Terp Talk – Maryland Sports

Former All-American, national champion, Olympian and third-year head coach Dina Rizzo was promoted to Associate Head Coach, head coach Missy Mehargannounced Wednesday. Rizzo was hired by Meharg as an assistant coach at the beginning of the 2010 season. In those three seasons, she has helped the Terrapins to two NCAA titles, three Final Fours, an ACC title and [...]

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No. 6 Maryland was edged by No. 2 Princeton, 3-2, Friday night in the NCAA Semifinals off a penalty stroke awarded to the Tigers in the sixth minute of overtime. The Terrapins’ defense held the nation’s No. 1 offense at bay for most of the game. After trailing 2-1 late, Maryland tied it up off [...]

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The sixth-ranked Maryland field hockey team will head north to Storrs, Conn. this weekend for the NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds. The Terrapins (16-5) will take on Patriot League champion Lafayette College (17-2) Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s matchup will be at 2 p.m. Broadcast information will be available later on UMTerps.com. The winner of the [...]

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#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 [...]

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Terrapin field hockey All-ACC players Megan Frazer, Harriet Tibble and Jill Witmer all notched a point to lead third-seeded Maryland past sixth-seeded Duke, 2-1, Thursday in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals at the University of North Carolina. Frazer and Witmer each scored in the win, as Tibble notched an assist on Witmer’s game-winning goal. Maryland (15-4, [...]

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Senior co-captains Megan Frazer and Janessa Pope combined to score all three of No. 6 Maryland’s goals in a 3-1 win over Rutgers on Senior Night Friday. Maryland (14-4) honored its eight seniors in Kirstie Dennig, Megan Frazer, Colleen Gulick, Danielle Kauffman, Janessa Pope, Lindsey Puckett, Harriet Tibble and Tara Zollinger prior to the matchup. The Terrapins held the Scarlet Knights (8-10) to just two shots through nearly 60 minutes of play, [...]

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After 45 minutes of scoreless play, the offense of No. 6 Maryland prevailed for three second half goals and 3-0 victory over local opponent American Monday night. After a defensive battle of a first half, the teams were scoreless. The Terps (13-4) outshot the Eagles (8-9), 10-3, in the first stanza. “American played a very [...]

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No. 6 Maryland pushed No. 1 North Carolina to the absolute limit Saturday, but fell 4-3 in overtime at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. The Terrapins (12-4, 3-2 ACC) held a 3-2 lead at halftime. In front of a crowd of 1,123, they held the Tar Heels (16-1, 5-0) without a goal off their 13 [...]

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