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No. 3 Maryland Women's Lacrosse Set for Road Battle at Hofstra

No. 3 Maryland (5-0, 0-0) at. Hofstra (3-3, 0-0)
March 4, 2026
Captains Field
3:00 p.m.
FloCollege 
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- No. 3 Maryland women's lacrosse will travel to Hampstead, N.Y., to face Hofstra on Wednesday. The opening draw is set for 3 p.m. ET and will stream live on FloCollege.
 
Where We've Been
  • Maryland enters its third road trip of the season with a 5-0 record. The Terps opened the year with three ranked wins over No. 13 Syracuse, No. 12 Virginia and No. 14 Princeton.
  • Offensively, the Terps have been led by Kristen Shanahan and Lauren LaPointe, who have tallied 11 and 15 goals, respectively. Nine Terps have scored through five games, and four players have recorded 10 or more goals so far this season.
  • Defensively, 2025 Tewaaraton Watch List member JJ Suriano has started strong in goal to open the year. The junior is 5-0 with 60 total saves, including 16 against ranked No. 13 Syracuse and 13 saves against No. 12 Virginia.
Maryland women's lacrosse team huddle
Maryland has started the season 3-0 on the road for the second time in the last three years.
 transfer spotlight
  • Kristen Shanahan has made an immediate impact in her first season with the Terps. Her four goals against Georgetown helped Maryland erase a four-goal deficit. In her first home game at Maryland, she recorded a career-high six assists. With three assists in the opening quarter, Shanahan posted the program's first three-assist quarter since Eloise Clevenger in 2024 and the first six-assist game since Clevenger accomplished the feat in that same contest. She added three goals and two assists in a 16-12 win over No. 14 Princeton, marking her 17th career multi-goal game, seventh career multi-assist game and 23rd career multi-point game.
  • Keeley Block has also started her Maryland career strong, 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. Block added four goals in the 16-12 win over No. 14 Princeton, including 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.
Keeley Block action shot vs. #12 Virginia at SECU Stadium
Keeley Block recorded her 100th career goal this past weekend against Princeton. 
tewaaraton watch list
  • 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 against Fairfield
Kayla Gilmore was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List for the first time in her career. 
Edmondson Moving Up The Charts
  • With four goals at home against No. 14 Princeton, Kori Edmondson moved into 39th 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
    1. Kristin Sommar (1997-00) - 176
    2. Krista Pellizzi (2004-07) - 175
    3. Kori Edmondson (2023-pres.) - 172
    4. Sarah Forbes (1994-97) - 170
    5. Sonia Judd (2000-03) - 166
  • Edmondson is also working her way up the all-time goals list. With her four goals against No. 14 Princeton, she moved into a tie for 24th all-time. 
    Edmondson on Maryland's Career Goal List
    1. Kali Hartshorn (2017-20) 154
    2. Sarah Mollison (2008-11) 153
    3. Laura Harmon (1992-95) - 150
    4. Christie Jenkins (1997-2000) - 150
    5. Kori Edmondson (2023-pres.) - 149
    6. Courtney Hobbs (1999-98) - 149
    7. Caitlyn McFadden (2007-10) - 149
Kori Edmondson celebration shot against #12 Virginia at SECU Stadium
Kori Edmondson has recorded a point in 29 straight games dating back to May 10, 2024.
Dominance Under Reese
  • 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 351-53 (.869) 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 381-82 (.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): 351-53 (.869)
    2. Missy Meharg (FH): 665-180-9 (.784)
    3. Brenda Frese (WBB): 630-176 (.782)
    4. John Tillman (MLax): 196-59 (.769)
    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
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 381-82.
winningest program in women's lacrosse
  • Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, currently standing with a 808-168-3 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: 808-168-3 (.827)
    2. Loyola (MD): 604-292-8 (.673)
    3. Penn State: 597-316-5 (.653)
    4. Virginia: 591-278-5 (.679)
    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 381-82. Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 598 wins.
    1. Cindy Timchal (NU, Maryland, Navy): 598-167 (.782)
    2. Jenny Levy (North Carolina): 448-130 (.775)
    3. Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 425-130 (.766)
    4. Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 393-95 (.805)
    5. Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 381-82 (.823)
2017 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship Celebration
Maryland celebrates capping a perfect 23-0 season in 2017 with the program's 15 national championship.
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Players Mentioned

Kori Edmondson

#14 Kori Edmondson

M
5' 8"
Senior
Kayla Gilmore

#5 Kayla Gilmore

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Lauren LaPointe

#8 Lauren LaPointe

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5' 9"
Junior
JJ Suriano

#30 JJ Suriano

G
5' 3"
Junior
Kristen Shanahan

#3 Kristen Shanahan

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5' 9"
Graduate Student
Keeley Block

#6 Keeley Block

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5' 3"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Kori Edmondson

#14 Kori Edmondson

5' 8"
Senior
M
Kayla Gilmore

#5 Kayla Gilmore

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Lauren LaPointe

#8 Lauren LaPointe

5' 9"
Junior
A
JJ Suriano

#30 JJ Suriano

5' 3"
Junior
G
Kristen Shanahan

#3 Kristen Shanahan

5' 9"
Graduate Student
A
Keeley Block

#6 Keeley Block

5' 3"
Graduate Student
A