Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD — No. 3 Maryland breezed past Penn on Thursday night at SECU Stadium, using a 15-9 win to claim the program's best start since 2019. Kori Edmondson and former Quaker Keeley Block each netted four goals in the dominant win.

The Terps took control of the game early with a six-goal first quarter that featured a pair of goals from both Kristen Shanahan and Block. Lauren LaPointe opened the night's scoring with her team-leading 29th goal of the season and Lexi Dupcak joined in on the early attack. Shanahan tallied two of her three assists on Thursday in the opening frame. 

KRISTEN SHANAHAN ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/MEjAtMxsUf

— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) March 20, 2026

The Terps added five more goals in the second as Edmondson netted a pair of goals and Block secured her hat trick. Maryland had 11 goals at the half while Penn had taken only seven shots. Eight different Terps scored as they moved to 4-0 at home for the first time since 2022. 

This goal by Kori was TOUGH 😤 pic.twitter.com/Lvm1RQ0sPq

— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) March 20, 2026

Edmondson's four-goal game moved her into a tie with Quinn Carney for 16th all-time in Maryland history with 162 career goals. Edmondson was one of nine Terps to secure a ground ball in their ninth win of 2026.

Kayla Gilmore and Edmondson led the Terps' draw control efforts with 10 and five, respectively. Maryland led Penn wire to wire, and will take an unblemished record into Sunday's conference clash with USC.

How it Happened:
1st Quarter:

• LaPointe got the scoring started with her 29th of the season.
• Block put the Terps up 2-0 with a goal against her former squad.
• Dupcak made it 3-0 in the first five minutes with her 10th of the year.
• Two Shanahan goals sandwiched Penn's first goal as Maryland claimed a 5-1 advantage.
• Block's second goal of the quarter extended the lead. 
• Maryland took a 6-2 lead into the second quarter.

2nd Quarter:

• Edmondson scored just 29 seconds into the frame. 
• Block sealed her hat trick early in the frame. 
• Devin Livingston's second goal of the season put the Terps up 9-2.
• Edmondson put Maryland in double figures less than six minutes into the quarter.
• Gilmore put the Terps up 11-3 with her fifth goal of the season.

3rd Quarter:

• Penn scored the first three goals of the second half.
• Edmondson's third of the day gave Maryland a 12-6 lead to take into the final 15 minutes.

4th Quarter:

• Edmondson's fourth of the night extended the lead. 
• Emma Abbazia's third goal of the season put Maryland up 14-6.
• Block scored her fourth goal late in the fourth quarter.
• Maryland closed out the 15-9 win to move to 9-0.

Multi-Point Terps:

• Edmondson (four goals, one assist) matched her career-high goal tally for the 13th time in her career, marked her 37th-career hat trick, her 49th multi-goal game, and her 51st-career multi-point game while pushing her point-scoring streak to 42 games.
• Block (four goals) secured her third-career hat trick, her 33rd-career multi-goal game, and her 42nd game with multiple points while pushing her point-scoring streak to six games. 
• Shanahan (two goals, three assists) recorded her 29th-career multi-point game, her 21st game with multiple goals, and her 10th multi-assist game of her career. 
• LaPointe (one goal, three assists) grabbed her 20th-career multi-point game and her sixth game with multiple assists. 
• Abbazia (one goal, one assist) logged her 14th mulit-point game of her career. 

Starting Hot:

• The Terps are 9-0 for the first time since 2019 and 4-0 at home for the first time since 2022.
• Maryland has scored 128 goals through nine games, which mark its second-highest total since 2021.
• Maryland has held opponents to single-digit scoring in seven of its nine games this season, marking a tie for the second-most such performances through nine games in the past 10 seasons.
• The Terps are outscoring opponents 128-79 (+49) through nine games.

Punishing Penn:

• Thursday marked the 16th all-time meeting between Maryland and Penn, with the Terps winning 11 of the previous games. 
• Maryland improved to 8-2 at home against the Quakers and snapped Penn's three-game winning streak in the series.
• The Terps' biggest win in series history was a 16-4 victory in 2011.

Home Cooking:

• Maryland is 182-12 (.938) at home under head coach Cathy Reese, with eight undefeated home campaigns in the last 12 seasons (2013, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '21).
• The Terps have only lost two conference home games under Reese.

Adding to History:

• Maryland is college lacrosse's all-time winningest program, and the Terps grabbed their 812th all-time win on Thursday night. 
• Head coach Cathy Reese is the fifth-winningest active head coach in college lacrosse, and earned her 385th-career win. 

Numbers to Know:

• 4: The Terps are 4-0 at home for the first time since 2022.
• 8: Eight different Terps scored in the win.
• 9: Maryland is 9-0 for the first time since 2019.
• 12: Maryland grabbed its 12th all-time win over Penn.
• 16: Shanahan extended her team-leading assist tally to 16.
• 29: LaPointe leads the team with 29 goals this season. 
• 49: Maryland has a +49 goal differential this season.
• 79: Maryland has only conceded 79 goals this season.
• 128: Maryland has scored 128 goals this season.
• 385: Reese earned her 385th win of her coaching career. 
• 812: Maryland earned its 812th all-time win.

Up Next:

• Maryland hosts USC for the Terps' second Big Ten game of the season on Mar. 22. The game is set for 12 PM and will air on B1G+.