PRINCETON, NJ – No. 8 Maryland women's lacrosse defeated No. 17 Princeton, 16-12, in its regular-season finale at Sherrerd Field on Wednesday.
Hannah Leubecker,
Kori Edmondson,
Eloise Clevenger and
Chrissy Thomas recorded hat tricks. It was the first time since March 8, 2023 against William & Mary that four Terps netted hat tricks.
Maryland (12-4) will discover its seeding in the Big Ten Tournament after conference play is complete on Sunday, April 21.
Neither team led by more than two goals until the Terps won four straight draws to begin the second half and cashed in with goals on each trip. Overall, Maryland netted seven unanswered goals through the third and fourth quarters. Its defense held Princeton (8-5) scoreless for the full 15-minute third period. The Terps went on to outscore the Tigers 8-4 in the second half.
It was Leubecker's eighth, Edmondson's fifth, Clevenger's fourth and Thomas's second hat trick of the season. Leubecker netted four goals. Clevenger and Thomas notched five points each. Thomas tied her season-high output.
Shannon Smith (two goals) and
Libby May (one goal and one assist) also bolstered the offense with strong performances.
Emily Sterling made 11 saves between the pipes and Neve O'Ferrall caused two turnovers to lead the Terrapins' defense.
Shaylan Ahearn and Shannon Smith split time in the draws circle, winning eight and seven draws respectively.
Breaking Down The Action
- Hannah Leubecker scored the first goal of the game putting Maryland ahead early in the first quarter. Princeton responded with its own less than a minute later tying the game at 1-1. Both teams traded goals back and forth throughout the quarter, ultimately heading into the second tied 5-5. Maryland never trailed in the first getting additional goals from Kori Edmondson, Shannon Smith, and two by Eloise Clevenger.
- Princeton swung the momentum in its favor scoring the first two goals in the second quarter taking a two-goal lead. The Terps responded by scoring three straight goals to reclaim the lead, which came from Leubecker, Libby May, and Chrissy Thomas. The Tigers added a final tally with a little over a minute left to tie things up at 8-8 heading into the half.
- Maryland took control, netting six third quarter goals and holding Princeton scoreless the entire quarter. Edmondson and Leubecker each scored two goals earning hat tricks. Smith scored on an assisted goal by Clevenger and Thomas picked up an unassisted goal.
- The Tigers only cut Maryland's lead down to as much as four in the final quarter. Maryland added only two goals in the quarter from Clevenger and Thomas who picked up a hat trick as well in the game. The Terps closed out the game to win 16-12 .
Hat Trick Terps
Multi Terps Update
- Eloise Clevenger (three goals and two assists) had the 49th multi-point game of her career. It was her 26th game with multiple goals. It was also her 34th game with multiple assists.
- Chrissy Thomas (three goals and two assists) had the 20th multi-point game of her career. It was her 11th game with multiple assists. It was also her 11th game with multiple goals.
- Hannah Leubecker (four goals) notched the 58th game of her career with multiple points. It was her 56th game with multiple goals.
- Kori Edmondson (three goals) has recorded multiple points with multiple goals in 22 games in her career.
- Shannon Smith (two goals) had her 21st multi-point game. It was her 12th career game with multiple goals
- Libby May (one goal and assist) recorded the 63rd multi-point game of her career.
Terps On The Charts
- Shaylan Ahearn is third in program history with 399 draw-control wins. She added to her total with eight on Wednesday. Next on the list is Kali Hartshorn (2017-20), who had 421 in her career.
- Eloise Clevenger is third on the all-time assists list. She had two in the game and has 126 in her career. She's seven assists from passing Kelly Amonte (1993-96) and Alex Aust (2010-13) who're tied for second with 132 career assists.
- Emily Sterling is fourth on the career saves list and added 11 in the game. She now has 646 in her career. Third place is Marylynne Morgan (1981-84) with 720 career saves.
- Hannah Leubecker is tied for seventh on the career goals list with 207 in her career. She tied Caroline Steele (2016-19).
- Libby May is 10th on the career goals list with 193 in her career. She's five goals from passing Brooke Griffin (2011-15) and taking ninth place.
Numbers To Know
- 4: Four Terps finished with a hat trick on the night.
- 4: Chrissy Thomas has four career hat tricks.
- 5: Thomas tied her season-high with five points.
- 7: Maryland scored seven unanswered goals to begin the second half.
- 11: Thomas has 11 career games with multiple goals and assists.
- 12: Shannon Smith has 12 career games with multiple goals.
- 12: Eloise Clevenger has 12 hat tricks in her career and four this season.
- 15: Kori Edmondson finished with the 15th hat trick of her career and fifth of the season.
- 34: Clevenger has 34 career games with multiple assists.
- 35: Maryland earned its 35th win against Princeton in head-to-head matches
- 37 Hannah Leubecker has 37 hat tricks in her career, including eight this season.
- 63: Libby May has 63 multi-point games in her career.
- 64: May has scored a point in 64 consecutive games dating back to 2021.
Up Next
- Maryland will compete in the Big Ten Tournament from April 27 to May 4. The Terps will find out their seeding after conference play is complete. Updates will be available on umterps.com and @MarylandWLax on Twitter.
