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1 2010 Women s Lacrosse No. 15 New Hampshire at No. 2 MARYLAND March 13, 2010 * Noon * FH & Lacrosse Complex Radio: WMUCSports.com 2010 SCHEDULE 5-0 (2-0 ACC) Date Opponent Time/Result F14 RICHMOND W, 17-7 F21 at Penn State W, 17-9 F27 at Duke* W, 17-4 M5 VIRGINIA* W, 11-5 M9 at George Mason W, 16-4 M13 NEW HAMPSHIRE Noon M17 GEORGETOWN 7 p.m. M20 BOSTON COLLEGE* Noon M25 STANFORD 7 p.m. M27 at James Madison 4 p.m. M31 TOWSON 7 p.m. A2 at Penn 7 p.m. A10 at North Carolina* 11 a.m. A14 at Princeton 7 p.m. A17 VIRGINIA TECH* Noon A22-25 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP TBA M1 UMASS Noon M8 DARTMOUTH Noon M15 NCAA First Round TBA M22 NCAA Second Round TBA M28 NCAA Semifinals TBA M30 NCAA Finals TBA * - ACC contest TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Cathy Reese Alma Mater: Maryland 98 Record at Maryland (Yrs.): 60-8 (4) Overall Record (Yrs.): (7) Assistant Coach: Lauri Kenis Assistant Coach: Quinn Carney Assistant Coach: Brian Reese MEDIA INFORMATION WLax Contact: Jodi Fick Address: jfick@umd.edu Office Phone: (301) Office Fax: (301) Website: umterps.com SIMPLY THE BEST - MARYLAND WOMEN S LACROSSE The Terps have been invited to the NCAA Tournament a total of 25 times which is more than any other team in the country. Virginia, which is second, made its 22nd appearance in the postseason in Maryland has played the most games in the tournament (54) and has the most wins with a record. The Terps have won nine NCAA Championships which is four more than the second place team. Northwestern has won its first five national titles the last five seasons while Princeton and Virginia also have three to their names. Maryland has won the most overtime games in the NCAA Tournament with a 6-0 record. Maryland has the longest winning streak in NCAA Tournament history with 21 consecutive victories from and have appeared in 16 title games, more than any other school. Heading into the 2010 season, Maryland has more wins than any other program in the country, totaling in at 516 and also boast the top winning percentage (.806). MARYLAND CRUISES PAST GEORGE MASON, 16-4 No. 2 Maryland used a ferocious 10-0 run to begin the first half en route to a 16-4 defeat of George Mason on the road in women s lacrosse action Tuesday. Maryland was able to employ the majority of its bench Tuesday as 28 Terps landed on the box score. Nine different players scored with Caitlyn McFadden leading the charge with a hat trick and four assists for a season-high seven points. The Terps outscored Mason 5-2 in the second period and held a significant 14-7 shot advantage in the period. A swarming Maryland defense forced Mason into 11 turnovers in the second half alone while the Patriots were successful on a mere 10-of-18 clear attempts on the match. Karri Ellen Johnson, Alex Aust, Amanda Spinnenweber, Brandi Jones and Katie Schwarzmann each notched two goals apiece. PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Sarah Mollison A JR Melbourne, Australia/Melbourne Girls 3 Caitlyn McFadden M SR Phoenix, Md./Notre Dame Prep 4 Brandi Jones M JR Poway, Calif./Poway 11 Laura Merrifield M JR Hertfordshire, England/St. George s School 18 Karri Ellen Johnson A SO Annapolis, Md./Broadneck 20 Karissa Taylor D SR Easton, Md./Easton 23 Amanda Spinnenweber M SR Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake 24 Katie Gallagher D SR Pennsauken, N.J./Camden Catholic 25 Brittany Jones M SR Poway, Calif./Poway/Cal Poly 27 Brittany Poist D JR Hampstead, Md./North Carroll/Louisville 31 Abby Caso D SR Phoenix, Md./McDonogh School/William & Mary 43 Brittany Dipper G SO Clarksboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional

2 Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (3/9) Rank Team Record 1 Northwestern University University of Maryland University of North Carolina University of Pennsylvania Duke University Georgetown University Boston University Syracuse University University of Virginia University of Notre Dame Towson University University of New Hampshire Dartmouth College Penn State University Stanford University Princeton University University of Louisville Loyola University Rutgers University Vanderbilt University 1-3 IWLCA Poll (3/9) Rank Team Record Last Wk 1. Northwestern Maryland North Carolina Pennsylvania Georgetown Duke Syracuse Virginia 3-2 9t 9. Boston University Stanford Notre Dame Towson Princeton 1-2 9t 14. Penn State New Hampshire Dartmouth Loyola William and Mary Vanderbilt Rutgers 4-0 RV Tracking The Terps Date Inside Lacrosse IWLCA February February February March March March 18 March 23 April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 End of Season SCOUTING THE WILDCATS New Hampshire took its first loss of the year Tuesday when Harvard upset the No. 