The No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team (16-0, 4-0 B1G) closes the regular season against No. 8 Penn State (12-3, 4-0) Thursday at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Opening draw is scheduled for 7 p.m.
- The Terrapins-Nittany Lions 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.
- Maryland and Penn State are both 4-0 in conference play, and Thursday's game will determine who wins the inaugural Big Ten regular season title and the top seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament.
scouting the terrapins
- The Terps are averaging 14.53 goals per game while limiting opponents to 6.73 goals per game. The Terrapins have the seventh-ranked scoring defense in the country and the eighth-ranked scoring offense in the NCAA. Maryland has allowed 10 or more goals only three times this season (11 vs. North Carolina, 10 vs. James Madison, 10 vs. Princeton).
- Junior Taylor Cummings leads the Terrapins with 28 assists, 77 points, 33 ground balls, 111 draw controls and 26 caused turnovers. Freshman Megan Whittle leads Maryland with 55 goals.
- Redshirt senior goalkeeper Alex Fitzpatrick has started all 16 games and holds a 6.43 goals-against average and .491 save percentage.
- The Terps are on a 26-game win streak - the longest currently in Division I - and have not lost since April 5, 2014.
- In eight games against top-15 opponents, Maryland has scored 112 goals (14.00/game) while holding opponents to 64 goals (8.00/game).
scouting the nittany lions
- Penn State is on a seven-game winning streak coming into Thursday's game. The Nittany Lions upset then-No. 7 Northwestern, 14-10, last Thursday to move to 4-0 in Big Ten play.
- Steph Lazo leads the team with 31 goals while Maggie McCormick has 35 assists and 56 points. McCormick is the only Nittany Lion with double-digit assists. Nine Penn State players have double-digit goals.
- Emi Smith has started 14 of 15 games in goal and holds an 8.80 goals-against average and a .468 save percentage.
terrapin-nittany lion history
- Maryland is 35-14-1 all-time against Penn State. Cathy Reese is 8-0 against the Nittany Lions in her time at Maryland.
- The Terps have won the last nine meetings between the teams, including a 14-7 win last season. Brooke Griffin scored seven goals and recorded an assist in the win.
big ten tournment central
- The Terps will play in the inaugural Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament next week from April 30-May 3 in Piscataway, N.J.
- The Big Ten quarterfinals will be live streamed on BTN Plus while the semifinals will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. The final will be webcast on ESPN3 with a reairing on ESPNU.
- Fans can find ticket and scheduling information and more information about the tournament here.
#1 TERPS TAKE DOWN MICHIGAN ON SENIOR DAY
CUMMINGS, WHITTLE EARN B1G WEEKLY HONORS
- Taylor Cummings and Megan Whittle each picked up Big Ten weekly awards after helping the No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team move to 16-0 on the season.
- Cummings earned Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors after picking up 15 draw controls and three ground balls and causing two turnovers in a two wins last week. his is the Ellicott City, Md., native’s first Defensive Player of the Week honor. Cummings has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week four times.
- Whittle earned her sixth Freshman of the Week honors of the season. She recorded her eighth and ninth hat tricks of the season in wins over Johns Hopkins and Michigan.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
- Maryland is 92-2 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 39-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
- The Terrapins are 231-16 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 (28), points (77), shots (107), ground balls (33), draw controls (111) and caused turnovers (26), and is second on the team in goals (49).
- The Ellicott City, Md., native is first in the Big Ten and fourth nationally in draw controls/game (6.94). She is first in the conference and fifth nationally in points/game (4.81).
fitzpatrick makes statement with terps
- A transfer from Lehigh, redshirt senior Alex Fitzpatrick has led the Terps in goal. Fitzpatrick has started all 16 games and has played 801 minutes in the cage.
- Fitzpatrick boasts a 6.43 goals-against average and .491 save percentage. Her GAA is good for fifth in the nation and first in the conference, while her save percentage is ranked ninth 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 55 goals in 16 games, which ranks first on the team. It also puts her at third in the nation in total goals and sixth in goals per game.
- Whittle was named to the prestigious Tewaaraton Watch List in March.
- Whittle has been named the conference’s Freshman of the Week five 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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