Before Maryland field hockey took on Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Missy Meharg was frank in analyzing the Terps’ 1-0 September loss to the Blue Devils.
“It’s not tactics,” said Meharg. “We let a player for Duke have a great shot, and we just need to clean things up when it comes to having a free player on defense.”
On Friday, it was deja vu for Maryland, as a fortunate deflection on a penalty corner was turned in by the Blue Devils’ inserter for a 1-0 Duke win in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.