Michigan Falls to Maryland in NCAA Semifinal Round

Friday, November 17

Louisville, Ky.

4:45 PM

Michigan

(21-3)

Maryland

(16-6)

Maryland

Michigan

Carly Bennett

11/17/2017 7:57:00 PM | Field Hockey

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By: Leah Howard

Site: Louisville, Ky. (Trager Stadium)
Event: NCAA Tournament (Semifinals)
Score: #9 Maryland 5, #3 Michigan 1
Records: U-M (21-3), UMD (16-6)
Next U-M Event: Season Completed

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan field hockey team fell to No. 9 Maryland, 5-1, in the second NCAA semifinal Friday evening (Nov. 17) at Louisville's Trager Stadium. The loss snapped the Wolverines' 18-game win streak and ended their 2017 season.

Maryland set the tone early, outshooting the Wolverines, 4-1, and outcornering them, 1-0, in the first half. The Terrapins took the lead just 4:00 into the contest when Madison Maguire got her stick on a shot and redirected it to the far-side corner of the cage. Maryland then converted on its first penalty-corner opportunity late in the half, at 24:22, as Bodil Keus found the board with the direct shot to provide the Terps a 2-0 halftime advantage.

» Michigan fell to No. 9 Maryland, 5-1, in the NCAA semifinals to end its 2017 season.
» The Terrapins set the tone with goal just 4:00 into the contest to snap U-M's six-game shutout streak, and Maryland scored three goals in the second half to pull away.
» Carly Bennett scored the Wolverines' lone goal at the 46:44 mark on a deflection in front. It was her 10th of the season.
» Michigan finished the 2017 season with a 21-3 mark -- a program-record for wins -- and swept the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles for the fourth time in program history.

The Terrapins struck again early in the second half, at the 36:18 mark, but Michigan got the goal back about 10 minutes later, at 46:44, when graduate student Carly Bennett tallied her 10th of the season on a deflection in front of the Maryland cage. Freshman Kayla Reed charged the circle from the right side, pulled the Terp goalkeeper out of position, and fed the ball across the goalmouth, where Bennett tipped it in.

Maryland responded quickly, however, taking advantage of a lucky bounce at 50:29 when a ball came in from outside the circle, hit the post and bounced back into play in front of the cage, where Linnea Gonzales tapped in the rebound. The Terrapins added one more on a penalty corner with U-M senior goalkeeper Sam Swenson pulled, scoring on a drag flick high at 63:46.

In all, Maryland outshot the Wolverines, 9-5, while Michigan posted a 3-2 advantage in penalty corners. Swenson earned a pair of saves, and freshman Halle O'Neill added a defensive save late. The Terps' Sarah Holliday stopped three of four U-M shots on goal.

The Wolverines finished the 2017 season with a 21-3 record -- a program record for wins -- and swept the Big Ten Conference regular-season and tournament titles for the fourth time in program history.