Laura Merrifield was tabbed Atlantic Coast Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in women’s lacrosse, as announced Wednesday by league commissioner John Swofford. Merrifield tallied 45 goals and five assists as a senior captain for the ACC champion Terps. In 2011, the midfielder racked up 18 ground balls and 18 draw controls, while tying for second in the league in game-winning goals with four. Merrifield, a kinesiology major from Hertfordshire, England, garnered IWLCA First Team All-America status this season.
The Maryland women’s lacrosse team placed a league-best six players on the 2011 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team, announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Brittany Dipper, Katie Gallagher, Karri Ellen Johnson, Laura Merrifield, Sarah Mollison andKatie Schwarzmann all garnered honors for the undefeated Terps, who head into this weekend’s ACC Championship as the top seed.
Juniors Karri Ellen Johnson and Kristy Black combined for nine goals to pace No. 1 Maryland past No. 20 Boston College, 20-9, in Atlantic Coast Conference action Sunday. Johnson (5g) led a group of five Terps in double-digit scoring, including Black (4), Laura Merrifield (3), Brandi Jones (2) and Katie Schwarzmann (2). Sarah Mollison dished out a game-high five assists and sophomore Alex Aust added three.
Head coach Cathy Reese has named seniors Sarah Mollison, Katie Gallagher and Laura Merrifield captains for the 2011 campaign.
Mollison served as captain last year as a junior, helping lead Maryland to its first national championship since 2001. The attacker was third on the team last season with 45 goals. Gallagher missed last season with an illness but is poised to lead the Terrapin defense in 2011.Merrifield has been a steady force in the midfield for Maryland … Read More »
No. 2 Maryland slid past a previously undefeated Boston College team Saturday, 7-6, to gain sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Despite being held to its lowest scoring output of the year, the Maryland defense allowed BC a mere nine shots in the match and caused 14 Eagle turnovers. Brandi Jones and Read More »
Caitlyn McFadden scored six goals as the No. 2 Maryland women’s lacrosse team rallied from an early first-half deficit to drop No. 18 Penn State, 17-9, Sunday. The Terps trailed by three heading into the locker room at the half but erupted for 14 second-half goals, including four from McFadden. Maryland opened the second stanza with 11 unanswered … Read More »
From umterps.com comes the following story. Current and former Terps represent USA, Wales, Canada, Ireland and Australia as the 2009 FIL Women’s World Cup commences in Prague, Czech Republic June 17-27. Pool play began with matches on Thursday and immediately pinned two current Terrapins against each other as sophomore Laura Merrifield and England battled junior Caitlyn McFadden and Team USA. After a slow start, the U.S. went on a devastating 9-0 run to break open the game after a 6-6 tie at halftime. In … Read More »
Hats off to Kelly Amonte Hiller for leading her Wildcats to their 5th consecutive NCAA Championship. But the dream match up never occurred. What happened? This was not the Terrapin team I saw throughout the year. North Carolina was not really in Maryland’s league. That being said, the Lady Terps just seemed flat. Sometimes an undefeated team is taken out of it game by trailing late, but the Terps battled from behind often through the year displaying a swagger that … Read More »
Grant Catalino scored 5 points and Travis Reed and Dan Groot added 3 goals apiece as Maryland rebounded from a lacklustre Saturday effort against UMBC to easily defeat Zack Greer and the Bryant Bulldogs. Today the attack was back as a smooth functioning unit. Senior Mike Griswold was given the task of covering Duke transfer Zack Greer and held the NCAA’s all-time leading goal scorer to two goals, while picking up two groundballs and causing a turnover. Jason carter went the distance … Read More »
Jeff Reynolds secured 2 draws late in the 1st half which led to 2 quick goals and a 5-3 lead that the Terrapins never relinquished. Grant Catalino added 2 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Brian Phipps went the distance in a stellar 13 save performance. All of these efforts resulted in a dominating 11-8 victory over the #12 Blue … Read More »
