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| FLORIDA Series vs. Maryland: Maryland leads, 2-0 Last Time Out: March 19, 2016 (Maryland, 14-4) |
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| UMD | Category | UF |
| 34.0 | Shots/Game | 35.7 |
| 15.89 | Goals/Game | 16.67 |
| 27.2 | Opp. Shots/Game | 24.8 |
| 8.33 | Opp. Goals/Game | 10.22 |
| 49 | Assists | 67 |
| 35-74 | FPG-FPS | 26-67 |
| .473 | FPG Percentage | .388 |
| 16.4 | Ground Balls/Game | 24.3 |
| 14.2 | Draw Controls/Game | 15.1 |
| 8.6 | Caused Turnovers/Game | 10.2 |
| 14.1 | Turnovers/Game | 15.4 |
| 153-174 | Clears | 144-164 |
| .879 | Clear Percentage | .878 |
| 10.9 | Saves/Game | 9.8 |
| .566 | Save Percentage | .489 |
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 #1 Maryland vs. MichiganSat., April 1 | Noon The top-ranked Terps host Michigan in Maryland's annual Type 1 Diabetes Awareness game! |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 1 Maryland women's lacrosse team (9-0) hosts No. 3 Florida (8-1) in a top-5 matchup Wednesday at 2 p.m.
• The Terps-Gators matchup will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
• Fans can park in lot 11b without a pass beginning at noon.
• Admission to Wednesday's game is free.
last time out
• Four Terps scored hat tricks as the Terps beat James Madison, 16-11, last Saturday.
• Senior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg, junior attacker Megan Whittle, sophomore attacker Caroline Steele and freshman midfielder Kali Hartshorn each scored three goals.
• Sophomore goalie Megan Taylor made sevens saves in just under 45 minutes in cage. In 15 minutes, senior Emily Kift made five saves.
scouting the florida gators
• The Gators are coming off a 15-8 win over Denver last Saturday. Mollie Stevens led the team with five goals.
• Stevens leads Florida with 33 goals while Shayna Pirreca has the team lead with 42 points (32G, 10A). Sammi Burgess has 21 assists on the year.
• Haley Hicklen has started every game in cage and holds a 9.60 goals against average and a .503 save percentage.
terps-gators history
• Maryland is 2-0 all-time vs. Florida.
• Last season, Caroline Wannen scored four goals and added three assists as the Terps beat Florida 14-4.
terps to host third annual type 1 diabetes awareness game
• Maryland will host its third annual Type 1 Diabetes Awareness game when the Terps host Michigan on April 1.
• Every season, the Terps raise money and wear blue warnups for one game to raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes.
• Head coach Cathy Reese’s oldest son, Riley, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Last season, Maryland raised more than $15,500 after raising more than $12,000 in their first effort in 2015.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
• Maryland is 111-2 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 57-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn’t lost in College Park since March 10, 2012. The Terrapins are 248-16 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.
terps selected as big ten favorites
• Maryland was unanimously selected to win the Big Ten Championship in the coaches’ preseason poll.
• The Terps have won the last two Big Ten regular season titles and are undefeated in conference play during the regular season since joining the conference in 2014. Maryland also won the 2016 Big Ten Tournament title.
• Following Maryland is Penn State (2), Northwestern (3), Johns Hopkins (4), Ohio State (5), Rutgers (6) and Michigan (7). Hopkins joins the Big Ten for women’s lacrosse this season.
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.
hadnagy, stukenberg named team captains
• The Terps selected seniors Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg as team captains for the upcoming season.
• The 2017 roster voted on Hadnagy and Stukenberg to be captains for the second straight season.
• Both Hadnagy and Stukenberg return as three-year starters and were named Inside Lacrosse Preseason First Team All-Americans.
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