, 0-1 B1G) will hit the road for two road games this weekend.

The Terrapins will play at Indiana (5-3, 0-1) Friday at noon in Bloomington. The Terps-Hoosiers game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Click here for your channel number of watch online here.

Maryland will play at American (4-2) Sunday at 3 p.m. in Washington, D.C. The Terps-Eagles game will be streamed on ESPN+.

2021-22 STORYLINES

Right here, right now

Maryland came from behind to beat #17 Princeton, 4-3, in overtime Tuesday afternoon. Brooke DeBerdine score her first goal of the year with under 5:00 to play to tie the game. The Terrapins started the overtime period a player down due to a penalty. Maura Verleg scored her first goal of the season in the 68th minute for the win.
The Terrapins have a variety of weapons. Ten Terps have found the goal cage, led by Bibi Donraadt with four goals this season.
The Terps are No. 9 in the country in assists per game (3.0). They are No. 3 in the Big Ten and are No. 13 in the country in corners per game (7.57).
The Terps 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 in August. 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 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.

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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 595-151-9 (.794). She has more wins than any coach at Maryland in any sport.

NCAA FH: Exhibition: Maryland Terrapins vs. DC Dragons

terps in the polls

Maryland is ranked No. 9 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll released Sept. 21. The Terrapins have been ranked in the top 5 in 193 of 233 polls, dating back to 1999 and every NFHCA Coaches poll, dating back to 1999.

NCAA FH: No. 9 Maryland Terrapins vs. No. 20 St. Joseph's Hawks

terps in the big ten

The Terps are 144-50-3 (.739) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
Head coach Missy Meharg is 126-30-1 (.806) 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 59-14 in conference play, including their 15 Big Ten Tournament games.
The Terrapins are 52-6 (.897) vs. Big Ten teams at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.

terps at home

Since its opening in 2003, the Terps are 196-23 (.895) all-time at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.

SERIES HISTORY

Indiana is 5-3 so far this season and 0-1 in conference play. The Hoosiers lost to No. 2 Iowa, 3-0, and beat Richmond, 1-0, last weekend. Kira Curland is leading Indiana with four goals this season.
Maryland leads the all-time series with Indiana, 7-0. The Terrapins took both meetings this past spring, 5-0 and 3-1 in College Park on March 19 and 21. Donnelly scored three goals in the series. Bibi Donraadt and Maura Verleg each notched a goal and tallied three assists.
American is 4-2 so far this season. The Eagles beat Lafayette, 1-0, in overtime this past weekend. Noor Coenen leads American with four goals this season.
Maryland owns the series over American, 43-1. The Terrapins have won the last 17 straight matchups, dating back to 2004. Most recently, the Terrapins won 1-0 at American on Oct. 29, 2019.