PHILADELPHIA – No. 6 Maryland women's lacrosse was narrowly defeated by No. 15 UPenn, 13-12, at Franklin Field on Monday. The Terps are now 7-3 overall heading into their matchup with Arizona State on April 3.
After Penn (6-3) scored the game's first two goals, the Terps scored four of the game's next five goals to lead 4-3 entering the second frame. However, the Quakers rattled off three straight scores and outscored the Terps 5-1 in the second to lead 8-5 at halftime. They later led by as many as four goals before the Terps rallied to tie the game at 11 apiece at the 8:22 mark and 12 apiece at the 4:51 mark in the fourth quarter. But Penn's Keeley Block scored the go-ahead and the eventual game-winner with 24.8 seconds to play.
Kori Edmondson (four goals) and Jordyn Lipkin (three goals) led the Terps offensively, each posting a hat trick. It was Edmondson's 24th hat tick of her career and her seventh of the season. Lipkin earned the sixth hat trick of her career and third of the season. Edmondson also won five draw controls, picked up four groundballs and caused two turnovers.
Maisy Clevenger (two goals & three assists) and Kate Sites (two goals) were the other Terps to record multiple goals.
Devin Livingston also entered the scoring column.
Goalie JJ Suriano made five saves between the pipes before being replaced by
Julia Ward. Ward allowed just two goals and made three saves, all occurring in the fourth quarter. She was pivotal in allowing the Terps to tie the game in the fourth.
Annabella Schafer also helped anchor Maryland's defense with two caused turnovers.
Maryland won 16-of-29 draw controls.
Kayla Gilmore recorded four wins and
Shelby Sullivan added two wins.
Breaking Down The Action
- Penn opened the game with two quick goals, but the Terps scored four of the next five to lead 4-3 entering the second frame. Kate Sites, Jordyn Lipkin, Maisy Clevenger and Kori Edmondson all entered the scoring column. Clevenger and Edmondson's goals occurred 16 seconds after one another as the quarter closed.
- Penn had an 8-5 lead at the half. Penn scored five goals in the second quarter. Maryland's lone score came from Edmondson at the 4:31 mark.
- Penn still held a three-goal lead over the Terps heading into the final quarter of the game. The game was still tightly contested, with both teams each scoring twice in the third. Sites and Devin Livingston both tallied Maryland's scores.
- The Terps rallied to tie the game up 12-12 with a little under five minutes remaining in the contest. However, Penn scored the game-winning goal with 24 seconds left.
Hat Trick Terps
Multi Terps Update
- Kori Edmondson (four goals) recorded multiple points for the 33rd time in her career. She has scored multiple goals 32 times.
- Jordyn Lipkin (three goals) recorded the 19th multi-point game of her career. It was her 17th with multiple goals.
- Maisy Clevenger (two goals & three assists) had her 13th multi-point game of her career. It was her fourth game with multiple assists. It was her sixth game with multiple goals.
- Kate Sites (two goals) posted the 10th multi-point game of her career. All are multi-goal games.
Numbers To Know
- 1: Fallon George made her first career start.
- 4: Clevenger has four multi-assist games.
- 6: Clevenger has six multi-goal games.
- 6: Lipkin has six hat tricks in her career.
- 6: The Terps are ranked No. 6 in the Inside Lacrosse/Women's Coaches Association Top 25 Poll.
- 10: Sites has 10 multi-goals games this season.
- 15: The Terps have scored 14 hat tricks as a team this season.
- 16: Crissy Thomas leads the Terps with 16 assists through 10 games.
- 24: Edmondson recorded her 24th career hat trick and her seventh of the season.
- 29: Edmondson has 29 goals through nine games to lead the Terps.
Up Next
- Maryland will play Arizona State on April 3 in Tempe, Arizona. The game starts at 2 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
