Cathy Reese Named Big 10 Coach of the Year - Terp Talk

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After posting a 19-0 record and earning the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, five Terps earned 2017 Big Ten individual honors, as voted on by the league’s seven coaches and announced by the conference Monday.

Senior Zoe Stukenberg earned Big Ten Midfielder of the Year accolades while senior Nadine Hadnagy was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Sophomore Megan Taylor repeated as the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year and attacker Kali Hartshorn tallied Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors.

Head coach Cathy Reese was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second straight season. This is the ninth time in Reese’s career she has earned conference coach of the year honors. In her 11^th season at Maryland, Reese led the Terps to their third straight undefeated regular season. Under Reese, Maryland has gone 16-0 in Big Ten regular season games.

A senior co-captain, Stukenberg is one of Maryland’s leaders across the field. She ranks in the top three on the team in each statistical category, including 44 goals, 22 assists, 66 points, 42 ground balls, 62 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers, all of which are career highs. She earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors once and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week twice this season. Earlier Monday, Stukenberg was announced as one of Maryland’s Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients.

Hadnagy leads Maryland’s defense, which ranks 16^th nationally with just 9.21 goals allowed per game. She is tied for the team lead with 18 caused turnovers and is fourth on the team with 25 ground balls. Hadnagy was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week once this season.

Taylor has emerged as one of the top goalies in the country as just a sophomore. She ranks third nationally with a .549 save percentage and is 16^th nationally with a 9.18 goals-against average and 10.00 saves per game. The Glenelg, Md., is ninth in the country with 180 saves. Taylor was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week five times this season.

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