ALUMNI GAME

2010 TERPS versus TERPS Alums tomorrow at 11A.
Not sure who will be there but will be great to see
everyone.
GO TERPS!!

ROAD TRIP

With the TERPS 12 - 10 win over Syracuse, they
are headed north for the NCAA Semifinals at Towson
University Friday. TERPS versus North Carolina at
8:30 at John Unitas Stadium.

GO TERPS!!

MD v Syracuse

TERPS go at noon today!

See you all there!!

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP

MARYLAND versus Duke.
1:00pm
ACC Select
RSN TV
WMUC Sports

GO TERPS!!

TERPS WIN

The TERPS convincing 15 - 7 win over Virginia sends the

TERPS to the ACC Championship game on Sunday against
Duke. The victory was also significant as it was Virginia's
first conference tournament loss since 2005.

Karri Ellen Johnson got the TERPS on the board at 1:30 in,
followed shortly by a tying VA goal. Next 4, all TERPS, with
Caitlyn McFadden scoring 2, then with 1 each by Laura
Merrifield and Brandi Jones. Virginia picked up a few and
then each team scored once more for a 6 - 5 Terp lead going
to halftime.

The second half was a completely different story with 3
TERPS goals in the first 3 minutes to open up a 9 - 5 lead.
The defense was making Virginia really work for everything
with very timely doubles, great slides, good talk and superb
goaltending by Brittany Dipper. Oh yea, we kept putting the
ball in the net with 2 more TERPS scores - Caits and Laura -

before Virginia made their final goal of the game. The TERPS

finished the game with a 4 goal barrage for the 15 - 7 final.

Before leaving on Friday, one of the TERPS remarked that
"the next time we are in this building, we will be ACC

Champions." The TERPS will play for their 6th ACC title, but

the first for all members of the 2009 squad, on Sunday at 1p.

GO TERPS!!

ACC Tournament

The #1 seeded TERPS will play Virginia on Friday at 4 in

the first ACC semifinal game at Virginia Tech. The TERPS

made final preparations, tuned and tweaked and got on the

TERPs bus for the ride back to Virginia Tech...weren't we

just here?? Actually yes....geez.

The undefeated TERPS will bring goal scoring right to the Hoos. Remember that regular season game AT Virginia - TERPS 17 - 11. Sarah Mollison had 6 goals, Karri Ellen Johnson 4. Who will it be tomorrow for the 3rd ranked offense that sports 7 players with 2o goals!! Defense playing real well, playing together, supporting, stopping. GKs are playing real well.

I want to win everything," coach Cathy Reese said. "Why not? I'm proud of where we are this season. People probably weren't expecting us to be sitting here undefeated right now with a team as young as we have, but they're fighters, they're competitors and we're going to keep going to get where we want to be." The first step is Friday!

Go TERPS.

TERPS DOMINATE STATE

The #2 TERPS took a 14 - 8 half time lead to a 20-12 victory
over Penn State, Friday, at the ACC/ALC Challenge at Ohio
State. Laura Merrifield had a TERPS career game totalling
8 goals - - 7 in the first half.

The TERPS dominated the opening 10 minutes going ahead
9 - 1. Wow!! Laura Merrifield's career night got underway at
9 seconds with her 1st of 8 goals, followed by her second in
under 1 minute. PSU got one but the TERPS pulled away
scoring the next 7 for a 9-1 lead. Back and forth with PSU
getting 3 before Karri Ellen and Kristy Black added to the
TERPS tally. PSU then put together another 3- 0 run but
Laura hit for her 6th and 7th goal of the half - --TERPS 14,
Penn State 8.

So, Sarah Mollison opens the second half with a goal less then
one minute in. Penn State picked up 2 free position goals until
Spin added to the TERPS count with her goal. And the TERPS
dug in for the last 20 minutes - 4 goals to 2 for PSU - with
Caitlyn McFadden getting 2 of the 4 for the TERPS.

The TERPS are now off to their best start since the 2001
Championship season. Up next - Sunday versus Ohio State at
1pm in the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Pix tomorrow.

Go TERPS!!

TERPS all the way, today

The #2 TERPS put together some runs and put up some
big numbers today with their 20 - 12 win over the
Stanford Cardinal on a sunny and warm day in College
Park. Finally, the weather cooperated!!

The TERPS jumped out to a 4 - 0 lead before Stanford
put in 2. Next, 4 different TERPS scored for an 8 - 2
lead after about 11 minutes. Stanford got a couple back
but the TERPS took it out to 11 - 4 on a couple of goals
by Brittany Jones and 1 from Laura Merrifield. In the
final 2:30 of the half, Stanford added 4 and the TERPS
1. Halftime - TERPS 12 - 8.

