Maryland was the top-ranked team in the nation, sporting an undefeated record and winning their four conference games by an average of 7.5 goals. Eighth-ranked Penn State was coming off of their first win over Northwestern in 12 years to set up a winner-take-all match-up with Maryland for the Big Ten's first-ever Women's Lacrosse title. Maryland came in with a top-ten scoring offense and a top-ten scoring defense. They are one of, if not, the most well-rounded teams in the nation.
Players to Watch
Maggie McCormick is the lone Nittany Lion to be named a Tewaaraton Nominee while Maryland sports four nominees in reigning Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings, a former Tewaaraton finalist in Megan Douty, Megan Whittle, and Brooke Griffin.