In a windy affair in Evanston, Ill., No. 4 Maryland field hockey began its weekend in the Big Ten/ACC Cup with a well-deserved 2-0 victory over No. 17 Boston College.
It didn’t take long for the Terps to get started. Just over 90 seconds into the game, Hope Rose intercepted a clearance from the Eagles defense and sent the ball forward to Fleur Knopert, who then played the ball to Maci Bradford streaking down the sideline. With pressure from the defense, Bradford cut past her defender and popped the ball inside to freshman forward Ella Gaitan, who turned and scored her first goal of the season.