Halfway through the second half, the TERPS had scored
6 to Stanford's 1 for an 18 - 9 advantage. Brittany Jones,
Sarah Mollison and Caitlyn McFadden kept adding to
their goal totals!! Defense was solid all day limiting a
pretty high powered Stanford attack to 23 shots, GK
Brittany Dipper was credited w 7 saves. The TERPS
added 2 - Jones and Mollison again and Stanford got a
few more. Final 20 -12.

"It was great to see us get scoring from our different
offensive weapons," Head Coach Cathy Reese said. And
they did... Brittany Jones - season high 6 goals today.
Sarah Mollison - 4 goals, 3 assists = 7 points today, Brandi
Jones - 2 goals, 2 assists for 4 points. Two each from Caitlyn,
Laura and Karri Ellen and singles from Karissa and Spin!
20.

The TERPS are off to their best start since the 2003
campaign!! Next up is Penn State on Friday in the ACC/ALC
Challenge at Ohio State. TERPS finish the weekend with
a Sunday ACC/ALC game versus the Buckeyes at 1P.

GO TERPS!!

Fri Recap

The TERPS traveled to #18 James Madison on Friday for
a 7pm contest that was not supposed to include rain but...
The #2 TERPS jumped out with 4 scores early by Caitlyn,
Laura, Karri Ellen and Brandi but JMU countered with 2
of their own to cut the TERP lead to 4 - 2. HOWEVER, the
next 7 goals belonged to us, including 4 by Karri Ellen
Johnson. TERPS led at the half, 11 -3. Oh yea, it was
still raining.

After the break, Sarah Mollilson and Brittany Jones took the
TERP lead out to 13 - 3 and really the TERPS never looked
back. Amanda Spinneneweber had 2 goals and 1 assist,
C McFaddy had 1 goal and 5 assists, Gals had an assist,
Brittany Jones had 2 goals, Brandi Jones had 2 goals. Abby
Caso and Kristy Black each had one for the TERPS.

Goaltending was superb with the triumvirate of Dipper,
Lynne Cooper and Mary Jordan making 7 saves on the
night behind a stingy TERPS defense. Final - TERPS 17 -
JMU 7.
Parents - thank you for braving the elements and
being all about the best LX tailgate in the country!!

TERPS welcome the Stanford Cardinal to the Complex
tomorrow at 12 pm. IF no rain, there just might be
some pictures!!

GO TERPS!

TERPS v BC

The #2 TERPS (8-0, 3-0 ACC) took a 7 - 1 lead into the

locker room at the half and did not look back. Final -

TERPS 10 - BC 5.

The TERPS jumped out 3 - 0 on 2 Brandi Jones goals

and an 8M by Caitlyn McFadden. BC answered with one

but the TERPS put up 4 unanswered goals - Caitlyn,

Sarah Mollison, Laura and Caitlyn - going into the half.

After the break, the TERPS were back on the board with

a goal from Karri Ellen at the 15 min mark. BC added

another but TERPS up 8 - 2. BC added another before

Jenny Collins and Laura Merrifield put the TERPS ahead

10 - 3. Two BC goals near the end.....

"All in all, we created a ton of offensive opportunities." Reese

said."Defensively, we were sharp and solid and were able to

force quite a few turnovers which we were able to convert

into scoring chances."

TERPS at Towson on Tuesday at 7p. See you all there.

Go TERPS!!

Recap and Next

I'm back....

So, for those of you unable to be in NH....good for you.

It WAS gray, cold, dreary and foggy. It was not the

best of conditions but the TERPS made the best of it

with a 13 -12 OT victory over the #10 upset minded

Dartmouth squad. I will spare you all of the stats other

than we had 4 crucial draw controls in the OT session.

Scoring for the TERPS in no particular order - Laura 3,

Karri Ellen 3, Spin 2 and 1 each for Sarah Mollison, Brandi

Caitlyn McFadden, Kristy Black and Karissa Taylor. Assists

to Brandi, Caitlyn, Sarah M and Kristy.

#2 TERPS at home tomorrow versus Boston College. And

while I am not really watching, I can tell you that their

cheer at the end of their practice today went something like -

"What are we going to eat...Turtle meat....how we gonna eat

it?....Raw!! hhmmm....just a little insight or maybe oversight

on their part! See you all tomorrow.

More later....

OK, so it is later....
TERPS and Duke game lived up to the billing.
4 lead changes, 7 ties, scoring back and forth.
In the end, TERPS prevail over #2 Duke, 15 -13.

