Last year represented another season of deep tournament play for Maryland field hockey under head coach Missy Meharg, who now enters her 36th season at the helm.
After starting the year 7-0, the Terps made it to the Final Four for the fourth time in the last six seasons, earning the program’s sixth Big Ten championship in the process. In 35 years at Maryland, Meharg has coached 21 teams to the Final Four.
With the program’s 17th national championship game appearance on the line, Maryland’s Hope Rose whacked a final shot that was blocked high over the net, ending the Terps’ season with a commendable 19-4 record.