15-ranked Wildcats, 10-9, in double overtime. NHU began the year with wins against Holy Cross, Dartmouth, UMass, and Colgate. Hayley Rausch and Shaunna Kaplan lead the way for the Wildcat offense, tallying 21 and 16 points, respectively. Kaplan picked up her 150th career point against Harvard earlier this week. In the cage, Kate Gunts boasts a solid 7.94 goals against average. Freshman attacker Jenny Simpson earned America East Conference Rookie of the Week honors Monday after posting a career-high five points in a win against Colgate. Maryland dominated NHU a year ago, winning a rainy contest at the FH & Lacrosse Complex, players landed on the scoresheet for the Terps who picked up five goals from Laura Merrifield and six points from Caitlyn McFadden. Brittany Dipper made 10 saves in a winning effort in goal. Maryland is undefeated in the series, winning all six meetings dating back to ALL-TIME SERIES March 15, New Hampshire 7, Maryland 19 May 18, Maryland 4, New Hampshire 3 (NCAA Semifinals) April 17, New Hampshire 0, Maryland 8 April 5, Maryland 7, New Hampshire 6 April 5, New Hampshire 14, Maryland 9 May 9, Maryland 6, New Hampshire 1 (at AIAW Tourney) 2010 Stats Comparison NHU 78 Goals Scored Goals Allowed Shot Pct Shots/Game Assists FP Goals-Att Ground Balls Draw Controls Turnovers Caused Turnovers 31 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Despite winning the ACC championship and going a spectacular 21-1, including an undefeated record at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, the Terps, which return every starter from last season, have some unfinished business to take care of --- bringing the national championship back to College Park. It had been five seemingly long seasons since the esteemed Maryland women s lacrosse program had advanced to the final four, but the wait finally ended in 2010 as the Terps landed in Towson for national semifinals. North Carolina narrowly edged Maryland, 8-7, in the Final Four. This year s Terps are a year older and a year wiser -- boasting possibly ten upperclassmen in their starting lineup -- and the goal has never been clearer. tenacious D George Mason s Megan Udovich finally stymied Maryland s defense with a goal with 2:33 remaining in the first half to stop Maryland s streak of 67 consecutive minutes without surrendering a goal. Maryland, which is allowing a mere 5.8 goals per game this season, held No. 9 Virginia scoreless the final 39:43 of last Friday s match before preventing Mason from seeing the back of the net for 27:27 to begin Tuesday s game in Fairfax. MARYLAND DROPS VIRGINIA, 11-5 The No. 2-ranked Maryland women s lacrosse team held No. 9 Virginia scoreless in the second half on its way to an 11-5 defeat of the Cavaliers Friday. After the two perennial powerhouses battled to a 6-5 Maryland advantage through the first 30 minutes of play, the Terps held the Cavs to a mere three shots in the second stanza. Karri Ellen Johnson ended the day with a match-high four goals while adding an assist, two caused turnovers, a draw control and a ground ball. Sarah Mollison also tallied five points on two goals and three assists. Maryland held a decisive shot advantage, 33-11, and kept an opponent from reaching a double-digit goal output for the fourth consecutive time this season.

3 TERPS DOMINATE DUKE, 17-4 Maryland benefited from a balanced scoring attack as the Terps toppled Duke, 17-4, on the road. Maryland picked up hat tricks from Katie Schwarzmann, Amanda Spinnenweber and Sarah Mollison as a total of nine players scored on the day, five of whom put up multi-goal showings. The Terps have now scored 17 goals in all three of their wins in Duke (4-1, 0-1 ACC), who was also averaging 17 scores per contest, was held to a season-low four goals in its conference opener. Maryland outshot the Blue Devils for the match. In addition to notching three goals, Mollison added a pair of assists and a game-high five draw controls. Schwarzmann put together the most complete game of her young career at Maryland, tacking an assist, two draw controls, five ground balls and three caused turnovers onto her careerhigh three-goal performance. the 200-Point club With seven points against George Mason, senior Caitlyn McFadden joined Maryland s prestigious 200-point club for her career. The four-year starter is 18-points shy of cracking the top ten list. Former Maryland great Jen Adams leads the way with 445 career points, the most in NCAA women s lacrosse history. Maryland assistant coach Quinn Carney is fourth with 272, while head coach Cathy Reese is 11th with 217. TERPS RALLY TO DEFEAT NO. 18 PENN STATE Caitlyn McFadden scored six goals as the No. 2 Maryland women s lacrosse team rallied from an early first-half deficit to drop No. 18 Penn State, Maryland opened the second stanza