Brooks, Fluharty Named ACC Field Hockey Players Of The Week
Syracuse forward, Maryland midfielder lead wins over ranked teams
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) ? Syracuse junior forward Lauren Brooks and Maryland junior midfielder Maxine Fluharty have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Co-Players of the Week.
Brooks scored winning goals for the third-ranked Orange in back-to-back victories over 16th-ranked Wake Forest and Cornell. In Saturday’s match vs. Wake Forest, the Lancaster, Pa., native set the tone early by scoring the game’s first goal in the 12th minute on a nifty reverse-stick shot from the top of the circle in a match Syracuse went on to win, 5-2. On Sunday against Cornell, Brooks again scored the game’s first goal, this time in the sixth minute, before netting the game-winner in overtime for a 3-2 Orange victory.
Brooks has a team-high 12 goals on the season and leads Syracuse with four game-winning goals, two of which have come in overtime. Brooks also had the winning goal in overtime versus No. 7 Duke on Oct. 11.
Fluharty helped jump-start Maryland’s offense with two goals in a 4-1 win over No. 5 Virginia, clinching the No. 1 seed in the upcoming ACC Field Hockey Championship for the Terrapins. The Millsboro, Del., native buried Maryland’s second goal for a 2-0 lead in the 13th minute versus the Cavaliers, taking a pass from Anna Dessoye and sending the shot home from the top left part of the circle. She then gave the Terps a 3-0 lead with just over 90 seconds to play in the first half, when she scored on a rebound of Sarah Sprink’s shot on a penalty corner.
Fluharty picked up an assist in Sunday’s 9-0 rout of Georgetown, giving her five points for the weekend.
Bid Falls Short vs. #15 ODU
Terps score in action-packed final minutes, but fall just short
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland field hockey team’s comeback bid in the final minutes vs. No. 15 Old Dominion fell just short Saturday as the Terrapins fell, 3-2, in their first loss of the year.
The Terrapins (15-1, 4-0 ACC) had opportunities and numbers advantages in the final 20 minutes due to Maxine Fluharty capitalized once to cut the Monarchs’ lead to one, but the Terps couldn’t convert to tie the game.
“I thought we put up a great fight towards the end to get a goal back,” head coach Delaney Leathers did a great job as our kicking back.”
Old Dominion (9-6) jumped out to an early lead in the first 66 seconds of play. The Monarchs won a corner on their first possession, then Rosario Villagra put them on the board 1:06 in with a shot from the left post.
Maryland answered just over 14 minutes later. Senior Shelby Sydnor put back a rebounded shot to tie the game. They would stay tied through halftime.
The Monarchs took the lead back with just under 20 minutes to play when Danielle Clutter scored off a short pass from Katy Fuhrman. Sixty-seven seconds later, they scored again to take a 3-1 lead when Villagra got her second on the day off a penalty corner.
Meharg called timeout with just under 10 minutes to play. Old Dominion’s Nicole Goff picked up a yellow card with 6:43 to play, which would leave the Terrapins up a player for five minutes. With 6:29 to go, Meharg pulled Hunter from goal to put in freshman Delaney Leathers as a kicking back and an extra field player, which actually gave Maryland a two-player advantage on the field with the yellow card.
Forty-seven seconds later and with 5:42 to play, Katie Gerzabek found Fluharty near the top of the circle for a score off a long shot. Maryland took two more shots in the final minutes, but couldn’t convert.
The Terps outshot the Monarchs, 17-13 and each had four penalty corners. Hunter notched six saves and ODU keeper Megan Hept had seven.
Next, Maryland will host No. 6 Virginia (15-3, 3-2) Friday at 6 p.m. in the Terrapins’ final ACC home game. The match will be Maryland’s annual pink game in honor of breast cancer awareness. The Terps are asking fans to consider donating to the National Foundation for Cancer Research at https://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/maryland-fieldhockey/p4tc.
The game will be broadcast live online for a fee through https://twitter.com/TerpFieldHockey.
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#1 Maryland Blanks Hofstra, 6-0
Top-ranked Terps led by McEvoy, Fluharty with two goals each
COLLEGE PARK, Md. ? Top-ranked Maryland field hockey shut out Hofstra, 6-0, Tuesday night at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex to move to 12-0 on the year. Senior captain Maxine Fluharty led the way with two goals each.
