COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 8 Maryland took down No. 7 Michigan, 2-0, on Sunday at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. The Wolverines entered the contest on an 11-game win streak. The Terps (10-4, 5-2 Big Ten) earned their fifth ranked win and third over a top-10 team this season.
Hope Rose scored the game's first goal in the second quarter on a penalty corner. It was the team-leading seventh of the year and assisted by Emma DeBerdine and Kylee Niswonger. Michigan had given up just two goals on penalty corners entering the matchup. It was also the Wolverines' first goal given up in conference play this season.
Josie Hollamon tacked on a dagger with under three minutes to play, scoring her fifth goal of the season.
Maryland's back line of Ericka Morris-Adams, Rayne Wright and Hollamon limited Michigan's Abby Tamer to a blank stat sheet on only four shots. Tamer played alongside DeBerdine on the United States women's national field hockey team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Goalkeeper Alyssa Klebasko made three saves and was credited with her fifth shutout of the season, matching her total from a year ago. It marked the first time Michigan was shut out in a game this season.
Michigan (11-2, 4-1 Big Ten) entered the contest undefeated in conference play. Its lone loss occurred in their season opener to No. 2 North Carolina. The Terps are now 23-5 in head-to-head matchups with the Wolverines.
Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland regained possession after Michigan missed a pass off a penalty corner in the early minutes of the first quarter.
- Both defenses made stops to prevent any first-quarter scoring. Fleur Knopert put up the only shot of the period.
- Alina Gerke drew the Terps' first penalty corner of the game, and Hope Rose converted, scoring in the 20th minute. Rose controlled Emma Deberdine's inbound pass and sent a well-placed shot that bounced off Kylee Niswonger's stick to reach the net.
- Maya Everett notched a shot, but it sailed wide, holding Maryland's 1-0 lead at the half.
- Rose foiled a Michigan penalty corner opportunity midway through the third quarter. After cutting off a Wolverine shot attempt, Rose followed through with the play and prevented Michigan from getting a second-chance look.
- Annemijn Klijnhout's shot in the 40th minute soared just above the right corner of the net.
- Alyssa Klebasko saved an Abby Tamer shot attempt in the closing minutes of the third quarter to maintain Maryland's advantage.
- Ericka Morris-Adams dove to deflect a Michigan penalty corner early in the fourth quarter. Maryland's defense cut off another Wolverine penalty corner opportunity a minute later.
- Klebasko made back-to-back kick saves midway through the fourth quarter. The Terps then passed around to run down the clock late in the fourth quarter.
- Josie Hollamon scored an insurance goal in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter with a score off a penalty corner.
Series Success
- Maryland leads Michigan 23-5 in all-time matchups.
Numbers To Know
- 1: Kylee Niswonger recorded her first assist of 2024.
- 3: The Terps earned their third top-10 win of the season.
- 4: Emma DeBerdine is tied for the team lead with four assists in 2024.
- 5: The Terps claimed their fifth ranked win of the season.
- 5: Alyssa Klebasko earned her fifth shutout of the season.
- 5: Josie Hollamon scored her fifth goal of the season.
- 7: Hope Rose scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season. She now has 44 goals in her career.
- 11: The Terps snapped the Wolverine's 11-game win streak.
- 23: The Terps are 23-5 in the head-to-head matchups with the Wolverines.
- 652: head coach Missy Meharg has 652 career wins, the most of any active coach.
- 804: Maryland earned its 804th win as a program.
Up Next
- Maryland will travel to Princeton, N.J., to face the Tigers on Friday at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
