COLLEGE PARK, MD -- No. 10
Maryland notched 12 first-half goals and never looked back from there, besting No. 17 Princeton 15-11 in its final non-conference game of the season. The win over the Tigers marked the sixth consecutive win for the Terps.
"Princeton came out and fought us in the second half," said head coach
Cathy Reese. "I loved the way we played in the first half, I didn't love the second half. Good win, Princeton is a tough team. To be able to come away with a victory was great for us, especially at this point of the season as we finish up our non-conference play."
The trio of Libby May, Eloise Clevenger and Hannah Leubecker led the way for the Terps as they combined for 12 goals and 17 total points.
Kori Edmondson continued her strong play with two goals. Shaylan Ahearn added a goal, an assist and two draw controls.
Abby Bosco was huge for the Terps on defense, doing a little of everything to finish with a line of six draw controls, five groundballs and a season-high four caused turnovers.
Emily Sterling finished with 15 saves in another strong performance in cage, tying her season-high.
Breaking Down The Action
- The Terps scored five of the game's first six goals en route to a 6-4 lead after the first quarter. May secured her hat trick with 53 seconds remaining in the period.
- Maryland notched the first five goals of the period and led 12-5 heading into halftime. Leubecker's goal off an assist from Eloise Clevenger gave her third hat trick in the last four games.
- The defenses came out in the third quarter as each side scored just two goals apiece. Sterling made five saves in the frame for the Terps.
- Princeton scored four times in the fourth, but the Maryland defense kept them from getting any closer than four goals as time wound down in the game.
Terps On The Career Charts
- Ahearn holds steady at fourth in career draw controls with 266 in her career. Next on the list is Lizzie Colson, who had 324 from 2017-21. The all-time time draw controls record is held by Taylor Cummings, who had 509 from 2013-16.
- Emily Sterling remained eighth in career saves with 15 in the game. She now has 412. Next up is Alexis Venechanos, who had 446 from 2000-03. The all-time saves record is held by Alex Kahoe, who had 968 from 1997-2000.
Multi-Terps Update
- Clevenger (three goals and four assists) now has nine multi-point, eight multi-assist and four multi-goal games this season in 12 games. In her career, she has 26 multi-point, 18 multi-assist and 16 multi-goal games.
- May (season-high tying six goals) had her ninth multi-point game, eighth multi-goal game, and sixth hat trick in 12 games this season. In her career, she now has 42 multi-point games, 38 multi-goal games and 24 hat tricks in 56 career games.
- Leubecker (three goals, one assist) had her ninth multi-point game and eighth multi-goal game– in 10 games. In her career, she now has 41 multi-point games and 39 multi-goal games, all in 55 career games.
- In her freshman season, Edmondson (three goals) has recorded multiple points in each of her last seven games with multiple goals and hat tricks in the previous six games.
- Ahearn (one goal, one assist) recorded her fifth game in a row with multiple points and her sixth overall this season.
Numbers To Know
- 6: Maryland has now won six consecutive games.
- 7: Edmondson has 21 goals and 24 points in her last six games.
- 17: The total number of points that Maryland's starting attack unit of May, Leubecker and Clevenger totaled.
Up Next
- Maryland continues its four-game homestand when it hosts No. 14 Michigan on Sunday, April 2 at noon. The game will air on Big Ten Network.
