While it was a far more difficult game than head coach Missy Meharg would have liked, No. 7 Maryland field hockey escaped its Big Ten opener against No. 13 Rutgers with a 3-2 win.
The Terps got an unexpected early taste of their future, as they were without star defender Rayne Wright for the first time this decade. Wright, the stalwart who had played in 89-straight games, was reportedly day-to-day, dealing with an injury in practice, and was not fit enough to play today.
The game got off to a slow start, with neither team registering a shot through nearly 10 minutes of play.