#7 Maryland vs. #4 Northwestern
Thursday, Sept. 30 | 6 PM ET
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex (College Park, MD)
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#7 Maryland vs. #1 Iowa
Sunday, Oct. 3 | 12 PM ET
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex (College Park, MD)
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COLLEGE PARK, MD - The seventh-ranked Maryland field hockey squad (7-2, 1-1 B1G) will host two top five opponents this weekend when it welcomes No. 4 Northwestern (8-2, 0-1) Thursday at 6 p.m. and No. 1 Iowa (10-0, 2-0) Sunday at noon.
Admission is free to both contests. Parking is open in lot 11B, the lot directly next to the Complex, after 4 p.m. Thursday and all day Sunday.
Sunday's match will be the Terrapins' annual Pink Game to support breast cancer awareness.
Both matchups will be streamed on
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2021-22 STORYLINES
Right here, right now
- Maryland dominated its last two games, 8-2 at Indiana Friday and 4-0 at American Sunday. Over their three wins last week, the Terps score 16 goals from 10 different scorers.
- The Terrapins have a variety of weapons. Thirteen Terps have found the goal cage, led by Bibi Donraadt with seven goals and five assists this season. Julianna Tornetta and Hope Rose each have four goals.
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Hope Rose was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Tuesday for her first career weekly honors. She scored three goals with one assist in the Terps' three wins last week.
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The Terps are No. 4 in the Big Ten and fifth in the country in goals per game (3.67) and points per game (10.44).
- 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.
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 597-151-9 (.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. 7 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll released Sept. 28. The Terrapins have been ranked in the top 5 in 193 of 234 polls, dating back to 1999 and every NFHCA Coaches poll, dating back to 1999.
terps in the big ten
- The Terps are 145-50-3 (.740) all-time against Big Ten opponents.
- Head coach Missy Meharg is 127-30-1 (.807) 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 59-15 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
SERIES HISTORY
- No. 4 Northwestern is 8-2 overall and 0-1 in Big Ten play. The Wildcats fell to No. 10 Rutgers, 2-1, this weekend. Bente Baekers is leading the Wildcats with 8 goals and 6 assists.
- Maryland is 18-10 all-time vs. Northwestern. The Wildcats took both meetings this past spring, both 2-1, on Feb. 28 and March 6 in Virginia Beach.
- No. 1 Iowa is 10-0 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes are No. 1 for the first time in school history after beating No. 6 Penn State twice last weekend, 1-0 and 4-0, in Iowa City. Ellie Holley is leading Iowa with 8 goals and 7 assists.
- Maryland owns the series over Iowa, 16-3-1. Last spring, the Terrapins beat No. 2 Iowa, 1-0, in their first matchup in Iowa City on April 2, then fell 3-0 two days later. The Hawkeyes won their Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals meeting, 3-0, in Iowa City on April 21.