April 26, 2003
Final Stats
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The second-ranked University of Maryland women's lacrosse team came away with an 18-1 victory over Virginia Tech on a muddy, rain-soaked Ludwig Field today. The game -- which was the first meeting between the two teams -- was called with 9:38 remaining in the second half due to the poor field conditions.
The Terrapins got on the board early and often in moving to 16-1 (3-0 ACC) on the season. Junior Kelly Coppedge and freshman Delia Cox each netted two in the game's first eight minutes while sophomore Annie Collins added another and the Terps were off and running with a 5-0 advantage. The muddy conditions had both teams struggling to maintain possession on the offensive end, but despite the troubles, Maryland seemed to be aided by the field conditions when it came to their work in transition on the offensive end.
Virginia got on the board for the first time with 18:47 left in the half on a free position shot by Stephanie Jones. That would be the end of scoring on the day for the Hokies.
The Terps would push their lead from 5-1 to 15-1 by the half. For the first time this season, every Terp who was eligible to play saw action including all three goalies. The on-field diversity showed in the final stat line.
Players who scored for the first time in their careers included freshmen Emily Jaissle (three assists) and Lauren Reid (one goal). Coppedge led all scorers with five goals and an assist, Cox posted a hat trick, Collins netted a pair of goals and an assist and Kristie Leggio posted a career-high three assists. Two other Terps (Sonia Judd and Molly Lambert) posted a pair of goals in the win.
Maryland returns to action next week with a pair of tough games to close out the 2003 regular season. The Terps will first take on defending national champion Princeton on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. before closing out the '03 regular season campaign against current No. 1 Loyola on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Both games will be played at Ludwig Field.
