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The reigning national champion Maryland women’s lacrosse team came in at No. 1 in the latest preseason poll.
IWLCA released its official coaches preseason poll Monday, with the Terps ranked at the top spot. Maryland will enter 2020 looking to add another trophy to their NCAA-leading collection of 14.
Three other Big Ten teams appeared in the rankings, including No. 3 Northwestern, No. 9 Michigan and No. 24 Johns Hopkins. The Terps also received the top spot in the conference preseason poll released Monday.
Head coach Cathy Reese’s squad will face 11 other top-25 teams this season. Most notably, Maryland will play four opponents ranked in the top-10 on the road — No. 2 North Carolina (Feb. 22), No. 4 Syracuse (Feb. 28), No. 6 Princeton (April 8) and No. 9 Michigan (April 25).
The Terps will look to defend their title this season, with their first game on Feb. 8 at No. 17 James Madison.
In other news
After two wins at Northwestern and Indiana last week, Maryland men’s basketball moved up two spots to No. 15 in the latest AP Top 25 poll Monday.
Jalen Smith, who averaged 27 points and 11 rebounds in those victories, took home his first Big Ten Player of the Week honor Monday.
Maryland quarterback Max Bortenschlager announced Monday that he was entering the transfer portal.
Maryland football secured a commitment from 3-star Offensive Lineman Amelio Moran Monday.
With some key departures and certain offensive position in question, Wes offers some transfer portal options that Mike Locksley and his staff could look at.
No. 17 Maryland women’s basketball is adjusting to a strong Big Ten conference.
Brenda Frese’s Terps jumped three spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll.
Maryland women's basketball makes a jump this week to No. 17 in the AP Poll after remaining at No. 20 for a couple weeks.
— Wes Brown (@W_Brown21) January 27, 2020
The Terps are the highest-ranked Big Ten team once again:
No. 17 Maryland
No. 18 Iowa
No. 20 Indiana
No. 23 Northwestern
(Rutgers received 1 vote)
Here are a few highlights from No. 15 Maryland men’s basketball’s win in Bloomington.
We won a battle in Bloomington
— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 28, 2020
Relive it pic.twitter.com/qhu4sa1wU0
The Terps had a strong defensive presence towards the end of Sunday’s matchup.
Down 6
— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 27, 2020
1:25 to go
Game on the line
The guys needed three straight stops to have a chance... They got em. pic.twitter.com/RdsGqeWiPi
No. 17 Maryland women’s basketball also took a took back at its top-25 victory over Northwestern.
Another Top matchup.
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@umdwbb) January 27, 2020
Another .#UnitedPursuit pic.twitter.com/Dq9d9Dp2XJ
Tributes for Kobe Bryant continue, showcasing how much he meant to so many people.
Mamba Mentality lives on forever@CoachRyanDavis opened our first workout of 2020 with a tribute to Kobe pic.twitter.com/16zCMcqbkA
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) January 27, 2020
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/ebdgIOLYPl
— Ant Cowan Jr. (@AnthonyCowanJr) January 27, 2020
— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 27, 2020
Kobe once called @SteveBlake5 one of his closest teammates
— Hear The Turtle (@HearTheTurtle) January 27, 2020
Back in December, the Terp legend explained why the Mamba was so special pic.twitter.com/8VSQH4aUnx
Maryland lacrosse had three players — Anthony DeMaio, Matt Rahill and Roman Puglise — selected to the Big Ten preseason watch list.
Anthony DeMaio, Matt Rahill and Roman Puglise of @TerpsMLax selected to the 2020 #B1GLax preseason watch list. pic.twitter.com/ACbWxcJiIt
— Big Ten Lacrosse (@B1GLacrosse) January 27, 2020
Spring semester started Monday for all Terps.
Spring semester. Let’s do it! #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/oPfgDaNSbO
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) January 27, 2020
Kyle Cochran had quite a showing this weekend.
Kyle Cochran had himself a weekend
— Maryland Wrestling (@TerpsWrestling) January 27, 2020
Back-to-back major decisions, didn’t give up a single point, and racked up nearly 11 minutes of combined riding time #TurtlePower pic.twitter.com/BsgWIRjhXp