After two comfortable wins to start the year, No. 3 Maryland women’s lacrosse (4-0) has played a pair of tight games. While close wins weren’t expected against Georgetown and Saint Joseph’s after cruising by ranked opponents, the Terps found a way to stay unbeaten. 

The matchup against Georgetown saw the Terps come back from a five-goal deficit at the start of the third quarter and ultimately win, 10-7. 

Saint Joseph’s was another story; the Terps went back-and-forth with the Hawks, barely holding on to a two-goal lead. But some timely stops late in the game propelled Maryland to a 17-15 victory.

Both contests allowed Maryland to face some adversity before its schedule picks back up — the Terps play seven more top-25 teams. That starts with No. 14 Princeton (1-1) on Saturday at 3 p.m. at SECU Stadium.

No. 14 Princeton looks to improve on its 1-1 record

No. 14 Princeton has only played two games so far in the season and has gone 1-1. The team lost to No. 19 Loyola and won against Rutgers.

The Tigers’ most recent matchup was against Rutgers, where they won, 15-9. This was mainly attributed to goalie Amelia Hughes, who totaled 12 saves in that game. Hughes now has a save percentage of 51.1%.

But Princeton’s defense has been susceptible to leaky quarters. The Tigers allowed nine second-quarter goals against Loyola to effectively seal the game with a half to play. While Princeton trimmed its deficit to just four goals, it didn’t have enough to overcome the large deficit.

The Tigers’ key scorers are junior attacker Meg Morrisroe, junior midfielder Colette Quinn and senior attacker Jami MacDonald.

Morrisroe has scored a team-high 10 goals in just two games this season. She finished with the fourth-most points in 2025, but has now taken the place of former senior attacker McKenzie Blake.

MacDonald has netted 120 goals so far in her career, including four goals and three assists in 2026. She was also on the coveted Tewaaraton Award Watch List last season.

Quinn also poses a threat on the field. She was one of the main scorers in the most recent game — Quinn produced a first-half brace — and has consistently been in the top-ten in points on the team.

No. 3 Maryland has its eyes on continuing the hot start

For Maryland, many players stepped up last game, but some have been performing extremely well the past few games and displaying their potential for this season.

Junior attacker Lauren Lapointe, graduate attacker Kristen Shanahan and senior midfielder Kori Edmondson are some players who have been excelling on the field.

Edmondson was expected to be a key piece, and is certainly living up the hype. She has the third-most points (10) on the team with seven goals and three assists. Edmondson produced arguably her best performance of the season, totaling four goals against Virginia.

Shanahan has been really important when it comes to manufacturing good looks on the field. She has the most assists on the team at seven, while also scoring eight goals of her own. Her ability to operate in multiple attacking roles makes her Maryland’s most dangerous weapon.

After scoring just one goal through the first eight games last season, LaPointe finished the year strong with 17 goals in the final seven games. That success has carried over to this year. LaPointe has a team-high 13 goals on the season, including a pair of five-goal performances.

As long as Maryland continues to utilize its depth, it is poised to secure another win on Saturday.