COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland women’s lacrosse team (8-0) opens Big Ten play when the Terps host No. 14 Northwestern (4-4) Thursday on the Big Ten Network.
- Opening draw is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live stats will be available here.
- In-game updates will also be provided on Maryland's Twitter account (@marylandwlax).
- Parking lots around the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex will be open.
last time out
- Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings and sophomore attacker Megan Whittle each tallied five points as the Terps routed James Madison, 18-6, last Saturday.
- Whittle scored five goals while Cummings notched three goals and two assists. Cummings also recorded seven draw controls, four ground balls and four caused turnovers.
- Defensively, senior Alice Mercer and junior Morgan Torggler each caused three turnovers.
terrapin-WILDCAT history
- The Terps are 10-6 all-time against the Wildcats. Reese in 4-3 in her coaching career against Northwestern. The Terps have a 7-3 series lead in games played in College Park.
- Last season, Maryland won the Big Ten lacrosse opener over the Wildcats, 16-5. Attacker Megan Whittle scored five goals in the game.
- In the 2015 NCAA quarterfinals, the Terps defeated Northwestern 17-5 to advance to the Final Four. Seven Terps scored in the game, led by four goals from then-seniors Brooke Griffin and Kristen Lamon.
Scouting the northwestern wildcats
- The Wildcats are coming off an 11-6 win over Colorado to end a four-game home stand.
- Kaleigh Craig leads Northwestern with 17 goals and 22 points while Christina Esposito has nine assists. Shelby Fredricks leads the team with 42 draw controls.
- Freshman Mallory Weisse has seen every minute in goal. She holds a 9.50 goals-against average and a .445 save percentage.
protect this house
- Maryland is 99-2 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 45-game win streak at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex and hasn’t lost in College Park since March 10, 2012.
- The Terrapins are 237-16 in College Park, dating back to 1990.
terps announce 2016 broadcast schedule
- The Maryland women’s lacrosse team will have games featured on the Big Ten Network at least three times this season and will star in BTN’s B1G Close Up.
- The Terps will be featured with Northwestern on B1G Close Up, BTN’s 60-minute, all-access special debuting on April 7 at 9 p.m. BTN’s cameras will go behind-the-scenes with each program for 72 hours as they prepare for the highly-anticipated Northwestern at Maryland lacrosse game on Thursday, March 31.
- All of Maryland's home games will be live streamed on BTN Plus.
- Three of Maryland’s regular season games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, including Northwestern (March 31), Virginia (April 20) and at Penn State (April 28). The Big Ten Network will also air the entirety of the 2016 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament.
four terps named to tewaaraton watch list
- Four members of the women's lacrosse team were named the Tewaaraton Watch List Tuesday.
- Senior midfielder Taylor Cummings, the 2014 and 2015 recipient of the prestigious award, highlights the watch list. Sophomore Megan Whittle and senior defender Alice Mercer, who were named to the list last season, and junior midfielder Zoe Stukenberg were also selected.
- The Terps have the most representatives of any program on the list.
terps picked to top big ten
- Maryland was unanimously chosen to win the Big Ten Championship in the conference coaches’ preseason poll.
- Seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer and sophomore Megan Whittle were selected as Maryland’s Players to Watch in 2016. All three were named preseason First Team All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
- The 2016 Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by Northwestern from May 5-8.
maryland captures 13th national title
- Maryland overcame the biggest halftime upset in championship history to capture the Terps’ 13th national championship and second consecutive title in 2015 over North Carolina, 9-8.
- Midfielder Taylor Cummings was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after posting five goals, six assists, 12 draw controls and two caused turnovers in the Final Four.
- Cummings, Megan Whittle, Kelly McPartland and Megan Douty were named to the all-tournament team.
cummings returns for senior season
- Standout midfielder Taylor Cummings, already one of the most decorated lacrosse athletes of all time, will lead the Terps in 2016.
- Cummings became the youngest two-time female recipient of the Tewaaraton Award after leading Maryland to the national title in 2015. She also repeated as the Honda Award winner.
- The Ellicott City, Md., native posted her best season in 2015, leading Maryland in assists (37), points (100), ground balls (41), draw controls (143) and caused turnovers (36), all of which were personal bests.
- Also a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Cummings was named Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year and became a three-time IWLCA First Team All-American in 2015.
five terps named preseason all-americans
- IWLCA All-Americans Taylor Cummings, Alice Mercer and Megan Whittle were named preseason First Team All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
- The Terps have the most players of any program on the first team. Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg were named to the preseason second team.
- All players honored by Inside Lacrosse are Maryland’s returning starters in 2016.
freshman class ranked no. 2
- Maryland announced the addition of 10 athletes to the program, bringing in the second-ranked class by Inside Lacrosse.
- Seven new Terps were named among the magazine’s Top 50 Freshmen rankings, led by No. 15 Jen Giles, No. 16 Caroline Steele and No. 20 Shelby Mercer. All seven were also Under Armour All-Americans.
- Steele was named the MVP of the UA All-American game.
maryland votes 2016 captains
- The Maryland women’s lacrosse team selected seniors Taylor Cummings and Alice Mercer and juniors Nadine Hadnagy and Zoe Stukenberg as the captains for 2016.
- All four captains have started since joining the Terps as freshmen and were named Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans for this season.
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