Maryland (14-4, 7-1 B1G) vs. Northwestern (15-2, 8-0 B1G)
April 27, 2025
4:00 PM
Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex
Big Ten Network
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland will play No. 1 seed and No. 3-ranked Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament title game at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on April 27 at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The Terps have now made the Big Ten Tournament Championship in every year except 2015 and 2024 since joining the conference in 2015. They improved to 14-4 overall, winning seven of their last eight games and picking up their fifth win over a ranked team this season. Maryland is seeking their fifth B1G Tournament title since joining the conference in 2014 and fifteenth tournament title in program history.
Where We've Been
- No. 2 seed and No. 7-ranked Maryland defeated No. 3 seed and No. 12-ranked Michigan, 13-10, in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals. Lipkin tallied a team-leading four goals, Edmondson posted three goals and an assist and LaPointe added three goals. It was Edmondson's 29th career hat trick and team-leading 12th of the season. Lipkin posted her 10th career hat trick and sixth of the season. LaPointe earned the sixth hat trick of her career and her fifth this season.
- In the opening round of the Big Ten tournament, Maryland earned 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.
Maryland will host the Big Ten Tournament after finishing the season 7-1 in conference play.
Scouting the wildcats
- Offensively, Madison Taylor leads the way for the Wildcats, leading the team in goals (87), assists (35), and points (122). 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 8.28 GAA and a .500 save percentage. Sweitzer is first in the Big Ten in goals-against average.
- This marks the 33nd meeting between Maryland and Northwestern. The Terps have historically controlled the series, leading 18-14 over the past 40 years. The two teams first met in 1985, with Maryland earning a 17-5 victory.
Jordyn Lipkin recorded her sixth hat trick of the season and tenth of her career with four goals against Michigan.
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 94 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 345-51 (.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 375-80 (.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): 345-51 (.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 180-12 (.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 800th program win, the most by any women's college lacrosse program.
- Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, with a 802-166-3 record all-time. The Terps have won 82.7 percent of their games, the highest winning percentage of all time.
- Maryland: 802-166-3 (.827)
- Loyola (MD): 600-287-8 (.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): 438-130 (.771)
- Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 417-127 (.766)
- Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 384-93 (.805)
- Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 375-80 (.823)
Maryland celebrates capping a perfect 23-0 season in 2017 with the program's 15 national championship.
