Maryland Terrapins field hockey


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, although it was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference 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 13 conference championships. The team is currently coached by Missy Meharg.

History

Field hockey has been a varsity sport at the University of Maryland since 1974. Between 1983 and 2013, the Terrapins competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Beginning with the 2014 season, however, Maryland has joined the Big Ten Conference, expanding it to nine field hockey members. The Terrapins are among the most accomplished field hockey programs in the country, amassing 12 conference championships, 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 and Missy Meharg. 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

YearHead CoachOverallPct.Conf.Pct.Conf.
Place		Conf.
Tourn.		Postseason
1974Sue Tyler11–3–4–––––
1975Sue Tyler12–5–––––
1976Sue Tyler6–7–––––
1977Sue Tyler7–6–3–––––
1978Sue Tyler7–5–2–––––
1979Sue Tyler15–4–4––––AIAW semifinals
1980Sue Tyler9–5–3–––––
1981Sue Tyler6–8–2–––––
1982Sue Tyler13–8–––––
1983Sue Tyler12–6–20–1–2nd–
1984Sue Tyler15–7–11–0–T3rd–
1985Sue Tyler14–7–31–1–1–T3rdNCAA 2nd Round
1986Sue Tyler9–10–21–1–1–2nd–
1987Sue Tyler18–4–12–1–2ndNCAA Champions
1988Missy Meharg11–9–21–1–1–2ndNCAA 1st Round
1989Missy Meharg11–8–11–2–2nd–
1990Missy Meharg11–6–21–2–T3rdNCAA 1st Round
1991Missy Meharg17–5–12–0–1–2ndNCAA Final Four
1992Missy Meharg15–5–12–2–1stNCAA 2nd Round
1993Missy Meharg21–34–0–2ndNCAA Champions
1994Missy Meharg10–9–23–4–1–2nd–
1995Missy Meharg19–56–2–2ndNCAA Runner-Up
1996Missy Meharg15–73–5–2ndNCAA 2nd Round
1997Missy Meharg18–42–2–T3rdNCAA 2nd Round
1998Missy Meharg16–63–1–1stNCAA 2nd Round
1999Missy Meharg24–14–0–1stNCAA Champions
2000Missy Meharg19–42–2–1stNCAA Final Four
2001Missy Meharg20–43–1–1stNCAA Runner-Up
2002Missy Meharg17–52–2–2ndNCAA 2nd Round
2003Missy Meharg20–42–2–T3rdNCAA Final Four
2004Missy Meharg17–62–2–2ndNCAA Final Four
2005Missy Meharg23–24–1–1stNCAA Champions
2006Missy Meharg23–24–1–2ndNCAA Champions
2007Missy Meharg18–34–1–T3rdNCAA 2nd Round
2008Missy Meharg22–24–1–1stNCAA Champions
2009Missy Meharg23–15–0–1stNCAA Runner-Up
2010Missy Meharg23–15–0–1stNCAA Champions
2011Missy Meharg19–44–1–T3rdNCAA Champions
2012Missy Meharg18–63–2–2ndNCAA Final Four
2013Missy Meharg22–26–0–1stNCAA Final Four
2014Missy Meharg19–47–11st2ndNCAA 2nd Round
2015Missy Meharg19-48-01st1stNCAA 1st Round
2016Missy Meharg19-47-11st2ndNCAA 2nd Round
2017Missy Meharg16-76-2T-2nd3rdNCAA Runner-Up
2018Missy Meharg22-37-1T-1st1stNCAA Runner-Up
2019Missy Meharg14-26-11st

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2014 season

Honours

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. 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.
YearCoachOpponentScoreRecord
1987Sue TylerNorth Carolina Tar Heels2–118–4–1
1993Missy MehargNorth Carolina Tar Heels2–1 21–3
1999Missy MehargMichigan Wolverines2–124–1
2005Missy MehargDuke Blue Devils1–023–2
2006Missy MehargWake Forest Demon Deacons1–023–2
2008Missy MehargWake Forest Demon Deacons4–222–2
2010Missy MehargNorth Carolina Tar Heels3–2 23–1
2011Missy MehargNorth Carolina Tar Heels3–2 19–4

Conference championships

Maryland has won 14 conference titles, 10 of which were conference tournament championships in the Atlantic Coast Conference with the other being a Big Ten Conference regular-season title.

