March 31, 2002
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The University of Maryland women's lacrosse team lost to Ohio State today, 12-11, in a driving rain at Ludwig Field. In the game, the Terrapins suffered from a case of d?j? vu as the loss to the Buckeyes (7-1) was reminiscent of a loss earlier in the season to Virginia.
The Terps (6-4, 0-3 ACC) dug themselves an early hole against OSU, allowing five unanswered goals to start the game. Leading the charge early for the Buckeyes were Megan Mirick and Regina Oliver, each of whom had a pair of goals. The Terrapins scored their first goal of the game on an unassisted score by Courtney Hobbs with 15:10 left in the first half, but the deluge did not stop there -- literally or figuratively -- for the Terps. Ohio State went on to score three of the final five goals of the half and carried an 8-3 lead into the break.
By comparison, Maryland fell behind 6-0 to Virginia and trailed by as many as eight goals in the first half in that game earlier this year.
The second half of today's game began with OSU extending its lead with a pair of goals and Maryland staring at a seven-goal deficit. To their credit, the Terps did not give up as they rattled off the next five goals with Hobbs and Sonia Judd each netting a pair in the run that cut the Buckeye lead to 10-8. Ohio State's Mirick - who led all scorers with five goals and an assist - then scored at 11:46, but Maryland responded again as it scored the next three goals to tie the game at 11 with 8:02 left. Both teams had their chances as time ran down, but only OSU was able to capitalize as Shannon Wilson found the back of the net on an unassisted goal with 1:37 left for the game winner.
As it did against UVa earlier this year, the Terrapins had matched their opponent's offensive output of the first half while limiting them in the second half. But again, as it did against the Cavaliers, Maryland gave up one more goal in the second half than its opponent did in the first.
The Terps were led in scoring by Kelly Coppedge who had three goals and an assist. Hobbs also added a hat trick in the loss. The win by Ohio State was the first for an American Lacrosse Conference school (both OSU and Penn State play in the ALC despite their school's affiliation with the Big Ten) over the weekend and breaks a string of 79-straight wins by Maryland over non-conference competition.
The Terrapins return to action on Wednesday as it will play host to top-ranked Georgetown at 7:00 p.m. at Ludwig Field.
GAME SCORING
#19 OHIO STATE 8 4 -- 12
#7 MARYLAND 3 8 -- 11
Half-Time Team, Goal (Assist) OSU-UM
1-28:59 Ohio State, Carrie Weatherill (unassisted) 1-0
1-28:41 Ohio State, Megan Mirick (Vogler) 2-0
1-25:40 Ohio State, Regina Oliver (unassisted) 3-0
1-19:00 Ohio State, Megan Mirick (unassisted) 4-0
1-18:32 Ohio State, Regina Oliver (Vogler) 5-0
1-15:10 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (unassisted) 5-1
1-12:31 Ohio State, Megan Mirick (unassisted) 6-1
1-11:30 Ohio State, Tracy Bounds (unassisted) 7-1
1-6:39 Maryland, Meredith Egan (FPS) 7-2
1-1:15 Ohio State, Tracey Bounds (Mirick) 8-2
1-0:10 Maryland, Kelly Coppedge (FPS) 8-3
2-29:35 Ohio State, Tracey Bounds (unassisted) 9-3
2-25:45 Ohio State, Megan Mirick (Vogler) 10-3
2-20:23 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (FPS) 10-4
2-19:07 Maryland, Courtney Hobbs (unassisted) 10-5
2-16:03 Maryland, Sonia Judd (Coppedge) 10-6
2-15:39 Maryland, Sonia Judd (unassisted) 10-7
2-15:00 Maryland, Acacia Walker (Shank) 10-8
2-11:46 Ohio State, Megan Mirick (Vogler) 11-8
2-9:56 Maryland, Meredith Egan (unassisted) 11-9
2-9:41 Maryland, Kelly Coppedge (unassisted) 11-10
2-8:02 Maryland, Kelly Coppedge (FPS) 11-11
2-1:37 Ohio State, Shannon Wilson (unassisted) 12-11
TEAM STATS
Category Maryland Ohio State
Shots 20-19-39 15-7-22
Saves 4-2-6 7-4-11
Draw Controls 4-9-13 8-4-12
Groundballs 12-14-26 18-15-33
Turnovers 7-6-13 13-11-24
Caused Turnovers 4-8-12 4-8-12
Free Position Shots 6-3-9 0-1-1
Fouls 5-10-15 14-11-25
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Maryland Scorers Goals-Asst.-Pts.
Kelly Coppedge 3-1--4
Courtney Hobbs 3-0--3
Meredith Egan 2-0--2
Sonia Judd 2-0--2
Acacia Walker 1-0--1
Julie Shank 0-1--1
Ohio State Scorers Goals-Asst.-Pts.
Megan Mirick 5-1--6
Alexia Vogler 0-4--4
Tracey Bounds 3-0--3
Regina Oliver 2-0--2
Carrie Weatherill 1-0--1
Shannon Wilson 1-0--1
GOALIES
Maryland Goalies Saves GA Min.
Alexis Venechanos 6 9 44:00
Cara Gorman 0 1 6:39
Kirah Miles 0 2 9:21
Ohio State Goalies Saves GA Min.
Erin Forquer 11 11 60:00
