Box Score

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - The Terrapins opened up Big Ten play on the road against #6 Penn State, but came up short in a 4-0 loss. Goalkeeper Liz Beardsley was key for the Terps all game, as her eight saves kept the squad in the match.

Penn State got on the board in the 6th minute of the match on a long shot that went into the top left corner of the goal. The rest of the half though was tough for the Nittany Lions as Beardsley was equal to every shot they put into the box. Beardsley had five saves in the first half, which was a season high for the junior in just the first half.

Penn State was held scoreless until the second half, as it added a second goal in the 59th minute. Ten minutes later, Penn State added a third goal to put the Terps down 3-0. Penn State would add one final goal late in the game to make it a 4-0 scoreline.

Breaking Down the Action

• The Terps got the first opportunity in the first minute of the game after earring a free kick in the attacking third. Maddie Krakower delivered the ball into the box, but The Terps couldn't direct a shot on goal.
• Penn State would get on the board first in the game as they scored on a long shot from outside the area that went into the top left corner of the goal.
• Kennedy Bell stole the ball in midfield in the 12th minute and attacked the Penn State box, but her shot just missed the back post.
• Liz Beardsley got her first save of the half in the 13th minute on a shot she parried over goal.
• Beardsley was back in action two minutes later, as another shot by Penn State was fired at goal that the junior once again pushed away.
• In the 19th minute, Beardsley had more work to do in the box as Penn State went for goal once again, but the keeper was up to the challenge and saved yet another shot.
• Penn State was put another on frame in the 34th minute, but Beardsley was once again equal to it.
• Beardsley made another critical save for the Terps as she pushed a long shot away in the 58th minute.
• Penn State doubled its lead in the 59th minute and the Terps trailed by a score of 2-0.
• Penn State added another goal in the 70th minute that made it a 3-0 game.
• Penn State added another goal late in the second half to make it a 4-0 game.

Numbers to Know

• 5: Goalkeeper Liz Beardsley was crucial to keeping the Terps in the game in the first half, as she had five saves to keep the Penn State offense at bay. Those five saves by Beardsley were a season high for the keeper in just the first half.
• 8: Beardsley had three more saves in the second half, to give her a season high eight on ther game.

Coach Nemzer's Take
"For us we came into this with a game plan. Obviously its hard to let up an early goal on a set piece. We spoke about those details as far as what we needed to do. I thought besides that we did a good job with the details. We came back out in the second half and I thought those details kind of got away from us. We will definitely use this week to clean that up and figure out that piece of it. We look forward to getting some players back healthy. We need to use this week and we have to respond moving on to Thursday's match against Purdue."

Liz Beardsley on her Eight Save Effort in the Game
"So, the past three games I've been fortunate enough to hang out there and just talk to the girls and communicate. I really didn't have to do much, but my thought process coming into this was I knew I would need to step up once or twice today. My goal was just to keep it out of the net as much as possible and be able to step up for my team. They have been stepping up the games before, so today was my turn and I was happy to do it."

Up Next

• Maryland hosts Big Ten foe Purdue on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 PM at Ludwig Field
• In seven matchups with the Boilermakers, the Terps own three victories, including last season's 3-1 win in West Lafayette.