In the opening minute, Duke scored and then Laura
Merrifield scored. Tie. Duke upped the score to 3 - 1
but the TERPS answered with their own run.
Karri Ellen Johnson, Brittany Jones and 2 goals from
Spin sent the TERPS up, 5-3. Duke then scored 2
to even the score but Sarah Mollison lifted the TERPS
to 6-5. Duke ran off another 3 goals - 8-6 them. BUT,
Laura's 2nd goal of the half and the final TERPS score
by Brandi Jones with 19 seconds left made it 8 - 8.

Duke scored at 10 seconds into the half. hhmm 9-8.
Laura scored her 3rd goal making it 9 - 9. Then
Duke again. 10 - 9. TERPS took advantage of yellow
cards to Duke with free position goals by Caitlyn
McFadden and Laura Merrifield (4). Spinner added
another shot and goal to give the TERPS a 13 - 10 lead.

Duke still in at 13 - 11...But, Karri Ellen Johnson added
2 goals near the end of the game. TERPS 15 - 11. Duke
got a few at the end but....

TERPS 15 - Duke 13.
Good team defense, balanced attack.

PLAYER of the Week

Laura Merrifield was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week ending Sunday, March 1. Merrifield helped the fifth-ranked Terrapins to a 15-13 upset over No. 2 Duke.

The attacker from Hertfordshire, England, made her 2009 TERP debut Saturday afternoon and picked up a career-high five goals to lead fifth-ranked Maryland past No. 2 Duke. The sophomore also added two ground balls and one draw control for the day.

Merrifield, additionally, was named WomensLax.com Player of the Week.

Congrats #9!! Well done. Cheers.

TERPS WIN!!

TERPS 15 DUKE 13

More later.....

ACC OPENER

The #5 TERPS and #2 Blue Devils square off today at noon at

the FH/LX Complex. The 2 - 0 TERPS have had a good week

of practice in anticipation of the ACC opener for both teams.

Duke is 4 - 0 after last weekend's victories over Richmond

and William & Mary.

Led by Caitlyn McFadden and Karri Ellen Johnson with

9 goals each, the TERPS are hoping to improve on their

18-1 home record under Cathy Reese.

IF you can't make it to the game....watch on ACC Select

or listen via the internet at wmucsports.com.

GO TERPS!!

SATURDAY... in the park...

TERPS v UMASS at noon! Parking issues tomorrow - -
Check umterps.cstv.com for updates.
The TERPS are ready. Thinking win! Yea!
See you all Saturday.

OPENER

The TERPS opened their 2009 season at Richmond today with a convincing 17 - 6 win over the Spiders. Newcomer, Karrie Ellen Johnson had 5 goals, 1 assist and 5 draw controls in her first college game/start! Well done. But she was not the only TERP...Sarah Mollison was all over the field today with 2 goals and 3 very nifty assists. Brandi Jones scored 2 and assisted on 2. Amanda Spinnenweber put in 2 goals and had an assist. Karissa Taylor scored her first ever
goal today! Brittany Jones and Caitlyn McFadden added 3 goals and 2 goals respectively. The outcome really was never in doubt as the TERPS "got points from everyone."

The TERPS defense did their part as well, limiting Richmond to 12 shots on the day and making it tough everytime the Spiders touched the ball or thought about passing or going to goal. Pressure.....great thing!!

Next up for the TERPS - - UMass on Saturday - - crazy day with Men's Lacrosse and Basketball - - will update parking information, but do check umterps.cstv.com for

information.

TERPS 1 - 0 in 2009! TERPS tailgate - "Best in the Nation." Thank you parents and family and friends! You are the best!!

Warm Weather

Everyone.....

We're back, yes we are......yea!!!

The TERPS are headed way south on Friday and not a
minute too soon! Looking forward to the sunshine and
blue skies of Orlando, Florida. Anything better than ice,
20 and flurries is welcomed!!!

I hear there will be a TERP presence - wonderful!!
You all are the best!! See you this weekend.

Saturday Lax

The TERPS are hosting Loyola College and the University
of Oregon on Saturday at the Complex. The TERPS and
Loyola open at 9 AM, followed by a TERPS v Oregon matchup
at 10:30. At noon, Loyola College will play the Oregon
Ducks.

After a good week of practice and fitness, the TERPS are
ready for a game or two!

See you there.
GO TERPS.

TERPS Hit the Road!!

The TERPS will be on the road tomorrow, traveling to

Charlottesville for a fall scrimmage with the Hoos!

After 2 weeks of stickwork, small games, going to goal,

defensive pressure and fitness, the 2009 TERPS get

their 1st chance to put it all together.

Newcomers Kristy Black, Liz Hamilton, Karri Ellen

Johnson, Mary Jordan, Brittany Poist and Grace

Gaeng take their first road trip with the TERPS.

New TERP, Brittany Dipper (GK), is with the Field

Hockey team this weekend at Wake.

Forty is OK!! GO TERPS!!