with 11 unanswered goals, beginning with a Laura Merrifield unassisted score with a mere nine seconds elapsed in the period. McFadden, Lacrosse Magazine s National Preseason Player of the Year, knotted up the score with a pair of goals and Brandi Jones found the back of the net to give Maryland the lead with 27:01 remaining in the contest. Defensively, Maryland put on a clinic in the second half, allowing only three goals from a Nittany Six ACC Championships No. 15 New Hampshire at No. 2 MARYLAND Lion offense that came into the match averaging more than ten goals per contest. Senior Katie Gallagher picked up a game-high three caused turnovers and sophomore Brittany Dipper notched her second win of the year with four saves in the cage acc Team Ranks (3/8) TERPS WIN SEASON OPENER Karri Ellen Johnson, Brandi Jones, Caitlyn McFadden and Kate Faas all netted three goals apiece en route to a 17-7 victory against Richmond in the Terps season opener at the Practice Turf Field. Johnson, who scored five goals in her collegiate debut at Richmond last season, also led Maryland in draw controls with seven. McFadden tacked on four assists for a team-high seven points on the day. Sophomore Brittany Dipper was the keeper of record after making six saves in the match. The Terps were a stellar 10-for-10 in clears. Laura Merrifield had a team-high three caused turnovers as Brittany Poist scooped up 2010 acc Player RankINgs (3/8) three of Maryland s 19 ground balls on the day. Maryland is now 17-0 all-time against Richmond. MARYLAND LANDS FOUR ON TEWAARATON WATCH LIST Maryland boasted four players on the 2010 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, announced Friday by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance. Seniors Caitlyn McFadden and Karissa Taylor, junior Sarah Mollison and sophomore Karri Ellen Johnson represent the Terps on this year s list. McFadden, who was a finalist for the Tewaaraton in2009, returns for her second year as a captain for Maryland this season. The Phoenix, Md., native is the top returning midfielder in the nation in 2010 after being tabbed IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year as a junior. Taylor joins McFadden as a second-year captain for head coach Cathy Reese. The defender from Easton, Md., racked up All-America honors last season while helping guide a youth-laden Maryland squad all the way to the NCAA semifinals. Mollison returns for her junior campaign after leading the Terps in assists last season. The Melbourne, Australia, product was named to the watch list along with Johnson in Mollison is one of Maryland s five returning All-Americans in Maryland 200-point club Player Years Points 1. Jen Adams Kelly Amonte ( ) Kelly Coppedge ( ) Quinn Carney ( ) Allison Comito ( ) Judy Dougherty ( ) Kelly Kasper ( ) Anysia Fedec ( ) Christie Jenkins ( ) Delia Cox ( ) Cathy Nelson Courtney Hobbs Caitlyn McFadden 2006-Pres NCAA Team Ranks (3/8) Stat Number NCAA Rank Points 90 15th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Scoring Margin th Caused Turnovers th Draw Controls th Stat Number ACC Rank Goals Per Game rd Assists Per Game nd Points Per Game nd Shots Per Game rd Caused Turnovers Per Game nd Goals Per Game 3. Caitlyn McFadden Karri Ellen Johnson 2.75 Assists Per Game 3. Sarah Mollison Karri Ellen Johnson Caitlyn McFadden 1.67 Points Per Game 3. Caitlyn McFadden Karri Ellen Johnson Sarah Mollison 3.50 Shots Per Game 2. Caitlyn McFadden Karri Ellen Johnson 5.33 Saves Per Game 2. Brittany Dipper 6.33

4 The Terps When... Tendency Record Overall Record 5-0 Home 2-0 Road 3-0 Neutral 0-0 ACC Record 2-0 Non-Conference Record 3-0 Day Games 4-0 Night Games 1-0 Leading after first half 4-0 Trailing after first half 1-0 In overtime 0-0 Maryland has more shots 5-0 Opponent has more shots 0-0 Maryland has more saves 2-0 Opponent has more saves 3-0 Maryland wins more draws 4-0 Opponent wins more draws 1-0 Maryland has more ground balls 5-0 Opponent has more ground balls 0-0 Maryland commits more fouls 3-0 Opponent commits more fouls 2-0 Maryland commits more turnovers 1-0 Opponent commits more turnovers 4-0 Games decided by one goal 0-0 Games decided by 2-4 goals 0-0 Games decided by 5-8 goals 2-0 Games decided by 9-12 goals 2-0 Games decided by 13+ goals 1-0 Maryland scores less than 10 goals 0-0 Maryland scores goals 1-0 Maryland scores goals 4-0 Maryland scores 20+ goals 0-0 Opponent scores less than 10 goals 5-0 Opponent scores goals 0-0 Opponent scores goals 0-0 vs. top 5 ranked opponents 1-0 vs. teams tanked vs. teams ranked vs. unranked opponents 2-0 Games in February 3-0 Games in March 2-0 Games in April 0-0 Games in May ACC Standings Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct Maryland Boston College North Carolina Virginia Tech Duke Virginia Johnson will make a run at the Tewaaraton for the second time in her short but illustrious career. The sophomore boasted the top freshman season in Maryland women s lacrosse history a year ago, tallying 74 goals, the third-highest mark in single-season program annals. ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS Maryland crushed No. 5 Duke, 17-4, to capture its biggest win over the Blue Devils in program history. The 13-goal differential was the highest in Maryland women s lacrosse history against rival-duke. Prior to Saturday s match in Durham, the Terps largest defeat of the Blue Devils came early in the rivalry series with back-to-back wins against Duke in 1996 and Maryland won each of those matches by 11 scores. TAKING NOTICE Maryland, which has consistently been ranked No. 2 by both major polls since the beginning of last season, has earned first-place votes for the second consecutive week. Northwestern has held on to the top spot the majority of the time since 2005, as the Wildcats have boasted five-straight national championships. The last time Maryland totaled multiple first-place votes was at the beginning of the 2002 season after winning the national title in The Terps garnered three first-place votes in the latest IWLCA poll and two in Inside Lacrosse s edition. MCFADDEN SNAGS ACC POW HONOR Senior midfielder Caitlyn McFadden has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Women s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, February 22. McFadden lifted the second-ranked Terps to their first road win of the 2010 campaign at No. 18 Penn State Sunday. The senior from Phoenix, Md., tallied six goals, including four in the second stanza, to help Maryland erase a three-goal, first-half deficit against the Nittany Lions. McFadden added an assist and also tallied three draw controls to lead the Terps to a 2-0 record on the year.. McFadden is among the NCAA Division I active leaders in points and assists. RAPID FIRE Historically, Maryland presents one of the most aggressive offenses in the nation, and this season is no different. With two games elapsed in the 2010 season, Maryland is averaging a hefty 34.6 shots per game while surrendering only Caitlyn McFadden and Karri Ellen Johnson lead the way in shots with 33 and 29, respectively. SCHWARZMANN NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK It didn t take long for the accolades to start pouring in for rookie sensation Katie Schwarzmann. The midfielder was tabbed WomensLax.com Rookie of the Week after helping lead the Terps to a win of historic proportions against fifth-ranked Duke. Maryland dropped the Blue Devils in Durham by 13 goals, the largest margin of victory against Duke in program history. The freshman from Century High School tacked an assist, two draw controls, five ground balls and three caused turnovers onto her career-high three-goal performance. TAYLOR TABBED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Karissa Taylor garnered WomensLacrosse.com Defensive Player of the Week honors after Maryland dismantled No. 5 Duke on the road. Taylor played a vital part in Maryland s monumental 13-goal defeat of Duke, scooping up five ground balls, causing three turnovers and adding a pair of draw controls to help hold the Blue Devils to four scores, its lowest goal production since TRICKY TRICKY Maryland spread around its scoring in its home opener as four different players notched hat tricks on the day. Karri Ellen Johnson, Brandi Jones, Caitlyn McFadden and Kate Faas all netted three goals apiece. In total, nine Terps scored goals against Richmond, including Danielle Kirk and Katie Schwarzmann, who notched their first collegiate scores at Maryland.

5 No. 15 New Hampshire at No. 2 MARYLAND SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS - GOALS - 1. Jen Adams Jen Adams Karri Ellen Johnson Kelly Coppedge Kelly Coppedge Jen Adams Dana Dobbie Allison Comito Kelly Amonte Delia Cox SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS - ASSISTS - 1. Jen Adams Jen Adams Kelly Amonte Jen Adams Kelly Kasper Quinn Carney Sascha Newmarch Sarah Mollison Judy Dougherty Sarah Forbes ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date Player School F16 Lindsey Gilbride Duke F23 CAITLYN MCFADDEN MD M1 Brittany Kalkstein UVa M8 Sarah Bullard Duke McFadden Named Preseason Player of the Year Senior midfielder Caitlyn McFadden has been tabbed Lacrosse Magazine s Preseason National Player of the Year, as announced by the publication. McFadden, who helped guide the U. S. to a gold medal in the 2009 FIL World Cup in Prague this summer, was tabbed IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year last season along with a clean sweep of every ACC honor, including Player of the Year, Tournament Most Valuable Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The