No. 2 Terps Battle Big Ten Foe No. 5 Penn State

Friday, October 21

University Park, PA

6:00 p.m.

Maryland

No.5 Penn State

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No. 2 Maryland (14-1) vs. Penn State (13-2)

October 21, 2022
University Park, PA
6:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 2 Maryland travels to University Park, Pennsylvania to face Big Ten opponent No. 5 Penn State in a battle of top ranked teams. The Terps will matchup with the Nittany Lions on Friday, Oct. 21 at 6:00 p.m. The game will be available to stream on B1G+.

THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES

series history

Friday's matchup with Penn State will be the 46th meeting between the Terps and Nittany Lions. Penn Sate holds a 26-18-1 series advantage and a 9-6 record in University Park. Maryland last played Penn State on Nov. 4, 2021 falling by a slim 3-2 margin in the Big Ten Championship Tournament.
Maryland held a six-game win streak over Penn State from 2008 to 2016, a span which saw the Terps claim five conference titles and three NCAA Championships.

B1G Offense

Maryland fields one of the strongest and most versatile attacking units in the country featuring seven players (Hope Rose, Leah Crouse, Danielle Van Rootselaar, Bibi Donraadt, Emma DeBerdine, Margot Lawn and Riley Donnelly) who currently have five or more goals on the season
The Terps lead the Big Ten in both goals (65), goals per game (4.33) and scoring margin (3.00)
Maryland currently ranks No.2 in the NCAA in goals per game and No. 1 in points per game (12.43)
The Terps currently sit ranked No. 2 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Pre-Season Poll.

Confident in Crunch Time

Maryland has dominated games in the fourth quarter and overtime claiming three overtime wins including two over top-five ranked opponents on the road.
The Terps are 5-1 this season in games decided in the final quarter or overtime.
Graduate Student Leah Crouse and Dani Van Rootselaar have been particularly vital accounting for every fourth quarter or overtime game-winning goal.
Crouse (5) and Van Rootselaar (3) rank No.2 and No.7 in the Big Ten respectively in game winning goals so far this season.
The Terps are 76-27 (.737) all-time in games that have gone to overtime or a shootout.
In Meharg's tenure, the Terps are 65-23 (.738) in overtime or penalty strokes games.

35 Years of Missy

Coach Missy Meharg enters her 35th season at the helm of the Terps, having led her squads to a record of 605-156-9 with a winning percentage of over 79 percent
The nine-time National Coach of the Year has amassed 19 Final Fours, 12 NCAA title game appearances and seven NCAA Championships over her tenure
This past season, Meharg became just the third Division I head coach to reach the 600-win mark. Her 605 wins are the most-ever by any Maryland coach in history across all sports
Meharg has coached 56 All-Americans, 19 Conference Player of the Year recipients and six of her former student-athletes were named National Player of the Year

Best of the Best on the horizon

The Terps play an impressive 18-game slate, consisting of 10 non-conference games and 8 conference games.
Maryland will host 10 home games in 2022 including the 22nd annual Terrapin Invitational.
The Terrapins will once again play one of the most difficult schedules in the nation playing 12 teams ranked in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Pre-Season Top 25 including 10 ranked in the Top 15.