Terps' Reese Earns 100th Career Victory
from press release
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Head coach Cathy Reese
captured her 100th career win Saturday as No. 3 Maryland routed
Virginia Tech, 18-4, to secure a share of the Atlantic Coast
Conference regular season title.
Maryland (14-1, 4-1 ACC) picked up scoring from 10 different
players on the day, led by four goals from Karri Ellen Johnson and
three from Sarah Mollison, to help Reese, who is in her fourth
season at the helm of the Terp program, accomplish the
milestone.
The Terps started the match with a dominating 7-0 run, highlighted
by three goals from recently named Tewaaraton nominee Johnson. A
shutdown Maryland defense did not allow a Hokie score until Allie
Emala put Virginia Tech (6-10, 0-5 ACC) on the board at 13:14.
The Terps quickly answered with three more goals, capped by a
score from senior Jenny Collins, to push the game tally to 10-1.
Emala tacked on the Hokies' second goal with 8:15 remaining in the
first period, but goals by young guns Katie Schwarzmann and Kristy
Black gave Maryland a sturdy 10-goal cushion at 4:40 and allowed
the clock to run for the remainder of the match. Maryland headed to
the locker room at the half with a decisive 12-2 advantage.
Maryland outscored Virginia Tech, 6-2, in the second stanza, with
a pair of goals each from Mollison Kate Faas and one by Johnson and
Grace Gaeng.
In total, the Terps amassed 27 points on the day while 14 Maryland
players added a goal and/or assist on the day. The game was
Maryland's first this season at Ludwig Field, where it will play
the remainder of its schedule, including next week's ACC Lacrosse
Championships.
"We were very excited to play here at Ludwig today," Reese, who is
now 69-9 at Maryland, said. "We came out on fire, starting with a
lot of great draw controls. Everyone played and everyone
contributed, which was great to see.
"We've really been emphasizing finishing the shots we take and
today, I thought we really did a good job of that."
Maryland outshot the Hokies, 31-16, in the match and also secured
five more draw controls and 12 more ground balls than its
conference foe. The Terrapin defense, led by Tewaaraton nominee
Karissa Taylor, surrendered 10 or fewer goals for the 12th time in
2010.
The Terps, who have garnered at least a share of the ACC regular
season title each season during Reese's tenure at Maryland, will
likely be seeded second in next week's conference tournament and
will face the winner of Virginia/Virginia Tech Friday at 5 p.m. at
Ludwig Field. An official bracket will be released later today.
