#7 seeded Maryland past second-seeded Virginia, 5-1, Friday in the ACC Semifinals in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Terrapins took an early 1-0 lead in the 11th minute and never looked back. The defensive effort, led by senior Janessa Pope, held Virginia’s two Olympians, Michelle Vittese and Paige Selenski, to just two shots combined.
“Our team has been looking for a breakout game all season, to be honest,” head coach Missy Meharg said. “We’re a team that’s still evolving. We’re kind of just evolving and getting really good.
“With Virginia, you need to keep the ball away from those two players and if you put it in the belly of the field, you’re probably going to lose the game. We were able to watch our first game in detail. With good teams, it’s Michelle Vittese, it’s Paige Selenski, it’s Elly Buckley and if you can quiet them with incredible doubling down laterally and north-south, you can be very dominant. Maryland’s attention to detail and execution was stellar.” from umterps.com
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