Tewaaraton Trophy finalist ended the 2009 campaign with 54 goals, 31 assists and 37 draw controls. The Phoenix, Md., native has started in every match since her arrival to College Park in 2007 and is one-goal shy of 100 career goals as a Terp. TITLE TERPS!! ACC Championship MVP Caitlyn McFadden scored four goals in the second half to lift the Terps to its first title since 2003 as top-seeded Maryland downed Duke, 12-11, to win the 2009 ACC Women s Lacrosse Championship at Thompson Field on the campus of Virginia Tech. McFadden was named tournament MVP while teammates Brittany Dipper, Karri Ellen Johnson, Sarah Mollison, Brittany Jones and Karissa Taylor all landed on the all-tournament team. ALL-AMERICANS RETURN A total of six Terps garnered regional All-American status last season with five moving on to earn national honors -- all return for Maryland this season. Regionally, Caitlyn McFadden, Karissa Taylor, Sarah Mollison, Brandi Jones and Karri Ellen Johnson all landed on the first team while Laura Merrifield racked up regional second team honors. The first team honorees advanced to national voting where McFadden and Johnson were each tabbed to the first team. Mollison and Brandi Jones landed on the second team and Taylor earned third-team accolades. McFadden was also named IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year. SUMMER FUN IN PRAGUE A total of 16 current and former Terps competed for their respective countries in the 2009 FIL World Cup in Prague this summer. Included in that mix are current Maryland standouts Caitlyn McFadden, Laura Merrifield and Sarah Mollison. McFadden helped guide the U.S. to the gold medal, topping Mollison and Team Australia in the finals. Merrifield led her native England to the semifinals before bowing out to the U.S. SCHWARZMANN EARNS LOFTY HONOR Maryland freshman Katie Schwarzmann has been tabbed Athlete of the Decade by the Carroll County Times. A three-sport standout, excelling in soccer, basketball and lacrosse, Schwarzmann was named first-team All-Decade in all three sports. PERFECTION Maryland, compliments of a 19-0 record, racked up its eighth undefeated regular season following a win against Princeton, 20-12, on May 2, The unblemished record was the first for Maryland since 2001, when it last one the national championship. PROTECT THIS HOUSE Maryland is 29-1 at home under fourth-year head coach Cathy Reese. The Terps have won all four games in which they have played an opponent ranked No. 1 or No. 2 at home in the past three seasons and have done it in three different locations. The Terps are in College Park dating back to 1990 with 11 perfect seasons in that span. Records of home and away games are incomplete from Six ACC Championships

6 BRING ON THE BEST The Terps are not afraid to challenge the top teams in the nation and have lined up 10 top-25 squads, including six in the top 10, on their 2010 slate. Maryland will square off against No. 3 Penn, No. 4 North Carolina, No. 5 Duke, No. 7 Georgetown, No. 9 Princeton, No. 10 Virginia, No. 13 Stanford, No. 15 Dartmouth, No. 17 Towson and No. 18 Penn State this season. (according to IWLCA PreseasonTop 25 Poll) TERPS TAB CAPTAINS Sarah Mollison will join two-time captains Caitlyn McFadden, Amanda Spinnenweber and Karissa Taylor as captains for the defending ACC champions. McFadden, who was tabbed Lacrosse Magazine s Preseason Player of the Year, gathered a slew of awards last season, including a sweep of every conference award and IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year. Spinnenweber started in every match except one in 2009, tallying career-highs in goals (26), assists (9), points (35), draw controls (22), caused turnovers (10) and ground balls (16). Taylor picked up Third Team All-America honors last season while guiding the Terrapin defense to a 9.11 GAA. She also contributed offensively during her junior campaign, registering 10 goals and four assists. Mollison, a junior, started in every match for Maryland s attack in 2009, scoring 44 goals and dishing out 38 assists for the ACC champion Terps. SISTER, SISTER Possibly the finest sister combination in the country, Brittany and Brandi Jones team up once again this season in the Maryland midfield. Brandi took her game to a new level in 2009, being tabbed an All-American and All-ACC after racking up 28 goals and 32 assists as a sophomore for the ACC champion Terrapins. Brittany had a breakout season in 2009 notching career-highs in goals (33), assists (8), points (41), and draw controls (23). She was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team after scoring four goals and adding two draw controls in Maryland s run to the title. In 2010, Brandi has racked up ten points on seven goals and three assists while Brittany has three goals and one