PHILADELPHIA, PA -- No. 6 Maryland (2-1) jumped all over Drexel (2-2) early, taking a 7-1 lead after the first quarter, and ultimately came away with a 15-9 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Vidas Field in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

"Good win for the Terps today," said head coach Cathy Reese. "We are trying to get better every day and every game. We shot a lot better today. Shay (Ahearn) did an awesome job on the draw, that was huge for us today. Defensively, we're making progress with our young group, trying to get all our different faces on the same page. Happy to come out of Philly with a win." 

Libby May (6G) and Hannah Leubecker (4G, 1A) led the way for the Terps offensively. Shaylan Ahearn added a pair of goals and a career-high tying 14 draw controls for her fifth career game with double-figure draw controls. Eloise Clevenger, Victoria Hensh and Kori Edmondson each notched a goal to round out the scoring for Maryland.

Emily Sterling made six saves in goal. 

Breaking Down The Action

• The Terps scored the first five goals of the game and led 7-1 at the end of the first quarter. Shaylan Ahearn and Libby May each scored twice in the frame.
• Drexel outscored the Terps 3-1 in the second to make it a 8-4 game at halftime.
• Three consecutive Leubecker goals stretched the Maryland lead to 11-4 with 6:19 left in the third quarter and the Terps did enough the rest of the way to secure the win. 
• May scored her fifth and sixth goals of the afternoon midway through the fourth quarter. 

Four-Plus Goal Terps

• May and Leubecker each scored at least four goals. 
• It was May's 11th career game with four-plus goals. 
• Leubecker has now scored at least four goals in a game for the 17th time in her career. 

50th Season Of Lacrosse

• The 2023 season is the 50th season of Maryland women's lacrosse, a program that has been the most successful in the entire sport since its start. 
• Maryland has won 15 national championships and 31 conference championships. The Terps have participated in 28 Final Fours, including 12 of the last 13 and have won 12 of the last 28 national championships, including seven-straight from 1995- 2001. Maryland now has an all-time program record of 762-147-3 in 50 seasons for a 83.7 win percentage. 

Up Next

• The Terps head into the final half of their four-game road-stand as Maryland will face Florida on Saturday, Feb. 25 at noon before playing James Madison on March 1. 
• The top-ten matchup against the Gators can be caught on