No. 5 Princeton and No. 3 Maryland Square Off At Bedford Tomorrow

Tuesday, September 18

Princeton, N.J.

6:00 PM

Princeton University

Maryland

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

No. 5 Princeton and No. 3 Maryland Square Off At Bedford Tomorrow

September 17, 2018 | Field Hockey

PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 5 Princeton Tigers welcome the undefeated No. 3 Maryland Terrapins (8-0) to Bedford Field on Tuesday night (6 p.m.) in a huge non-conference tilt.

2018 Season To Date ...
No. 2 UNC 1, No. 10 Princeton 0 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 10 Princeton 4, No. 14 Wake Forest 0 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 6 Princeton 2, No. 5 Princeton 1 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 6 Princeton 3, No. 4 Duke 2 - Recap
No. 23 Rutgers 1, No. 6 Rutgers - Recap
No. 5 Princeton 4, Monmouth 1 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 5 Princeton 4, No. 13 Delaware 2 - Recap | Photo Gallery

Week 4 Notes: No. 3 Maryland Terrapins
Game Times	Tuesday, Sept. 18 - 6 p.m. l Bedford Field
Game Coverage	Live Stats \| ESPN+
Twitter	@PUTigers l @UMTerps
All-Time Series	Maryland leads the series, 22-9-1
Last Meeting	Sept. 19, 2017 - No. 17 Princeton 2, No. 10 Maryland 1 (Recap)
No. 5 Princeton	Roster l Schedule l 2018 Stats l @TigerFH
No. 3 Maryland	Roster l Schedule l Stats l@TerpsFH
Related Links	Wong - Ivy Defensive Player of the Week

Weekend Update:

Four different Tigers scored as Princeton ran by Monmouth, 4-1, on Friday afternoon.
Princeton held a 20-8 shot advantage and 7-2 lead in corners. Sophia Tornetta led the squad with six attempts while four other players had at least two shots. Grace Baylis made two saves in the win.
Julianna Tornetta scored twice as Princeton took down No. 13 Delaware, 4-2, on Sunday.
The two squads combined for 31 shots with the home team holding a 21-10 advantage. Princeton had 14 shots on goal while Delaware produced four. The Tigers also held a 9-6 corner advantage in the victory.

Preparing for the NCAA Tournament:

Princeton had nine of the top 25 teams in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Preseason Coaches' Poll on its schedule.
Head coach Carla Tagliente's squad opened the season with five straight nationally ranked foes, going 3-2.
Princeton will also take on No. 21 Boston University on Sept. 30, No. 1 UConn on Oct. 7 and No. 18 Harvard on Oct. 20.

Star and Stripes:

The Tigers have two alums on the United States national team in Cat Caro '17 and Kathleen Sharkey '13.
Sharkey has 145 caps for the national squad, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also helped the national squad to a bronze medal in the Pan American Cup last summer, leading the tournament in scoring with five goals.
Caro has made 15 appearances for the national team, recording her first cap in January and her first international goal in April.
Maddie Bacskai, MaryKate Neff and Elise Wong were named to the U.S. U-21 team in July while Sophia Tornetta was picked for the developmental squad.

Series History: Maryland

The Terrapins lead the all-time series, 22-9-1. Princeton is 4-8 at home against Maryland.
Princeton hasn't won two in a row against Maryland since the 2012 National Championship season. The last time before that was 1997-98.
These two teams have met every year since 1997.

Last Meeting: Maryland – Sept. 19, 2017

Behind a season-best seven saves from Grace Baylis and tallies from Ryan McCarthy and Clara Roth, No. 17 Princeton defeated No. 10 Maryland, 2-1, at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.
Maryland pulled its goalie with 4:05 left in the game, but couldn't register a shot as the Tigers earned its sixth victory over nationally ranked opponent in the last two seasons. McCarthy led the team with five shots, three landing on the cage.

Scouting Maryland:

The Terrapins are one of the best teams in the country, sitting with an 8-0 record. Some of their victories include No. 13 Boston College, No. 3 Duke, No. 12 Delaware and No. 17 Harvard.
Maryland has outscored its opponents, 34-11, this season.
Linnea Gonzales (8) and Nike Lorenz (7) have outscored the Terrapins' opponents combined. Gonzalez has 17 points while Lorenz is right behind her with 16.