COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team (8-0) closes out a three-game home stand against No. 15 James Madison (7-2) Saturday. Opening draw is scheduled for noon at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
- The Terrapins-Dukes game will be live streamed through BTN Plus.
- Live stats will be available, and game updates will be provided on the Maryland women’s lacrosse Twitter feed.
scouting the terrapins
- The Terps are averaging 13.88 goals per game while limiting opponents to 6.38 goals per game, which ranks fifth in the country. Maryland has allowed more than seven goals only once this season (11 vs. North Carolina).
- Junior Taylor Cummings leads the Terrapins with 26 goals, 12 assists, 38 points, 13 draw contols, 51 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers.
- Redshirt senior goalkeeper Alex Fitzpatrick has started all eight games and holds a 6.24 goals-against average and .517 save percentage.
- The Terps are on a 18-game win streak - the longest currently in Division I - and have not lost since April 5, 2014.
- Head coach Cathy Reese picked up her 200th career win in the Terps’ 16-6 win over Florida last weekend.
scouting the dukes
- James Madison is 7-2 on the season entering Saturday. The Dukes fell to No. 8 Virginia, 14-12, on Wednesday.
- Betsy Angel leads the team offensively with 25 goals and 34 points. Three Dukes are tied for the team lead with nine assists.
- Schylar Healy has started all nine games in goal and holds a 10.34 goals-against average and .475 save percentage.
terrapin-dukes history
- Maryland is 31-2 all-time against James Madison.
- The Terps and Dukes have competed against each other for the past seven seasons, and Maryland took home a 13-10 win over JMU last season.
#1 TERPS STAY PERFECT WITH 12-7 WIN OVER #11 PENN
- Brooke Griffin and Megan Whittle each scored four times as the No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team (8-0) defeated No. 11 Penn (6-1), 12-7, Wednesday. RECAP | STATS
- Taylor Cummings added a hat trick, and Zoe Stukenberg scored once. Cummings led the Terps with 11 draw controls and four caused turnovers.
- Goalkeeper Alex Fitzpatrick made four saves and picked up one ground ball in the win.
- Maryland outshot Penn, 36-13, and the Terps held an 11-10 advantage in ground balls. The Terrapins took 16 draw controls compared to the Quakers’ five.
FITZPATRICK, WHITTLE EARN B1G WEEKLY HONORS
- Senior Alex Fitzpatrick and freshman Megan Whittle earned Big Ten weekly honors after helping the Terps to two dominant wins.
- Fitzpatrick was named the Defensive Player of the Week after making 17 saves in two games last week. She made a season-high 10 saves and allowed just two goals against Towson, and made seven saves and a season-high four ground balls against Florida.
- Whittle earned Freshman of the Week honors after breaking out with six goals against Towson. She recorded her fourth hat trick of the season against Florida, and has recorded multiple-goal games in all but one contest this season.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
- Maryland is 88-2 in College Park under head coach Cathy Reese.
- The Terps have won all seven games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or 2 at home in the past seven seasons.
- Maryland is currently on a 24-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
- The Terrapins are 227-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.
TURN TO TAYLOR
- Junior midfielder Taylor Cummings, the reigning Tewaaraton winner, has made her presense known across the field as she leads the Terps in every major stat category.
- Cummings currently leads Maryland in goals (26), assists (12), points (38), shots (50), ground balls (13), draw controls (51) and caused turnovers (15).
- The Ellicott City, Md., native is first in the Big Ten and sixth nationally in draw controls/game (6.38). She is third in the Big Ten and 18th nationally in goals/game (3.25), and first in the conference and 11th nationally in points/game (4.75).
whittle added to tewaaraton watch list
- Freshman attacker Megan Whittle has been added to the 2015 Tewaaraton Watch List, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation Thursday.
- Whittle immediately entered No. 1 Maryland’s starting lineup and has helped the Terps start the season with an 8-0 record. She is second on the team with 25 goals. Whittle came to Maryland as the top-ranked freshman in her class by Inside Lacrosse, and she is the only freshman on the 53-person list.
- Whittle joins defending Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings, Megan Douty, Brooke Griffin, Kelly McPartland and Alice Mercer on the watch list. The Terrapins now have six players on the watch list, the most of any team.
FITZPATRICK MAKES STATEMENT WITH TERPS
- A transfer from Lehigh, redshirt senior Alex Fitzpatrick has led the Terps in goal. Fitzpatrick has started all eight games and has played 403 minutes in the cage.
- Fitzpatrick boasts a 6.24 goals-against average and .517 save percentage. Her GAA is good for sixth in the nation and first in the conference, while her save percentage is ranked 10th in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten.
- Fitzpatrick allowed a season-low two goals against Towson, and kept the Tigers off the board completely in the second half. She also recorded a season-best 10 saves against Towson.
maryland tv schedule released
- The Terps are slated to play at least 11 games this season on the Big Ten Network platform.
- Maryland will be featured on the Big Ten Network as the Terps take on Penn (3/18), Northwestern (3/26) and Penn State (4/23).
- All other Maryland home games will be streamed live on the BTN2Go app (BTN Plus), which is the official app of the Big Ten Network. Fans can access all Big Ten content on BTN Plus for $119.95 per year or a $14.95 monthly subscription.
- A Maryland School Pass for BTN Plus, which includes all Terrapin contests, home and away, is $79.95 per year or $9.95 for a monthly subscription.
- The Terps’ game at Johns Hopkins will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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