Maryland Terrapins field hockey explained

Maryland Terrapins field hockey
Founded:	1974
University:	University of Maryland
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Location:	College Park, Maryland
Coach:	Missy Meharg
Tenure:	27th season
Stadium:	Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
Capacity:	2,000
Nickname:	Terrapins
Ncaachampion:	1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Ncaarunnerup:	1995, 2001, 2009, 2017, 2018
Ncaasemi:	1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018
Ncaatourneys:	1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament:	1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018
Conference Season:	2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022

The Maryland Terrapins field hockey team is the intercollegiate field hockey program representing the University of Maryland. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), although it was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) before 2014. The Maryland field hockey team plays its home games at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex on the university campus in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins are among the most accomplished field hockey programs in the country, and they have won a total of eight NCAA national championships and 16 conference championships (10 in the ACC and 6 in the Big Ten). The team is currently coached by Missy Meharg.

History

Field hockey has been a varsity sport at the University of Maryland since 1974.^[1] ^[2] Between 1983 and 2013, the Terrapins competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Beginning with the 2014 season, however, Maryland (along with Rutgers) has joined the Big Ten Conference, expanding it to nine field hockey members.^[3] ^[4] The Terrapins are among the most accomplished field hockey programs in the country, amassing 12 conference championships (all but two in the ACC), eight NCAA national championships, and a record 57 wins in the NCAA tournament. In the entire history of the field hockey program, Maryland has only had two head coaches: Sue Tyler (1974–87) and Missy Meharg (1988–present).^[5] The program has been particularly successful under Meharg, who has guided the Terrapins to seven national titles, nine ACC Tournament titles, and 15 NCAA Final Four appearances while collecting nine National Coach of the Year awards herself.

Season-by-season results

Year	Head Coach	Overall	Conf.	Pct.	Conf. Place	Conf. Tourn.	Postseason
1974	Sue Tyler	11–3–4	–	–	–	–	–
1975		12–5	–	–	–	–	–
1976		6–7	–	–	–	–	–
1977		7–6–3	–	–	–	–	–
1978		7–5–2	–	–	–	–	–
1979		15–4–4	–	–	–	–	AIAW semifinals
1980		9–5–3	–	–	–	–	–
1981		6–8–2	–	–	–	–	–
1982		13–8	–	–	–	–	–
1983		12–6–2	0–1		–	2nd	–
1984		15–7–1	1–0		–	T3rd	–
1985		14–7–3	1–1–1		–	T3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
1986		9–10–2	1–1–1		–	2nd	–
1987		18–4–1	2–1		–	2nd	NCAA Champions
1988	Missy Meharg	11–9–2	1–1–1		–	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
1989		11–8–1	1–2		–	2nd	–
1990		11–6–2	1–2		–	T3rd	NCAA 1st Round
1991		17–5–1	2–0–1		–	2nd	NCAA Final Four
1992		15–5–1	2–2		–	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1993		21–3	4–0		–	2nd	NCAA Champions
1994		10–9–2	3–4–1		–	2nd	–
1995		19–5	6–2		–	2nd	NCAA Runner-Up
1996		15–7	3–5		–	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1997		18–4	2–2		–	T3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
1998		16–6	3–1		–	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1999		24–1	4–0		–	1st	NCAA Champions
2000		19–4	2–2		–	1st	NCAA Final Four
2001		20–4	3–1		–	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2002		17–5	2–2		–	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2003		20–4	2–2		–	T3rd	NCAA Final Four
2004		17–6	2–2		–	2nd	NCAA Final Four
2005		23–2	4–1		–	1st	NCAA Champions
2006		23–2	4–1		–	2nd	NCAA Champions
2007		18–3	4–1		–	T3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
2008		22–2	4–1		–	1st	NCAA Champions
2009		23–1	5–0		–	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2010		23–1	5–0		–	1st	NCAA Champions
2011		19–4	4–1		–	T3rd	NCAA Champions
2012		18–6	3–2		–	2nd	NCAA Final Four
2013		22–2	6–0		–	1st	NCAA Final Four
2014		19–4	7–1		1st	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2015		19-4	8-0		1st	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2016		19-4	7-1		1st	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2017		16-7	6-2		T-2nd	3rd	NCAA Runner-Up
2018		22-3	7-1		T-1st	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2019		17-4	7-1		1st	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
2020		8-7	5-3		T-4th	4th	Conference 2nd Round
2021		15-7	4-4		6th	6th	NCAA Final Four
2022		19-4	7-1		T-1st	2nd	NCAA Final Four

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2014 season^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

Honours

National championships

Maryland has achieved considerable success in the NCAA tournament, winning eight national championships as well as reaching 21 Final Fours in 34 total tournament appearances. In 1987, the Terrapins won their first NCAA title under Sue Tyler, defeating North Carolina in the final. Under the guidance of Missy Meharg since 1988, Maryland has amassed seven more national titles.

