Women’s Lacrosse Takes on Third-Seeded Maryland in NCAA Quarterfinals

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The #5 / #4 Navy women's lacrosse team (20-1) continues it NCAA Tournament run on Thursday, May 13, as the Midshipmen travel to College Park, Md. to take on #3 / #3 Maryland (17-3) in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals at SECU Stadium. The game will be broadcast on

ESPNU with an audio only broadcast on WNAV.

Live stats will also be available.

Tickets to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals are available

here.

Fans attending the game should park in Lot 1, Lot Q, or Lot Z. Parking in those lots will be free for the NCAA Tournament.

The Midshipmen defeated UMass (W, 17-16) and #9 / #7 Syracuse (W, 11-10 in overtime) to advance to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for the third time in program history ('17, '18, '26). Navy will play Maryland, who defeated #20 / #20 Rutgers in the second round, 11-8.

With the wins last weekend, Navy set the new mark for most wins in a season in program history with 20.

NCAA Tournament

Navy is making its ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Midshipmen earned automatic berths into the postseason in eight seasons, winning the Patriot League Tournament championship (2010, '11, '12, '13, '17, '18, '25, '26), while receiving an at-large berth into the 2019 Tournament.

In 2017, the team made history as it became the first Service Academy team from a women's sport to advance to the NCAA Final Four. A year later, the Midshipmen advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight for the second consecutive season.

Navy is officially 9-8 (.529) all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Midshipmen are 5-4 (.556) in the first round and 3-2 (.600) in the second round, advancing the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2017, 2018, and 2026. The Mids won three play-in games, but those games do not count towards NCAA Tournament records.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament marked the second time in program history that Navy hosted the first and second rounds. The Midshipmen earned the No. 6 seed for the NCAA Tournament, marking the highest seed in program history. Navy previously hosted the opening rounds in 2013 as the No. 8 seed.

All-Time Series

The game between Navy and Maryland will mark the fourth meeting between the two teams. Each game in the series has been played in College Park with the Terps holding a 3-0 advantage in the series.

The Mids and Terps previously met in the 2011 NCAA Tournament First Round (L, 19-6) and the 2018 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (L, 17-15). The only regular-season meeting between the two teams came in 2020 (L, 16-7).

Navy head coach

Cindy Timchal served as the Maryland head coach for 16 seasons (1991-06), earning eight national titles, including seven consecutive from 1995-01.

Timchal coached current Maryland coach Cathy Reese from 1995-98, and then hired Reese as an assistant coach where the two worked together from 1999-03.

Scouting the Midshipmen

The Navy women's lacrosse team enters the game 20-1 overall, following its 11-10 overtime victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament #9 Syracuse. The Midshipmen used a golden goal from

Alyssa Chung with 1:44 into overtime to break a 10-10 tie to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

As a team, the Midshipmen have tallied 334 goals with 166 assists, while picking up 380 ground balls, winning 322 draw controls, and causing 190 turnovers. Additionally, Navy has held twelve (12) opponents this season to single digits.

Alyssa Chung,

Taylor Miles,

Mikayla Williams,

Emma Kennedy,

Ava Yovino, and

Maggie DeFabio lead the team with 40 or more points apiece.

Chung paces the team with 111 points on a team-high 78 goals with a team-best 33 assists to her credit.

The sophomore became the sixth player in program history to record 100 or more points in a season, joining Jenna Collins (2017, '18), Julia Collins (2018), Jasmine DePompeo (2013), Kelly Larkin (2017, '18, '19), and Erin Rawlick (2010). Chung's 78 goals are five back of the single-season record of 83 set by Jenna Collins in 2018.

Miles follows with 71 points on 49 goals and 22 assists. The sophomore entered the NCAA Tournament one point shy of 100 for her career, scoring four goals in the win against UMass to eclipse the 100-point plateau in her young career. In two seasons, Miles has 66 goals and 40 assists for 106 career points.

Williams and Kennedy have 62 and 60 points, respectively. Williams has 38 scores and 24 helpers for 62 points on the season, while Kennedy has 60 points on 51 goals and nine assists. Yovino rounds out the Midshipmen's top five with 48 points on 19 goals and 29 assists. DeFabio, who recorded her 100th career goal in the Patriot League Semifinal against Bucknell, has 41 points on 29 goals and 12 assists. She has scored at least one goal in the last 13 games with six multi-goal performances, including back-to-back hat tricks against UMass and Syracuse.

