No. 8 Terps Return For Conference Home Opener

Sunday, October 1

COLLEGE PARK, MD

2 PM

Maryland

Penn State

9/29/2023 3:45:00 PM | Field Hockey

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#8 Maryland (7-3) (0-1 B1G) vs. #16 Penn State (5-4) (0-1 B1G)

October 1, 2023

Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex

2:00 PM

Big Ten Network

COLLEGE PARK, MD - No. 8 Maryland field hockey returns home for its first home game in over two weeks. The Terps host No. 16 Penn State for their first conference home game. This matchup is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

The Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex will be debuting the new video board for Sunday's match. The theme for the afternoon is a Wild, Wild West Red Out. All fans are encouraged to wear red. The first 100 students in attendance will receive custom Maryland field hockey bandannas and t-shirts.

Fans are encouraged to stay after the game for the one and only autograph session for the 2023 campaign. The first 200 fans in line will receive a team autograph card.

series information

The series between the Terps and Nittany Lions began in 1975. Penn State holds the all-time series record at 18-28-1.
Maryland has picked up seven wins since joining the Big Ten in 2014. The last home victory for the Terps was in September of 2019.
These programs met nearly a year ago during the 2022 regular season. The Terps suffered a 5-1 loss on the road after clinching the Big Ten regular season title a week prior.

Nathalie Fiechter playing Penn State in 2019

Nathalie Fiechter competing against Penn State in College Park on September 19, 2019.

story after ten games

No. 8 Maryland comes into the match with a 7-3 overall record, after falling to No. 6 Rutgers in a heartbreaking penalty shootout loss.
The Terps prepare to face their second ranked conference opponent of the week in No. 16 Penn State. Maryland has beaten two ranked teams so far this season in No. 6 Virginia and No. 17 Boston College.
Maryland has outscored its opponents 28-12.
The Terps rank third in the Big Ten in goals per game average (2.80) and fourth in points per game average (7.70).
The Terps have allowed only one first quarter goal through ten games and outscore teams 9-1 in the first fifteen minutes. Seven of those nine goals happened in the first six minutes of each game.
The Terps are 6-2 in games where they score first and 5-1 when they lead at halftime.

Maryland Field Hockey vs. Princeton at the Field Hockey Complex in College Park, MD on Thursday, Sep. 14, 2023. Mackenzie Miles/Maryland Terrapins

Pregame Huddle

inside the stat sheet

Similar to the game at Virginia, fifth year Margot Lawn tallied the first goal of the afternoon against the Scarlet Knights. She owns four goals on the year and a two-game goal streak. Lawn holds the team's highest shots-on-goal percentage at .833, after notching two shots on goal against Rutgers. She continues to lead the team in assists with five and ranks sixth in the Big Ten, averaging .560 assists per game.
Freshman Maci Bradford claims the second highest point total on the team with 14, from five goals and four assists. She added her latest goal in Piscataway by battling a defender and ultimately beating the keeper on a breakaway.
Junior Hope Rose leads the Terps with 19 points from nine goals and one assist. She has the Big Ten's fourth-highest goals per game average at .900.
The Terps continue to showcase depth through their roster as they average sixteen players participating per match. Ten players have at least two points on the year, including nine goal scorers.
Junior Paige Kieft and freshman Alyssa Klebasko continue to alternate games in the cage, as both goalkeepers have contributed to the teams three shutouts and two ranked victories. Kieft owns 20 saves on the year, while Klebasko holds a 0.42 goals-against-average.

Margot Lawn

Championship coaching

Missy Meharg returns for her 36th season as head coach. A nine-time National Coach of the Year recipient, Meharg brings an unprecedented level of consistency and excellence to the Maryland field hockey program.
Meharg became the third coach in Division I history to reach 600 wins in 2021. She is not shy of championships as she has led the Terps to seven national titles, including five in seven years, 12 conference tournament crowns, 15 conference regular season titles and 19 appearances in the NCAA Semifinals round, including 12 in the NCAA Finals.
She is supported by associate head coach Scott Tupper (third season), assistant coach Kasey Tapman Asper (third season) and goalie specialist Natalie Hunter Cyrus (first season).