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15
Winner Florida UF 20-2
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Maryland UMD 14-6
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Maryland UMD
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Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

No. 4 Seed Maryland’s Season Comes To A Close In NCAA Quarterfinals

COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 4 seed Maryland women's lacrosse was defeated by Florida in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, 15-9, on Thursday at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Maryland finished its season with a 14-6 record. 

Florida (20-2) scored the game's first nine goals in the opening quarter and sustained a lead throughout. The Terps rallied in the second half, outscoring the Gators 7-5 and cutting the lead to six goals. But the Gators closed out the game and advanced to the Final Four.   

Hannah Leubecker led the Terps with two goals and two assists. The other goal scorers included Kori Edmondson (two), Lauren LaPointe, Maggie Weisman, Eloise Clevenger, Chrissy Thomas and Victoria Hensh. Shaylan Ahearn won seven draws. 

Defensively, Meghan Ball led the unit with three caused turnovers, five draw controls and one ground ball. Other defensive standouts included Kennedy Major, who caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls, and Aiden Peduzzi, who added one of each. Emily Sterling made seven saves and caused two turnovers. 

This was Maryland's 40th time since 1978 playing in the AIAW/NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. It was also the Terps' 34th consecutive postseason appearance since 1990. 


Breaking Down The Action 
  • Florida scored nine unanswered goals in the first quarter and entered the second with a 9-1 lead. Hannah Leubecker scored Maryland's lone goal with 1:08 minutes remaining. 
  • The Terps trailed 10-2 at halftime. Each team scored one goal in the second, with Lauren LaPointe scoring the goal for the Terrapins. 
  • Maryland outscored Florida 4-3 in the third quarter and trailed 13-6 entering the final stanza. Leubecker scored her second goal and Maggie Weisman, Eloise Clevenger and Kori Edmondson added scores. 
  • Chrissy Thomas and Victoria Hensh netted goals to get in the scoring column and Edmondson added another score in the fourth. However, the Gators closed out the game and advanced. 
Terps On The Charts 
  • Shaylan Ahearn finished second in program history with 432 draw-control wins after adding seven to her total on Thursday. Taylor Cummings (2013-16) stands alone with 509 career wins. 
  • Eloise Clevenger finished the season third on the all-time assists list. She has 131 assists in her career, which is behind Kelly Amonte (1993-96) and Alex Aust (2010-13), each with 132 career assists. Clevenger's 52 assists in 2024 are also the third-most in single-season program history.
  • Emily Sterling finished fourth on the career saves list by adding seven to her total in the game. She now has 670 career saves. Marylynne Morgan (1981-84) is third, with 720 career saves.
  • Meghan Ball caused 40 turnovers this season, which is tied for the seventh most caused turnovers for a single season in program history.
  • Hannah Leubecker finished seventh on the career goals list, with 216. Kelly Coppedge (2001-04) is sixth with 219 goals in her career. 
  • Libby May finished 10th on the career goals list with 195. Brooke Griffin (2011-15) is ninth with 197 career goals. 
Multi Terps Update
  • Hannah Leubecker (two goals and two assists) scored multiple points in her 62nd career game. It was her 60th game with multiple goals and sixth with multiple assists.
  • Kori Edmondson (two goals) has recorded multiple points with multiple goals in 25 games in her career.
  • Chrissy Thomas (one goal and one assist) had the 24th multi-point game of her career.
Numbers To Know  
  • 2: Shaylan Ahearn ranks second in program history for career draw controls. 
  • 3: Eloise Clevenger ranks third in program history for career and single season assists. 
  • 4: Emily Sterling ranks fourth in program history for career saves. 
  • 7: Meghan Ball ranks tied for seventh in program history for single season caused turnovers. 
  • 7: Hannah Leubecker ranks seventh in program history for career goals. 
  • 10: Libby May ranks 10th in program history for career goals. 
  • 20: Leubecker has scored a point in all 20 games this season.
  • 25: Kori Edmondson recorded multiple goals for the 25th time in her career. 
  • 39: The Terps lead the nation with 39 NCAA Tournament appearances.
  • 40: Maryland played in the AIAW/NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the 40th time since 1978.
  • 60: Leubecker has 60 multi-goal games in her career.
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