Maryland (13-4, 7-1 B1G) vs. Michigan (12-5, 5-3 B1G)
April 25, 2025
7:30 PM
Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex
Big Ten Network
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- No.7 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 Terps are seeking their fifth B1G Tournament title since joining the conference in 2014 and fifteenth tournament title in program history.
Parking:
Free parking is available to fans for free in any lot after 2 PM.
Where We've Been
- Maryland is coming off of a 17-11 win against No. 7 seed Rutgers. Kori Edmondson, Lauren LaPointe and Devin Livingston all recorded hat tricks to help power the Terps offense. 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. 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.
- The Terps closed out their regular season winning five of the last six games and finishing with a 12-4 overall record and a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten. This season, Maryland has secured ranked wins over No. 8 Johns Hopkins, No. 18 USC, No. 13 James Madison, and No. 11 Michigan. Junior Kori Edmondson leads the offense with 52 points and 43 goals, while graduate student Chrissy Thomas leads the team in assists with 32. Defensively, the Terps are anchored by captains Kennedy Major and Neve O'Ferrall.
- Maryland defeated No.8 Johns Hopkins, 13-11, in its regular season finale on Saturday. This was Maryland's 800th program win, the most by any women's college lacrosse program. The Terps offense was keyed by Jordyn Lipkin, who had a hat trick before the end of the first quarter. It was her fifth hat trick of the season and ninth of her career. Lipkin went on to total four goals in the game.
- Kori Edmondson also delivered a hat-trick, her 10th of the season and 27th of her career. This is the junior's single-season career-high for goals, surpassing her 41 goals scored as a freshman in 2023. Lauren LaPointe (two goals and two assists), Chrissy Thomas (two goals and one assist) and Devin Livingston (two goals) also had multi-point games.
- Sophomore goalie JJ Suriano made nine saves between the pipes. Kayla Gilmore led the defense with three caused turnovers. Neve O'Ferrall and Edmondson also caused turnovers for the Terps.
Maryland will host the Big Ten Tournament after finishing the season 7-1 in conference play.
Scouting the wolverines
- Jill Smith leads the charge for the Michigan offense, while Kaylee Dyer has been the Wolverines' top playmaker, recording 29 assists.
- In goal, goalkeeper Erin O'Grady has been the achor of the Michigan defense. O'Grady owns a 9.00 goals-against average and a .540 save percentage.
- Michigan advances to the B1G Tournament semifinal for the second time in program history with its 20-9 win over USC. Jill Smith scored eight goals and had two assists to set the Michigan single-game program record of 10 points. Smith's eight goals tied her for third in Big Ten Tournament single-game history.
- This will be the 13th all-time meeting between Maryland and Rutgers. The Terps hold a 12–0 lead in the series, which dates back to 2015 when Maryland claimed an 14–9 win in the inaugural matchup.
Jordyn Lipkin recorded her fifth hat trick of the season and ninth of her career against Johns Hopkins.
Thomas and Edmondson Moving Up The Charts
Kori Edmondson has been named the Big Ten Midfielder of the Week on Monday.
Chrissy Thomas ranks 10th all-time at Maryland with 92 career assists.
Hall Call
- On February 14, the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced the 2025 IWLCA Hall of Fame, which included Maryland head coach Cathy Reese.
- Reese has guided Maryland to five national championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019), 11 Final Fours, and 20 regular-season and tournament championships across the ACC and Big Ten. She is recognized as a four-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year (2010, 2014, 2015, 2019) and a 12-time Conference Coach of the Year.
- Reese joins former Maryland head coaches Cindy Timchal (Class of 2017) and Suzanne Tyler (Class of 2018) in the IWLCA Hall of Fame.
Dominance Under Reese
- 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 344-51 (.870) 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 374-80 (.823). 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.
- Cathy Reese (WLax): 344-51 (.870)
- Missy Meharg (FH): 655-172-9 (.789)
- Brenda Frese (WBB): 607-168 (.783)
- John Tillman (MLax): 191-54 (.779)
- Sasho Cirovski (MSoc): 438-178-72 (.689)
- Maryland is 179-12 (.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 is the fifth all-time winningest active head coach and the seventh-winningest coach all-time in Division 1 women's lacrosse at 373-80.
winningest program in women's lacrosse
- No. 7 Maryland defeated No. 8 Johns Hopkins, 13-11, in its regular season finale on Saturday. This was Maryland's 801th program win, the most by any women's college lacrosse program.
- Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, with a 801-166-3 record all-time. The Terps have won 82.7 percent of their games, the highest winning percentage of all time.
- Maryland: 801-166-3 (.827)
- Loyola (MD): 599-287-8 (.674)
- Penn State: 591-316-5 (.651)
- Virginia: 588-273-5 (.682)
- James Madison*: 566-339-3 (.626)
- * includes 3 seasons at D-II and 5 seasons 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 370-80. Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 585 wins.
- Cindy Timchal (NU, Maryland, Navy): 590-166 (.780)
- Jenny Levy (North Carolina): 437-130 (.771)
- Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 416-127 (.766)
- Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 383-93 (.805)
- Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 374-80 (.823)
Maryland celebrates capping a perfect 23-0 season in 2017 with the program's 15 national championship.
