Maryland Terrapins field hockey

Maryland Terrapins
field hockey
Founded 1974[1]
University University of Maryland
Conference Big Ten Conference
Location College Park, Maryland
Coach Missy Meharg[1][2] (27th season)
Stadium Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex[1][3]
(capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Terrapins
Colors Red, white, black, and gold
NCAA Tournament Champions
1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
1995, 2001, 2009
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
NCAA Tournament Appearances
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
Conference Tournament Champions
1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
Conference Regular Season Champions
2014[1][4][5]

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 11 conference championships (10 in the ACC and one 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][4] Between 1983 and 2013, the Terrapins competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[4] Beginning with the 2014 season, however, Maryland (along with Rutgers) has joined the Big Ten Conference, expanding it to nine field hockey members.[6][7] The Terrapins are among the most accomplished field hockey programs in the country, amassing 11 conference championships (all but one in the ACC), eight NCAA national championships, and a record 57 wins in the NCAA tournament.[1] 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).[2][4] 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.[2]

Season-by-season results

The 2011 Maryland field hockey team in action at Penn State
Year Head Coach Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Conf.
Place
Conf.
Tourn.
Postseason
1974 Sue Tyler 11–3–4 .722
1975 12–5 .706
1976 6–7 .462
1977 7–6–3 .531
1978 7–5–2 .571
1979 15–4–4 .739 AIAW semifinals
1980 9–5–3 .618
1981 6–8–2 .438
1982 13–8 .619
1983 12–6–2 .650 0–1 .000 2nd
1984 15–7–1 .674 1–0 1.000 T3rd
1985 14–7–3 .646 1–1–1 .500 T3rd NCAA 2nd Round
1986 9–10–2 .476 1–1–1 .500 2nd
1987 18–4–1 .804 2–1 .667 2nd NCAA Champions
1988 Missy Meharg 11–9–2 .545 1–1–1 .500 2nd NCAA 1st Round
1989 11–8–1 .575 1–2 .333 2nd
1990 11–6–2 .632 1–2 .333 T3rd NCAA 1st Round
1991 17–5–1 .761 2–0–1 .833 2nd NCAA Final Four
1992 15–5–1 .738 2–2 .500 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1993 21–3 .875 4–0 1.000 2nd NCAA Champions
1994 10–9–2 .524 3–4–1 .438 2nd
1995 19–5 .792 6–2 .750 2nd NCAA Runner-Up
1996 15–7 .682 3–5 .375 2nd NCAA 2nd Round
1997 18–4 .818 2–2 .500 T3rd NCAA 2nd Round
1998 16–6 .727 3–1 .750 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1999 24–1 .960 4–0 1.000 1st NCAA Champions
2000 19–4 .826 2–2 .500 1st NCAA Final Four
2001 20–4 .833 3–1 .750 1st NCAA Runner-Up
2002 17–5 .773 2–2 .500 2nd NCAA 2nd Round
2003 20–4 .833 2–2 .500 T3rd NCAA Final Four
2004 17–6 .739 2–2 .500 2nd NCAA Final Four
2005 23–2 .920 4–1 .800 1st NCAA Champions
2006 23–2 .920 4–1 .800 2nd NCAA Champions
2007 18–3 .857 4–1 .800 T3rd NCAA 2nd Round
2008 22–2 .917 4–1 .800 1st NCAA Champions
2009 23–1 .958 5–0 1.000 1st NCAA Runner-Up
2010 23–1 .958 5–0 1.000 1st NCAA Champions
2011 19–4 .826 4–1 .800 T3rd NCAA Champions
2012 18–6 .750 3–2 .600 2nd NCAA Final Four
2013 22–2 .917 6–0 1.000 1st NCAA Final Four
2014 19–4 .826 7–1 .875 1st 2nd NCAA 2nd Round

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2014 season[4][5][8][9][10][11]

Awards and accolades

National championships

Maryland has achieved considerable success in the NCAA tournament, winning eight national championships as well as reaching 17 Final Fours in 27 total tournament appearances.[1][12] In 1987, the Terrapins won their first NCAA title under Sue Tyler, defeating North Carolina in the final.[12] Under the guidance of Missy Meharg since 1988, Maryland has amassed seven more national titles.[2]

Year Coach Opponent Score Record
1987 Sue Tyler North Carolina Tar Heels 2–1 18–4–1
1993 Missy Meharg North Carolina Tar Heels 2–1 (ps) 21–3
1999 Michigan Wolverines 2–1 24–1
2005 Duke Blue Devils 1–0 23–2
2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 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 11 conference titles, 10 of which were conference tournament championships in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with the other being a Big Ten Conference regular-season title.[5]

Year Coach Conference Record Overall Record Conference NCAA Result
1992 Missy Meharg 2–2 15–5–1 ACC 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 Big Ten NCAA 2nd Round
11 Conference Championships
10 ACC Championships, 1 Big Ten Championship

Honda Award winners

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

All-Americans

Key

      First-team selection 

      Second-team selection 

      Third-team selection 

Season Player 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 Kate Kauffman
1995 Tricia Burdt
1995 Christine DeBow
1995 Sarah Rosenwinkel
1996 Tricia Burdt Second first-team selection
1996 Christine DeBow Second first-team selection
1996 Kate Kauffman Second first-team selection
1996 Jen Pratt
1997 Nadine Bennett
1997 Christine DeBow Third first-team selection
1997 Lynsey McVicker
1997 Jen Pratt Second selection
1997 Carla Tagliente

Season Player Remarks
1998 Jen Pratt Third selection
1998 Keli Smith
1998 Carla Tagliente Second selection
1999 Rachel Hiskins
1999 Keli Smith Second selection
1999 Carla Tagliente Third selection;
Second first-team selection
1999 Caroline Walter
2000 Rachel Hiskins Second selection
2000 Molly Kauffman
2000 Keli Smith Third selection
2000 Carla Tagliente 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 Lauren Powley
2003 Jackie Ciconte
2003 Paula Infante
2003 Lauren Powley 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 Lauren Powley 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 Susie Rowe

Season Player Remarks
2007 Kathryn Masson Third selection;
Second first-team selection
2007 Katie O'Donnell
2007 Susie Rowe Second first-team selection
2007 Janneke van Leeuwen
2008 Brianna Davies
2008 Alicia Grater
2008 Katie O'Donnell Second first-team selection
2008 Susie Rowe Third first-team selection
2009 Alicia Grater Second selection
2009 Nicole Muracco Second selection
2009 Katie O'Donnell Third first-team selection
2009 Alexis Pappas
2009 Emma Thomas
2010 Jemma Buckley
2010 Megan Frazer
2010 Katie O'Donnell Fourth first-team selection
2010 Jill Witmer
2011 Jemma Buckley Second selection
2011 Megan Frazer Second first-team selection
2011 Harriet Tibble
2011 Jill Witmer Second selection
2012 Megan Frazer Third first-team selection
2012 Harriet Tibble Second selection
2012 Jill Witmer 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

Olympics Player Country
1996 Kate Kauffman  United States
2008 Lauren Powley  United States
Dina Rizzo
Sara Silvetti
Keli Smith

Awards and accolades through the end of the 2014 season[5][12][13][14][15]

Stadium

Maryland has played its home games at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex since its opening in 2003.[3] 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.[1][3] 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.[3]

References

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