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Photo from @MarylandWLax After a confusing skirmish led to a turnover by her team, the fiery presence of Hannah Leubecker thwarted a clear attempt from Michigan. Corralling the ball in her stick, the sophomore attacker sprinted onto the offensive end sandwiched between two lingering defenders and the goalkeeper. Leubecker was cut off on her right side and changed course mid-breakaway, firing in a cross-hand shot to push Maryland women’s lacrosse’s first half lead to three. A minute later, Leubecker finished on her fourth goal of the half, tying her career total and giving the Terps a four-point lead that they never looked back on in the 17-13 victory Friday afternoon. ....
Weekend preview: No. 10 Maryland women’s lacrosse vs. No. 17 Michigan Share this story Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images No. 10 Maryland women’s lacrosse took a step in the wrong direction to start its 2021 season against then-No. 21 Penn State, losing 15-13 on Sunday afternoon. It was the Terps’ first Big Ten regular-season loss since joining the conference. “We could probably make 100 excuses, but at the end of the day Penn State out-executed us,” head coach Cathy Reese said. The upset dropped the Terps to 0-1 on the year, the first time Reese has been in that position since arriving in College Park. But the experienced leader of the Terrapins is confident in her team’s ability to rebound. ....
It may have been new in 2020, but Michigan is looking to continue it into 2021. The Wolverines did graduate Chandler Kirby and Lilly Grass, two attacking stalwarts who combined for 13 goals and 11 assists in 2020, but they will return their leading and most prolific scorer in senior Caitlin Muir, who with a big season could vault their offense into the next tier. An All-Big Ten pick in 2019 and a Tewaaraton Watch List candidate in 2020, Muir was the only player to score in each of Michigan’s six games in 2020. Had there been a complete season, Nielsen thought Muir was on pace to challenge for the Big Ten Attacker of the Year award, and is excited about the potential she brings back to the offense. ....