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JOHNS HOPKINS Series vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 14-0 Last Time Out: May 15, 2016 (Maryland, 14-8)

Stat Comparison
UMD	Category	JHU
34.0	Shots/Game	28.4
16.50	Goals/Game	12.38
27.0	Opp. Shots/Game	21.6
8.83	Opp. Goals/Game	7.62
34	Assists	50
22-46	FPG-FPS	24-45
.478	FPG Percentage	.533
17.3	Ground Balls/Game	20.0
14.3	Draw Controls/Game	11.3
8.5	Caused Turnovers/Game	9.9
14.7	Turnovers/Game	16.3
106-121	Clears	127-143
.876	Clear Percentage	.888
10.7	Saves/Game	7.7
.547	Save Percentage	.500

#1 Maryland vs. #13 Penn Wed., March 22 | 7 p.m. The Terps host their third straight ranked opponent when Penn comes to College Park Wednesday. | TICKETS

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team (6-0) opens Big Ten play with new conference rival Johns Hopkins (7-1) Sunday at noon.

• The Terps-Blue Jays game will be aired nationally on the Big Ten Network.

• All parking lots will be open. Fans should arrive early as the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament will be taking place at the XFINITY Center.

• The first 500 fans will receive a 'Kiss Me I'm a Terp' t-shirt. All Maryland Alumni who show their Alumni Card will receive $4 admission to the game, and the first 50 will get a Maryland Alumni t-shirt.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀💚🍀

First 500 fans at our game Sunday vs. Hopkins get a "Kiss Me I'm a Terp" shirt! #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/475LrHkYzn

— Maryland Women's Lax (@MarylandWLax) March 17, 2017

• All Pride Members are invited out to the game, and the first 10 members of the Pride to show the “Pride Text Message” will receive a Google Chromecast.

last time out

• Paced by junior attacker Megan Whittle and sophomore goalie Megan Taylor, the Terps earned a 17-7 win over No. 4 Syracuse last Saturday. 

• Whittle set a new career high with seven goals and eight points. Taylor set a career high with 18 saves while also picking up three ground balls and two caused turnovers.

• Freshman midfielder Kali Hartshorn tallied five points (4G, 1A) and also pulled in six draw controls.

scouting the johns hopkins blue jays

• The Blue Jays are coming off a 12-4 win over Hofstra. Nicole DeMase (3G, 2A) and Maggie Schneidereith (2G, 3A) each had five points.

• Miranda Ibello leads Hopkins with 26 points while Nicole DeMase and Haley Schweizer each have 15 goals.

• Caroline Federico has started every game in goal and holds a 7.58 goals against average and a .504 save percentage.

terps-blue jays history

• The Terps are 14-0 all-time against Johns Hopkins.

• Last season, the teams met twice. In the regular season, the Terps were down 6-3 at halftime before coming back for a 10-8 win. In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Maryland picked up a 14-8 win over the Blue Jays.

• This is the teams' first game as Big Ten rivals as Johns Hopkins joined the conference for women's lacrosse before this season.

PROTECT THIS HOUSE

• Maryland is 108-2 in College Park under head coach Cathy Reese. 

• The Terps have won all eight games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or 2 at home in the past eight seasons.

•  Maryland is currently on a 54-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn’t lost in College Park since March 10, 2012. The Terrapins are 246-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.

four terps named to tewaaraton watch list

• Senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg, senior defender Nadine Hadnagy and junior attacker Megan Whittle were named to the Tewaaraton Watch List last month. Sophomore goalie Megan Taylor was added to the watch list this week.

• Stukenberg, Hadnagy and Whittle were named Tewaaraton nominees last season. All three were named preseason first team All-Americans.

• Maryland has won six of the last seven Tewaaraton Awards.

six terps named il preseason all-americans

• Six returning members of the Maryland women’s lacrosse team were selected as Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans.

• Senior defender Nadine Hadnagy, senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg and junior attacker Megan Whittle were named to the first team.

• Sophomore defender Julia Braig earned second team honors while senior attacker Caroline Wannen and sophomore goalie Megan Taylor were named honorable mention.

• Hadnagy, Stukenberg and Whittle are Maryland’s returning 2016 IWLCA All-Americans while Taylor was an all-region selection as just a freshman.

maryland welcomes top-ranked freshman class

• The Terrapins will feature Inside Lacrosse’s No. 1 freshman class in the nation next spring. This is the first time since 2011 Maryland has had the top-ranked freshman class. 

• The 2016 class includes Lizzie Colson, Brindi Griffin, Kali Hartshorn, Victoria L'Insalata, Andrea McTaggart, Natalie Miller, Julia Salandra, Nikki Sliwak and Hannah Warther.

• The Terps feature seven Under Armour All-Americans, all of whom were ranked by Inside Lacrosse: No. 2 Colson, No. 4 Griffin, No. 5 Warther, No. 19 Sliwak, No. 23 L’Insalata, No. 29 Hartshorn and No. 48 Miller.