"We're very pleased with the temperament, the mentality and the dominance of the play we came out with," head coach Missy Meharg said. "As a coach, when you play a game like we played in Chapel Hill, you're kind of concerned in your next match the opening might be tough to get into. I'm very proud of the Maryland team. Every one of them just stepped to the plate. You could see during warmups it was going to be a learning experience for us and an opportunity to grow our game."
Maryland (12-0, 3-0 ACC) picked up its fourth shutout of the year. The Terps opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Fluharty was there for a put-back off a penalty corner. Sophomore Sarah Sprink's initial shot was saved and Fluharty was there to tip in the rebound over the goalkeeper.
Twenty minutes in, McEvoy scored her first of the night to make it a 2-0 lead over the Pride (5-9). After a penalty corner, she had the ball out near the top left corner of the circle and sailed in a shot to the top right of the cage for the score. Two and a half minutes later, the Terps were awarded a penalty stroke, which McEvoy took and made to make it a 3-0 game.
In the 29th minute, Fluharty finished off a penalty corner pass from Hayley Turner and McEvoy to make it a four-goal lead for the Terrapins at the break.
In the 53rd minute, senior Welma Luus made it 6-0 with a reverse shot.
Maryland outshot Hofstra, 24-5, and had eight penalty corners to the Pride's one. Brooke Cabrera started in goal for the Terps and picked up two saves. Hofstra keeper Kaitlyn De Turo had 10 stops.
Witmer was named ACC Player of the Week Tuesday for her two-goal performance in the Terps' come-from-behind, 2-1 win in overtime at No. 3 North Carolina (9-2, 1-2) Saturday. The forward scored with 7:17 to play to force the extra period when she deflected in Mieke Hayn's shot. In the overtime period, McEvoy made a defensive stop and got the ball to Witmer, who took it all the way in for a backhanded shot and the win.
On Friday, Maryland will welcome the defending national champion No. 9 Princeton Tigers (6-3) at 6 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Admission and parking are free as well. Admission is free and parking will be free after 4 p.m. Fans can watch Tuesday's game live online for a fee at https://twitter.com/TerpFieldHockey. Live stats will be available.
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Syracuse forward, Maryland midfielder lead wins over ranked teams
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) ? Syracuse junior forward Lauren Brooks and Maryland junior midfielder Maxine Fluharty have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Co-Players of the Week.
Brooks scored winning goals for the third-ranked Orange in back-to-back victories over 16th-ranked Wake Forest and Cornell. In Saturday’s match vs. Wake Forest, the Lancaster, Pa., native set the tone early by scoring the game’s first goal in the 12th minute on a nifty reverse-stick shot from the top of the circle in a match Syracuse went on to win, 5-2. On Sunday against Cornell, Brooks again scored the game’s first goal, this time in the sixth minute, before netting the game-winner in overtime for a 3-2 Orange victory.
Brooks has a team-high 12 goals on the season and leads Syracuse with four game-winning goals, two of which have come in overtime. Brooks also had the winning goal in overtime versus No. 7 Duke on Oct. 11.
Fluharty helped jump-start Maryland’s offense with two goals in a 4-1 win over No. 5 Virginia, clinching the No. 1 seed in the upcoming ACC Field Hockey Championship for the Terrapins. The Millsboro, Del., native buried Maryland’s second goal for a 2-0 lead in the 13th minute versus the Cavaliers, taking a pass from Anna Dessoye and sending the shot home from the top left part of the circle. She then gave the Terps a 3-0 lead with just over 90 seconds to play in the first half, when she scored on a rebound of Sarah Sprink’s shot on a penalty corner.
Fluharty picked up an assist in Sunday’s 9-0 rout of Georgetown, giving her five points for the weekend.
Bid Falls Short vs. #15 ODU
Terps score in action-packed final minutes, but fall just short
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland field hockey team’s comeback bid in the final minutes vs. No. 15 Old Dominion fell just short Saturday as the Terrapins fell, 3-2, in their first loss of the year.
The Terrapins (15-1, 4-0 ACC) had opportunities and numbers advantages in the final 20 minutes due to Maxine Fluharty capitalized once to cut the Monarchs’ lead to one, but the Terps couldn’t convert to tie the game.
“I thought we put up a great fight towards the end to get a goal back,” head coach Delaney Leathers did a great job as our kicking back.”
