April 1, 2004
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The Maryland women's lacrosse team, winners of six straight, look to extend its winning streak this Friday, April 2, against Denver at Ludwig Field. The game marks the return of former Terp standout and assistant coach Cathy Nelson, who left Maryland in the fall to take over the top spot at Denver.
The game can be followed by fans by accessing the livestats available on umterps.com, or can listen live on wmucsports.com.
The Terps are coming off a week in which they won three straight -- all over ranked opponents -- and enter the game with a record of 8-2. The Pioneers have lost four straight and come into the contest with a 3-5 record.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
Last Week In Women's Lacrosse
Maryland defeated No. 11 Dartmouth 11-8 before taking a pair of games at the ACC/ALC Challenge in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Terps edged Penn State 12-11, and handled Ohio State 14-4.
Against the Big Green on Tuesday, the Terps used an early second-half surge to get past Dartmouth, 11-8. Delia Cox led all scorers with three goals and one assist, while Kelly Coppedge scored two second half goals and added an assist to help key the victory. Kirah Miles stopped 13 shots in the win.
Against No. 20 Penn State on Friday, Maryland used a similar run at the end of the first half and held on for the win. Acacia Walker scored her first hat trick of the season and Annie Collins had a game-high four points on two goals and two assists to help lead the Terps to victory.
On Sunday, Maryland dominated the action and came away with an easy 14-4 victory over No. 18 Ohio State. Collins again played a major part with four assists and one goal while Coppedge found the back of the net five times in the victory. Cox netted three goals and Jessica Dorney scored two for the Terps.
Against the Buckeyes, the Terps got outstanding play on the defensive end as well as the offensive end. Coppedge caused four turnovers while Tess McLeod caused three more, and the back unit of Meg Mallon, Meg Sommar and Greta Sommers helped force more Buckeye turnovers (20) than shots (17). Miles allowed just three goals in 59 minutes of work.
All three Terp victories came over ranked opponents in the week.
Coppedge ACC Player of the Week
Maryland's Kelly Coppedge was named this week's Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week for her performances against Dartmouth, Penn State and Ohio State.
In the Terps' 11-8 victory over No. 11 Dartmouth, Coppedge scored two goals and dished out one assist for three points. She also notched four ground balls, caused two turnovers and had three draw controls.
Later in the week, the Annapolis, Md., native scored two goals, while posting a game-high five ground balls and adding one caused turnover and two draw controls in Maryland's 12-11 decision over No. 20 Penn State.
In the final game of the week, the senior midfielder led the Terps to a 14-4 win over No. 18 Ohio State, with game-highs in goals (5) and caused turnovers (4), in addition to three ground balls and one draw control.
A Peek Ahead
The Terps will play in front of a televised audience on Wednesday, April 7, as they take on second-ranked Georgetown on CSTV. The game will begin at 7 p.m.
Going The Extra Miles
One of the question marks for Maryland heading into the 2004 season was the play of first-year goalie Kirah Miles.
Miles has answered those questions with stellar play in the cage so far. Miles has a solid GAA of 7.63 -- 11th best in the nation -- and has 81 saves on the season.
Against Virginia on March 9, Miles stopped 17 shots, the most since another Villanova, Pa. native, Alex Kahoe, stopped 21 shots in the NCAA finals on May 17, 1998, also against Virginia.
Among The Best
Several Maryland players are ranked among the Atlantic Coast Conference and the national leaders in several statistical categories. Here is a look at how the Terps stack up within the conference and nationally:
Category Name (Stat) ACC/NCAA Rank
Pts. (pg) Coppedge (5.00) 2nd/7th
Gls. (pg) Coppedge (3.60) 2nd/6th
Asts. (pg) Collins (1.80) 1st/10th
GAA Miles (7.63) 2nd/11th
CT (pg) Coppedge (2.00) 1st/18th
GB (pg) Coppedge (4.00) 1st/11th
As a team, the Terps are also among the nation's best in several categories:
Category Stat NCAA Rank
GB (pg) 30.70 5th
Scoring Offense 14.60 3rd
Scoring Defense 7.50 8th
Scoring Margin 7.10 1st
Draw Controls 14.60 2nd
Movin' On Up
Senior Kelly Coppedge, the reigning ACC Player of the Year and Tewaaraton Award candidate is moving her way up the career charts at Maryland for goals and points.
The Annapolis, Md., native is third all-time in goals with 183. With four more goals, she will move into second all-time.
She is now fifth all-time in career points with 252, and needs eight more to move into third place.
During a three-game span from March 11-20, Coppedge scored an amazing 19 goals and six assists.
Coppedge was named ACC Player of the Week on March 22 for her six-goal, two assist performance against Old Dominion, in which she also recorded game-highs in caused turnovers (5) and ground balls (6).
She earned her second ACC honor a week later on March 29 after racking up nine goals and one assist in a week that saw the Terps collect three victories against ranked opponents.
Scouting The Pioneers
Denver's Cathy Nelson Reese is in her first season with Denver after spending the last five seasons as a Terrapin assistant, helping Maryland to three NCAA titles. Nelson Reese was also a two-time All-America player for the Terps and was on four NCAA championship teams during her playing career.
The Pioneers enter the game against the Terps having lost four straight, including a loss to No. 20 Stanford in their last outing.
Denver has three main scoring options in Patience Baldwin (21 goals), Steph Greenlees (18 goals) and Tara Bourdelaise (10 goals). After scoring in double-digits in their first four games, the Pioneers have not scored over eight goals in their last four, which have all been losses.
Denver has just 13 assists on its 75 goals this season.
Steph Schneider has 100 saves on the season in just eight games for Denver (just over 12 per game). She has allowed 105 goals on the season.
