Towson Can't Quite Pull Upset of Maryland
from press release
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Hoping to improve on
one of the best starts in school history, 7th-ranked Towson
University jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the first half on
second-ranked Maryland. However, the Terrapins answered and used a
pair of long scoring runs to keep their perfect record intact with
a 12-10 victory over the Tigers at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse
Complex on Wednesday evening.
The Terrapins, who improve to 11-0 with the victory, outscored the
Tigers by an 8-2 margin in the second half to earn their 30th
straight win over their in-state rivals. Meanwhile, the loss
dropped the Tigers’ record to 6-2 and snapped a two-game win
streak.
“I thought we played a great game tonight,” Towson
Coach Missy Doherty said. “Maryland is a great team and they
proved why they are undefeated. We brought everything to them
especially with some tough injuries tonight. The players did a
great job of taking care of the ball, making good decisions and
stepping up their level of play.”
After falling behind by four goals in the first half, the Terrapins
used a five-goal run in the opening 13 minutes of the second half
to take a 9-8 lead with 16:51 left on a goal by sophomore attacker
Karri Ellen Johnson (Broadneck H.S./Annapolis, Md.).
Sophomore midfielder Jackie LaMonica (Hereford H.S./Parkton, Md.)
tied the game at 9-9 with 9:28 remaining, but the Terrapins
answered with three straight goals in a two-minute span to regain a
12-9 cushion with 5:03 remaining. Junior attacker Sarah Mollison
(Melbourne Girls College/Melbourne, Australia) scored a goal with
an assist during the run to lead the Terrapins.
The Tigers scored a late goal in the final two minutes, but were
unable to get any closer.
After senior midfielder Caitlyn McFadden (Notre Dame Prep/Phoenix,
Md.) gave the Terrapins a 1-0 lead early in the first half, the
Tigers responded by scoring four goals in a span of 2 minutes, 20
seconds to take a 4-1 lead with 20:07 left in the period. Junior
attacker Jess Dunn (Fallston H.S./Forest Hill, Md.) scored twice
during the spurt.
The Terrapins answered with back-to-back goals from McFadden and
Mollison to cut the margin to 4-3 with 16:41 left in the first
half. But, the Tigers put together another four-goal run over the
next seven minutes to extend their lead to 8-3 with 8:23 left in
the stanza.
A goal by junior midfielder Laura Merrifield (St. George’s
School/Hertfordshire, England) with 1:16 remaining narrowed the
Terrapins’ deficit to 8-4 at the intermission and set up
their second half comeback.
Mollison scored a game-high four goals and added two assists for
the Terrapins while McFadden contributed a pair of goals with three
assists. Sophomore goalkeeper Mary Jordan (St. Mary’s
H.S./Davidsonville, Md.) made four saves in the win for the
Terrapins after entering the game with 12:10 remaining in the first
half.
Dunn scored three goals to lead the Tigers in a losing effort while
senior midfielder Hillary Fratzke (Queen Anne’s County
H.S./Centreville, Md.) added a pair of goals with an assist.
Sophomore goalkeeper Mary Teeters (Centennial H.S./Ellicott City,
Md.) posted 12 saves for the Tigers, who were outshot by a 31-19
margin.
The Tigers will open their Colonial Athletic Association schedule
on Saturday afternoon when they host the University of Delaware in
the first game of a doubleheader at 12:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the
Terrapins will travel to the University of Pennsylvania on Friday
night to face the sixth-ranked Quakers at 7 p.m.
College Women’s Lacrosse: #2 University of Maryland 12, #7
Towson University 10
Towson
(6-2)
8
2
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10
Maryland (11-0)
4
8
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12
Goals: TOW – Jess Dunn 3, Hillary Fratzke 2, Jacie Kendall 2,
Nikki Marcinik 1, Ashley Waldron 1, Jackie LaMonica 1; UMD –
Sarah Mollison 4, Caitlyn McFadden 2, Karri Ellen Johnson 2, Katie
Schwarzmann 1, Amanda Spinnenweber 1, Laura Merrifield 1. Assists:
TOW – Hillary Fratzke 1, Nikki Marcinik 1; UMD –
Caitlyn McFadden 3, Sarah Mollison 2, Amanda Spinnenweber 1. Saves:
TOW – Mary Teeters 12 (60:00, 12 goals allowed); UMD –
Brittany Dipper 2 (17:50, 7 goals allowed), Mary Jordan 4 (42:10, 3
goals allowed). Shots: TOW – 19; UMD – 31. Free
Position Shots: TOW – 2 for 4; UMD – 2 for 3.
Attendance: 869.
Post-Game Notes:
· The Tigers and
the Terrapins met for the 36th time in the all-time series …
Maryland now leads the all-time series by a 30-6 margin.
· The Tigers faced
a nationally-ranked opponent for the fourth time this season and
for the third time in the last four games … The Tigers are
now 2-2 this year against a ranked opponent.
· The Tigers led
at half-time for the fourth time this year … They are now
3-1 when holding a half-time lead this season.
· The Tigers
failed to score the game’s first goal for just the second
time this year … Syracuse also scored the first goal of the
game against Towson on March 17.
· Dunn tallied her
sixth “hat trick” of the season … Over the last
four games, she has scored 16 goals, including a career-high six
goals against Syracuse on March 17.
· Dunn now has
seven multi-goal games in her career … All seven games have
occurred this year … She also has seven multi-point games in
her career.
· Dunn and Fratzke
have scored a goal in all eight games this season for the
Tigers.
· The Tigers tied
the NCAA record for fastest consecutive goals by the same team when
Kendall and Dunn scored just six seconds apart early in the first
half … It was the fourth time in NCAA history a team has
scored back-to-back goals in a six-second span.
· Fratzke extended
a pair of streaks against the Terrapins on Wednesday night …
She has now scored a goal in 56 straight games, which is the
longest active streak in NCAA Division I … Fratzke has also
recorded a point in all 62 games of her career, which is tied for
the longest active streak in the country.
· Kendall recorded
the 20th multi-goal game of her college career on Wednesday
… It is also the 28th multi-point game of her
career.
· Teeters recorded
her third double-digit save effort of the season … In the
last two games, she has recorded 28 saves while allowing 21 goals
(.571 save percentage).
· McFadden
extended her point-scoring streak to 34 games … She now has
93 career assists and upped her career point total to 217 points
after a five-point outing on Wednesday.
· Johnson has
scored at least one goal in all 32 games of her college career
… Mollison has a 32-game point-scoring streak.
