Terps Topple Dynasty, Win 10th National Championship

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Old School vs New School

by Brian Kapur

Sunday's national championship game has been two years in the making. Last year the Terps fell just one game short of the dream matchup, but this season both teams made it back to the title game.

In sports there are always historically great teams that are forced to rebuild and comeback only to have someone else claim their mantel. That is the spot the Terps find themselves in. The Terps collected seven straight national titles up until 2001. Since then It has been Northwestern who has been the dynasty and won the last five.

Both teams come into this game very evenly matched and here are some of the big matchups to look out for:

1) Size Matters: Danielle Spencer vs Laura Merrifield
Spencer comes in at 6’2, while Merrifield towers in at 6’1 for the Terps. Both have been match up nightmares for opposing teams and in Sunday's game they have somebody their own size to pick on.

2)Goalie Matchup: Dipper vs Lomato
Both keepers are sophomores with similar stats. Dipper has shown her post season mettle in the past, especially in the ACCs, while this is Lomato's first time on the big stage.

3) Star Wars: caitlyn McFadden vs Katrina Dowd
This game may come down to, which superstar makes the last big play in the game. Both are scorers and offensive facilitators. But McFadden is arguably the best defender. The winner of this game will likely go on to win the Terwarraton trophy as well.

While those are some of the key match ups, here are some of the keys to the game:

1) Draw controls: Danielle Spencer vs Karri Ellen Johnson
Spencer leads the nation in the country in draw controls and the Wildcats do as a team. Spencer uses her size to get the ball herself. The Terps will need to keep pace in this area of the game.

2) Northwestern scoring offense vs Maryland scoring defense
The top offense versus the top defense in the nation is also a key point of emphasis. The Terps defense will have to outperform the Wildcats in a game that could be a wild shootout.

Terps beat Orange to a pulp, Advance to National Championship game

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by Brian Kapur


The Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse team continued what they have called "hunting season" with a dominating win over Syracuse.

The Terps win 14-5 in a game that the Terps controlled from the opening draw. Maryland out shot, controlled more draws and groundballs than the Orange by a significant margin.

The Terps offense was led by Caitlyn McFadden, who celebrated her 22nd birthday in style with four goals. Karri Ellen Johnson, Sarah Mollison, Katie Schwarzmann and Laura Merrifield also scored a slew of goals in the win.

On defense Iliana Sanza who made her second appearance after injury made several important plays and forced turnovers with smart plays, which included setting her feet and taking a charge at a critical point in the game when the Orange was threatening to make a run.

The Terps will advance to play Northwestern, the defending 5-time consecutive champion Northwestern Wildcats.

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Terps Prepare to Play Syracuse

by Brian Kapur


The Terps head back to the final four for consecutive seasons looking to build off of last season. The Terps fell to UNC in this exact spot last season, but this year's team is far better equipped to make a national championship run, even though they have a lot of the same pieces.

A year a go the Terps were a young team with many "experts" doubting them in the preseason. But the Terps surpassed even the loftiest expectations to go undefeated through the regular season, claim the ACC title and make a final four appearance.

That experience from last year of being on the big stage and looking for more than just the final four along with a hunger from last year are going to be a factor in Friday's game.

The Terps are also seasoned and their young roster from last year is now a very experienced team, that Coach Cathy Reese has her stamp on it after four years of rebuilding the program.

Those factors are not to be discounted at the Terps look to win their first national championship in nearly a decade.

The Orange matchup very well to the Terps and have a lot of mirror-like qualities so these little things will go a long way in determining who will advance to the title game.

I am looking forward to a great game and hope you will tune in! We will be going live at 5:15 from Towson!

Terps Make Oatmeal of the Quakers, Advance to Final Four with 15-10 win

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The Terps defeated Penn to advance to the semi-finals for the second consecutive season. The Terps will play the tournament's Cinderella team in Syracuse who was not seated, but still upset Georgetown and James Madison to reach the final four.

Terps open "hunting season" by blowing away Red Foxes 20-5

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Terps open "hunting season

NCAA Tournament Bracket-ology

by Brian Kapur

The Terps earned the top seed after posting the top RPI in the country and beating then-No.1- UNC in the ACC title game. And while winning the conference tournament is a great accomplishment, it really was much bigger than just the ACC title. That win gave the Terps the inside track to the top seed, which gives the Terps a nice path to the National Title game, assuming they take care of business. But as coach Reese loves to say, its a one game at a time approach, and if they keep that up they will be in great shape.

The Good

-The best part of being the top seed, looking ahead to the Final Four, is the fact that Maryland will only have to play UNC or Northwestern in the National Title game, not both as they would have had to do last season.

-The Terps have no ACC matchups until a potential national championship game. Conference games in the tournament are always dangerous because of how competitive and close they all play each other. Just two years ago Duke upset the Terps in College Park in the second round.

Teams in Maryland's bracket that are dangerous

-UPenn is a dangerous team in the Terps bracket and if the seeds hold up, its the Team the Terps will play. UPenn has a stout defense and have experience playing the Terps once this season, although it was a loss.

- James Madison might be the biggest sleeper in the tournament. They got the 5 seed and rightfully so. The Dukes have taken all of their top competition to the wire or won. They knocked off UVA and beat Towson, two very good teams. And the Terps mid-week matchup at JMU could have been bad. The Dukes methodical, but deliberate offense gave the Terps trouble and Maryland switched keepers during the game. Midweek road games are always tough, but this matchup could be very tough because the Dukes will not be intimidated.

-Georgetown is another tough team in the bracket. The Hoyas played Maryland very well at the start of the game and took a quick lead. Maryland was able to come back and rout the Hoyas. But in a final four game where the pressure will be on, its a position the Terps cant fall into again.

Taking Care of Business

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The Terps cruised on senior day 17-6, against what was one of the best defensive teams in the nation, to solidify the top seed in the NCAA tournament.

Terps need to handle their business on senior day

By Brian Kapur

The Terps will take the field today with a lot on the line. The ACC Championship win vaulted them into the top spot in the polls and if they can hold serve against Dartmouth they will be the prohibitive favorites to get the top seed in the NCAA tournament.

While they are already pretty much guarenteed homefield advantage for the first two rounds and the final four and championship is set at Towson, the seeding holds bigger stakes.

The way it is right now, if the seeds were worked out Maryland would be in the top spot with Northwestern and UNC in the two and three seeds (not sure about the exact order of UNC and Northwestern, but for Maryland it would not matter).

In this scenario, the Terps would likely get a team they had beaten in the final four (again assuming they hold serve in the regular season finale and what should be two home games in the first two rounds) The likely matchups would be UPenn, Duke or Virgina depending on how things shake out.

The bottom line in all of this is that the Terps "just have to win baby!" as Al Davis once said. They could have a very clean road to the title game before likely taking on Northwestern or UNC.

Terps Momentum Continues as they Thump UMass 14-4

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