March 29, 2002
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The University of Maryland women's lacrosse team won a close one tonight as it overcame a tough Penn State team late and pulled out a 13-11 victory in front of 900 fans at Ludwig Field. The win moved the Terrapins' record to 6-3 overall (0-3 ACC) while Penn State falls to 3-5.
The Terrapins and Nittany Lions squared off today as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. In earlier action, North Carolina gave the Atlantic Coast Conference its first win as it beat Ohio State, 12-7. The American Lacrosse Conference -- which is the conference both Penn State and Ohio State play in despite their school's primary affiliation -- now stands at 0-2.
Maryland's fifth-straight win was in jeopardy late, as the Nittany Lions held a 11-9 advantage after Kristen Burke's unassisted goal with 8:25 left. The Terrapins, however, were up to the challenge as they scored four unanswered goals in the game's final seven minutes to pull out the win. The Terps have now won 78-straight games against non-conference competition.
In the first half, Penn State played well and ran out to an early 3-1 lead behind a pair of goals and an assist by Colleen O'Hara. The Terps answered with five of the game's next six goals -- including a pair from senior Meredith Egan -- but gave up a goal in the frame's final 55 seconds and ultimately held a narrow 6-5 lead at intermission.
The Terps extended that lead in the first minute of the second half on goals by Courtney Hobbs and Acacia Walker, but PSU charged back with three goals of their own, two of which were scored by B.J. Lucey. After Hobbs rattled the cage again, the Nittany Lions scored three more unanswered goals before the Terrapins final run of four to close out the game and the win.
Hobbs led all scorers with four goals and an assist while the freshman Walker notched her second career hat trick and an assist for four points of her own. Fellow frosh Kristie Leggio also had four points behind a pair of goals and a pair of assists.
Though the Terrapins scoring total was not up to its recent heights, Maryland did bombard Penn State's netminder -- Lee Tortorelli -- with 36 shots. To her credit, Tortorelli answered with 20 saves.
The Terrapins return to action in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Sunday as they will take on Ohio State at 11:00 a.m. while the Nittany Lions will try their hand against North Carolina at 1:00 p.m. at Ludwig Field.
GAME SCORING
#11 PENN STATE 5 6 -- 11
#7 MARYLAND 6 7 -- 13
Half-Time Team, Goal (Assist) PSU-UM
1-27:57 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (Lambert) 0-1
1-2537 Penn St., Colleen O'Hara (unassisted) 1-1
1-2409 Penn St., Katie Jeschke (FPS) 2-1
1-21:32 Penn St., B.J. Lucey (O'Hara) 3-1
1-19:20 Maryland, Annie Collins (Walker) 3-2
1-16:42 Maryland, Meredith Egan (unassisted) 3-3
1-12:02 Penn St., Colleen O'Hara (Lucey) 4-3
1-1:44 Maryland, Acacia Walker (Hobbs) 4-4
1-1:27 Maryland, Meredith Egan (Coppedge) 4-5
1-1:16 Maryland, Acacia Walker (Leggio) 4-6
1-00:55 Penn St. Jamie Donahue (unassisted) 5-6
2-29:23 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (unassisted) 5-7
2-29:03 Maryland, Acacia Walker (Leggio) 5-8
2-28:23 Penn St., B.J. Lucey (FPS) 6-8
2-20:51 Penn St., Kristen Burke (Donahue) 7-8
2-16:56 Penn St., B.J. Lucey (unassisted) 8-8
2-16:41 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (Collins) 8-9
2-15:59 Penn St., Kristen Burke (unassisted) 9-9
2-15:10 Penn St., Brooke Bailey (Lucey) 10-9
2-8:25 Penn St., Kristen Burke (unassisted) 11-9
2-6:59 Maryland, Kristie Leggio (Coppedge) 11-10
2-5:26 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (assistant) 11-11
2-4:46 Maryland, Kristie Leggio (Judd) 11-12
2-02:28 Maryland, Kelly Coppedge (unassisted) 11-13
TEAM STATS
Category Maryland Penn State
Shots 13-23-36 12-7-19
Saves 3-1-4 5-15-20
Draw Controls 6-9-15 6-4-10
Groundballs 12-15-27 7-10-17
Turnovers 7-2-9 8-11-19
Caused Turnovers 4-8-12 4-6-10
Free Position Shots 0-2-2 3-1-4
Fouls 6-7-13 3-7-10
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Maryland Scorers Goals-Asst.-Pts.
Courtney Hobbs 4-1-5
Acacia Walker 3-1-4
Kristie Leggio 2-2-4
Kelly Coppedge 1-2-3
Meredith Egan 2-0-2
Annie Collins 1-1-2
Sonia Judd 0-1-1
Molly Lambert 0-1-1
Penn State Scorers Goals-Asst.-Pts.
B.J. Lucey 3-2-5
Kristen Burke 3-0-3
Colleen O'Hara 2-1-3
Jamie Donahue 1-1-2
Katie Jeschke 1-0-1
Brooke Bailey 1-0-1
GOALIES
Maryland Goalies Saves GA Min.
Alexis Venechanos 2 5 26:39
Cara Gorman 2 6 33:21
Penn State Goalies Saves GA Min.
Lee Tortorelli 20 13 60:00
ATTENDANCE: 900
