Freshman forward Jill Witmer scored the game winning goal and dished off an assist, while goalkeeper Melissa Vassalotti recorded five saves, as the No. 2 Terps (3-0) defeated No. 16 Old Dominion (1-2), 3-1, in the Terps’ regular season home opener.
Three out of the game’s four goals came off penalty corners. The Terps took 12 total penalty corners — 11 of them coming in the second half — and Witmer’s game winning goal started with a corner taken by midfielder Katie O’Donnell.
O’Donnell passed the ball to Colleen Gulick at the top of the circle, and then Gulick dished it off to Megan Frazer. Frazer then faked a shot that turned into a pass to Witmer on the back post. Witmer finished the with an easy back-door goal, giving the Terps a 2-1 lead with just under eight minutes remaining in the contest.
The Terps went on to score one more late goal en route to their first home victory of the season.
Check out The Diamondback on Tuesday for a full game story from tonight’s action.
Jakob Engelke is The Diamondback’s Terrapin field hockey beat reporter. He can be reached at jengelke@umdbk.com. You can follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Jakob_Engelke.