No. 13 Maryland Opens 2026 Season Hosting the Conference Cup
8/26/2026 3:00:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 13 Maryland vs. Drexel
No. 13 Maryland vs. Temple
PARKING - Please note: The University of Maryland residence hall move-in is taking place this weekend; plan to arrive early and expect traffic on campus. Parking is free in Lot 11b, located directly next to the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
about the terps
- Maryland opens the regular season with the No. 13 position in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division 1 National Coaches Poll.
- No. 13 Maryland will host Drexel to start the season on Friday at noon, followed by a matchup with Temple Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
- Maryland is returning a lot of key contributors from the 2025 roster including Josie Hollamon, Maci Bradford, Alyssa Klebasko, and Jordyn Hollamon.
2026 Exhibition vs. La Salle
matchup preview
- Maryland leads Drexel 10-0 all-time, with the last matchup coming in 2024 in College Park where Maryland won 2-0.
- Denise Zelenak enters her 32nd season at the helm of the Dragons in 2026, compiling an all-time record of 314-289 (.521
- Maryland and Temple will meet Sunday for the eighth time in series history. The Terrapins hold a 7-0 record against the Owls. The teams' most recent matchup came in College Park in 2015, when Maryland earned a 4-2 victory.
- Sophomore Lucia Magro, who ranked second on the team in goals (nine) and points (20) in 2025, returns in 2026.
Maryland huddles before exhibition against Richmond
returning stars
- Senior Josie Hollamon earned First Team All-Big Ten honors during the 2025 season. This marked Hollamon's second First Team selection in her career.
- Sophomore Jordyn Hollamon was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2025 after leading the Terrapins in scoring with seven goals.
- Maci Bradford and Alyssa Klebasko each earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors. Klebasko picked up her second All-Big Ten Second Team selection of her career.
- Maia Adamson was named to the All-Freshman Team alongside Jordyn Hollamon. Adamson has played and started in all 17 games for the Terps this season. She recorded her first career goal in the overtime win against No. 17 Rutgers.
2025 All-Big Ten First Team - Josie Hollamon
Fresh faces on the field
- The Terrapins added eight new players to the program during the offseason.
- The new Terps include talented transfer Francisca Eshoyez, who enjoyed a decorated two-year career at Quinnipiac, highlighted by Big East Offensive Player of the Year and NFHCA Third Team All-American honors in 2025.
- Other impact transfers include Rachael Whitehead from Delaware and Babs van Hest from the Netherlands.
- Five freshmen are poised to make an immediate impact for the team: Ella Beach, Lily Mitchell, Aida Ierubino, Kendall Gilmore and Eleonora Di Paola.
Freshman Ella Beach looks to make an immediate impact to the roster this season.
Championship culture
- Head coach Missy Meharg is in her fourth decade at the helm of the Maryland field hockey program in 2026, along the way building a program rich with a winning tradition. Voted National Coach of the Year an unprecedented nine times, Meharg has exemplified the tradition of excellence Maryland field hockey has become known for, a program with eight National Championships and 27 conference championships, solidifying the Terrapins' position among the top programs in the nation.
- She is supported by associate head coach Kasey Tapman Asper, and assistant coaches Maddy Sposito and Dean Schiller.
The 2026 Maryland Field Hockey Coaching Staff
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