Notable players

[Honda Award] winners

All-Americans

SeasonPlayerRemarks
1979Laura LeMire
1983Andrea LeMire
1985Kim Turner
1986Kim Chorosiewski
1986Kim TurnerSecond selection
1986Jessica Wilk
1987Kim TurnerThird selection;
Second first-team selection
1987Jessica WilkSecond selection
1988Kim TurnerFourth selection;
Third first-team selection
1988Jessica WilkThird selection
1989Lisa Buente
1990Lisa BuenteSecond first-team selection
1991Lisa Rowe
1991Amy Schubert
1991Mandy Stevenson
1992Lisa RoweSecond selection
1992Sabrina Salam
1992Amy SchubertSecond selection
1992Boukje Vermeulen
1993Laura Harmon
1993Irene Horvat
1993Sabrina SalamSecond first-team selection
1993Amy SchubertThird selection
1993Maureen Scott
1993Lori Vile
1994Laura HarmonSecond selection
1994Irene HorvatSecond selection
1994Katie Kauffman
1995Tricia Burdt
1995Christine DeBow
1995Sarah Rosenwinkel
1996Tricia BurdtSecond first-team selection
1996Christine DeBowSecond first-team selection
1996Katie KauffmanSecond first-team selection
1996Jen Pratt
1997Nadine Bennett
1997Christine DeBowThird first-team selection
1997Lynsey McVicker
1997Jen PrattSecond selection
1997Carla Tagliente

SeasonPlayerRemarks
1998Jen PrattThird selection
1998Keli Smith
1998Carla TaglienteSecond selection
1999Rachel Hiskins
1999Keli SmithSecond selection
1999Carla TaglienteThird selection;
Second first-team selection
1999Caroline Walter
2000Rachel HiskinsSecond selection
2000Molly Kauffman
2000Keli SmithThird selection
2000Carla TaglienteFourth selection;
Third first-team selection
2000Caroline WalterSecond selection
2000Autumn Welsh
2001Rachel HiskinsThird selection
2001Carissa Messimer
2001Dina Rizzo
2001Autumn WelshSecond selection
2002Colleen Barbieri
2002Carissa MessimerSecond selection
2002Izzy Palmer
2002Lauren Powley
2003Jackie Ciconte
2003Paula Infante
2003Lauren PowleySecond selection
2004Jackie Ciconte
2004Kristin Harris
2004Paula InfanteSecond first-team selection
2004Lauren PowleyThird selection;
Second first-team selection
2004Sara Silvetti
2005Emily Beach
2005Jackie CiconteSecond selection
2005Paula InfanteThird first-team selection
2005Kathryn Masson
2005Lauren PowleyFourth selection;
Third first-team selection
2006Kristina Edmonds
2006Paula InfanteFourth first-team selection
2006Kathryn MassonSecond selection
2006Nicole Muracco
2006Susie Rowe

SeasonPlayerRemarks
2007Kathryn MassonThird selection;
Second first-team selection
2007Katie O'Donnell
2007Susie RoweSecond first-team selection
2007Janneke van Leeuwen
2008Brianna Davies
2008Alicia Grater
2008Katie O'DonnellSecond first-team selection
2008Susie RoweThird first-team selection
2009Alicia GraterSecond selection
2009Nicole MuraccoSecond selection
2009Katie O'DonnellThird first-team selection
2009Alexis Pappas
2009Emma Thomas
2010Jemma Buckley
2010Megan Frazer
2010Katie O'DonnellFourth first-team selection
2010Jill Witmer
2011Jemma BuckleySecond selection
2011Megan FrazerSecond first-team selection
2011Harriet Tibble
2011Jill WitmerSecond selection
2012Megan FrazerThird first-team selection
2012Harriet TibbleSecond selection
2012Jill WitmerThird selection;
Second first-team selection
2013Maxine Fluharty
2013Natalie Hunter
2013Ali McEvoy
2013Sarah Sprink
2014Maxine FluhartySecond selection
2014Katie Gerzebek
2014Sarah SprinkSecond selection

Olympians

Awards and accolades through the end of the 2014 season

Internationals

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