No. 9 Maryland (9-3, 4-1 B1G) vs. No. 12 Virginia (9-4, 4-3 ACC)
April 9, 2025
6:00 PM
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Corrigan Sports Network
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland hosts No. 12 Virginia in One Love Game at Notre Dame Prep on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Founded in 2010 to honor the memory of former Virginia women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love, the One Love Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, empowering, and activating young people in a movement to end relationship violence and promote healthy relationships.
To learn more about the One Love Foundation and their important mission visit:
https://www.joinonelove.org/. Each college lacrosse live matchup will raise money for their cause and help to raise awareness and empower people to build healthy relationship. To donate to One Love, visit:
CLL MOVE FOR LOVE CAMPAIGN. 100% of all donations will be given directly to the One Love Foundation.
Where We've Been
- The Terrapins are 9-3 this season and 4-1 in Big Ten play. This season Maryland has ranked wins over #18 USC, #13 JMU and #11 Michigan. Junior Kori Edmondson is the catalyst for the Terrapins offense and leads the team with 42 points and 34 goals. Grad student Chrissy Thomas leads the team with 23 assists. Defensively, the Terps are anchored by captains Kennedy Major and Neve O'Ferrall.
- Maryland went 2-0 on its West Coast swing after dominating No. 18 USC, 16-8 on Saturday. Their other win on their road trip was against Arizona State on April 3. This was Maryland's third win over a ranked team this season.
- USC got off to an early 2-0 lead by scoring twice in the opening 1:46. However, Maryland scored 11 of the following 12 goals, including a 10-goal unanswered run to lead 11-3 at halftime. Maryland remained in control for the rest of the game and cruised to victory. The Terps dominated defensively, holding the Trojans scoreless for 33:12 through the first and third quarters. Chrissy Thomas recorded a career-day with three goals and four assist in the win. It was Thomas's fifth career hat trick and first of the season. She matched her seven points on May 4, 2023, against Rutgers.
Maryland went 2-0 on the West Coast this past weekend with wins over Arizona State and #18 USC.
big freshman of the week
- Devin Livingston has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in her career after an impressive two-game stretch.
- She recorded three goals in Maryland's 18-14 win against Arizona State on Thursday. It was the first three-goal game of her career. On Saturday, against #18 USC, Livingston scored two goals that helped Maryland earn their first program victory over the Trojans.
Devin Livingston was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in her career.
Scouting the Cavaliers
- No. 11 Virginia will head into the One Love Game against Maryland after starting the season 9-4. This season they have a ranked wins over No. 17 Princeton, No. 13 Duke, and No. 14 JMU.
- Offensively, Jenna Dinardo leads the way for the Cavaliers, leading the team in goals with 39. Madison Alaimo is the top feeder for the Cavaliers offense with 39 assists this season which is third in the conference.
- In goal, Mel Josephson anchors the Virginia defense. This season she has a 11.43 GAA and a .405 save percentage.
- This marks the 62nd meeting between Maryland and Virginia. The Terps have historically controlled the series, leading 45-17 over the past 47 years. The two teams first met in 1978, with Maryland earning a 14-1 victory
JJ Suriano is fourth in the Big Ten in saves this season.
Thomas and Edmondson Moving Up The Charts
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 340-50 (.872) 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 370-79 (.824). 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): 340-50 (.872)
- Missy Meharg (FH): 655-172-9 (.789)
- Brenda Frese (WBB): 607-168 (.783)
- John Tillman (MLax): 189-54 (.778)
- 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 is the fifth all-time winningest active head coach and the seventh-winningest coach all-time in Division 1 women's lacrosse at 370-79.
winningest program in women's lacrosse
- Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, with a 797-165-3 record all-time. The Terps have won 82.7 percent of their games, the highest winning percentage of all time.
- Maryland: 797-165-3 (.827)
- Loyola (MD): 597-287-8 (.674)
- Penn State: 590-314-5 (.652)
- Virginia: 586-271-5 (.683)
- James Madison*: 564-339-3 (.624)
- * 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 370-79. Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 585 wins.
- Cindy Timchal (NU, Maryland, Navy): 587-165 (.781)
- Jenny Levy (North Carolina): 433-130 (.769)
- Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 412-127 (.764)
- Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 380-93 (.803)
- Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 370-79 (.824)
Maryland celebrates capping a perfect 23-0 season in 2017 with the program's 15 national championship.
