Maryland Returns to College Park for Two Big Ten Matchups

Sunday, September 25

COLLEGE PARK, MD

1:00 p.m.

Maryland

Michigan State

Maryland Returns to College Park for Two Big Ten Matchups

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No. 3 Maryland (8-1) vs. Michigan State (4-3)

September 25, 2022
College Park, MD (Field Hockey and Women's Lacrosse Complex)
1:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No. 3 Maryland will face Michigan State on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1:00 p.m. to close out their two-game homestand. The Terps are coming off an intense 1-0 overtime victory over Big Ten rival Michigan in College Park.

THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES

series history

Friday's matchup with No. 8 Michigan was the 26th meeting between the Terps and Wolverines. Maryland now holds a 21-5 series advantage and a 11-2 record in College Park. The Terps handed then No.2 ranked Michigan a 2-1 loss in Ann Arbor last season.
Maryland and Michigan have squared off in two tightly contested National Championship finals. Missy Meharg's Terps took home a 2-1 victory in 1999 and the Wolverines claimed a 2-0 win in 2001.
The Terps defeated Michigan in the first overtime period after Leah Crouse punched in her fourth game winning goal of the season, keeping Maryland a perfect 2-0 in Big Ten play.
Maryland's Sunday afternoon game against Michigan will be the 15th matchup with the Spartans. The Terps hold a 14-0 record against Michigan State, including a 4-0 victory in East Lansing during the 2021 campaign.

Offense All OVer

Maryland fields one of the strongest and most versatile attacking units in the country featuring six players (Hope Rose, Leah Crouse, Danielle Van Rootselaar, Bibi Donraadt, Emma DeBerdine and Margot Lawn) who currently have three or more goals on the season
Hope Rose is averaging 2.75 points per game, which ranks no.2 in the nation
Three Terps currently rank in the NCAA top-50 in goals per game including Rose who sits at no.4 with an average of 1.00 goals per contest.
Maryland currently stands No.3 in the NCAA in goals per game and No.4 in assists per game.
The Terps currently sit 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).
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.

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Last Friday's 4-2 victory 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 are currently first in the Big Ten standings, following a 2-0 Iowa win over Northwestern on Friday, Sept. 23.
Maryland is 150-54-3 (.730) all-time against Big Ten opponents
Since joining the league in 2014, the Terps are 64-19 (.768) 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.