Three Terps Named Tewaaraton Nominees
4/21/2022 1:03:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
WASHINGTON, DC -- Three members of the No. 8 Maryland women's lacrosse team were named to the 25-player Tewaaraton Award nominee list, as announced by the foundation Thursday.
Defender Abby Bosco, attacker Aurora Cordingley and goaltender Emily Sterling, who have led Maryland to a 13-1 record this season, are all nominees for lacrosse's most prestigious honor. This is the first Tewaaraton nominee nod for all three Terps.
Maryland has the second-most players on the list of any school (North Carolina).
Bosco is the leader of the second ranked Maryland defense, which is holding opponents to just 7.50 goals per game and has held 11 of 14 opponents to under 10 goals this season. The graduate student leads the Big Ten and ranks 10th in the nation with 3.07 groundballs per game and stands first on the Terps with 19 caused turnovers and second with 57 draw controls. Bosco has nine games with at least three groundballs, four games with more than three caused turnovers and five games of more than five draw controls.
Cordingley currently stands third in the nation in points per game (6.43), sixth in assists (36) and 13th in goals (54). The leader of the Maryland offense that has scored 15-plus goals in 11 of 14 games, Cordingley has 90 points on the season to lead the Big Ten. The Canadian National Team member has at least five points in 12 of 14 games, has at least six points in 10 of the last 13 games and is the first Terp with two double-digit point games in a season since Alex Aust in 2013, tallying 11 (six goals, five assists) against Villanova (3/13) and 10 (four goals, six assists) against No. 7 Florida (2/26). She has twice this season been named the IWLCA National Player of the Week and five times been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, both the most since three-time Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings in 2015.
Sterling currently leads the nation with a .544 save percentage and a 7.44 goals against average. The junior has over a 50-percent save percentage in nine of 14 games this season and is saving at a .610 percent clip over the past five games. Sterling was named the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week last week, has been selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week four times this season, including the past three weeks, and was selected as a Second Team Midseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse.
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. Before that, Zoe Stukenberg took home the prestigious award in 2017, Taylor Cummings won three straight from 2014-16 and Katie Schwarzmann became the first two-time winner for Maryland in 2012-13. Caitlyn McFadden started the eight-for-10 streak for Maryland, garnering the award in 2010. Jen Adams won the inaugural Tewaaraton in 2001.
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 coach Cathy Reese. Last season, Lizzie Colson earned finalist honors after a season in which she was named the IWLCA National Defender of the Year.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
The five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 2.
Defender Abby Bosco, attacker Aurora Cordingley and goaltender Emily Sterling, who have led Maryland to a 13-1 record this season, are all nominees for lacrosse's most prestigious honor. This is the first Tewaaraton nominee nod for all three Terps.
Maryland has the second-most players on the list of any school (North Carolina).
Bosco is the leader of the second ranked Maryland defense, which is holding opponents to just 7.50 goals per game and has held 11 of 14 opponents to under 10 goals this season. The graduate student leads the Big Ten and ranks 10th in the nation with 3.07 groundballs per game and stands first on the Terps with 19 caused turnovers and second with 57 draw controls. Bosco has nine games with at least three groundballs, four games with more than three caused turnovers and five games of more than five draw controls.
Cordingley currently stands third in the nation in points per game (6.43), sixth in assists (36) and 13th in goals (54). The leader of the Maryland offense that has scored 15-plus goals in 11 of 14 games, Cordingley has 90 points on the season to lead the Big Ten. The Canadian National Team member has at least five points in 12 of 14 games, has at least six points in 10 of the last 13 games and is the first Terp with two double-digit point games in a season since Alex Aust in 2013, tallying 11 (six goals, five assists) against Villanova (3/13) and 10 (four goals, six assists) against No. 7 Florida (2/26). She has twice this season been named the IWLCA National Player of the Week and five times been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, both the most since three-time Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings in 2015.
Sterling currently leads the nation with a .544 save percentage and a 7.44 goals against average. The junior has over a 50-percent save percentage in nine of 14 games this season and is saving at a .610 percent clip over the past five games. Sterling was named the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week last week, has been selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week four times this season, including the past three weeks, and was selected as a Second Team Midseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse.
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. Before that, Zoe Stukenberg took home the prestigious award in 2017, Taylor Cummings won three straight from 2014-16 and Katie Schwarzmann became the first two-time winner for Maryland in 2012-13. Caitlyn McFadden started the eight-for-10 streak for Maryland, garnering the award in 2010. Jen Adams won the inaugural Tewaaraton in 2001.
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 coach Cathy Reese. Last season, Lizzie Colson earned finalist honors after a season in which she was named the IWLCA National Defender of the Year.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
The five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 2.
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