Alex Aust Class: Junior Hometown: Sterling, Va. High School: Bullis Height: 5-8 Position: Attack

As a Sophomore: Stepped up to be a main attacker for the Terps in her second season...netted 20 goals while playing in a career-high 23 games, including a career-high four against Delaware (2/16)...also added two assists against the Blue Hens for a career-best six points...also scored goals against No. 16 Penn State (2/20) and No. 3 Duke (2/25)...second on the team in assists with 21, including three each against Richmond (2/13) and No. 20 Boston College (3/20)...tallied two goals each in wins vs. No. 8 Penn (4/1), No. 12 Princeton (4/13), Virginia Tech (4/16) and Navy (5/14)...racked up two ground balls and a caused turnover in Maryland's NCAA semifinal win against Duke (5/27).

As a Freshman in 2010: Saw significant time for the national champion Terps in her rookie campaign, appearing in 16 contests...scored nine goals and added three assists for 12 points in 2010...shot at a blazing .600 clip...also added a ground ball and two draw controls...scored two goals each against George Mason (3/9), Stanford (3/25), and UMass (5/1)...tallied a career-high three points against Mason...also notched goals against Georgetown, Marist and Syracuse.

Prep: Three-sport standout in field hockey, lacrosse and basketball at Bullis...All-Gazette in both field hockey and basketball as a senior in addition to being tabbed All-ISL, All-Met second team, All-Gazette, Under Armour All-American and squad MVP in lacrosse...Aust, as a junior, was a first team All-American selection and played for the Capital Lacrosse Club...garnered All-ISL first team, All-MET honorable mention, all-county, and All-Gazette first team honors as a junior.

Personal: Alexendra Aust was born Nov. 1, 1990...daughter of Jon and Longma Aust...member of National Honor Society...came to Maryland because it was "close to home and born to be a Terp"...lists her sports hero as Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning...undecided on major.