COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 4 seed Maryland women's lacrosse advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals by dominating James Madison, 17-7, on Sunday at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. The Terps (14-5) avenged their loss to the Dukes in the second round last season.
Maryland will play Florida on May 16 in College Park. The game will be televised on ESPNU, and the time will be announced after the second round is complete.
Maryland scored eight unanswered goals to begin the game, holding James Madison (14-6) scoreless for 19:40. At halftime, the Terps had scored 12 goals, their most in an NCAA Tournament game since scoring 15 goals in the first half of a 19-6 win over Duke on May 15, 2022. Maryland finished the game scoring a combined 34 goals in its first two NCAA Tournament games, tying for the fifth-most in school history.
Eloise Clevenger and Kori Edmondson led the Terrapins' offense with career performances. Clevenger scored a season-high eight points (five goals and three assists), the most for a Terp in an NCAA Tournament game since Caroline Steele had eight against Denver in the 2019 quarterfinals. Her five goals were also a career-high. Edmondson recorded a hat trick in the first quarter and later matched her career-high with four goals.
Emily Sterling controlled the game in the cage and made six saves before
Julia Hammerschlag took over in the final frame.
Meghan Ball shined on defense with two caused turnovers, one groundball and three draw controls.
Brianna Lamoureux was another defensive standout, who caused two turnovers and picked up two groundballs.
Other offensive standouts include Chrissy Thomas (one goal and three assists) and
Hannah Leubecker (two goals and one assist).
Shaylan Ahearn won a season-high 11 draws and added two goals. She passed Kali Hartshorn (2017-20) and now ranks second in school history in career draw control wins.
Maryland improved to 28-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in College Park under Head Coach Cathy Reese and has not lost since 2008.
Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Kori Edmondson led the way with a hat trick. Eloise Clevenger, Shaylan Ahearn and Hannah Leubecker also scored in the opening period.
- The Terps' lead was 12-2 at halftime. Edmondson scored a man-up goal for her fourth of the game, and Clevenger joined the hat trick party with three goals in the quarter alone. Victoria Hensh and Shannon Smith also scored in the quarter.
- The Terrapins led 15-3 entering the final frame. Chrissy Thomas and Lauren LaPointe scored. Clevenger notched her fifth goal, setting a new career high.
- Leubecker and Ahearn scored in the final stanza and the Terps cruised to victory.
NCAA Tournament History
- Maryland is playing in the 2024 NCAA Tournament and making its 34th consecutive postseason appearance (1990-23).
- It has 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 (81), championship game appearances (22), and NCAA titles (14). Dating back to 2009, the Terps have made 12 of the past 14 Final Fours.
- Under Cathy Reese, Maryland has five National Championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019). Reese is now 42-11 at Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, making 12 Final Fours and eight championship games.
- This is the 40th time in program history that Maryland made a quarterfinal appearance in the AIAW/NCAA Tournament since 1978. It was also the 15th quarterfinal appearance under Reese.
- Maryland is 28-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in College Park under Reese and hasn't lost since 2008.
Hat Trick Terps
Multi Terps Update
- Eloise Clevenger (five goals and three assists) had the 52nd multi-point game of her career. It was her 28th game with multiple goals and 36th with multiple assists.
- Kori Edmondson (four goals) has recorded multiple points with multiple goals in 24 games in her career.
- Chrissy Thomas (one goal and three assists) had the 23rd multi-point game of her career. It was her 14th game with multiple assists.
- Hannah Leubecker (two goals and one assist) scored multiple points in her 61st career game. It was her 59th game with multiple goals.
- Shaylan Ahearn (two goals) recorded her career's 26th multi-point game and 15th multi-goal game.
Terps On The Charts
- Shaylan Ahearn is second in program history with 425 draw-control wins. She added 11 to her total on Sunday, passing Kali Hartshorn (2017-20), who had 421 in her career. Next on the list is Taylor Cummings (2013-16), with 509 career wins.
- Emily Sterling is fourth on the career saves list and added six to her total in the game. She now has 673 career saves. Marylynne Morgan (1981-84) is third, with 720 career saves.
- Eloise Clevenger is third on the all-time assists list. She had three in the game and has 131 in her career. She's two assists from passing Kelly Amonte (1993-96) and Alex Aust (2010-13), who's tied for second with 132 career assists. Clevenger's 52 assists in 2024 are also the fifth-most in single season program history.
- Hannah Leubecker is seventh on the career goals list, with 213 goals today. Next on the list is Kelly Coppedge (2001-04), with 219 goals in her career.
Numbers To Know
- 4: Kori Edmondson scored four goals, matching her career-high.
- 5: Eloise Clevenger scored a career-high five goals.
- 8: Maryland scored eight unanswered goals to begin the game.
- 11: Shaylan Ahearn has 11 careeer games with 10 or more draw controls.
- 12: Maryland scored 12 goals at halftime, which is its most in an NCAA Tournament game since 2022.
- 13: Clevenger earned the 13th hat trick of her career.
- 15: Maryland will make its 15th quarterfinals appearance under Head Coach Cathy Reese
- 15: Ahearn has 15 multi-goal games in her career.
- 17: Edmondson has 17 hat tricks in her career.
- 19: Hannah Leubecker has scored a point in all 19 games this season.
- 34: Maryland scored 34 points in its first two NCAA Tournament games.
- 39: The Terps lead the nation with 39 NCAA Tournament appearances.
- 40: Maryland will play in the AIAW/NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the 40th time since 1978.
- 59: Leubecker has 59 multi-goal games in her career.
- 81: Maryland ranks first among all schools with 81 wins in the NCAA Tournament.
Up Next
- Maryland will play Florida on May 16 at Noon in College Park. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