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Record
1987	Sue Tyler		2–1	18–4–1
1993	Missy Meharg	North Carolina Tar Heels	2–1 (ps)	21–3
1999			2–1	24–1
2005			1–0	23–2
2006			1–0	23–2
2008		Wake Forest Demon Deacons	4–2	22–2
2010		North Carolina Tar Heels	3–2 (2OT)	23–1
2011		North Carolina Tar Heels	3–2 (OT)	19–4

Conference championships

Maryland has won 16 conference titles, 10 of which were conference tournament championships in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with the other 6 being Big Ten Conference regular-season titles.

Year	Coach	Conference Record	Overall Record	Conference	NCAA Result
1992	Missy Meharg	2–2	15–5–1		NCAA 2nd Round
1998		3–1	16–6	ACC	NCAA 2nd Round
1999		4–0	24–1	ACC	NCAA Champions
2000		2–2	19–4	ACC	NCAA Final Four
2001		3–1	20–4	ACC	NCAA Runner-Up
2005		4–1	23–2	ACC	NCAA Champions
2008		4–1	22–2	ACC	NCAA Champions
2009		5–0	23–1	ACC	NCAA Runner-Up
2010		5–0	23–1	ACC	NCAA Champions
2013		6–0	22–2	ACC	NCAA Final Four
2014		7–1	19–4		NCAA 2nd Round
2015		8-0	19-4	Big Ten	NCAA 1st Round
2016		7-1	18-5	Big Ten	NCAA 2nd Round
2018		7-1	22-3	Big Ten	NCAA Runner-up
2019		7-1	17-4	Big Ten	NCAA 2nd Round
2022		7-1	19-4	Big Ten	NCAA Final Four
16 Conference Championships 10 ACC Championships, 6 Big Ten Championship

Notable players

Honda Award winners

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2001	Autumn Welsh
2005, 2006	Paula Infante
2008	Susie Rowe
2009, 2010	Katie O'Donnell
2011	Megan Frazer

All-Americans

width=	Season	width=	Player	width=	Remarks
1979	Laura LeMire
1983	Andrea LeMire
1985	Kim Turner
1986	Kim Chorosiewski
1986	Kim Turner	Second selection
1986	Jessica Wilk
1987	Kim Turner	Third selection; Second first-team selection
1987	Jessica Wilk	Second selection
1988	Kim Turner	Fourth selection; Third first-team selection
1988	Jessica Wilk	Third selection
1989	Lisa Buente
1990	Lisa Buente	Second first-team selection
1991	Lisa Rowe
1991	Amy Schubert
1991	Mandy Stevenson
1992	Lisa Rowe	Second selection
1992	Sabrina Salam
1992	Amy Schubert	Second selection
1992	Boukje Vermeulen
1993	Laura Harmon
1993	Irene Horvat
1993	Sabrina Salam	Second first-team selection
1993	Amy Schubert	Third selection
1993	Maureen Scott
1993	Lori Vile
1994	Laura Harmon	Second selection
1994	Irene Horvat	Second selection
1994
1995	Tricia Burdt
1995
1995	Sarah Rosenwinkel
1996	Tricia Burdt	Second first-team selection
1996		Second first-team selection
1996		Second first-team selection
1996	Jen Pratt
1997	Nadine Bennett
1997		Third first-team selection
1997	Lynsey McVicker
1997	Jen Pratt	Second selection
1997

width=	Season	width=	Player	width=	Remarks
1998	Jen Pratt	Third selection
1998
1998		Second selection
1999	Rachel Hiskins
1999	Keli Smith	Second selection
1999		Third selection; Second first-team selection
1999	Caroline Walter
2000	Rachel Hiskins	Second selection
2000	Molly Kauffman
2000		Third selection
2000		Fourth selection; Third first-team selection
2000	Caroline Walter	Second selection
2000	Autumn Welsh
2001	Rachel Hiskins	Third selection
2001	Carissa Messimer
2001	Dina Rizzo
2001	Autumn Welsh	Second selection
2002	Colleen Barbieri
2002	Carissa Messimer	Second selection
2002	Izzy Palmer
2002
2003	Jackie Ciconte
2003	Paula Infante
2003		Second selection
2004	Jackie Ciconte
2004	Kristin Harris
2004	Paula Infante	Second first-team selection
2004	Lauren Powley	Third selection; Second first-team selection
2004	Sara Silvetti
2005	Emily Beach
2005	Jackie Ciconte	Second selection
2005	Paula Infante	Third first-team selection
2005	Kathryn Masson
2005		Fourth selection; Third first-team selection
2006	Kristina Edmonds
2006	Paula Infante	Fourth first-team selection
2006	Kathryn Masson	Second selection
2006	Nicole Muracco
2006

