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• Maryland used contributions from many, as four players had four or more points, and a solid defensive effort to open conference play with a 15-5 win over RV/No. 24 Johns Hopkins.

• Sophomore defender Lizzie Colson filled up the stat-sheet, leading a Maryland defense that allowed its lowest goal total since last season’s regular season 17-4 win over Johns Hopkins. Colson led the team, setting career-highs in draw controls (five), groundballs (four) and caused turnovers (three).

• Offensively, Caroline Steele tallied five points (four goals, one assist), while junior midfielder Jen Giles and senior attackers Taylor Hensh and Megan Whittle all had four (three goals, one assist) to pace the Maryland offense.

STEELE CITY

• Junior attacker Caroline Steele has been on a tear over the past two games, leading the Terps in both points and goals in wins over #8 Syracuse and RV/#24 Johns Hopkins.

• Against the Orange, Steele tallied a career-best seven points with five goals and two assists. Steele then followed that up, with a four goal, one assist game against Hopkins the following week.

• The junior now stands second on the team in both goals (20) and assist (seven), while ranking third in points (27).

CONTROLLING THE DRAW

• As a team, Maryland is fourth in the nation and leads the Big Ten in draw controls per game, with 17.71. The duo of Kali Hartshorn and Meghan Siverson have been key to giving Maryland possession.

• Against UNC (2/24), Hartshorn posted a career-best 12 draw controls. Siverson followed that up with a career-high of her own, 13 draw controls against UMBC (2/28). The following game against Hofstra, Hartshorn and Siverson combined for 15 draw controls. At #8 Syracuse, Maryland won the draw control battle 22-8, with Siverson and Hartshorn combining for 13. 

• Maryland has 124 draw controls as a team through seven games, with Siverson and Hartshorn combining for 71 of those (57.3%).

TEWAARATON TERPS 

• The Terps had five players named to the initial Tewaaraton Watch List, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on March 1.  

• Megan Whittle and a quartet of juniors: Julia Braig, Jen Giles, Caroline Steele and Megan Taylor were all selected for the watch list.

• Whittle has now been selected for the Tewaaraton Watch List in three straight seasons. It’s the second appearance for Taylor, while Braig, Giles and Steele are all on the list for the first time.  

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

terps Rack Up B1G Honors

• Maryland has had a player win a Big Ten weekly honor in four of the first six weeks of the season. 

• Sophomore defender Lizzie Colson has won a trio of Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards thus far in 2018. 

• Colson was a big part of Maryland's defense that didn't allow a goal to William & Mary until the 12:40 mark of the opening half, tying for the team lead in both caused turnovers (2) and groundballs (2). She also ranked second on the team with three draw control wins. Colson then tied for the team-lead with four groundballs in the two wins over UMBC and Hofstra, while also notching seven draw controls and one caused turnover.

• At RV/#24 Johns Hopkins this past weekend, Colson filled up the stat sheet in this past Saturday's win at RV/#24 Johns Hopkins, leading the team and setting career-highs in draw controls (five), groundballs (four) and caused turnovers (three). On the season, the sophomore leads the Terps with 16 groundballs and nine caused turnovers.

• Senior attacker Megan Whittle was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice in this young season. 

• Against #5/3 Florida (2/17), Whittle scored three straight goals in a 1:29 span to put the game out of reach. She was 3-for-4 on 8-meter shots and also led the Terps with five draw controls. In a pair of home wins over UMBC and Hofstra, Whittle totaled a team-best 14 points (12 goals, two assists) on just 20 shots on goal, including a nine-for-10 mark on free position shots. 

• Whittle has now racked up 10 Big Ten Weekly honors of her career.