• Maryland enters the contest with a 6-1 record, riding a six-game winning streak after opening Big Ten play with victories over Penn State (19-11) and No. 11 Michigan (14-12). The Terps bounced back from a season-opening loss to then-No. 6 Syracuse (15-9) with a dominant stretch, securing wins over Georgetown, Saint Joseph's, Denver, No. 13 James Madison, Penn State, and Michigan.
• 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. 
• Junior midfielder Kori Edmondson has been named Big Ten Midfielder of the Week for the third consecutive week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Freshman Kayla Gilmore also received conference recognition, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
• This marks the fourth Big Ten Midfielder of the Week award in Edmondson's career. She played a key role in Maryland's 2-0 start to conference play, tallying eight points, six draw controls, two caused turnovers, and two ground balls. In the 14-12 win over No. 11 Michigan, she recorded two goals, an assist, and three draw controls. She followed up with a dominant performance at Penn State, contributing three goals, two assists, two caused turnovers, and three draw controls in a 19-11 victory.
• Gilmore made an immediate impact in her first two Big Ten games, totaling two points and 11 draw controls. She had a standout performance at Penn State, notching a goal and eight draw controls in Maryland's 19-11 win. She became the first Maryland freshman to earn the honor since Kori Edmondson on March 21, 2023.

• This marks the 32nd meeting between Maryland and Northwestern. The Terps have historically controlled the series, leading 18-13 over the past 40 years. The two teams first met in 1985, with Maryland earning a 17-5 victory.
• Chrissy Thomas and Kori Edmondson are the only current Terps who recorded a goal against Northwestern last season. In 2024, Thomas scored four goals but the Terps would fall to Northwestern 17-9 in College Park.

Kori bouncer!!

9-7 Northwestern. pic.twitter.com/CTJty5b8w6

— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) May 7, 2023

• Northwestern will host Maryland after starting the season 7-1. This season they have wins over No. 11 Notre Dame and No. 25 Colorado. Northwestern has the No. 1 scoring offense in the Big Ten and leads the conference in draw control percentage.
• Offensively, Madison Taylor leads the way for the Wildcats, leading the team in goals (45), assists (14),  and points (59). Taylor is currently second in the country and first in the conference in goals this season. 
• In goal, Delaney Sweitzer anchors the Wildcats defense. Currently this season she has a 8.26 GAA and a .487 save percentage. Sweitzer is second in the Big Ten in goals-against average.

Kayla Gilmore was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time this season.

• 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 118 points which ranks her tied for 58st on the all-time list.
  Thomas on Maryland's Career Points List
  56. Taylor Hensch (2015-18) - 124
  57. Lauren Cohen (2005-08) - 119
  58. Katie Princiotto (2005-08) - 118
  58. Chrissy Thomas (2022-pres.) - 118
  59. Jen Hussey (1986-89) - 115
  60. Lauren Cohen (2005-08) - 114
  61. Katie Princiotto (2005-08) - 110
  62. LeAnn Shuck (1989-91) - 108
• Thomas is also working her way up the all-time assists list. With her two assists vs. Denver, she now has 72 career assists and is 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
  25. Brindi Griffin (2017-21) - 67
  26. Annie Collins (2001-05) - 65
  27. Sarah Forbes (1994-97) - 63
  28. Karri Ellen Johnson (2008-12) - 62

Chrissy Thomas had one goal this past weekend to help Maryland defeat #11 Michigan 14-12.

• 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 337-48 (.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 367-77 (.827). 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): 337-48 (.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 176-12 (.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 794-164-3 record all-time. The Terps have won 82.8 percent of their games, the highest winning percentage of all-time.
  1. Maryland: 794-164-3 (.829)
  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 363-77. 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): 367-77 (.827)

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