COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The winningest program in women's lacrosse history is heading back to the Final Four as No. 2 seed Maryland topped No. 7 seed Florida, 18-5, on Thursday afternoon at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.

The Terps have now made 12 of the last 13 Final Fours under head coach Cathy Reese dating to 2009. Maryland has won 11 games in a row to stand at 19-1 heading to the NCAA Semifinals next Friday, May 27 at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. The Terps will play No. 3 seed Boston College at a time to be announced. The game will be on ESPNU. 

"What a great day for our Terps," said head coach Cathy Reese. "Super proud of our team all the way through. We settled in after the first quarter and we came out in the second half on fire. Our defense played great, both of our goalies made some great saves. Our offense, especially in the third quarter, really took care of the ball and put away some good opportunities. Congrats to Florida on a great season. Really proud of our effort today."

Libby May scored a team-best five goals, her third game in a row with five goals. Victoria Hensh tallied a career-high tying three goals for the Terps. Aurora Cordingley and Hannah Leubecker each scored three as well. 

Eloise Clevenger handed out three assists. 

In goal, Emily Sterling made eight saves. Shaylan Ahearn was great on the draw, winning 10. Defender Abby Bosco led the team with two caused turnovers and had four groundballs. 

Florida finished the season at 17-5 as five different players scored one goal. This was second time the Terps beat the Gators in College Park this season, as Maryland won 18-8 on Feb. 26. 

Breaking Down The Action
• Maryland led 3-2 after the first quarter with the Terps and Gators trading goals starting with Hensh, then Cordingley netting a pair for Maryland. 
• The Terps took a 6-3 lead into halftime thanks to a three-goal run spanning the first and second quarter with Cordingley's second goal, May's first of the game and Hensh's second of the game. May's second of the half -- giving the Terps three players with two goals apiece -- put the Terps up by three with 5:32 for the final goal of the first half. 
• Leubecker opened the second half with two goals in 48 seconds to give Maryland an 8-3 lead. After Florida scored its only goal of the quarter, the Terps scored the next six goals with May scoring three in the run. The Terps led 14-4 after three quarters, outscoring Florida, 8-1 in the third.  
• Grace Griffin, Kate Sites, Jordyn Lipkin and Shannon Smith scored in the fourth quarter for Maryland. 

NCAA Dominance
• Maryland has won four of the last seven National Championships, last winning in 2019.
• The Terps lead the nation with 37 NCAA appearances and are also tops in wins (78), championship game appearances (22) and NCAA titles (14). The Terps are making their 32nd consecutive appearance in the postseason, every once since 1990. .
• The Terps have now made 12 of the past 13 Final Fours dating back to 2009.
• Under Cathy Reese, Maryland has five National Championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019).
• Reese is now 40-9 at Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, making 12 Final Fours and seven championship games.
• Maryland has won 12 NCAA Quarterfinals games in a row, with the last loss coming in 2008.
• The Terps are 12-2 in the Quarterfinal Round under Reese.
• Maryland is 26-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in College Park under Reese and hasn't lost since 2008.

Numbers To Know
• 3: Hensh scored three goals for the second time in her career with the first coming in the season-opener against Saint Joseph's. 
• 5: May scored five goals in a game for the third game in a row and fifth time this season.
• 11: The Terps have won 11 games in a row as they improved to 19-1 this season. 
• 28: Maryland will be playing in its 28th Final Four, dating the start of the NCAA Tournament in 1983. 
• 78: Maryland leads the NCAA in all-time NCAA Tournament wins. 
• 160: The Terps are now 160-5 at home under Cathy Reese. 

Up Next 
• Maryland will face No. 3 seed Boston College, the defending National Champions, next Friday at Johns Hopkins. The game will be at either 3 or 5 p.m., and air on ESPNU.