CHAPEL HILL, NC – In a rivalry between former ACC foes No. 5 seed Maryland field hockey and No. 6 seed Duke, the Terps fell to the Blue Devils, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament on Friday at Karen Shelton Stadium.
This was No. 5-ranked Maryland 36th NCAA tournament appearance in program history. The Terps finished the season with a 13-7 record.
Maryland's back line of Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Josie Hollamon, Rayne Wright and Josie Hollamon did their part to cut off Duke's offense for most of the game, holding the Blue Devils to only three shots on goal. However, a shot off a deflected penalty corner in the third quarter broke the 0-0 stalemate and gave Duke the game's lone score.
Sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Klebasko made two saves and finished the season with 52.
No. 9-ranked Duke advanced to the second round and will play its ACC rival, No. 1 seed North Carolina. This was the sixth matchup between the Terps and Blue Devils in the postseason, their most recent being in the 2017 quarterfinals.
Breaking Down The Action
- Duke earned a penalty corner opportunity in the second minute, but Alina Gerke prevented the Blue Devils from getting a shot off.
- Maryland's defense prevented the Blue Devils from taking an early lead despite trailing Duke 2-0 in first-quarter shot attempts.
- Alyssa Klebasko knocked away a Duke shot attempt in the opening minutes of the second quarter.
- The game remained 0-0 at halftime after a back-and-forth second quarter without much offensive activity.
- Maryland earned its first penalty corner early in the second half. Emma DeBerdine successfully connected with Josie Hollamon on the inbound pass, and Hollamon connected with Hope Rose, but the Duke goalkeeper blocked Rose's shot.
- Duke's Kira Curland swatted in a goal off a deflected penalty corner to take a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute.
- Maryland foiled a pair of Blue Devils penalty corner opportunities in the fourth quarter.
- Rose put up a shot midway through the fourth quarter off a penalty corner that the Duke goalie saved.
- Maryland removed Klebasko from the goal with five minutes remaining in the game to spark some offense.
Numbers To Know
- 5: Maryland is ranked No. 5 in the NCAA, according to the NFHCA Coaches Poll.
- 6: This was the sixth matchup between the Terps and Blue Devils in the postseason.
- 36: This was Maryland's 36th appearance in the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament.
- 52: Alyssa Klebasko finished the year with 52 saves.
