• Maryland is coming off a 2–0 road trip with wins over Georgetown and Saint Joseph's. The Terps jumped out to an early lead against Saint Joseph's and held on for a 17–15 road win last Friday afternoon.
• Lauren LaPointe led the offense with a career-high-tying five goals, and nine different Terps found the back of the net in a full-team effort. Four Terps recorded multi-goal games as Maryland earned its second win in three days. Kori Edmondson netted a hat trick as the Terps improved to 5–0 all-time against Saint Joseph's.
• Against Georgetown, Maryland erased a four-goal deficit to earn a 10–7 victory. A massive 9–1 second-half run powered the comeback, highlighted by four goals from Kristen Shanahan. Lexi Dupack and Lauren LaPointe each added clutch goals in Maryland's six-goal fourth quarter, which saw the Terps take their first lead and secure their 16th consecutive win over Georgetown.

Maryland has started the season 3-0 on the road for the second time in the last three years.

•  JJ Suriano has had a stellar start to her junior season. She currently ranks first in the conference in saves per game (13.50), total saves (54), and save percentage (.600).
• Early this season Suriano was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and the IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week. She was also named to the Tewaaraton Watch List and earned a spot on the Big Ten Players to Watch List before the season.
• 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 has recorded 12+ saves in every game this season.

• 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 five points over two games last week, Kori Edmondson moved into 40th place on Maryland women's lacrosse's all-time career points list. She is also climbing the program's all-time goals list. After scoring three goals on Friday, Edmondson moved into 27th place and is now just four goals away from 24th all-time.
• Edmondson recorded her 100th career goal against No. 3 Northwestern last season. 
  Edmonson on Maryland's Career Points List
  38. Krista Pellizzi (2004-07) - 175
  39. Sarah Forbes (1994-97) - 170
  40. Kori Edmondson (2023-pres.) - 168
  41. Sonia Judd (2000-03) - 166
  41. Michelle Uhlfelder (1988-91) - 165
• She is also climbing the program's all-time goals list. After scoring three goals on Friday, Edmondson moved into 27th place and is now just four goals away from 24th all-time.
  Edmondson on Maryland's Career Goal List
  24. Courtney Hobbs (1999-98) - 149
  24. Caitlyn McFadden (2007-10) - 149
  24. Sascha Newmarch (1995-98) - 149
  27. Kori Edmondson (2023-pres.) - 145
  28. Judy Dougherty (1978-81) - 143
  28. Alex Aust (2010-13) - 143
  30. Cathy Nelson (1995-98) - 140
  31. Karen Trudel (1982-85) - 135

Kori Edmondson has recorded a point in 28 straight games dating back to May 10, 2024.

• Kristen Shanahan has made an immediate impact for the Terps this season. Her four goals against Georgetown helped Maryland overcome a four-goal deficit. In her first home game as a Terp, she distributed the ball effectively, recording a career-high six assists in the win. With three assists in the opening quarter, she posted Maryland's first three-assist quarter since Eloise Clevenger in 2024 and the program's first six-assist game since Clevenger achieved the mark in that same contest.
• Keeley Block has also had a strong start to her Maryland career, tallying three goals and one assist in her first home game as a Terp. The performance marked her 29th career multi-goal game and 37th career multi-point game. With a goal against Saint Joseph's last week, Block is now just one goal shy of her 100th career goal.
• A Salisbury, Maryland native, Block joins the program after four seasons at Penn. Block earned 2025 Second Team All-Ivy and Second Team IWLCA All-Region honors after starting 19 games and recording 42 goals last season. 
• Graduate transfer Kristen Shanahan joins the Terps after playing at Notre Dame. A team captain for the Irish in 2025, Shannahan started 14 games and finished second on the team with 27 goals and 41 points.

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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 350-53 (.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 380-82 (.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.
  1. Cathy Reese (WLax): 350-53 (.868)
  2. Missy Meharg (FH): 665-180-9 (.784)
  3. Brenda Frese (WBB): 630-175 (.783)
  4. John Tillman (MLax): 196-58 (.772)
  5. Sasho Cirovski (MSoc): 451-180-76 (.692)
• Maryland is 179-12 (.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 380-82.

• Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, currently standing with a 807-168-3 record all-time. The Terps have won 82.7-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: 807-168-3 (.827)
  2. Loyola (MD): 603-292-8 (.672)
  3. Penn State: 596-316-5 (.653)
  4. Virginia: 589-276-5 (.680)
  5. James Madison*: 573-342-3 (.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 380-82. Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 597 wins.
  1. Cindy Timchal (NU, Maryland, Navy): 597-167 (.781)
  2. Jenny Levy (North Carolina): 447-130 (.775)
  3. Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 425-129 (.767)
  4. Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 392-95 (.805)
  5. Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 380-82 (.823)

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