assist on the year. MD WLAX SWEEPS ACC AWARDS Caitlyn McFadden headlined the 2009 ACC Women s Lacrosse individual postseason honors. The Tewaaraton Trophy finalist was recognized alongside freshman Karri Ellen Johnson and Terrapin head coach Cathy Reese. McFadden helped make it three-in-a-row for Maryland as Dana Dobbie won the coveted Player of the Year honor in 2007 and She was also named ACC Tournament MVP and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Johnson secured Rookie of the Year honors after a tremendous freshman campaign in which she tallied team-highs in goals and draw controls. Reese garnered her second ACC Coach of the Year honor in only three seasons at the helm of the Maryland program. Reese guided the Terps to a 21-1 record and an ACC title in HALL OF FAME COACHES Over the offseason, both head coach Cathy Reese and assistant coach Quinn Carney were awarded the prestigious honor of being named to various Hall of Fames. Carney was inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame while Reese landed in the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in January. COLLINS EARNS ACC POST GRADUATE AWARD Jenny Collins has been named a recipient of the Weaver-James-Corrigan Award, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday. Collins, an attacker from Lansdale, Pa., has spent five seasons in College Park after serving a redshirt year as a freshman. The senior had a breakout year in 2009, scoring seven goals in 11 matches for the ACC champion Terrapins while helping guide Maryland all the way to the NCAA Final Four. In addition, she also serves as president of Maryland s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Weaver-James-Corrigan scholarship is awarded to selected student-athletes -- three from each league institution -- who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient has performed with distinction in both the classroom and his/her respective sports, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community. WMUC ON THE CALL Exciting Maryland women s lacrosse action will once again be available via the internet at

7 No. 15 New Hampshire at No. 2 MARYLAND WELCOME ROOKIES The prestigious Maryland women s lacrosse program has welcomed yet another solid class to College Park this season. Below is a quick rundown of this year s newbies: #10 Alex Aust * Freshman * M - three-sport standout in field hockey, lacrosse and basketball at Bullis - All-Gazette in both field hockey and basketball as a senior in addition to being tabbed All-ISL, All-Met second team, All-Gazette, Under Armour All-American and squad MVP in lacrosse #17 Sam Barber * Freshman * D/M - racked up first team All-American, Concorde District, and Northern Region honors as a senior at Robinson Secondary Tewaaraton Watch List #15 Melissa Diepold * Freshman * D - Three-sport athlete at Perry Hall High School - first team all-county and all-division in lacrosse as a junior and senior #34 Kasey Howard* Freshman * G - Three-year goalie at Broadneck - second team all-county and led Anne Arundel County in save percentage final two years #30 Danielle Kirk * Freshman * M/A - in 2009, was tabbed Washington Post Second Team All-Metro, Baltimore Sun Second Team All-Metro, All-Tewaaraton Team, IAAM All- Star and Capital All-County - voted Under Armour MVP for the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Tournament in 2008 #11 Sarah Matz * Freshman * M/A - all-conference, second team all-metro, Baltimore City Player of the Year, Baltimore Messenger Player of the Year, Baltimore Sun All- Baltimore City and was tabbed to play in the Under Armour All-American game as a senior - also a standout in soccer, where she was a two-time captain and All-Baltimore City #36 Kristen McAfee * Freshman * D - four-year lacrosse letterwinner, helping Moorestown HS to state titles all four seasons - also plays soccer for Maryland #14 Iliana Sanza * Freshman * D - won 12 letters while enrolled at St. Paul s School for Girls, four apiece in soccer, basketball and lacrosse - First Team All-American, all-metro, all-county, IAAM All-Star in lacrosse as a senior #7 Katie Schwarzmann * Freshman * M - talented three-sport standout at Century High School - Schwarzmann was a three-time All-American in lacrosse, also earning First Team All-Metro, Carroll County Times Player of the Year, First Team All-County and First Team All-Monocacy Valley Athletic League honors #32 Anne Morgan Yeatman * Freshman * A - team captain, first team All-North County, All-CIF and San Diego County All-Star as a senior - brother, Will, also plays lacrosse at Maryland Six ACC Championships

