#8 Maryland (1-0) at #10Â Virginia (2-0)Â
February 18, 2021
Klockner Stadium
5:00 pm EDTÂ
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VAÂ -Â The No. 8 Maryland women's lacrosse team will play in its first top-10 matchup of the season as the Terps travel to Charlottesville to face No. 10 Virginia, on February 18 at 5:00 p.m. on the ACC Network. Leah Secondo and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch will have the call.
VIRGINIA STORYLINES
LAST TIME OUTÂ
- The Terps are 1-0 so far in 2022, coming off a 20-6 trouncing of Saint Joseph's last week.
- Maryland was led by Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Aurora Cordingley, who in her first game as a Terp, scored five first half goals.
- 11 different players scored and Maryland won the battle in the draw circle 22-6 behind 10 from Shaylan Ahearn and nine from Abby Bosco.
TEWAARATON TERPSÂ
- A trio of fifth-years: Abby Bosco, Aurora Cordingley and Grace Griffin, and junior Hannah Leubecker were all named to the Tewaaraton Watch List last week, which features the top 51 players in the sport of women's lacrosse.
- This is the third-straight year that Griffin has been named to the watch list and last year was one of the final 25 nominees for the most prestigious award in lacrosse. Leubecker and Cordingley (Johns Hopkins) were also on the watch list last season. This is Bosco's (Penn) first ever watch list selection.Â
- Maryland has won eight of the last 11 Tewaaraton awards, with Megan Taylor becoming the first goalie in lacrosse history to win the award in 2019.
- The Terps have had a finalist for the award in 14 straight seasons in which the Tewaaraton has been been awarded and every season under head coachCathy Reese. Last season, Lizzie Colsonearned finalist honors after a season in which she was named the IWLCA National Defender of the Year.Â
Meet the captains
- Fifth-years Torie Barretta and Grace Griffin were selected as Maryland's 2022 Captains.
- With her selection, Griffin becomes the first ever Terp to be a three-year captain, also being chosen in 2020 & 2021.
- A Third Team All-American last year, Griffin was second on the team with 48 points, scoring 29 goals and recording 19 assists, second with 19 caused turnovers and third with 30 groundballs
- An IWLCA Second Team All-Region and All-Big Ten Tournament Team selection in 2021, Barretta stood second on the team with 19 caused turnovers and fourth on the team with 25 groundballs.
most storied program in lacrosse
- Maryland is the most successful program in women's lacrosse, having won 15 national championships and 29 conference championships.
- The Terps have participated in 27 Final Fours, including 11-straight from 2009-2019 and have won 12 of the last 27 national championships, including seven-straight from 1995-2001.
SERIES HISTORY
- This will be the 61st all-time meeting between Maryland and Virginia, with the Terps taking 43 of the first 60 meetings.
- Maryland has won 13 in a row against the Hoos, with the last loss coming in the 2008 ACC Tournament.
- The last time the Terps played Virginia, it was a historic night as head coach Cathy Reese became the all-time winningest coach in program history, winning her 261st game as the leader of the Maryland program.
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