• Maryland opened the season with a road win against No. 13 Syracuse, 9-5 last Friday.
• Sixteen saves from JJ Suriano and a five-goal performance from Lauren LaPointe paved the way as the Terps improved to 18-2 in season openers under Cathy Reese.
• Defense was king for Maryland during the first game. The Terps held the ranked Orange scoreless in the first quarter and grabbed 11 ground balls in the win. Maddy Sterling led the charge, picking up three ground balls as the Suriano and the Terps stood strong. Maryland forced a pair of shot-clock violations in the win.

Maryland earned their first victory of the 2026 season with a road victory at Syracuse.

•  JJ Suriano was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and the IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week.
• The junior goalkeeper opened the season with a standout performance against No. 13 Syracuse, posting a .762 save percentage in the Terps' road victory. Suriano held the Orange scoreless in the first quarter and recorded 16 saves on 21 shots faced, allowing just five goals in the win.
• Last season, Suriano started all 21 games last season in her first year in the cage. She was named to the 2025 All-Big Ten Tournament Team and earned 2025 Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention honors. Suriano posted a 9.61 goals-against average and recorded 180 saves on the season.

JJ Suriano was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career.

• Kori Edmondson, Kayla Gilmore and JJ Suriano were named to the initial Tewaaraton Watch List, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
• Edmondson returns to College Park for her final year. Edmondson earned First Team honors and preseason All-American honors by USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse.
• Edmondson was named the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year last season and was a 2025 Tewaaraton Top 25 finalist. She earned unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors and led the Terrapins' offense during a standout season. Edmondson tallied 73 points, including 59 goals, and was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Week five times. She concluded the year with All-American honors from USA Lacrosse, the IWLCA, and Inside Lacrosse.

• Last season, Suriano started all 21 games last season in her first year in the cage. She was named to the 2025 All-Big Ten Tournament Team and earned 2025 Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention honors. Suriano posted a 9.61 goals-against average and recorded 180 saves on the season.

• Gilmore enters her sophomore season after being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2025. She made an immediate impact for the Terps, recording 14 goals and nine assists, while playing a key role in the draw circle with 93 draw controls. Gilmore earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors, was named to the inaugural All-Freshman Team, and was ranked the No. 7 freshman nationally by Inside Lacrosse.
• Maryland has won eight of the last 13 Tewaaraton awards, with Megan Taylor becoming the first goalie in lacrosse history to win the award in 2019. Before that, Zoe Stukenberg took home the prestigious award in 2017, Taylor Cummings won three straight from 2014-16 and Katie Schwarzmann became the first two-time winner for Maryland in 2012-13. Caitlyn McFadden started the eight-for-13 streak for Maryland, garnering the award in 2010. Jen Adams won the inaugural Tewaaraton in 2001.
• In the 19 years of the award, Maryland has won nine times, the most of any school and has had 26 finalists, including at least one in 16-of-17 seasons under head coach Cathy Reese. Most recently, Aurora Cordingley was named a finalist in 2022, where she totaled 118 points (67 goals, 51 assists).

Kayla Gilmore was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List for the first time in her career. 

• With an assist in the 2026 season opener, Kori Edmondson moved into 44th place on Maryland women's lacrosse's all-time career points list. 
• Edmondson recorded her 100th career goal against No. 3 Northwestern last season. 
  Edmonson on Maryland's Career Points List
  42. Kay Ruffino (1982-85) - 164
  43. Sandy Lanahan (1979-81) - 163
  44. Edmondson (2023-pres.) - 159
  45. Carin Peterson (1986-88) - 156
  45. Annie Collins (2001-05) - 156
• Edmondson is also working her way up the all-time goals list. She is now only two behind current Head Coach Cathy Reese (1995-98) from moving to 29th all-time. 
  Edmondson on Maryland's Career Goal List
  24. Courtney Hobbs (1999-98) - 149
  24. Caitlyn McFadden (2007-10) - 149
  27. Judy Dougherty (1978-81) - 143
  27. Alex Aust (2010-13) - 143
  29. Cathy Reese (1995-98) - 140
  30. Kori Edmondson (2023-pres.) - 138
  31. Karen Trudel (1982-85) - 135

Kori Edmondson was named the 2025 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year.

• No. 13 Virginia will head to College Park after starting the season 0-2. 
• Offensively, Gabby LaVerghetta leads the way for the Cavaliers, leading the team in goals with 4. Madison Alaimo is the top feeder for the Cavaliers offense with 7 assists. 
• In goal, Mel Josephson anchors the Virginia defense. This season she has a 15.00 GAA and a .375 save percentage.
• This marks the 63rd meeting between Maryland and Virginia. The Terps have historically controlled the series, leading 45-18 over the past 48 years. The two teams first met in 1978, with Maryland earning a 14-1 victory

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• Head Coach Cathy Reese is in her 20th season at the helm of Maryland women's lacrosse. The winningest coach in program history, Reese is 348-53 (.868) 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 377-82 (.821). 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.
  1. Cathy Reese (WLax): 348-53 (.868)
  2. Missy Meharg (FH): 665-180-9 (.784)
  3. Brenda Frese (WBB): 626-175 (.782)
  4. John Tillman (MLax): 196-56 (.778)
  5. Sasho Cirovski (MSoc): 451-180-76 (.692)
• Maryland is 178-12 (.936) 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 377-82.

• Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, currently standing with a 804-168-3 record all-time. The Terps have won 82.9-percent of their games all time, also the highest winning percentage of all-time. With a win against 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.
  1. Maryland: 804-168-3 (.826)
  2. Loyola (MD): 601-290-8 (.673)
  3. Penn State: 593-316-5 (.652)
  4. Virginia: 589-276-5 (.680)
  5. James Madison*: 572-341-3 (.626)
  6. * 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 of all-time in Division 1 women's lacrosse at 376-82. Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 593 wins.
  1. Cindy Timchal (NU, Maryland, Navy): 594-167 (.781)
  2. Jenny Levy (North Carolina): 444-130 (.774)
  3. Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 422-128 (.767)
  4. Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 389-95 (.804)
  5. Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 377-82 (.821)

Maryland celebrates capping a perfect 23-0 season in 2017 with the program's 15 national championship.