No. 4Â Maryland (14-2, 6-2)Â vs. Ohio State (9-7, 3-5)
April 22, 2026
U-M Lacrosse Stadium
3:00 p.m.
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- No. 4 Maryland begins postseason play against Ohio State in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Terps will face the No. 7-seed Buckeyes on Wednesday, April 22, at 3 p.m. in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Terps clinched the 2-seed after finishing the conference season 6-2. The Terps are seeking their fifth B1G Tournament title since joining the conference in 2014 and fifteenth tournament title in program history.
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Where We've Been
- Maryland enters postseason play with a 14–2 record, including five ranked wins over No. 13 Syracuse, No. 12 Virginia, No. 14 Princeton, No. 7 Johns Hopkins, and No. 21 Penn State. The Terps are coming off a 13–9 road win over Ohio State on Saturday and will face the Buckeyes again in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Jordyn Lipkin recorded a career-high eight points, with three goals and five assists, in the victory.
- Offensively, the Terps have been led by Kori Edmondson and Lauren LaPointe, who have tallied 36 and 54Â goals, respectively. Fourteen players have scored through this season, with five recording 30 or more points this season.
- Defensively, 2026 Tewaaraton Watch List member JJ Suriano has been strong in goal. The junior is 14–2 with 166 total saves, including 16 against No. 13 Syracuse, 13 against No. 12 Virginia, and 13 against No. 7 Johns Hopkins.
Maryland will head into the Big Ten tournament as the No. 2 overall seed.
 lapointe's hot yearÂ
- Lauren LaPointe wraps up an impressive regular season. The junior led the team with 75 points and 54 goals, doubling her goal total from last season.
- LaPointe was named both the IWLCA and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, and she earned Midseason All-American honors from Inside Lacrosse.
- Against No. 7 Johns Hopkins on Thursday, she delivered the best performance of her career, recording a career-high seven goals and 10 points in a 15–12 road win.
- LaPointe has recorded four or more points in 13Â of 16Â games this season.
tewaaraton top-25 finalist
- Kori Edmondson, JJ Suriano, and Lauren LaPointe were named Tewaaraton Top-25 finalists as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
- LaPointe had a standout junior campaign, finishing the regular season as the team leader with 75 points, including 54 goals and 21 assists. She was named IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career following a record-breaking performance.
- Edmondson has made an impact across the field throughout her senior season, ranking third on the team with 47Â points on 36Â goals and 11Â assists. She also ranks second on the team with 57Â draw controls. Edmondson recently earned Big Ten Midfielder of the Week honors for the second time this season.
- Suriano turned in an impressive junior season. She finished the regular season leading the conference in saves per game (10.38), total saves (166), and save percentage (.520), while ranking first nationally in save percentage throughout the season.
- 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 19-of-20Â 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).
JJ Suriano finished the regular season leading the Big Ten in saves, save percentage, and saves per game.
Edmondson Moving Up The Charts
Kori Edmondson was drafted fourth overall by the New York Charging in the 2026 inaugural WLL College Draft last week.
maryland to the pros
- Kori Edmondson and Maddy Sterling were selected in the 2026 Inaugural WLL College Draft on Wednesday night.
- Edmondson was chosen fourth overall in the first round by the New York Charging. She will conclude her career in College Park as one of the most decorated players in program history. The No. 1 recruit in the 2022 class, Edmondson opted to stay home and has developed into one of the premier players to wear the Maryland uniform. She currently ranks 29th all-time in program history with 204 career points.
- During her senior season, Edmondson has been a key contributor across the field, ranking third on the team with 47Â points on 36 goals and 11Â assists, while also sitting second with 53 draw controls.
- Sterling was selected in the third round with the 11th overall pick by the Maryland Charm. A cornerstone of Maryland's defense, Sterling has consistently matched up against and neutralized some of the nation's top offensive players. She has started every game over the past two seasons, totaling 35Â caused turnovers and 46 ground balls.
- Sterling joins a Maryland Charm roster that already features six former Terrapins: Alex Aust Holman ('13), Aurora Cordingley ('22), Erica Evans ('19), Grace Griffin ('22), Abby Bosco ('23), and Meg Douty ('15).
- The New York Charging will open their season on May 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Rhode Island against the Boston Guard. The Maryland Charm will officially kick off their season in Baltimore on Friday, May 29, at 8:30 p.m against the California Palms.
Maddy Sterling was selected in the third round of the WLL draft by the Maryland Charm.Â
winningest program in women's lacrosse
- Maryland is the winningest program in women's lacrosse, currently standing with a 817-170-3 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.
- Maryland: 817-170-3 (.827)
- Loyola (MD): 611-295-8 (.673)
- Penn State: 603-321-5 (.652)
- Virginia: 597-282-5 (.678)
- James Madison*: 581-346-3 (.626)
- * 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 389-82. Former Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal is the all-time winningest women's lacrosse coach with 608Â wins.
- Cindy Timchal (NU, Maryland, Navy): 608-168Â (.784)
- Jenny Levy (North Carolina): 456-131Â (.777)
- Amanda O'Leary (Yale, Florida): 435-130Â (.770)
- Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern): 402-97Â (.806)
- Cathy Reese (Denver, Maryland): 390-84Â (.823)
Maryland celebrates capping a perfect 23-0 season in 2017 with the program's 15 national championship.
