Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD – The No. 9 Terps closed out their 2023 home campaign by besting the Indiana Hoosiers, 2-1. Sunday's home finale was also senior day, and the team's eight graduating seniors were recognized alongside their families before the game.
The result moved Maryland to 14-3 (6-1 B1G) on the season with only one more game to go before the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers left College Park at 5-12 (0-7 B1G). The Terps have won seven games in a row.
The Terps are just one game behind No. 1 Northwestern (7-0 B1G) for the overall No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. With a win at Northwestern on Thursday, the Terps would claim at least a share of the Big Ten Championship.
The Terps controlled the game for the entirety of the first half, thanks to Margot Lawn's early goal and Alyssa Klebasko's four saves across the first two quarters. But the one-point advantage put Indiana within an arm's reach of the Terps, which the Hoosiers were able to capitalize on by scoring in the early minutes of the third quarter.
But Maryland responded in minutes, as
Maci Bradford netted her eighth goal of the year to put the Terps back up 2-1.
Key blocks by Klebasko in the second-half maintained Maryland's one-goal lead and held the Terps' advantage for the remainder of the contest. Klebasko concluded the game with seven saves.
Breaking Down The Action
- The teams traded possession early in the game before Maryland's goalkeeper Alyssa Klebasko cut off an Indiana corner penalty opportunity with nine minutes to go in the first.
- Margot Lawn took a penalty opportunity for the Terps with seven minutes to go, but it sailed just left of the Hoosiers' goal.
- A couple minutes later, Lawn saw an open opportunity and successfully sent one past Indiana's goalkeeper, giving the Terps a 1-0 advantage.
- Lawn had a late-quarter penalty shot that was just blocked by the Hoosier's goalkeeper and another shot at the buzzer that missed wide.
- Klebasko batted away an Indiana shot early in the second to hold the score.
- Indiana earned a pair of penalty corners near the end of the second quarter that were blocked by Maryland's defensive back line and saved by Klebasko, respectively.
- The Hooseirs came out of the break on the attack, taking three-straight penalty corners within the first three minutes of the half. All of these were blocked or broken up by the Terps defense, but Indiana's Sofia Arrebola Garci was able to put one through, putting the score even at 1 in the early minutes of the third quarter.
- Maci Bradford answered for the Terps, netting a shot with seven minutes to go in the third to take back the lead, 2-1.
- Josie Hollamon launched a shot off of a penalty corner in the fourth that was knocked away by Indiana's goalkeeper.
- Another penalty corner shot opportunity taken by Sammy Popper was off target.
- Klebasko came up big with four minutes to go in the game, blocking an Indiana shot off of a penalty corner.
Series History
- Maryland extended their all-time series record to 12-0 against the Hoosiers.
- Indiana remains as one of the three Big Ten teams the Terps have never lost to. Michigan and Ohio State hold the other two slots.
Numbers To Know
- 0: With another first quarter shut out, Maryland have allowed zero first quarter goals from Big Ten teams this season. The Terps have only allowed two first quarter goals overall.
- 7: Maryland has won seven games in a row.
- 7: Margot Lawn netted her seventh goal of the season.
- 8: Maci Bradford tallied her eighth goal of the year.
- 10: This game marks the 10th time Maryland has beaten Indiana by two or more goals.
- 17: Maryland has allowed only two first quarter goals through 17 games and outscored teams 16-2 in the first fifteen minutes. 12 of those 16 goals happened in the first six minutes of each game.
Up Next
- The Terps head to Evanston, IL to face Northwestern on Thursday for their final regular season game of the year. This game will begin at 4 p.m., and will be broadcast on Big Ten Network. Maryland has a chance to claim for the Big Ten Championship with a victory in the game.
