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No. 2 Terps Set For Conference Home Opener Against Rutgers

#2 Maryland (8-1, 1-0 B1G) vs. Rutgers (5-4, 0-2 B1G)
March 24, 2024
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
12 p.m. ET
Big Ten Network
COLLEGE PARK, MD - No. 2 Maryland returns to College Park for its conference home opener against Rutgers on Sunday. The game will start at 12 p.m., and will air live on Big Ten Network.

Parking for Sunday's game will be free in Lot 11b.

 
Where we are
  • The No. 2 Terrapins rose one spot in the IWLCA rankings after earning their first conference win over Ohio State last Saturday. The Terps were led by Kori Edmondson and Hannah Leubecker who each tallied hat tricks and Eloise Clevenger with five assists. Maryland secured an impressive 16 ground balls in the 12-6 win over the Buckeyes. Emily Sterling had three, followed by Sophie Halus and Brianna Lamoureux with two apiece.
  • Maryland remains undefeated in March after taking down Georgetown, 13-7, on Wednesday. Hannah Leubecker collected a season-high five goals and Kori Edmondson added three of her own. Eloise Clevenger added four assists, breaking into the program's top-5 for career assists at 112.
  • The 2024 schedule consists of ten non-conference and six conference matchups. The Terps continued to schedule strong competition with nine opponents ranked in the IWLCA Preseason Top 25, including three of the four teams from the 2023 Final Four.
  • 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 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.
Attacker Victoria Hensh (2), Defender Kori Edmondson (14)Maryland Women's Lacrosse at Georgetown  at Cooper Field in Washington , DC on Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024. Brieanna Andrews/Maryland Terrapins
Victoria Hensh and Kori Edmondson at Georgetown, March 20, 2024
Championship facility
  • 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.
2024 standouts
  • Eloise Clevenger leads the team in assists (33) and points (45). She averages 3.67 assists per game, leading the Big Ten, and 5.00 points per game ranking third in the conference. Her assists per game average ranks third in the nation. 
  • Hannah Leubecker leads Maryland in scoring with 22 goals. She posted a season-high five goals against the Hoyas. Kori Edmondson tallied her second consecutive hat trick on Wednesday, adding to her season total of 18.
  • Shaylan Ahearn, Meghan Ball and Shannon Smith combine for 78 percent of the 130 team draw controls. Ahearn leads the team with 44 draw controls.
  • Emily Sterling continues to be stellar as the last line of defense, posting the second-best save percentage in the country of .571 after nine games.
  • Clevenger, Leubecker, Sterling and Ball were each named to the Tewaaraton Watch List earlier this season.
conference domination
  • The Terps have won 10 Big Ten titles (six regular season championships (2015-19, 22) & four tournament championships (2016-18, 22) and 31 conference championships in total, winning 21 in the ACC (10 Regular Season, 11 Tournament).
  • In nine seasons in the Big Ten (no 2020 due to COVID-19), Maryland is 46-7 in Big Ten regular season play and 59-10 overall including the Big Ten Tournament. Maryland has never lost a Big Ten home game and has gone undefeated in regular season Big Ten play in every season but 2021 and 2023. 
  • Maryland has won 15 Conference Tournament Championships in program history, with 10 of those coming since Cathy Reese became the head coach in 2007 (six ACC, four Big Ten). The Terps took home six-straight ACC titles from 2009-14 and three-straight B1G titles from 2016-18. Reese is 27-6 as the coach of Maryland in conference tournament games.
  • The Terps have won 24 Big Ten conference player of the year awards (four attacker, five midfielder, seven defender, six goalie, two freshman) in eight years in the conference. Cathy Reese has been named the Big Ten Coach of the Year four times (2016-19).
2022 WLax Team celebrating Big Ten Championship
2022 Team celebrating Big Ten Championship, April 23, 2022
Dominance Under Reese
  • Head Coach Cathy Reese enters her 18th season at the helm of Maryland women's lacrosse. The winningest coach in program history, Reese is 325-42 as head coach and has led the Terps to five National Championships, 12 Final Fours and 22 Conference Championships.
  • Maryland is 169-7 at home under Reese, with eight undefeated home campaigns in the last 11 seasons (2013, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '21).
Head Coach Cathy Reese. (1) Maryland Terrapins vs. (3) Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Championship Game of the 2022 Big Ten Womenâ??s Lacrosse Tournament at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, NJ. on Sunday, May. 8, 2022.
Cathy Reese after B1G Tournament, May 8, 2022
History vs. Rutgers
  • Maryland is 25-1 all-time against Rutgers, and has won four in a row against the Scarlet Knights, including the 2022 Big Ten Championship game.
  • The last time these programs met was in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Maryland advanced past the Scarlet Knights with a 15-9 win in Columbus behind seven points from Chrissy Thomas (one goal, six assists) and four goals from Eloise Clevenger.
  • Shaylan Ahearn won ten draws and Emily Sterling made eight saves in goal.
Kori Edmondson against Rutgers at Big Ten Tournament
Kori Edmondson against Rutgers Big Ten Semifinal, May 4, 2023
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Players Mentioned

Shaylan  Ahearn

#24 Shaylan Ahearn

M
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Eloise Clevenger

#6 Eloise Clevenger

A
5' 6"
Senior
Kori Edmondson

#14 Kori Edmondson

M
5' 8"
Sophomore
Victoria Hensh

#2 Victoria Hensh

A
5' 5"
Senior
Brianna Lamoureux

#4 Brianna Lamoureux

D
5' 4"
Graduate Student
Hannah Leubecker

#40 Hannah Leubecker

A
5' 5"
Graduate Student
Shannon Smith

#32 Shannon Smith

M
5' 9"
Senior
Emily Sterling

#33 Emily Sterling

G
5' 5"
Graduate Student
Chrissy Thomas

#18 Chrissy Thomas

A
5' 2"
Senior
Sophie  Halus

#25 Sophie Halus

D
5' 3"
Junior
Meghan Ball

#29 Meghan Ball

D
5' 7"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Shaylan  Ahearn

#24 Shaylan Ahearn

5' 7"
Graduate Student
M
Eloise Clevenger

#6 Eloise Clevenger

5' 6"
Senior
A
Kori Edmondson

#14 Kori Edmondson

5' 8"
Sophomore
M
Victoria Hensh

#2 Victoria Hensh

5' 5"
Senior
A
Brianna Lamoureux

#4 Brianna Lamoureux

5' 4"
Graduate Student
D
Hannah Leubecker

#40 Hannah Leubecker

5' 5"
Graduate Student
A
Shannon Smith

#32 Shannon Smith

5' 9"
Senior
M
Emily Sterling

#33 Emily Sterling

5' 5"
Graduate Student
G
Chrissy Thomas

#18 Chrissy Thomas

5' 2"
Senior
A
Sophie  Halus

#25 Sophie Halus

5' 3"
Junior
D
Meghan Ball

#29 Meghan Ball

5' 7"
Graduate Student
D