The No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team (13-0, 2-0 B1G) looks to remain undefeated as the Terrapins travel to No. 14 Ohio State (10-4, 1-1) Sunday. Opening draw is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET.
- The Terrapins-Buckeyes game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
- 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 14.46 goals per game while limiting opponents to 6.46 goals per game, which is the fourth-ranked scoring defense in the country. Maryland has allowed more than seven goals only three times this season (11 vs. North Carolina, 10 vs. James Madison, 10 vs. Princeton).
- Junior Taylor Cummings leads the Terrapins with 24 assists, 65 points, 29 ground balls, 91 draw controls and 22 caused turnovers. Freshman Megan Whittle leads Maryland with 46 goals.
- Redshirt senior goalkeeper Alex Fitzpatrick has started all 13 games and holds a 6.02 goals-against average and .515 save percentage.
- The Terps are on a 23-game win streak - the longest currently in Division I - and have not lost since April 5, 2014.
- In seven games against top-15 opponents, Maryland has scored 81 goals (14.14/game) while holding opponents to 56 goals (8.00/game).
scouting the buckeyes
- Ohio State has dropped two straight contests, including a 14-13 loss to No. 11 Penn State and a 15-6 loss to No. 3 Duke.
- The Buckeyes are averaging 14.00 goals per game while allowing 9.57 goals per game.
- Jackie Cifarelli leads Ohio State with 37 assists and 53 points while Katie Chase has 35 goals and Mary Kate Facchina has 30 goals. Seven Buckeyes have scored double-digit goals this season.
- Tori DeScenza has started all 14 games in goal and holds a 9.72 goals-against average and a .500 save percentage.
- Chase, Cifarelli and DeScenza were all named to the Tewaaraton Watch List.
terrapin-buckeye history
- The Terps are 8-1 all-time vs. Ohio State. Head coach Cathy Reese is 3-0 vs. the Buckeyes.
- Ohio State head coach Alexis Venechanos is a 2003 graduate of Maryland. She was a three-year starter at goalie for the Terps.
- The Terrapins are 3-0 in games played in Columbus, Ohio.
strong second half pushes #1 terps past #15 tigers
- Maryland (13-0) overcame a two-goal halftime deficit to defeat No. 15 Princeton (8-3), 18-10, Wednesday evening at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
- The Terrapins scored 14 second-half goals after going down 6-4 at halftime. Megan Whittle led the team with six scores and Kelly McPartland added five goals. Kristen Lamon recorded a hat trick while Taylor Cummings and Zoe Stukenberg each had a pair of goals.
- The Terps held a 35-17 advantage in shots, including a 26-5 lead in the second half. Maryland held a 14-11 advantage in ground balls and an 18-12 lead in draw controls.
Cummings, douty earn b1g weekly honors
- Taylor Cummings was named the Offensive Player of the Week after totaling nine goals and six assists in two games last week. She scored four times and added five assists against Georgetown while also leading the game with five ground balls, six draw controls and three caused turnovers. The junior midfielder netted five goals and notched an assist against Rutgers. She scored a hat trick in the first seven minutes of the game and added four ground balls and four draw controls.
- Megan Douty earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading a Terrapin defense that held the Hoyas and Scarlet Knights to eight total goals. She recorded three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Georgetown and picked up two ground balls and two caused turnovers versus Rutgers.
- This is the third straight week Cummings has earned conference Offensive Player of the Week honors and the fourth time overall. This is Douty’s second Defensive Player of the Week nod, and the sixth time a Terp has earned the honor.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
- Maryland is 91-2 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 27-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
- The Terrapins are 230-16 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 nearly every major stat category.
- Cummings currently leads Maryland in assists (24), points (65), shots (87), ground balls (29), draw controls (91) and caused turnovers (22), and is second on the team in goals (41).
- The Ellicott City, Md., native is first in the Big Ten and fifth nationally in draw controls/game (7.00). She is first in the conference and third nationally in points/game (5.00). Cummings also leads the conference and is 30th nationally in caused turnovers/game (1.69).
fitzpatrick makes statement with terps
- A transfer from Lehigh, redshirt senior Alex Fitzpatrick has led the Terps in goal. Fitzpatrick has started all 13 games and has played 658 minutes in the cage.
- Fitzpatrick boasts a 6.02 goals-against average and .515 save percentage. Her GAA is good for fifth in the nation and first in the conference, while her save percentage is ranked sixth 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.
not so whittle
- Freshman Megan Whittle has made an immediate impact for the Terps in her first season.
- Whittle has scored 46 goals in 13 games, which ranks first on the team. It also puts her at fifth in the nation in total goals and sixth in goals per game.
- Whittle was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List in March. She is the only freshman on the prestigious list.
- Whittle has been named the conference’s Freshman of the Week four times, the most of any honoree. She was also named ILWomen.com’s Freshman of the Week once.
- The attacker came to Maryland as the top-ranked member of her class by Inside Lacrosse.
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), Ohio State (4/12) 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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