• Maryland enters the 2024 season ranked No. 9 in the preseason and returns 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Shaylan Ahearn

• 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.

Left to Right: Maisy Clevenger, Lexi Dupcak, Annabella Schafer and Olivia Kuehl

• Head Coach Cathy Reese enters her 17th season at the helm of Maryland women's lacrosse. The winningest coach in program history, Reese is 302-34 as head coach and has led the Terps to five National Championships, 12 Final Fours and 22 Conference Championships.
• Maryland is 160-5 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 is the third-straight season Maryland opens its season against Saint Joseph's.
• Last season, Maryland beat the Hawks 15-5 in College Park. Chrissy Thomas and Jordyn Lipkin led the Terps attack as they finished with a hat trick apiece. The Terps shared the wealth with nine goal scorers, while Emily Sterling made eight saves and Julia Hammerschlag made her Maryland debut between the pipes.
• Current Terps Jaylen Rosga (two goals) and Hannah Leubecker (two goals) finished with multi-goal games. Eloise Clevenger finished with a team-high four assists, tying her then-career high.
• Saint Joseph's is coached by two Maryland alums, head coach Alex Kahoe ('00) and assistant coach Caroline Steele ('19), as well as assistant coach Katie Detwiler (Loyola (Md.) '23).

Hannah Leubecker competing against Saint Joseph's, February 11, 2023