In the first quarter with the game tied, graduate midfielder Danielle Van Rootselaar took advantage of Maryland’s third penalty corner of the game by sending a powerful shot that narrowly missed the outstretched hands of Stanford goalie Daisy Ford. The ball clanked into the left side of the cage for the only goal of the afternoon.
Van Rootselaar’s first-quarter goal proved to be the deciding factor, as the Terps squeaked out a 1-0 victory in a defensive battle against Stanford on Monday afternoon in College Park.
Maryland used the majority of the opening quarter to identify weaknesses in Stanford’s stingy defense.