Tuesday, September 20
Princeton, NJ
4:00 p.m.
Maryland
at
No.7 Princeton
Maryland Travels to Princeton For Game Two of Road Trip
9/14/2022 3:32:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 3 Maryland (7-0) vs. No. 8 Princeton (3-2)
September 20, 2022
Princeton, N.J. (Bedford Field)
4:00 pm EDT
Princeton, N.J. (Bedford Field)
4:00 pm EDT
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
series history
- Friday's matchup with No. 23 Ohio State was the 18th meeting between the Big Ten foes. Maryland currently now holds a 18-0 series advantage, including a dominant 6-0 victory last season in College Park.
- Maryland's Tuesday afternoon game against Princeton will be the 37th matchup with the Tigers. The Terps hold a 26-9-1 record, including winning four straight overtime games dating back to 2018.
There's no place like home
- Maryland excelled at the Terrapin Invitational, going 2-0 across the weekend in College Park. This included a victory over No.12 Harvard, which saw Leah Crouse score both goals including the game winner in the third quarter.
- The Terps finished the Invitational with an emphatic 6-1 win over New Hampshire that included five different goal scorers. Hope Rose accounted for two goals in what is already her second multi-goal game of the season.
- Maryland currently sits ranked No. 3 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Pre-Season Poll.
- Maryland features a talented squad that includes 2021 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Hope Rose and 2021 NCAA All-Tournament Team selection Bibi Donraadt
- The Terps retain significant production and leadership from last season's Final Four team including bringing back all three of their top point scorers from a year ago in Bibi Donraadt (33), Hope Rose (24) and Emma DeBerdine (21).
- Maryland also brings back Graduate Student Riley Donnelly and Seniors Margot Lawn, Belle Bressler, Maura Verleg, Nathalie Fiechter, Sam Zywna, and Christina Calandra.
- Overall, the Terps return seven starters and a tremendous amount of offensive firepower across the roster with returners accounting for 48 goals and 41 assists last season.
back to the b1G Show
- Friday's game against Ohio State opened the 2022 Big Ten schedule for the Terps.
- Maryland went 4-4 in the Big Ten last season, including a 2-1 victory over then No.2 Michigan.
- The Terps currently stand tied for first in the Big Ten standings with Northwestern entering conference play.
- Maryland is 148-54-3 (.729) all-time against Big Ten opponents
- Since joining the league in 2014, the Terps are 62-19 (.765) in conference play, including their 16 Big Ten Tournament 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.
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