The Maryland women’s lacrosse team continued its award-laden season after posting two wins last week, including an 18-8 victory over No. 3 Florida on Wednesday.
Goalkeeper Megan Taylor received the Big Ten’s and Inside Lacrosse’s National Defensive Player of the Week honors on Tuesday. Midfielder Zoe Stukenberg earned Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week, while attacker Brindi Griffin is the conference’s Freshman of the Week.
Taylor earned the conference accolade for the fifth time this season thanks to a career-high 20 saves against the Gators. She added six stops in one half of action against Michigan on Saturday.
Taylor’s 20 saves, including 15 in the first half, stonewalled the nation’s top scoring offense. The save total topped Taylor’s previous career-best (18) she set against Syracuse on March 11.
Last year’s Big Ten Goaltender of the Year allowed just two goals in 30 minutes against the Wolverines before the No. 1 Terps (11-0) spelled her in the second half of their 20-7 win.
The Glenelg native leads the country with a .603 save percentage, the lone player over 60 percent. She’s fifth in saves per game (10.8), sixth in goals-against average (7.91) and has 108 saves through 10 games.
Stukenberg, meanwhile, led the team with five goals against Florida. Despite not scoring against Michigan, the senior captain tallied three assists for an eight-point week. The accolade is the first this season for Stukenberg, who is on the Tewaaraton Award watch list with Taylor and two other Terps.
Griffin touted hat tricks in each game last week, securing the Big Ten honor for the second time in three weeks. She and midfielder Kali Hartshorn have combined to win the past four Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards.
The trio and the Terps have six games remaining in the regular season and begin that stretch at No. 18 Virginia on Wednesday night.
