No. 2 Maryland (14-2) vs. Virginia (11-5)
October 26, 2022
College Park, MD (Field Hockey and Women's Lacrosse Complex)
5:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 2 Maryland hosts No. 5 Virginia in the Terps final home match of the regular season. The Terps will face the Cavaliers on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 5:00 p.m., the matchup will be available live on B1G+.
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
series history
- Friday's matchup with Virginia will be the 69th meeting between the Terps and Cavaliers. Maryland holds a 44-22-2 series advantage and a 18-8-1 record in College Park.
- The Terps faced Virginia twice in 2021, claiming two wins including a 2-1 victory in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
- Since 2001, Maryland holds a 24-3 record over the Cavaliers including a 15-game win streak that ranged from 2001 to 2011.
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 (66), goals per game (4.12) and scoring margin (2.57)
- 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.
Conclusion at the Complex
- Wednesday's matchup with Virginia will conclude Maryland's 2022 home slate, the Terps currently hold a perfect 9-0 record at the Field Hockey and Women's Lacrosse Complex.
- The Terps have outscored opponents 44-9 across all home games this season, including five games decided by four or more goals.
- The Terps are 210-25 (.893) all-time at the Complex.
- The Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex has played home to 28 of Maryland's NCAA Tournament games, and played host to three Final Fours (2007, 2010, 2014). The Terrapins are 25-3 in those games and won the 2010 national title on their home field.
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 618-158-9 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.