width=	Season	width=	Player	width=	Remarks
2007	Kathryn Masson	Third selection; Second first-team selection
2007
2007		Second first-team selection
2007	Janneke van Leeuwen
2008	Brianna Davies
2008	Alicia Grater
2008		Second first-team selection
2008		Third first-team selection
2009	Alicia Grater	Second selection
2009	Nicole Muracco	Second selection
2009		Third first-team selection
2009	Alexis Pappas
2009	Emma Thomas
2010	Jemma Buckley
2010
2010		Fourth first-team selection
2010
2011	Jemma Buckley	Second selection
2011		Second first-team selection
2011	Harriet Tibble
2011		Second selection
2012		Third first-team selection
2012	Harriet Tibble	Second selection
2012		Third selection; Second first-team selection
2013	Maxine Fluharty
2013	Natalie Hunter
2013	Ali McEvoy
2013	Sarah Sprink
2014	Maxine Fluharty	Second selection
2014	Katie Gerzebek
2014	Sarah Sprink	Second selection

Olympians

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	1996	Katie Kauffman
2008	Lauren Powley
	Dina Rizzo
	Sara Silvetti
	Keli Smith

Awards and accolades through the end of the 2014 season^[11] ^[12] ^[13] ^[14]

Internationals

Lauren Barr
Megan Frazer
Lynsey McVicker
Angela Platt

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Grace Balsdon

Stadium

Maryland has played its home games at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex since its opening in 2003.^[15] The facility, which the field hockey team shares with the school's women's lacrosse program, has a seating capacity of 2,000 as well as an AstroTurf 12 playing surface. The complex was built adjacent to the Xfinity Center, the home of the Maryland men's and women's basketball teams, which also houses field hockey locker rooms, showers, and training room facilities. Built in two stages, the Complex was fully completed in time for the Terrapins to host the 2005 ACC Tournament. The playing surface itself and a remote watering system were constructed during the first stage, while athletic training facilities, locker rooms, and a concourse-level plaza complete with restrooms and concession facilities were added in the second stage.

Notes and References

Web site: 2014 Maryland Field Hockey Quick Facts. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141111200005/http://www.umterps.com/fls/29700/pdf/fh/QuickFacts.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=29700. 11 November 2014.
Web site: Year-By-Year Records. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140723021441/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208113830. 23 July 2014.
News: Hockensmith. Dustin. Maryland and Rutgers officially join the Big Ten today; is there rivalry potential with Penn State?. 25 October 2014. PennLive.com. Advance Digital. July 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140801115153/http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2014/07/maryland_and_rutgers_officiall.html. 1 August 2014.
News: Cohen. Max. Big Ten Expansion: Field hockey. 25 October 2014. The Michigan Daily. December 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130828111950/http://michigandaily.com/sports/12-big-ten-expansion-field-hockey-11. 28 August 2013.
Web site: Missy Meharg Biography. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140721130415/http://www.umterps.com//ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=207387479&DB_OEM_ID=29700. 21 July 2014.
Web site: ACC Tournament History. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231071908/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=791458&SPID=120737&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208113838. 31 December 2013.
Web site: 2014 Field Hockey Standings. BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006214847/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/w-fieldh-standings.html. 6 October 2014.
Web site: 2014 Big Ten Conference Field Hockey Tournament. MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205203135/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/big-ten-2014.html. 5 December 2014.
Web site: Three Big Ten teams make 2014 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament. BTN.com. Big Ten Network. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205203547/http://btn.com/2014/11/09/three-big-ten-teams-make-2014-ncaa-field-hockey-tournament/. 5 December 2014.
Web site: 2014 Division I Field Hockey Tournament. NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletics Association. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114204441/http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/fieldhockey/d1/2014. 14 November 2014.
Web site: Postseason History. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 11 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140723015628/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208113841. 23 July 2014.
Web site: All-Americans. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141111064929/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=791458&SPID=120737&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208113836. 11 November 2014.
Web site: Terps On National Teams. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 11 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140723014209/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208113839. 23 July 2014.
Web site: Eleven Big Ten Players Earn NFHCA All-America Honors. December 1, 2014. BTN.com. Big Ten Network. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205212906/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/120114aab.html. 5 December 2014.
Web site: Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230153744/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208133556. 30 December 2013.