Terps- Carolina Rivalry set for another chapter

The Terps and UNC have always had a rivalry across the board in every sport. But as of late the rivalry between the women's lacrosse teams has heated up.

The Terps had dominated the series since 2007, winning four straight, but in the NCAA final four last year UNC upset the Terps. Earlier this year in what was a perceived revenge game, the Tar Heels beat the Terps in Chapel Hill 13-9 on senior day.

After that game, UNC provided plenty of bulltien board material on the dailytarheel.com (UNC's student newspaper) Here is the complete link http://www.dailytarheel.com/content/womens-lacrosse-downs-umd-win and here is the specific quote:

“What was nice about this game is they’ve had a lot of, I guess you could say excuses about they didn’t play well, they didn’t show up to the final four,” UNC senior defender Kristen Carr said. “So it was really awesome for our team to come out and to make a statement and be like, no, this is who we are.”

So there is plenty of bad blood as these teams will meet up with the coveted ACC championship on the line. Unlike in the past two matchups, the Terps come in as the underdog, even though they are defending champs, and that has put an added chip on their shoulder. Talking to some of the players leading up to this not being No.1 in the conference has taken off some of the pressure and target on their back. Come Sunday the Terps plan on being the Hunters instead of the Hunted as they look to take down the Tar Heels who have had their number as of late.

Meetings since 2007

Regular season this year - UNC 13-9

Mary 23, 2009 - UNC, 8, Maryland 7 (NCAA Tournament)
April 11, 2009 - UNC 8, Maryland 13

April 25, 2008 - UNC 4, Maryland 6 (ACC Tournament)

April 12, 2008 - Maryland 10, UNC 8

March 24, 2007 - UNC 6, Maryland 8