April 2, 2004

Box Score

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Neither the University of Denver nor the constant rain at the Lacrosse & Field Hockey Complex could stop the eighth-ranked Maryland women's lacrosse team as the Terps notched a 19-4 victory over the Pioneers Friday afternoon. With their fifth-consecutive loss the Pioneers fall to 3-6 overall. The Terps improve to 9-2.

Kelly Coppedge tied her career-high with nine points on six goals and three assists as the Terps earned their seventh consecutive victory.

Annie Collins poured in three goals within 1:41 to account for Maryland's first three scores and the Terps never looked back. Maryland scored 14 first half goals before junior defenseman Crystal Jack (Kingwood, Texas) tallied a score with :12 remaining in the first half. Collins and Coppedge each scored four goals in the first frame and Acacia Walker added two for the Terps. Laura Warren, Katie Doolittle, Emily Jaissle and Lisa Valentine each added a goal.

In the first half, Maryland held a whopping 32-4 advantage in shots and an 11-5 edge in draw controls. Denver keepers were forced to make 14 first half saves while Maryland goalie Kirah Miles needed to make just one save in the first 30 minutes.

Coppedge added two more goals and Brook Richards notched a pair of scores in the second half to continue the Maryland romp. Jaissle scored her second goal of the game at 7:38 for Maryland's last score of the game. Kate Capelle played the final 30 minutes in the cage for the Terps allowing three goals and making three saves.

For the game, the Maryland defense held Denver to just 11 total shots and helped cause 18 of the Pioneers' 31 turnovers.

Senior midfield Patience Baldwin (Baltimore, Md.) and freshmen Liz Dierdorff (Annapolis, Md.) and Alyssia Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) scored Denver's other three goals. It was the first goal of Dierdorff's and Passavia's career.

The Pioneers are next in action tomorrow (Saturday, April 3) when they travel to Lewisburg, Pa., to face-off against the Bucknell Bison at 5 p.m. MT.