No. 21 Michigan to Host No 4 Maryland for Senior Day – University of Michigan Athletics

No. 21 Michigan to Host No 4 Maryland for Senior Day

THIS WEEK
Saturday, April 30 — No. 4 Maryland (U-M Lacrosse Stadium), Midday
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 21 College of Michigan ladies’s lacrosse group (10-5, 2-3 B1G) will conclude its 2022 common season Saturday (April 30) when it hosts No. 4 Maryland (14-1, 5-0 B1G) at U-M Lacrosse Stadium at midday. The sport is about to air reside on ESPNU.

Wolverine Bites

• Michigan will honor the careers of its eight seniors and three fifth-year seniors this Saturday following its recreation towards Maryland. The 2022 senior class contains Claire Galvin, Erin Garvey, Julia Henry, Hailey Mead, Kaitlyn Mead, Kelly Poole, Kaley Thompson and Morgan Whitaker. The Wolverines can even acknowledge fifth-year seniors Katherine Galzerano, Caitlin Muir and Arielle Weissman.

• Graduate senior Arielle Weissman was named a 2022 Tewaaraton Nominee. The senior goalie is simply the third Wolverine within the historical past of this system to earn the honour as Molly Garrett was named to the listing in 2021 and Mira Shane earned the honour in 2019. This season Weissman has 117 saves and carries a .522 save proportion.

• Freshman Julia Schwabe notched Large Ten weekly honors for the second time in her profession as she was named the Large Ten Freshman of the Week after her efficiency at Penn State. Schwabe netted the primary two objectives of the sport in Michigan’s 8-7 additional time victory towards the Nittany Lions.

• Senior Kaitlyn Mead received 9 draw controls towards No. 17 USC, which ranks second in Michigan ladies’s lacrosse single-game historical past and is essentially the most since Maggie Kane had 10 draw management wins in 2018. This season, Mead leads the U-M draw with 57 wins and has six video games with 5 or extra draw wins.

• Senior Kaley Thompson has recorded at the least two objectives in 11 of Michigan’s 15 video games this season, together with a hat trick on 5 events.

Opponent Preview

Maryland
Michigan trails the all-time sequence 0-8

The Wolverines might be on the lookout for their first-ever win over Maryland. The Terrapins come into Saturday’s contest because the No. 4-ranked group within the nation with a 14-1 general file and a 5-0 file within the Large Ten Convention. With its win over then-No. 2 Northwestern, UMD clinched a share of the 2022 Large Ten regular-season title.

Maryland ranks third nationally with an 8.57 scoring margin, outscoring opponents 240-114 this season. Aurora Cordingley paces the high-powered Terrapins, rating thirteenth nationally with 54 objectives this season and including 38 assists for 92 factors, which ranks fifth within the NCAA. UMD additionally has three different offensive gamers with 40 or extra factors — Hannah Leubecker has 51 factors (43 objectives, 8 assists), Libby Might has 49 factors (42 objectives, 7 assists) and Eloise Clevenger has 40 factors (20 objectives, 20 assists).

On the draw, Shaylan Ahearn has a team-best 69 wins and Abby Bosco has received 62 draw controls this season. Bosco leads the defensive facet of the ball with a team-high 30 brought on turnovers and 47 floor balls, whereas Emily Sterling has made 128 saves and has a .564 save proportion within the cage.