Sunday’s 16-11 loss to Northwestern probably won’t damage the Terps’ playoff profile, but it will give them a chance to review their flaws before the NCAA tournament begins.
The senior defender’s second goal of her career was the exclamation point for the top-seeded Terps, who advanced to their fourth consecutive Big Ten tournament final.
The Davidsonville resident and Boys’ Latin graduate is a two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist and the only player in NCAA Division I history to rank in the Top 20 in points (second), assists (tied for second) and goals (20th) per game.
Despite trailing 1-0 for the first 11 minutes of the game, the Terps overpowered the Wolverines to remain unbeaten and grab sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
Also, the Hood men’s and women’s programs are making history, the Maryland men are expecting the return of a top player for Sunday’s opponent, and there’s a familiar name leading the UMBC men in assists.
The Terps used an 8-0 run over a 10-minute span in the first half to distance themselves from the Quakers and collect their second top 10 win in five days.
While Megan Taylor, a senior goalkeeper, and Caroline Steele, a senior attacker, have been pivotal as four-years starters for the Terps, they also have delivered many smiles to their teammates and coaches.
Erica Evans, a graduate student midfielder for the No. 3 Terps, and Tayler Warehime, a freshman attacker for the No. 2 Tar Heels, will try to propel their respective teams to a win in Sunday’s crucial tilt at Maryland Stadium in College Park.
Boston College got the better of Maryland with a 15-13 win in the semifinals, ending the Terps’ run at back-to-back national championships. Maryland closed its season with a 20-2 record.
All four coaches in the NCAA DIvision I women's lacrosse final four played high school lacrosse in the Baltimore area — Maryland's Cathy Reese, Boston College's Acacia Walker-Weinstein, North Carolina's Jenny Levy and James Madison's Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe.
Maryland sophomore Lizzie Colson scored 300 goals in high school at Manchester Valley but has emerged as one of the top defenders in the country after starting for the first time in last year’s NCAA Division I women's lacrosse final four.
Megan Whittle scored three late goals to boost Maryland past Navy, 17-15, in an NCAA Division I women's lacrosse quarterfinal Saturday in College Park.
Maryland sophomore Lizzie Colson scored 300 goals in high school at Manchester Valley but has emerged as one of the top defenders in the country after starting for the first time in last year’s NCAA Division I women's lacrosse final four.
Towson midfielder Kaitlyn Montalbano led the Tigers in scoring as a sophomore, but as the offense had grown around her, she’s continued to play a major role — just not always as the big finisher.
After winning the Big Ten women's lacrosse regular-season and tournament titles, five Maryland players earned Big Ten individual honors, as voted on by the league's six coaches.
Senior Megan Whittle scores a career-high eight goals in helping No. 2 Maryland defeat Penn State for the Big Ten women's lacrosse tournament championship in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Maryland scores the first four goals of the game and fends off Northwestern to take its fourth consecutive Big Ten regular-season women's lacrosse championship.
Up by a goal late in the first half, the host Terps scored five straight — including four by senior Megan Whittle (McDonogh) — while holding Penn State scoreless for the next 21:48 in a 13-8 win.
Senior attacker Megan Whittle scored her 268th career goal with 24:16 remaining in the first half to become the Maryland women's lacrosse team's all-time goal leader Sunday.
Maryland freshman midfielder Grace Griffin, a Liberty High School grad, has made eight starts in 11 games for the Terps with 15 goals and four assists.
No. 4 Maryland women's lacrosse took a four-goal lead midway through the first half and held off No. 3 James Madison for a 15-12 victory and the Terps' second win over a previously undefeated team in three days.
Fourth-ranked Maryland forced 20 turnovers and outshot the Blue Jays by better than a 2-to-1 margin, at one point holding them to a single goal over 25 minutes in a 15-5 win that opened the Big Ten schedule for both teams.
The Maryland's women's lacrosse team aims to bolster its defense after suffering its first regular-season loss in four years and falling from the No. 1 ranking.
Each season since 2014, Maryland women's lacrosse has had at least seven players from Howard County on its roster and the program has won three national titles
Almost 24 hours after accepting the Tewaaraton Award as the best player in women's college lacrosse this spring, Maryland's Zoe Stukenberg is still a little bit
Maryland's Terps on Tour coaches caravan will kick off tonight at the Baltimore Aquarium. The event, which runs from 7 to 9, will be the first of three events
Maryland scored two goals in the final six minutes to pull away and earn a 16-13 victory over Boston College in the NCAA Division I women's title game.