Bella Paradiso,

Anna Gotterup,

Chloe Brown, and

Kat McAteer close out the Mids double-digit point scorers. Paradiso follows with 24 points on 19 goals and five assists, while Gotterup is three points back with 21 points on a balanced 11 goals and 10 assists. Brown and McAteer have 17 points apiece. Brown's 17 points comes on 12 goals and five assists, while McAteer has a balanced eight goals and nine assists for her 17 points to close out the double-digit point scorers.

Defensively, the Midshipmen have held their opponents to 8.33 goals per game. The Navy defense has held twelve (12) opponents – Villanova (5 goals), High Point (6 goals), South Florida (8 goals), Bucknell (6 goals), Holy Cross (3 goals), Lehigh (6 goals), Boston University (5 goals), #14 Army (8 goals), Lafayette (1 goal), Colgate (7 goals), American (5 goals), and Bucknell (8 goals – Patriot League Semifinal) – to single-digit goals. Additionally, the Mids have held five other teams – #10 Virginia, Delaware, Jacksonville, Arizona State, and #9 Syracuse – to exactly 10 goals.

The Mids have caused 190 of their opponents' 328 turnovers (57.9 percent). Chung and Yovino lead the team with 23 and 22 caused turnovers, correspondingly, while

Jaclyn Johns follows with 19.

Felicia Giglio adds 15 takeaways with DeFabio and

Caroline Gage being credited with 13 apiece.

Landen Cain chips in 12 apiece, while Miles (11),

Tiana Griffin (10),

Jalin Jenkins (10), and Kennedy close out the Mids double-digit takeaways.

Giglio leads the team with 49 ground balls with Yovino following with 36 ground ball pickups. DeFabio adds 35 with Gage and Johns following with 32 and 30 ground balls, respectively. Chung (28), Cain (25), Jenkins (21), and Kennedy (20) close out Navy's 20-plus ground ball pickups.

Giglio has played and started each game for Navy in the cage, working 1155:32 minutes of action between the posts. The junior goalie has 129 of the Mids' 140 saves on the year with an 8.57 goals against average and 43.9 save percentage. Giglio is 19-1 on the season and 49-10 in her career, becoming the single-season and career record holder for wins by a goalie in Navy history.

Freshman goalkeeper

Angelina Price picked up her first collegiate win in the cage, entering the game against Syracuse in relief. Price worked the final 36:45 in goal, allowing just one goal with a pair of saves and a caused turnover. For the season, she has logged 98:38 with 10 saves and a 55.6 save percentage and a 4.87 goals against average.

In the circle,

Maura Murphy boasts a team-high 173 draw wins. The senior finished one draw shy of tying the school record of 21 draws in a game against UMass, finishing with 20 to mark the second time in program history a Navy player recorded 20 or more draw wins in a game. It was Murphy's sixth double-digit draw performance this season. Yovino follows with 57 draws, while Williams (28) Kennedy (22), and Chung (16) round out the Mids' double-digit draws. In her career, she has 203 draw victories.

Scouting the Opposition

Maryland, who received an opening-round bye as a top three national seed, advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament with an 11-8 victory over Rutgers.

The Terps lead the nation with 41 NCAA Tournament appearances and are also first in wins (82), championship game appearances (22), and NCAA titles (14). They are making their 36th consecutive postseason appearance (1990-26).

Maryland is led by Lauren LaPointe, Kristen Shanahan, Kori Edmondson, and Jordan Lipkin who boast 50 or more points apiece. LaPointe leads the team with 85 points on a team-best 61 goals to go along with 24 assists. Shanahan has 38 goals and a team-best 34 assists for 72 points. Edmondson has 59 points on 46 goals and 13 assists, while Lipkin adds 50 points on a balanced 23 goals and 27 assists. Keeley Block is one point back of 50 with 30 goals and 11 assists to round out Maryland's top-five-point scorers with 49 points.

Neve O'Ferrall leads the team with 30 ground balls, while tying with Maddy Sterling for the team lead with 16 caused turnovers. Kayla Gilmore leads the Terps with 112 draw controls, while Edmondson follows with 71.

JJ Suriano has played and started all 20 games for the Terrapins this season. She has recorded 207 saves with 192 goals allowed in 1183:42 minutes of work for a 51.9 save percentage and a 9.73 goals against average.

Lead With Love Award

ISNation officially announced on Wednesday, May 6 that Navy head coach

Cindy Timchal and Maryland head coach Cathy Reese were the inaugural recipients of the organization's Lead With Love Award. The Lead With Love Award is ISNation's highest honor – given to leaders who build champions through trust, discipline, and a commitment to the whole person.

The inaugural award is shared between Timchal and Reese, recognizing that their impact to college women's lacrosse cannot be separated.