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Team Celebrates- Ohio State
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Ohio State OSU(1)~1 5-9, 0-4 Big Ten
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Winner Maryland MD 12-3, 4-0 Big Ten
Ohio State OSU(1)~1
5-9, 0-4 Big Ten
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Final
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Maryland MD
12-3, 4-0 Big Ten
Winner
Score By Periods
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Ohio State OSU(1)~1 3 0 3 1 7
Maryland MD 7 4 4 3 18

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Clevenger Sets Single Game Assist Record as No. 10 Terps Down Ohio State, 18-7

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Junior Eloise Clevenger set the single game Maryland assist record with eight assists as she led No. 10 Maryland to a dominant 18-7 win over Ohio State on Saturday at SECU Stadium. 

"I'm so proud of our team after a tough week," said head coach Cathy Reese. "To come away with three conference wins in seven days, to see the contributions from so many different people on our roster and to play probably the most complete game of our season is something I hope our whole team is proud of as well."

Clevenger broke current Volunteer Assistant Coach Alex Aust's record of seven assists against UMBC on March 5, 2013. Clevenger recorded her eighth assist on Saturday on Victoria Hensh's second goal of the game with 3:06 left in the fourth quarter. She not only broke the single-game assist record, but set a new career-high for single-season assists as she now has 37 this season for the Terps.

Maryland started off Saturday's game just as red-hot as it ended it with, jumping out to a 4-1 lead early in the first quarter thanks to goals from four different players: Hensh, Clevenger, Hannah Leubecker and Shannon Smith. The Terps then proceeded to score eight-straight goals after Ohio State cut the lead to 4-3, taking an 11-3 lead into the half and scoring their 10th goal within the first 20 minutes of play.

Leubecker had herself a hat trick in the first quarter alone, her fifth of the season, and scored four goals in the win after starting off the second half with a goal. In the first half, three Terps registered multiple goals, including her, Smith and Kori Edmondson, who scored two-straight in the second quarter, scoring three goals overall, her eighth hat trick of the season. Leubecker's four goals now gives her 30 this season, her third-straight 30-goal season for Maryland. Smith had a two-goal first half and a two-goal second half, breaking her single-game career-high as she scored four goals in the win.

Maryland capped off an exceptional home performance with a 6-1 run from the 3:31 mark of the third quarter to the 3:06 mark of the fourth quarter. The Terps dominated on offense, out-shooting Ohio State, 32-16 overall and 27-13 in shots on goal. Maryland also won the draw control battle, 19-10.

Maryland finishes its Big Ten home slate at 3-0. The Terps have never lost a Big Ten home game and in 17 seasons under Cathy Reese never lost a conference home game (Big Ten/ACC). 

Breaking Down The Action
  • Maryland went on a 4-1 run to begin the game, with Hensh and Clevenger beginning the scoring and Leubecker and Smith following up after Ohio State scored to make it 2-1.
  • The Terps led 7-3 after the first quarter, finishing on a 3-0 run as Smith scored her second of the game and Leubecker recorded a hat trick, scoring twice in the final minute of the quarter.
  • Maryland out-scored Ohio State, 4-0, in the second quarter, jumping out to an 11-3 lead at half as Edmondson got on the board for the first time, scoring twice, and two more Terps, May and Thomas, scored.
  • Leubecker's fourth of the game to begin the third quarter finished off an 8-0 Terps run as the Terps led, 12-3, at that point.
  • Smith tied her career-high with her third goal of the game with 3:31 left in the third quarter, stopping a 2-0 Ohio State run.
  • Maryland scored three of the final four goals in the third quarter as Edmondson scored her third of the game and her eighth hat trick of the season, giving the Terps a 15-6 lead.
  • The Terps scored the first three goals in the fourth quarter, including the record-breaker for Clevenger, her eighth assist of the game on Hensh's second goal, making it 18-6. Ohio State tacked on the final goal of the game with 2:11 left in regulation.

By The Numbers
  • 4: Goals on Saturday for Smith, a new career-high for the junior.
  • 8: Edmondson recorded her eighth hat trick of the season for the Terps on Saturday.
  • 9: Number of consecutive wins for Maryland following Saturday's win over Ohio State.
  • 9: Number of consecutive games with 10+ goals for the Terps. They are 9-0 in that stretch.
  • 30: Goals for Leubecker this season following a four-goal performance on Saturday.
  • 37: Assists this season for Clevenger following an eight-assist performance on Saturday.

Up Next
  • The Terps head on the road for their final two games of the season, beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday in State College, Pennsylvania against No. 17 Penn State. The game will be broadcast on B1G Network.
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