Heading into its rematch against Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, No. 2-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse faced the tall task of slowing down senior attacker Maddie Jenner and the Blue Devil draw control unit.
In Duke’s first round game against Johns Hopkins on Friday, Jenner grabbed the NCAA single-season record in draw controls previously held by Marist’s Hailey Wagner. Her six-foot-two frame and excellent poise led to 229 draw controls across 19 games this season, helping the Blue Devils notch a nation-leading 19.05 draw controls per game and second-best .630 draw control percentage.
The trio of junior midfielder Shaylan Ahearn, sophomore midfielder Shannon Smith and graduate defender Abby Bosco had their hands full with this difficult matchup.