8 2010 Roster Numerical No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Sarah Mollison Attack JR 5-5 Melbourne, Australia/Melbourne Girls College 2 Allie Perkins Attack SR 5-10 Annapolis, Md./St. Mary s 3 Caitlyn McFadden Midfield SR 5-4 Phoenix, Md./Notre Dame Prep 4 Brandi Jones Midfield JR 5-5 Poway, Calif./Poway 5 Grace Gaeng Midfield RS FR 5-3 Bel Air, Md./The John Carroll School 6 Sara Cooper Defense JR 5-4 Ellicott City, Md./Centennial 7 Katie Schwarzmann Midfield FR 5-4 Sykesville, Md/Century High School 8 Kristy Black Attack SO 5-5 Glenwood, Md./Glenelg 9 Laura Merrifield Midfield JR 6-1 Hertfordshire, England/St. George s School 10 Alex Aust Midfield FR 5-8 Sterling, Va./Bullis 11 Sarah Matz Midfield/Attack FR 5-5 Reistertown, Md./Bryn Mawr 12 Megan McGarvey Defense RS JR 5-5 Rockville, Md./Good Counsel/Ohio 13 Ellen Cook Attack JR 5-6 Catonsville, Md./St. Paul s School 14 Iliana Sanza Midfield FR 5-5 Cockeysville, Md/St. Paul s School for Girls 15 Melissa Diepold Defender FR 5-5 Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall 17 Sam Barber Defense/Midfield FR 5-9 Fairfax, Va./Robinson Secondary 18 Karri Ellen Johnson Attack SO 5-7 Annapolis, Md./Broadneck 20 Karissa Taylor Defense SR 5-7 Easton, Md./Easton 21 Mary Jordan Goalie SO 5-4 Davidsonville, Md./St. Mary s 22 Elizabeth Hamilton Defense SO 5-8 Monkton, Md./Roland Park Country 23 Amanda Spinnenweber Midfield SR 5-8 Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake 24 Katie Gallagher Defense SR 5-10 Pennsauken, N.J./Camden Catholic 25 Brittany Jones Midfield RS SR 5-8 Poway, Calif./Poway/Cal Poly 26 Kate Faas Attack RS SR 5-6 West Henrietta, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta 27 Brittany Poist Defense JR 5-4 Hampstead, Md./North Carroll/Louisville 29 Colleen Dawson Attack RS SO 5-7 West Chester, Pa./West Chester East 30 Danielle Kirk Midfield/Attack FR 5-7 Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding 31 Abby Caso Defense SR 5-8 Phoenix, Md./McDonogh School/William & Mary 32 Anne Morgan Yeatman Attack FR 5-8 San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo 33 Jenny Collins Attack RS SR 5-4 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 34 Kasey Howard Goalie FR 5-2 Annapolis, Md./Broadneck 36 Kristen McAfee Defender FR 5-7 Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown 43 Brittany Dipper Goalie SO 5-6 Clarksboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional Head Coach: Cathy Reese (Maryland, 98) Assistant Coach: Quinn Carney (Maryland, 01) Assistant Coach: Lauri Kenis (Virginia, 03) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Reese (Maryland, 98) Terps By Location Australia (1) Sarah Mollison (Melbourne) CALIFORNIA (2) Brandi Jones (Poway) Brittany Jones (Poway) Anne Morgan Yeatman (San Diego) England (1) Laura Merrifield (Harpenden, Hertfordshire) MARYLAND (20) Kristy Black (Glenwood) Abby Caso (Phoenix) Ellen Cook (Catonsville) Sara Cooper (Ellicott City) Melissa Diepold (Baltimore) Karri Ellen Johnson (Annapolis) Mary Jordan (Davidsonville) Danielle Kirk (Severna Park) Grace Gaeng (Bel Air) Liz Hamilton (Monkton) Kasey Howard (Annapolis) Sarah Matz (Reistertown) Caitlyn McFadden (Phoenix) Megan McGarvey (Rockville) Allie Perkins (Annapolis) Brittany Poist (Hampstead) Iliana Sanza (Cockeysville) Katie Schwarzmann (Sykesville) Amanda Spinnenweber (Pasadena) Karissa Taylor (Easton) NEW YORK (1) Kate Faas (West Henrietta) NEW JERSEY (3) Brittany Dipper (Clarksboro) Katie Gallagher (Pennsauken) Kristen McAfee (Moorestown) PENNSYLVANIA (2) Jenny Collins (Lansdale) Colleen Dawson (West Chester) VIRGINIA (2) Alex Aust (Sterling) Sam Barber (Fairfax) Pronunciation Guide (Abby) Caso (Kate) Faas Karri Ellen (Johnson) (Grace) Gaeng (Anne Morgan) Yeatman (Melissa) Diepold Terps By Class CASE-oh FAHS CAR -e Ellen GANG YATE-men DEE-pold Seniors (9): Abby Caso, Katie Gallagher, Caitlyn McFadden, Allie Perkins, Amanda Spinnenweber, Karissa Taylor, Jenny Collins, Brittany Jones, Kate Faas Juniors (7): Ellen Cook, Sara Cooper, Brandi Jones, Laura Merrifield, Sarah Mollison, Megan McGarvey, Brittany Poist Sophomores (6): Colleen Dawson, Kristy Black, Karri Ellen Johnson, Mary Jordan, Liz Hamilton, Brittany Dipper Freshmen (11): Grace Gaeng, Melissa Diepold, Alex Aust, Katie Schwarzmann, Danielle Kirk, Sam Barber, Kristen McAfee, Anne Morgan Yeatman, Kasey Howard, Iliana Sanza, Sarah Matz Terps By Height 6-1 (1): Laura Merrifield 5-10 (2): Katie Gallagher, Allie Perkins 5-9 (1): Sam Barber 5-8 (6): Abby Caso, Brittany Jones, Liz Hamilton, Amanda Spinnenweber, Alex Aust, Anne Morgan Yeatman 5-7 (5): Colleen Dawson, Karri Ellen Johnson, Karissa Taylor, Danielle Kirk, Kristen McAfee 5-6 (3): Ellen Cook, Brittany Dipper, Kate Faas 5-5 (7): Kristy Black, Brandi Jones, Megan McGarvey, Sarah Mollison, Sarah Matz, Iliana Sanza, Melissa Diepold 5-4 (6): Jenny Collins, Sara Cooper, Caitlyn McFadden, Mary Jordan, Brittany Poist, Katie Schwarzmann 5-3 (1): Grace Gaeng

