No. 1 Terps Fall In Defensive Showdown Against Penn, 13-9

Wednesday, March 27

College Park, MD

6 PM

Maryland

9-2

Penn

8-1

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Penn	3	4	3	3	13
Maryland	3	2	2	2	9

No. 1 Terps Fall In Defensive Showdown Against Penn, 13-9

3/27/2024 6:08:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse was defeated by No. 14 Penn, 13-9, at Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on Wednesday. Hannah Leubecker led the Terps with four goals. It was her sixth of the season and fourth straight game with a hat trick.

40 with her fourth of the day! pic.twitter.com/D3kOcWDCTu
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) March 27, 2024

Maryland (9-2) faced a four-goal deficit midway through the third quarter but was unable to re-establish a lead despite repeatedly bridging the gap. Penn (8-1) created more opportunities by outshooting the Terps 25-14

Penn held the No. 2 scoring defense (6.75) among NCAA Division I schools. The Terps still had success on offense, as Kori Edmondson (two goals) joined Leubecker as a multi-goal scorer. Libby May, Maggie Weisman and Hailey Russo each scored a goal as well.

Kori with two at the half 👏 pic.twitter.com/cNElNlepEH
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) March 27, 2024

The Terps boasted the No. 4 scoring defense (7.30) but were unable to contain Anna Brandt, who finished with four goals. Emily Sterling made 13 saves between the pipes.

Eloise Clevenger notched four assists for her fourth straight game with three or more assists.

Sophie Halus and Brianna Lamoureux each picked up three groundballs. Halus matched her career-high. Shaylan Ahearn won four draw controls.

Breaking Down The Action

Hailey on the fast break! pic.twitter.com/KTAcLYGe5A
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) March 28, 2024

Penn scored first, but Maryland scored two goals in less than two minutes to take the lead. Each team traded goals in the final three minutes, including a free-position goal by Hannah Leubecker with 33 seconds on the clock. It was her second and Kori Edmondson scored the other as the Terps were tied with Penn 3-3.
Penn continued its momentum from the first quarter, netting the first three goals to take a commanding 6-3 lead with less than four minutes remaining. The Terps responded by scoring back-to-back goals from Libby May and Edmondson within 34 seconds of each other, cutting it to a one-goal deficit. Penn added a final tally before the half to lead 7-5.
The Quakers disrupted Maryland's offensive possessions in the third quarter making it difficult for the Terps to establish sets and get good looks at the net. Penn scored the first two goals to take their largest lead of the game 9-5. Maggie Weisman scored a free position goal to cut into the lead 9-6. But as all game, the Quakers responded quickly, scoring a minute later to make it 10-6. Maryland cut the lead 10-7 entering the final quarter as Leubecker scored and continued to lead the offense.
Maryland only managed to score two more goals in the quarter which came from Leubecker and Hailey Russo.

Hat Trick Terps

Em saves, and Hannah gets her hat trick! pic.twitter.com/Mz5srBf7Oi
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) March 27, 2024

Hannah Leubecker notched a hat trick in the third quarter and finished with four goals. It was her sixth of the season and 35th of her career.
The other hat tricks this season have come from Kori Edmondson (three), Eloise Clevenger (two), Libby May (two), Victoria Hensh and Maggie Weisman.

Multi Terps Update

Hannah Leubecker (four goals) notched her 54th career multi-point game and 52nd multi-goal game.
Eloise Clevenger (three assists) had the 44th multi-point game of her career. It was her 31th game with multiple assists. It was also her 21st with three or more assists.
Kori Edmondson (two goals) has recorded multiple points with multiple goals in 20 games in her career.

Terps On The Charts

Shaylan Ahearn is third in program history with 377 draw control wins. She added to her total with four on Wednesday. Next on the list is Kali Hartshorn (2017-20), who had 421 in her career.
Emily Sterling is fourth on the career saves list and added 13 in the game. She now has 598 in her career. Third place is Marylynne Morgan (1981-84) with 720 career saves.
Eloise Clevenger is fifth on the all-time assists list. She had three in the game and has 119 in her career. She's tied with Sarah Mollison (2008-11) and one assist away from claiming the fourth spot.
Hannah Leubecker and Libby May are No. 9 and 11 respectively on the career goals list. Leubecker has 194 and May has 187. May tied Kelly Amonte (1993-96) with her one goal in the game.

Numbers To Know

Libby! pic.twitter.com/50h3fCpKSp
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) March 27, 2024

1: Maryland is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the women's lacrosse poll for the first time since the 2020 preseason poll.
3: Sophie Halus tied her career-high with three groundballs.
6: Hannah Leubecker recorded a hat trick for the sixth time this season, including each of her last four games.
15: Leubecker has 15 goals in her last three games.
20: Kori Edmondson netted multiple goals for the 20th time in her career.
21: Eloise Clevenger recorded three or more assists for the 21st time in her career.
35: Leubecker recorded a hat trick for the 35th time in her career.
60: May extended her point-scoring streak to 60 games.

Up Next

The Terps hit the road for a game against No. 2 Michigan on March 30 in Ann Arbor, MI. The game starts at 12:30 pm and will be aired on Big Ten Network.