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Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Rose's Double-OT Winner Lifts No. 4 Terps Past No. 7 Louisville In Opener, 2-1

COLLEGE PARK, MD – In a matchup between two top defenses in college field hockey, No. 4 Maryland walked it off against No. 7 Louisville, 2-1, in double overtime in its 2024 home season-opener. 

Senior Hope Rose scored the game-winning goal with 1:18 remaining in the second overtime. Rose controlled an inbound pass and cut through two Cardinal defenders before delivering a strike past the Louisville goalkeeper. 
Sophomore defender Josie Hollamon scored the other goal and Maryland's first goal of the season off of a penalty corner in the second period. 
  On the defensive end, sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Klebasko made two saves. The Terps' defense, led by fifth-year team captain Rayne Wright, came through with timely takeaways. Maryland faced just three shots throughout the contest. Alina Gerke also made three key blocks on clean shots coming off penalty corners late in the first overtime.

This was just the third season opener for Maryland field hockey to go to overtime. The other two occurred in 2004 and 2021, resulting in Maryland victories. The Terps have now won 28 consecutive season-openers, last losing in 1996. Overall, Maryland is now 46-3-2 all-time in season openers. 


Breaking Down The Action
  • Ella Gaitan had a good look for the Terps in the third minute, but the Cardinals' goalkeeper blocked the early shot attempt. 
  • In the first, it was all defense as the teams traded possessions. The score was knotted at zero going into the second period. 
  • Maryland opened the second with consistent pressure up front, including a good look by Fluer Knopert and a penalty corner opportunity, but the Terps couldn't convert for a score. 
  • Goalkeeper Alyssa Klebasko made her first save of the game to hold the Cardinals scoreless. But Louisville put one through after a penalty corner for the game's first score. 
  • Maryland quickly equalized as Josie Hollamon capitalized on a penalty corner to dribble a goal past the Louisville goalkeeper. The teams went into halftime tied at 1-1. 
  • The Terps kept the ball in Cardinal territory for most of the third period, but the score remained 1-1 going into the fourth. 
  • Hollamon and Hope Rose put up shots in the fourth period, but neither team notched the game-winning score, sending the game into overtime. 
  • Alina Gerke made three straight blocks to prevent three consecutive Louisville penalty corners, which was crucial for the Terps' defense in overtime. The game went into double overtime, and it was still tied at 1-1. 
  • Rose took advantage of a great look to score the game-winning goal for the Terrapins. 

Overtime Terps 
  • During Missy Meharg's tenure, the Terrapins have become one of the nation's most dangerous teams in overtime.
  • The Terps are 81-31 all-time in games that have gone to overtime or a shootout.
  • Maryland was 1-2 in overtime and shootout games last season.
  • In Meharg's tenure, the Terps are 71-27 in overtime or shootout games.
  • Maryland is 23-4 in overtime and shootout games at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.

Celebrating 50 Years Of Terps Field Hockey 
  • Maryland, a program with eight national championships and 27 conference titles, welcomed back champions from across the decades and honored them at halftime.  
  • Maryland field hockey's first head coach and a trailblazer in women's athletics, Dottie McKnight, was in attendance. 
  • From the 1970s, Sandy Worth, Debbie Hutchinson, Denise Wescott, Susan Merritt and Karen Sanders attended. 
  • Representing the 1980s were Kim Chorosiewski, Andrea Closkey, Erin Brown Millon, Lisa Buente, Denise Wescott, Sissy Nye, Susan Wood, Jess Wilk and Lisa Wiederlight.
  • From the 1990s, Amy Stoudt, Tara Everly, Megan Walter, Katy Meilleur (Balk), Michelle Shegogue (Gallo), Kristen Ketchum, Emily Crane (Ward) and Kristy Dignan (Palchinsky) were honored. 
  • Representing the 2000s were Angie Klingerman, Colleen Cassada and Ellen Gingrich.
  • From 2010 to the present, Danielle Baumgardner, Janessa Pope, Christine Knauss, Welma Luus, Carrie Hanks, Sabrina Rhodes, Logan Anderson, and 2024 Olympians Kelee Lepage and Brooke DeBerdine.

Terp Debuts 
Season Opener Success 
  • The Terps have won 28 consecutive season-openers, last losing in 1996.
  • Overall, the Terps are 46-3-2 all-time in season openers. 
  • This was the third season opener for field hockey to go to overtime. The other two occurred in 2004 and 2021, resulting in Maryland victories.

Series Success
  • Maryland now holds a 3-0 series advantage against Lousiville.
  • The teams last met in 2017, when the Terps won 1-0. 

Notable Numbers 
  • 1: Josie Hollaman scored the first goal of the 2024 season.
  • 3: This was the third season opener for field hockey to go to overtime. 
  • 7: Seven Terps made their debut in the game. 
  • 28: The Terps have won 28 consecutive season-openers.
  • 46: Maryland is 46-3-2 all-time in season openers.
  • 50: Maryland is celebrating 50 years of Terps field hockey. 
  • 795: Maryland is just five wins away from 800 program victories 

Up Next
  • Maryland will host Drexel on Sunday at noon at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. The game will be streamed live on Big Ten Plus.
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