• Maryland enters the weekend ranked No. 9 after its season opening, 16-3, win at Saint Joseph's. The Terps had a balanced offensive attack with six players scoring two goals apiece. Eloise Clevenger faciliated the offense with seven assists. Meghan Ball led the defense with four caused turnovers.
• The Terps return the reigning Big Ten Goaltender of the Year Emily Sterling and Big Ten Midfielder of the Year Shaylan Ahearn, as well as two-time All-American attacker Hannah Leubecker and a plethora of All-Big Ten performers: attacker Eloise Clevenger, attacker Libby May and defender Brianna Lamoureux.
• The 2024 schedule consists of ten non-conference and six conference matchups. The Terps continue to schedule strong competition with nine opponents ranked in the IWLCA Preseason Top 25.
• The Terps are coming off a season where they earned their 33rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. Maryland finished the 2023 season 15-7 overall and with a 4-2 conference record.
• Maryland recently announced six of its games will be broadcast nationally. Five games will air on Big Ten Network, including three home contests and one will show on ESPNU.

Starting lineups at Saint Joseph's, February 15, 2024

• The Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex completed renovations this fall, achieving a comprehensive enhancement of the facility transforming the existing 5,500 square foot facility into a 17,193 square foot team house.
• The facility features larger, separated locker rooms for Field Hockey and Women's Lacrosse student-athletes with spacious team rooms with all-new technologies, an increased Sports Medicine room with new rehabilitative and recovery equipment, inclusive of hydrotherapy space, a signature lobby to recognize and celebrate the championships and success of both programs, a relocated fan entrance for ease of access to the complex seating areas and a second floor addition with coaching offices and meeting spaces.

A championship facility. Welcome to The Plex. pic.twitter.com/oN1MCiEeef

— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) December 8, 2023

• Maryland has selected veterans Shaylan Ahearn and Emily Sterling and senior Eloise Clevenger as its 2024 captains. 
• The 2023 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, Shay Ahearn leads the Terps with 321 career draw controls, the fourth most in program history. Ahearn was a third team Inside Lacrosse All-American, a first team All-Big Ten selection and five-time Big Ten Midfielder of the Week during the 2023 season.
• The 2022 IWLCA National Goaltender of the Year, Emily Sterling brings a veteran presence in goal for the Terps. She earned Big Ten Goaltender of the Year for the second consecutive year following the 2023 season. Sterling finished the season with a 9.60 goals-against average and .474 save percentage.
• Eloise Clevenger finished the 2023 season first in the Big Ten and eighth in the nation with 47 assists. She was recognized as IWLCA Third Team All-American and First Team All-Region, First Team All-Big Ten and Inside Lacrosse & USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American.

Shaylan Ahearn (left) and Eloise Clevenger (right)

• Reese and the Terps added two of the top transfers out of the portal for the 2024 season in 2023 Big Ten Defender of the Year Meghan Ball and Colorado stand-out Sophie Halus. Ball, a graduate transfer from Rutgers, was the first non-Maryland player to earn Defender of the Year. In addition, she is a three-time IWLCA All-American, three-time First Team All-Big Ten selection and she graduated as Rutgers' all-time leader in career caused turnovers (154) and draw controls (308).
• Halus, a junior, started all 36 contests in her first two seasons with the Buffaloes. She tallied 40 ground balls, 32 caused turnovers, one goal and three assists.
• Maryland also welcomes an impressive freshmen class, highlighted by top-10 ranked signee Maisy Clevenger. The class also features ranked signees JJ Suriano and Lexi Dupcak, alongside watchlist talent Lauren LaPointe.

Sophie Halus (left) and Meghan Ball (right) at Saint Joseph's, February 9, 2024

• Head Coach Cathy Reese enters her 18th season at the helm of Maryland women's lacrosse. The winningest coach in program history, Reese is 318-41 as head coach and has led the Terps to five National Championships, 12 Final Fours and 22 Conference Championships.
• Maryland is 168-6 at home under Reese, with eight undefeated home campaigns in the last 11 seasons (2013, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '21).

Cathy Reese and Terps in pregame huddle

• This will be Maryland and Syracuse's 27th meeting all-time, with the Terps holding a 23-3 advantage.
• Maryland has won 12 of the last 14 against the Orange dating back to 2012 including wins in the 2013, 2015 and 2016 National Semifinals and a 15-12 win in the 2014 National Championship. The Terps and Orange met in every season from 2009-2020.
• Syracuse is 1-1, coming off a 18-7 win over No. 18 Army at the JMA Wireless Dome on Wednesday in a balanced attack, where Natalie Smith recorded a game-high six points on four goals and two assists.

Eloise Clevenger competing against Syracuse, February 11, 2023