Sunday, September 20
College Park, MD
12 PM
Maryland
vs
Wake Forest
No. 5 Maryland Set For Top-Five Home Matchup With No. 4 Wake Forest
9/18/2026 3:25:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 5 Maryland Terrapins (7-0, 1-0 B1G) vs. No. 4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-1, 0-0 ACC)
September 20, 2026
Maryland Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
12:00 PM ET
BTN
where we are
- No. 5 Maryland opened conference play with a 4-1 win on the road at Penn State on Sept. 17.
- The Terps outscored the Nittany Lions 3-0 in the fourth quarter to earn their first Big Ten win of the 2026 season.
- The Terrapins will close out the week against No. 4 Wake Forest at home Sunday as they look to move to 8-0.
Maryland huddles before its game against Penn State
Strong Numbers Across the Board
- Maryland has recorded 25 goals so far in 2026, with 11 different players finding the back of the net, including five newcomers who have scored their first goals as Terps.
- Babs van Hest has enjoyed a successful three game stretch, recording nine points on four goals and one assist to help push the Terps to 7-0 for the 15th time in program history.
- Brinkley Eyre recorded her first career goal and the Terrapins first overall goal in conference play in the 4-1 win over Penn State on the road.
- Maci Bradford scored her first goal of 2026 to give the Terps their fourth goal of the game against Penn State (Sept. 17).
- Freshman Kendall Gilmore was the latest newcomer to find the back of the cage, scoring her first career goal against Towson (Sept. 11).
- Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jordyn Hollamon recorded her first goal of the 2026 season and first career hat trick against Towson (Sept. 11).
Maci Bradford inserts a penalty corner at Penn State
scouting the opponent
- The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 4-1 (.800) through their first five games of the season.
- The Demon Deacons have won four straight since losing their season opener to No. 2 Iowa in overtime.
- Bianca Rees-Gibbs leads Wake Forest in goals and points in 2026, with seven goals and 14 points on the season.
- Mia Montag leads the Demon Deacons in assists, recording three through the first five games of her junior campaign.
- Head coach Jennifer Averill is in her 35th season at Wake Forest and has compiled a 465-282-6 record during her time with Wake Forest and Bucknell
- Averill has won nine ACC Coach of the Year awards and three national championship titles.
Kendall Gilmore was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/14)
playing the best
- The Terps are set to take on No. 4 Wake Forest and No. 3 Princeton in two of their four upcoming games.
- This season, the Terps have faced or are scheduled to face seven teams ranked in the Week 3 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll Top 20, including four Big Ten teams.
- Last season, Maryland faced 11 teams ranked in the Penn Monto/NFHCA DI National Coaches Preseason Poll Top 20
Maryland has outscored its opponents 15-1 in its last three games
honoring champions
- Sunday will mark the 20th anniversary celebration of Maryland's 2005 and 2006 national championship teams.
- Former Terrapin Paula Infante earned National Player of the Year honors in both 2005 and 2006 and played a key role in Maryland's success during that time.
- In 2005, the Terrapins defeated Duke, 1-0, in the national championship game. Jackie Ciconte scored the lone goal for Maryland.
- In 2006, the Terps defeated Wake Forest, 1-0, to clinch back-to-back national championships, with Emily Trycinski scoring the game's lone goal.
The Maryland Field Hockey team poses after winning 2006 National Championship
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