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Kori & Hannah
1
Robert Morris RMU 8-12
17
Winner Maryland UMD 13-5
Robert Morris RMU
8-12
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Final
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Maryland UMD
13-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Robert Morris RMU 0 1 0 0 1
Maryland UMD 5 3 7 2 17

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

No. 4 Terps Advance To NCAA Tournament Second Round, Thwart Robert Morris 17-1

COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 4 seed Maryland women's lacrosse advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round, defeating Robert Morris, 17-1, on Friday at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. The Terrapins have won nine straight first-round games since 2007 and have never lost one under head coach Cathy Reese.

Maryland will play James Madison in the second round on May 12 at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. The game will start at 12:30 and be televised on ESPN+. 

Maryland displayed its largest margin of victory in an NCAA Tournament game since defeating Colgate, 20-4, in 2009. It also allowed the fewest goals in a tournament game since they held New Hampshire to one goal in 1980. 

Maryland (13-5) dominated from the start, scoring five unanswered goals while holding Robert Morris (8-12) scoreless for 16:18. The Terps went on to outscore the Colonials 12-0 for the remainer of the game, holding them scoreless for 43:42. 
  Kori Edmondson, Hannah Leubecker and Kate Sites each registered hat tricks in the game. Sites' four goals were a career-high and she captured the first hat trick of her career. It was Edmondson's sixth and Leubecker's ninth hat trick of the season. 
  Eloise Clevenger (two goals), Maggie Weisman (two goals), Chrissy Thomas (two assists), Hailey Russo (one goal and one assist) and Lauren LaPointe (one goal and one assist) were the other Terps to record multiple points. 

The Terps' key to victory was its lopsided advantage on draw controls. They boasted a 16-5 advantage, led by Shaylan Ahearn's game-high eight. The upper hand on possessions led to more opportunities for clean shots, where the Terps outshot the Colonials on goal 25-9.  

Julia Hammerschlag made her first career start in her 40th career game at goalie. She made a career-high six saves. 

Meghan Ball added five draw control wins and Maddy Sterling, Hailey Russo, Maisy Clevenger, Brianna Lamoureux and Ahearn all caused a turnover.


Breaking Down The Action
  • Maryland led 5-0 at the end of the first quarter. Eloise Clevenger and Kori Edmondson each scored two goals, and Hannah Leubecker scored the other. The Terps had four free position opportunities and cashed in on two of them. 
  • Robert Morris finally scored its first goal in the second quarter but Maryland added three to increase its lead to 8-1 at halftime. Leubecker notched her second of the game and Shannon Smith and Kate Sites got on the board with the others. 
  • The Terps had scored 10 unanswered goals by the end of the third quarter. Hailey Russo, Maggie Weisman and Lauren LaPointe got in the scoring column. Sites scored twice, both on free-position shots, to give her a hat trick. Leubecker and Edmondson also scored to earn a hat trick.
  • The Terps finished the game holding the Colonials to just one goal. Sites and Weisman scored in the final quarter. 
NCAA Tournament History 
  • Maryland is playing in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, having won four of the last nine national championships, last winning in 2019.
  • The Terps lead the nation with 39 NCAA Tournament appearances and are also first in wins (80), championship game appearances (22) and NCAA titles (14). They are making their 34th consecutive postseason appearance (1990-2024).
  • The Terps have made 12 of the past 14 Final Fours dating back to 2009.
  • Under Cathy Reese, Maryland has five National Championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019). Reese is now 41-11 at Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, making 12 Final Fours and eight championship games.
  • Maryland has won nine straight first-round games since 2007 and has never lost one under Reese. The Terps have also had a first-round bye eight times under Reese. 
Hat Trick Terps  Multi Terps Update
  • Kate Sites (four goals) recorded her fifth multi-point game of her career, scoring multiple goals in all five.
  • Kori Edmondson (three goals) has recorded multiple points with multiple goals in 23 games in her career.
  • Hannah Leubecker (three goals) scored multiple points in her 60th career game, her 58th game with multiple goals. 
  • Eloise Clevenger (two goals) had the 51st multi-point game of her career. It was her 27th game with multiple goals. 
  • Maggie Weisman (two goals) notched her career's fourth multi-point and multi-goal scoring game. 
  • Chrissy Thomas (two assists) had her 22nd multi-point game of her career, and her 13th game with multiple assists. 
  • Hailey Russo (one goal and one assist) recorded her fifth multi-point game and fourth multi-goal game of her career.
  • Lauren LaPointe (one goal and one assist) notched the second multi-pointl game of her career. 
Terps On The Charts 
  • Shaylan Ahearn is third in program history with 414 draw-control wins. She added eight to her total on Friday. Next on the list is Kali Hartshorn (2017-20), who had 421 in her career.
  • Hannah Leubecker is seventh on the career goals list, with 211 goals today. Next on the list is Kelly Coppedge (2001-04), with 219 goals in her career. 
Numbers To Know 
  • 1: Maryland held Robert Morris to one goal, which is the least it has allowed in an NCAA Tournamnet game since 1980. 
  • 1: Julia Hammerschlag made her first career start between the pipes.
  • 1: Kate Sites recorded the first hat trick of her career.  
  • 6: Hammerschlag made a career-high six saves. 
  • 4 Sites' four goals were a career-high. 
  • 9: Maryland has won nine straight first-round games since 2007 and has never lost one under Reese.
  • 16: Maryland's 16 goal margin of victory was its largest in an NCAA Tournament game since 2009. 
  • 16: Maryland held Robert Morris scoreless for over 16 minutes to begin the game.
  • 16: Kori Edmondson has 16 hat tricks in her career, including six this season.  
  • 18: Hannah Leubecker has scored a point in all 18 games this season.  
  • 38: Leubecker has 38 hat tricks in her career, including nine this season. 
  • 43: The Terps held the Colonials scoreless for over 43 minutes from the first quarter to the end of the game. 
  • 39: The Terps lead the nation with 39 NCAA Tournament appearances.
  • 66: Libby May scored a point in 66 consecutive games dating back to 2021. 
  • 80: Maryland ranks first among all schools with 80 wins in the NCAA Tournament. 
Up Next
  • Maryland will play James Madison in the second round on May 12. The game will start at 12:30 and be televised on ESPN+ at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
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