Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. – Despite a strong effort throughout the match, the Northeastern Huskies fell to the top-ranked Maryland Terrapins, 4-1, to close out their weekend at the Conference Cup at the Nook in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
 
It was NU's first matchup against a top five ranked team since facing Connecticut in 2012.
 
Northeastern's first goal came off a penalty corner midway through the second half. Captain Caroline Judge fed Marisa Dunn with a swift pass and Dunn was able to bury it in the back of the cage to put NU on the scoreboard. It was the senior's first goal of the season.
 
Becky Garner continued to perform well, turning away a season-high six shots throughout the match.
 
Maryland opened the scoring early in the second half. At the 36:20 mark, Sarah Sprink took a pass from Rachel Frusher off a corner and slipped it past Garner for the lead.
 
Several minutes later Maryland would strike again off a corner to give the Terps a 2-0 advantage. Maxine Fluharty took a pass from Sprink and was able to beat Garner for the second goal of the match.
 
The Terps widened the gap with a little more than 16 minutes remaining. Shari Jones redirected a pass in front of the cage to score her second goal of the season. Maryland would score once more with seven minutes remaining to bring the score to 4-1.
 
The first half came and went without a goal from either team. Maryland opened the match with a heavy attack – registering 14 shots in the first half – however, in front of Garner, the Huskies limited the Terps to just four shots on net.
 
On the offensive end, Vanessa Pryor and Kelly Dunn both registered shots for the Huskies, but neither could find the back of the cage.
 
Kaci Coveleski, Judge, and Alyssa Carlson were the lone Huskies to play all 70 minutes.
 
The Huskies return to action next weekend when they welcome Dartmouth to Dedham Field for their home opener on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m.