COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 6 Maryland topped Richmond, 3-0, on Senior Day Sunday at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. The Terps moved to 11-5 on the season going into their final regular season game.
After threatening with a pair of shot attempts, Fleur Knopert scored her fifth goal of the season off a penalty corner in the first quarter. Ella Gaitan delivered her second assist of the year.
Gaitan scored a goal of her own in the second quarter, her seventh goal of the season. Josie Hollamon earned her fifth assist of the year, which is tied with Emma DeBerdine for the team lead.
Hope Rose added an insurance goal in the closing minutes of the game for her team-leading ninth goal of the season. She has scored in three consecutive games.
The Terps dominated on both ends of the ball, leading the Spiders in shots (20-1), shots on goal (13-1) and penalty corners (4-1). Maryland's unyielding pressure prevented Richmond from taking any shots after the first minute of the game.
Earning her first start of the season as a goalkeeper, Paige Kieft made one save. She was well-supported by the Terps' fullbacks
Rayne Wright,
Ericka Morris-Adams and
Josie Hollamon.
Richmond fell to 10-7 on the season. Its goalkeeper, Kristen Rake, made 10 saves.
Breaking Down The Action
- Hope Rose put up a shot early in hopes of igniting the Terps offense, but the Richmond goalkeeper saved it.
- Rose had a strike off a penalty corner midway through the first quarter that was blocked by the Spiders.
- Maryland deflected a Richmond penalty corner on the next play.
- Fleur Knopert soared a shot just high of the net.
- The Terps capitalized on their second penalty corner, taking a 1-0 lead in the closing minutes of the first quarter. Fleur Knopert lifted a shot from Ella Gaitan past the Richmond goalkeeper. Emma DeBerdine delivered the inbound pass to set up Gaitan's assist at the top of the circle.
- Knopert and Annemijn Klijnhout had shot attempts early in the second quarter.
- Gaitan upped the score to 2-0 in the second quarter with a goal off a penalty corner. Josie Hollamon assisted the shot with a horizontal pass off DeBerdine's inbound.
- Klijnhout shot early in the third quarter, but it went wide of the net. Carly Hynd also had a shot in the third frame.
- Maci Bradford put up a well-placed shot towards the right corner of the net before Richmond's goalkeeper knocked it off target.
- Knopert rolled a shot just wide of the goal midway through the fourth quarter.
- Rose tacked on another goal for Maryland, tapping in a deflected Ella Gaitan shot attempt.
Senior Day Celebration
Series Success
- Maryland is 20-0-1 all-time against Richmond.
- The Terps last defeated Richmond 5-1 in 2019.
Numbers To Know
- 1: Paige Kieft made her first start as a goalkeeper this season.
- 3: Hope Rose scored goals in three consecutive games.
- 5: Fleur Knopert has five goals in 2024.
- 5: Maryland is ranked No. 5 in the NCAA, according to the RPI.
- 6: The Terps are ranked No. 6 in the NCAA, according to the NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll.
- 7: Ella Gaitan scored her seventh goal of the season.
- 7: The Terps honored seven seniors on Senior Day
- 9: Rose scored her team-leading ninth goal of the season.
- 20: The Terps are undefeated with 20 wins all-time against Richmond.
- 653: head coach Missy Meharg has 653 career wins, the most of any active coach.
- 805: Maryland earned its 805th win as a program.
Up Next
- Maryland concludes its regular season schedule on the road against No. 17 Penn State on Friday at 4 p.m. This game will be streamed live on Big Ten Plus.