Old Dominion (9-6) jumped out to an early lead in the first 66 seconds of play. The Monarchs won a corner on their first possession, then Rosario Villagra put them on the board 1:06 in with a shot from the left post.
Maryland answered just over 14 minutes later. Senior Shelby Sydnor put back a rebounded shot to tie the game. They would stay tied through halftime.
The Monarchs took the lead back with just under 20 minutes to play when Danielle Clutter scored off a short pass from Katy Fuhrman. Sixty-seven seconds later, they scored again to take a 3-1 lead when Villagra got her second on the day off a penalty corner.
Meharg called timeout with just under 10 minutes to play. Old Dominion’s Nicole Goff picked up a yellow card with 6:43 to play, which would leave the Terrapins up a player for five minutes. With 6:29 to go, Meharg pulled Hunter from goal to put in freshman Delaney Leathers as a kicking back and an extra field player, which actually gave Maryland a two-player advantage on the field with the yellow card.
Forty-seven seconds later and with 5:42 to play, Katie Gerzabek found Fluharty near the top of the circle for a score off a long shot. Maryland took two more shots in the final minutes, but couldn’t convert.
The Terps outshot the Monarchs, 17-13 and each had four penalty corners. Hunter notched six saves and ODU keeper Megan Hept had seven.
Next, Maryland will host No. 6 Virginia (15-3, 3-2) Friday at 6 p.m. in the Terrapins’ final ACC home game. The match will be Maryland’s annual pink game in honor of breast cancer awareness. The Terps are asking fans to consider donating to the National Foundation for Cancer Research at https://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/maryland-fieldhockey/p4tc.
The game will be broadcast live online for a fee through https://twitter.com/TerpFieldHockey.
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#1 Maryland Blanks Hofstra, 6-0
Top-ranked Terps led by McEvoy, Fluharty with two goals each
COLLEGE PARK, Md. ? Top-ranked Maryland field hockey shut out Hofstra, 6-0, Tuesday night at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex to move to 12-0 on the year. Senior captain Maxine Fluharty led the way with two goals each.
"We're very pleased with the temperament, the mentality and the dominance of the play we came out with," head coach Missy Meharg said. "As a coach, when you play a game like we played in Chapel Hill, you're kind of concerned in your next match the opening might be tough to get into. I'm very proud of the Maryland team. Every one of them just stepped to the plate. You could see during warmups it was going to be a learning experience for us and an opportunity to grow our game."
Maryland (12-0, 3-0 ACC) picked up its fourth shutout of the year. The Terps opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Fluharty was there for a put-back off a penalty corner. Sophomore Sarah Sprink's initial shot was saved and Fluharty was there to tip in the rebound over the goalkeeper.
Twenty minutes in, McEvoy scored her first of the night to make it a 2-0 lead over the Pride (5-9). After a penalty corner, she had the ball out near the top left corner of the circle and sailed in a shot to the top right of the cage for the score. Two and a half minutes later, the Terps were awarded a penalty stroke, which McEvoy took and made to make it a 3-0 game.
In the 29th minute, Fluharty finished off a penalty corner pass from Hayley Turner and McEvoy to make it a four-goal lead for the Terrapins at the break.
In the 53rd minute, senior Welma Luus made it 6-0 with a reverse shot.
Maryland outshot Hofstra, 24-5, and had eight penalty corners to the Pride's one. Brooke Cabrera started in goal for the Terps and picked up two saves. Hofstra keeper Kaitlyn De Turo had 10 stops.
Witmer was named ACC Player of the Week Tuesday for her two-goal performance in the Terps' come-from-behind, 2-1 win in overtime at No. 3 North Carolina (9-2, 1-2) Saturday. The forward scored with 7:17 to play to force the extra period when she deflected in Mieke Hayn's shot. In the overtime period, McEvoy made a defensive stop and got the ball to Witmer, who took it all the way in for a backhanded shot and the win.
On Friday, Maryland will welcome the defending national champion No. 9 Princeton Tigers (6-3) at 6 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Admission and parking are free as well. Admission is free and parking will be free after 4 p.m. Fans can watch Tuesday's game live online for a fee at https://twitter.com/TerpFieldHockey. Live stats will be available.
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This post was edited on 10/20 6:31 PM by dawrestling
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