9 Player Bios Alex Freshman Midfield AUST 10 AUST S CAREER STATISTICS Totals AUST S CAREER HIGHS 2 at George Mason (3/9/10) 1 at George Mason (3/9/10) 3 at George Mason (3/9/10) Sam Freshman Defense BARBER 17 BARBER S CAREER STATISTICS 2010 Totals BARBER S CAREER HIGHS Kristy Sophomore Attack BLACK 8 BLACK S CAREER STATISTICS Totals BLACK S CAREER HIGHS 3 at Virginia Tech (4/18/09) 2 at Virginia Tech (4/18/09) 5 at Virginia Tech (4/18/09) Abby Senior Defense CASO 31 CASO S CAREER STATISTICS Totals CASO S CAREER HIGHS Jenny Senior Attack COLLINS33 COLLINS CAREER STATISTICS Totals COLLINS CAREER HIGHS 3 v. Colgate (5/10/09) 3 v. Colgate (5/10/09) Ellen Junior Attack COOK 13 On Cook: Athletic player with great stick work aggressive on ground balls and draw controls. COOK S CAREER STATISTICS Redshirt - Totals COOK S CAREER HIGHS 1 (2x) last vs. Virginia Tech (4/19/08) 2 at Loyola (5/3/08) 2 at Loyola (5/3/08) Sara Junior Defense COOPER 6 COOPER S CAREER STATISTICS Career COOPER S CAREER HIGHS Colleen Sophomore Attack DAWSON 29 DAWSON S CAREER STATISTICS DAWSON S CAREER HIGHS 1 (3x) last at Loyola (5/3/08) 1 (3x) last at Loyola (5/3/08) MelissaFreshman Defense DIEPOLD 15 DIEPOLD S CAREER STATISTICS Totals DIEPOLD S CAREER HIGHS Brittany Sophomore Goalie DIPPER 43 DIPPER S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Svs. GA Min. W-L GB : : Totals ,186: DIPPER S CAREER HIGHS Saves: 10 v. New Hampshire (3/16/09) KateSenior Attack FAAS 26 FAAS CAREER STATISTICS Totals FAAS CAREER HIGHS 4 at Loyola (5/3/08) 4 (2x) last vs. Richmond (2/14/10) Grace Freshman Midfield GAENG 5 GAENG S CAREER STATISTICS Totals GAENG S CAREER HIGHS Katie Senior Defense GALLAGHER 24 GALLAGHER S CAREER STATISTICS Totals GALLAGHER S CAREER HIGHS 1 vs. Virginia (4/27/08) 1 vs. Virginia (4/27/08) Liz Sophomore Defense HAMILTON 22 HAMILTON S CAREER STATISTICS Totals

10 HAMILTON S CAREER HIGHS Kasey Freshman Goalie HOWARD 34 HOWARD S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Svs. GA Min. W-L GB : Totals : HOWARD S CAREER HIGHS Saves: 3 vs. Richmond (2/14/10) Karri Ellen Sophomore Attack JOHNSON 18 JOHNSON S CAREER STATISTICS Totals JOHNSON S CAREER HIGHS 6 at James Madison (3/27/09) 3 vs. Duke (2/27/10) 8 at James Madison (3/27/09) Brandi Junior Midfield JONES 4 JONES CAREER STATISTICS Totals JONES CAREER HIGHS 3 (5x) last vs. Richmond (2/14/10) 3 (3x) last v North Carolina (4/11/09) 6 at Towson (3/24/09) Brittany Senior Midfield JONES 25 JONES CAREER STATISTICS Totals JONES CAREER HIGHS 6 v. Stanford (3/29/09) 2 v. Duke (2/28/09) 6 v. Stanford (3/29/09) Mary Sophomore Goalie JORDAN 21 JORDAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS Svs. GA Min. W-L GB : Totals : JORDAN S CAREER HIGHS Saves: 3 (2x) last at Virginia Tech (4/18/09) Danielle Freshman Midfield KIRK 30 KIRK S CAREER STATISTICS Totals KIRK S CAREER HIGHS 1 vs. Richmond (2/14/10) 1 vs. Richmond (2/14/10) Sarah Freshman Midfield MATZ 11 MATZ S CAREER STATISTICS Totals MATZ S CAREER HIGHS Kristen Freshman Defense McAFEE 36 McAFEE S CAREER STATISTICS Totals McAFEE S CAREER HIGHS Caitlyn Senior Midfield McFADDEN 3 McFADDEN S CAREER STATISTICS Totals McFADDEN S CAREER HIGHS 7 v. UMass (2/21/09) 5 at James Madison (3/27/09) 8 v. UMass (2/21/09) Megan Junior Defense McGARVEY 12 McGARVEY S CAREER STATISTICS Six ACC Championships No. 15 New Hampshire at No. 2 MARYLAND Totals McGARVEY S CAREER HIGHS Laura Junior Attack MERRIFIELD 9 MERRIFIELD S CAREER STATISTICS Totals MERRIFIELD S CAREER HIGHS 8 v Penn State (4/3/09) 1 (2x) last vs. Virginia (3/5/10) 8 v. Penn State (4/3/09) Sarah Junior Attack MOLLISON 1 MOLLISON S CAREER STATISTICS Totals MOLLISON S CAREER HIGHS 6 at Virginia (3/6/09) 5 v. UMass (2/21/09) 7 (2x) last v. Stanford (3/29/09) Allie Senior Attack PERKINS 2 PERKINS CAREER STATISTICS Totals PERKINS CAREER HIGHS 1 (5x) last vs. James Madison (3/3/08) 3 (2x) last at Johns Hopkins (3/17/08) 4 at UMBC (2/19/07) Brittany POIST 27 Junior Defense POIST S CAREER STATISTICS Totals POIST S CAREER HIGHS

11 1 (2x) last v. Stanford (3/29/09) 1 (2x) last v. Stanford (3/29/09) Iliana Freshman Midfield Sanza 14 SANZA S CAREER STATISTICS Totals SANZA S CAREER HIGHS KatieFreshman Midfield SCHWARZMANN7 SCHWARZMANN S CAREER STATISTICS Totals SCHWARZMANN S CAREER HIGHS 3 vs. Duke (2/27/10) 1 (3x) last vs. Virginia (3/5/10) 4 vs. Duke (2/27/10) Amanda Senior Midfield SPINNENWEBER23 SPINNENWEBER S CAREER STATISTICS Totals SPINNENWEBER S CAREER HIGHS 4 at UMBC (2/19/07) 2 (2x) last vs. Ohio State (4/6/08) 6 at UMBC (2/19/07) Karissa Senior Defense TAYLOR 20 TAYLOR S CAREER STATISTICS Totals TAYLOR S CAREER HIGHS 1 (8x) last at Virginia Tech (4/18/09) 2 at Virginia Tech (4/18/09) 3 at Virginia Tech (4/18/09) Anne Morgan Freshman Attack YEATMAN 32 YEATMAN S CAREER STATISTICS Totals 1-0 YEATMAN S CAREER HIGHS