May 8, 2003
Final Stats
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The second-seeded University of Maryland women's lacrosse team posted an overwhelming 26-6 win over Temple at Ludwig Field in today's NCAA first round matchup. In the win, the Terrapins (17-3, 3-0 ACC) set an NCAA tournament record for goals while posting their largest goal total since 1986 (35 against Towson).
Maryland now advances to take on Dartmouth in the quarterfinals this Sunday as the Big Green defeated Boston University 9-7 in Hanover, N.H. Game time and location for the quarterfinals will be officially announced tomorrow.
The Terrapins have now won 22 of their last 23 NCAA games and own a 33-9 record in NCAA tournament action. Their win over Temple (13-6, 7-0 Atlantic 10) was their 13th-in-a-row against the Owls and they now own a 15-10-1 advantage in the series that began in 1981.
Ten minutes into today's game, no one would have predicted that 32 goals would be scored between the two teams as the contest's first goal came with nearly 10 minutes elapsed in the first half as sophomore Annie Collins scored on an unassisted goal at 9:32. Up until that point, Temple netminder Sheena Oommen had been strong, making save after save. She finished the first half with 10 saves.
After the Owls scored with 16:24 left in the half, the Terrapin offense took over. Sophomores Acacia Walker and Jessica Dorney scored a pair of goals to help key an eight-goal Maryland run. Temple's Megan Condon found the net on an unassisted run and the two teams went to the half with the Terps ahead, 10-2.
In the second half, the Terps and Owls exchanged a pair of goals early and then it was off to the races again for Maryland as it then ran off nine unanswered goals. In this run, Dorney scored three while junior Kelly Coppedge and senior Sonia Judd each added a pair. With just under 15:00 remaining, Maryland owned a 20-3 lead and began to empty its bench.
Dorney led all scorers with career highs in goals (5) and points (6). Coppedge (four goals, one assist) and Walker (three goals, two assists) each posted five points while Judd also netted a hat trick. Collins was also among the most notable of 13 Terrapins in the scoring column as she chipped in with a career-high three assists.
With their 26 goals, the Terrapins broke the NCAA tournament mark set by Princeton which posted 25 in opening round action a year ago against LeMoyne on its way to the national title. The Terps also set an NCAA tournament record today for shots with 52, surpassing the mark of 48 by Delaware in 1984 while the 20-goal margin of victory was also the second-most ever in an NCAA game (Princeton beat LeMoyne by 22 last year).
Among the single-game season highs for Maryland as a team were its totals in shots (52), ground balls (40) and draw controls (24).
