COLLEGE PARK, MD – Kori Edmondson, Lauren LaPointe and Devin Livingston all recorded hat tricks as No. 2 seed Maryland women's lacrosse defeated No. 7 seed Rutgers, 17-11, in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals at Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on Wednesday. The Terps improved to 13-4 overall, winning six of their last seven games.
Maryland will play 12th-ranked/No. 3 seed Michigan in the semifinals at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
The Scarlet Knights (8-10) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but the Terps rallied to score four unanswered through the first and second quarters. Rutgers briefly retook the lead twice in the second frame before Maryland decisively took control late in the third and early in the fourth with four unanswered goals.
The first two goals secured hat tricks for Edmondson and LaPointe at the 1:50 and 24-second third quarter marks, respectively. The latter two in the fourth were by Chrissy Thomas (13:38) and
Emma Abbazia (12:18), their first scores of the game to give the Terps a 13-8 lead. They led for the entire fourth quarter.
Edmondson (4 goals & 1 assist) recorded her 11th hat trick of the season and 28th of her career. LaPointe (3 goals & 1 assist) earned her fourth hat trick of the season and fifth of her career. Livingston (3 goals), a freshman, posted her second hat trick of the season, matching her career-high of three goals.
Thomas (2 goals & 1 assist), Jordyn Lipkin (two goals), Abbazia and Shelby Sullivan also scored goals for the Terps.
Sophomore goalie JJ Suriano made six saves between the pipes.
Neve O'Ferrall (two),
Chrissy Thomas (two),
Maddy Sterling (two) and
Fallon George all caused turnovers defensively.
Lexi Dupcak stepped up in the draw circle despite entering the game with just nine draw control wins in her career. She led Maryland with a career-high six wins. Edmondson (6 wins) and
Hailey Russo (5 wins) also chipped in. As a team, the Terps won 21-of-11 draw controls.
Rutgers goalie Lexie Coldiron made 13 saves, giving her 196 stops on the season. She leads Division I women's lacrosse in saves this season. The graduate transfer kept the Scarlet Knights in the game despite the Terps boasting an 30-17 shots on goal advantage.
Maryland is now 14-5 all-time in Big Ten Tournament games and 29-7 in conference tournament games overall under head coach Cathy Reese.
Reese's Take
"Just proud of how we just never gave up, we kept going and I've loved what I've seen," Reese said. "I've said that before about this team this season. We've been in some holes before, but these guys keep fighting. We're young, and that's been the talk of this group a lot this year. But at the same time, they're tough, they fight and everyone steps out when their name is called. I couldn't be more proud of their effort tonight."
Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland led 3-2 entering the second frame. Rutgers scored the first two goals of the game. But the Terps rallied to score three straight, including two goals from Devin Livingston and one on a free-position look from Kori Edmondson. Livingston's first got Maryland on the board at the 9:40 mark. Her second occurred with 3:43 left on an assist by Lauren LaPointe.
- The Terps led 7-6 at halftime. Maryland made it four unanswered goals with a second goal to begin the second frame by Edmondson. Then Rutgers sparked a 3-0 goal-scoring run to lead 5-4. Livingston tied the game with her third goal of the game, and LaPointe cashed in two scores to end the quarter.
- Maryland extended its lead to 11-8 entering the final frame. Edmondson and LaPointe earned hat tricks, and Kate Sites and Jordyn Lipkin entered the scoring column.
- The Terps made it four unanswered goals with scores by Chrissy Thomas and Emma Abazia to begin the fourth and lead 13-8. Edmondson and Lipkin added tallies, and Maryland cruised to victory.
Hat Trick Terps
Multi Terps Update
- Kori Edmondson (4 goals & 1 assists) recorded multiple points for the 40th time in her career. She has scored multiple goals 38 times.
- Lauren LaPointe (3 goals & 1 assists) notched the eighth multi-point game of her career. It was her seventh career game with multiple goals.
- Devin Livingston (3 goals) recorded her seventh career multi-point game. It was her fifth career game with multiple goals.
- Chrissy Thomas (2 goals & 1 assist) had the 37th multi-point game of her career. She has 16 multi-goal games in her career.
- Jordyn Lipkin (2 goals) recorded the 24th multi-point game of her career. It was her 22nd with multiple goals.
- Kate Sites (1 goal & 1 assist) posted the 14th multi-point game of her career.
B1G Tourney Time
- Maryland is now 14-5 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament and has made the championship game in every season except for 2015 and 2024.
- The Terps have four Big Ten Tournament championships, winning in three straight seasons from 2016-18 and 2022.
- Maryland has won 15 Conference Tournament Championships in program history, with 10 of those coming since Cathy Reese became the head coach in 2007 (six ACC, four Big Ten). The Terps took home six-straight ACC titles from 2009-14 and three-straight Big Ten titles from 2016-18.
- Reese is 29-7 as the coach of Maryland in conference tournament games.
Home Cooking
- Maryland is 180-12 at home under head coach Cathy Reese. It has eight undefeated home campaigns in the last 11 seasons (2013-19 and 2021).
- The Terps have only lost two conference home games under Reese.
Numbers To Know
- 2: The Terps are the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
- 2: Livingston has two hat tricks this season.
- 5: LaPointe has five hat tricks in her career, including four this season.
- 6: Maryland has won six of its last seven games.
- 7: The Terps are ranked No. 7 in the Inside Lacrosse/Women's Coaches Association Top 25 Poll.
- 9: Edmondson has nine four-goal games in her career.
- 11: Thomas is 11th all-time on Maryland's assists list with 92 assists.
- 19: Edmondson has 19 free-position goals this season.
- 20: Edmondson has 20 straight games with a goal.
- 30: The Terps have scored 30 hat tricks as a team this season.
- 28: The Terps are now 28-2 all-time against Rutgers.
- 28: Edmondson recorded her 28th career hat trick and her 11th of the season.
- 33: Thomas leads the Terps with 33 assists.
- 48: Edmondson has 48 goals to lead the Terps.
- 57: Edmonson leads the Terps with 57 points.
- 180: Maryland is 180-12 at home under Reese.
- 801: Maryland is the winningest Division I women's lacrosse program, with 801 wins.
Up Next
- Maryland will play 12th-ranked/No. 3 seed Michigan in the semifinals at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
