• The Terrapins are 5-1 on the season heading into a home match up with No. 11 Michigan. After dropping its season opener to then-No. 6 Syracuse (15-9, Feb. 15), Maryland responded with five. straight wins over Georgetown (9-7, Feb. 18) Saint Joseph's (18-7, Feb. 22) Denver (14-10, Mar. 1), No.13 JMU (11-5, Mar. 8) and Penn State (19-11, Mar. 13).
• Junior Kori Edmondson is the catalyst for the Terrapins offense and leads the team with 24 points and 18 goals on the season. Grad student Chrissy Thomas leads the team with 13 assists which is eighth in the Big Ten. Defensively, the Terps are anchored by captains Kennedy Major and Neve O'Ferrall. 
• Kori Edmondson has been named the Big Ten Midfielder of the Week for the second consecutive week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Sophomore JJ Suriano also received conference recognition, earning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors.
  Edmondson was named the Big Ten Midfielder of the Week for the third time in her career. She recorded three goals, an assist, two ground balls, and two caused turnovers as No. 5 Maryland topped No. 13 James Madison 11-5.
• JJ Suriano posted 13 saves and a 72.2 save percentage as the Terps scored an 11-5 victory at No. 13 James Madison. She earned her first Defensive Player of the Week accolade.

Check out a few goals from the Terps' 19-11 win over Penn State this afternoon 🐢#B1GWLax x @MarylandWLax pic.twitter.com/k4IQGJOiEn

— Big Ten Lacrosse (@B1GLacrosse) March 13, 2025

• This marks the 12th meeting between Maryland and Michigan. The Terps have historically controlled the series, leading a perfect 11-0 over the past 10 years. The two teams first met in 2015, with Maryland earning a 14-9 victory.
• Kate Sites is the only current Terp who recorded a goal against Michigan last season. In 2024, Sites scored one goal to help the Terps beat Michigan 8-6 in Ann Arbor.
   

Check out a few goals from the Terps' 19-11 win over Penn State this afternoon 🐢#B1GWLax x @MarylandWLax pic.twitter.com/k4IQGJOiEn

— Big Ten Lacrosse (@B1GLacrosse) March 13, 2025

• Michigan will head to College Park to open conference play after starting the season 5-2. This season they have wins over No. 12 Penn and Colorado.
• Offensively, Jill Smith leads the way for the Wolverines, leading the team in goals (19) and points (31). Kelly MacKinney is the top facilitatory on the offense as her 17 assists rank third in the Big Ten.
• In goal, Erin O'Grady anchors the Wolverines defense. Currently this season she has a 7.86 GAA and a .573 save percentage.

JJ Suriano was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for a 13 save performance against #13 JMU. 

• With three assists in the 2025 season opener, Chrissy Thomas became just the 66th player in Maryland women's lacrosse history to reach the 100-point mark for her career. Thomas currently has 117 points which ranks her 59th on the all-time list.
  Thomas on Maryland's Career Points List
  56. Taylor Hensch (2015-18) - 124
  57. Jessica Domey (2002-05) - 119
  58. Aurora Cordingley (2022) - 118
  59. Chrissy Thomas (2022-pres.) - 117
  60. Jen Hussey (1986-89) - 115
  60. Lauren Cohen (2005-08) - 115
  61. Katie Princiotto (2005-08) - 114
  62. LeAnn Shuck (1989-91) - 110
• Thomas is also working her way up the all-time assists list. With her two assists vs. Penn State, she now has 72 career assists and is tied for 24th all-time. She needs just two to tie Christie Jenkins (74, 1997-2000) and Sascha Newmarch (74, 1995-98) for 22nd.
  Thomas on Maryland's Career Assists List
  22. Sascha Newmarch (1995-98) - 74
  22. Christie Jenkins (1997-2000) - 74
  24. Kristin Sommar (1997-2000) - 72
  24. Carolina Wannen (2014-17) - 72
  24. Chrissy Thomas (2022-pres.) - 72
  27. Brindi Griffin (2017-21) - 67
  28. Annie Collins (2001-05) - 65
  29. Sarah Forbes (1994-97) - 63
  30. Karri Ellen Johnson (2008-12) - 62

Chrissy Thomas had one goal and two assist on Thursday help Maryland defeat Penn State 19-11.

• Head Coach Cathy Reese is in her 19th season at the helm of Maryland women's lacrosse. The winningest coach in program history, Reese is 336-48 (.875) as head coach and has led the Terps to five National Championships, 12 Final Fours, and 22 Conference Championships.
• Reese is the fifth all-time winningest active head coach and the sixth-winningest coach of all-time in Division 1 women's lacrosse at 364-77 (.825). Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 580 wins.
• Reese has the highest winning percentage of any current Maryland head coach as a Terrapin head coach.
  1. Cathy Reese (WLax): 336-48 (.875)
  2. Missy Meharg (FH): 655-172-9 (.789)
  3. Brenda Frese (WBB): 602-167 (.783)
  4. John Tillman (MLax): 184-52 (.780)
  5. Sasho Cirovski (MSoc): 438-178-72 (.689)
• Maryland is 175-12 (.935) at home under Reese, with eight undefeated home campaigns in the last 11 seasons (2013, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '21).

Cathy Reese

• Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, with a 793-163-3 record all-time. The Terps have won 82.8 percent of their games, the highest winning percentage of all-time. 959
  1. Maryland: 793-163-3 (.827)
  2. Loyola (MD): 590-284-8 (.673)
  3. Penn State: 586-310-5 (.653)
  4. Virginia: 579-269-5 (.682)
  5. James Madison*: 559-336-3 (.624)
  6. * includes 3 seasons at D-II and 5 season undefined at stats.ncaa.org
• Head Coach Cathy Reese is the fifth all-time winningest active head coach and the seventh-winningest coach all-time in Division 1 women's lacrosse at 366-77. Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 582 wins.
  1. Cindy Timchal (NU, Maryland, Navy): 582-162 (.783)
  2. Jenny Levy (North Carolina): 425-130 (.766)
  3. Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 405-126 (.763)
  4. Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 374-92 (.803)
  5. Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 366-77 (.826)

Maryland celebrates capping a perfect 23-0 season in 2017 with the program's 15 national championship.