COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The top-seeded Maryland women’s lacrosse team (19-0) hosts Johns Hopkins (10-7) in the NCAA Second Round on Sunday at noon.
- The game will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
- In-game updates will also be provided on Maryland's Twitter account (@marylandwlax).
tourney terps
- The Terps lead the nation with 33 NCAA appearances and are also tops in wins (61), championship game appearances (19) and NCAA titles (12).
- Maryland made its 26th consecutive appearance in the championship (1990-2015) last season.
- The Terrapins have made seven straight Final Fours (2009-15) and captured three titles in that time (2010, 14, 15).
Scouting the johns hopkins blue jays
- Johns Hopkins is coming off a 12-10 win over Virginia in the NCAA Tournament First Round.
- The Blue Jays are led offensively by Dene' DiMartino, who has 42 goals and 51 points. DiMartino was named a Tewaaraton nominee. Jenna Reifler leads the team with 16 assists.
- Caroline Federico has started all 17 games in goal and holds a 8.14 goals-against average and a .479 save percentage.
- Johns Hopkins will join the Big Ten Conference for women's lacrosse next season.
terrapin-blue jay history
- The Terps are 13-0 all-time vs. Johns Hopkins.
- After being down 6-3 at halftime, Maryland rallied to defeat Johns Hopkins, 10-8, on April 6. Junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg led the Terps with two goals and one assist while sophomores Megan Whittle and Taylor Hensh each scored twice.
six terps named iwlca all-region
- Six members of the No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team were selected to the IWLCA All-South Region teams on Friday.
- Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings, senior defender Alice Mercer, sophomore attackerMegan Whittle, junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg and junior defender Nadine Hadnagywere named to the all-region first team.
- Freshman goalie Megan Taylor earned second team honors and was one of just six freshmen to earn all-region honors.
five terps earn top big ten honors
- After posting a 19-0 record and earning the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, five Terps earned 2016 Big Ten individual honors this week.
- Seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer were unanimously selected as the Big Ten Midfielder and Defender of the Year, respectively.
- Sophomore Megan Whittle was named the Big Ten Attack Player of the Year and freshman Megan Taylor was chosen as the Goaltender of the Year. All four players were named to the All-Big Ten team last month, and Cummings, Mercer and Whittle are Tewaaraton nominees. Cummings, Mercer and Taylor were named to the Big Ten all-tournament team.
- Head coach Cathy Reese was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. This is the eighth time in Reese’s career she’s been named conference coach of the year.
b1g Tourney Champs! Terps take down wildcats
- The Terps pulled away in the second half to defeat No. 15 Northwestern, 12-9, in the Big Ten Tournament championship last week.
- Junior attacker Caroline Wannen led the Terps with three goals and one assist. Sophomore attacker Megan Whittle posted two goals and one assist while senior midfielders Taylor Cummings and Bryn Boucher each scored twice.
- Freshman goalie Megan Taylor made seven saves and picked up two ground balls. Senior defender Alice Mercer caused three turnovers against the Wildcats.
- Wannen, Taylor, Cummings and Mercer were named to the all-tournament team. Cummings was named the Big Ten Tournament MVP.
Six terps unanimously named all-big ten
terps claim big ten regular season title
- Maryland fought back in a tough battle with Penn State to claim the Big Ten regular season title last week with a 10-9 win.
- The Terps finished the regular season with a 17-0 record, the second straight year Maryland has posted an unblemished regular season. Maryland has gone undefeated in the regular season eight previous times and advanced to the national championship game in each year.
- The Terps claimed the regular season title for their second straight season in the Big Ten.
FIVE terps named tewaaraton nominees
- An NCAA-best five members of Maryland were named to the 25-player Tewaaraton Award nominee list last week.
- Taylor Cummings, Alice Mercer, Zoe Stukenberg, Nadine Hadnagy and Megan Whittle were all named Tewaaraton nominees. The five Terps were instrumental in helping the Terps to a 17-0 record in the regular season and the Big Ten regular season title.
- Maryland has won five of the last six Tewaaraton Awards and six in the award's history.
no place like home
- The Terps finished the regular season home schedule at 9-0 for 2016. The senior class moved to 42-0 in their careers in College Park.
- Maryland is 103-2 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 50-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn’t lost in College Park since March 10, 2012.
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