3 USC
2016 Record // 20-1 (9-0 MPSF)
Last Seen // Playing toe-to-toe with Syracuse before falling in overtime, just one game shy of the coveted final four in just its fourth season.
Starts Lost // 46% Scoring Lost // 37%
2 MARYLAND 2016 Record // 22-1 (5-0 Big Ten)
Last Seen // Losing to North Carolina in the NCAA championship game for the second time in four years, ending its bid for an undefeated season.
Starts Lost // 26% Scoring Los // 24%
Forecast // The first-ever three- time Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings just walked out the door. So did Tewaaraton finalist and All-American defender Alice Mercer. While Cummings stood by the restraining line during faceguards, happily watching a six-on-six offense highlighted by Megan Whittle, how much will her graduation loom in College Park? Food for thought: The Terps lost more seniors to start 2016 than 2017, and went undefeated until the championship game.
ENEMY LINES “MARYLAND AS AN
UNDERDOG? WHO WOULD’VE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE? CAN WHITTLE RUN AN OFFENSE? IT’S YET TO BE SEEN.”
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DIVISION I WOMEN
Forecast // The first-ever class graduated, but the Trojans will enter 2017 with a huge chip on their shoulder. Losing to Syracuse in the NCAA quarterfinals, one of the best games of 2016, left the Trojans wanting more. Rising senior All-American Michaela Michael is the leader, but USC also boasts nation’s No. 1 freshman recruit, U.S. U19 standout Kerrigan Miller.
ENEMY LINES “IF USC WANTS TO TAKE THAT
NEXT STEP, [GOALIE] GUSSIE JOHNS NEEDS TO TAKE ONE AS WELL. CAN’T HAVE A REPEAT OF 25-PERCENT IN A QUARTERFINAL GAME.”
4 STONY BROOK
2016 Record // 17-4 (6-0 America East)
Last Seen // Giving up a halftime lead to Syracuse and ending its hopes of a final four appearance.
Starts Lost // 21% Scoring Lost // 7%
Forecast // Stony Brook is the dark horse of 2017. The Seawolves have been on the verge and enter spring with threats all over the field, from Kylie Ohlmiller and Courtney Murphy, the first player in NCAA history to score 100 goals in a season, to goalie Anna Tesoriero, who finished second in goals against average in Division I.
ENEMY LINES
“RETURN OVER 90 PERCENT OF SCORING, STARTING GOALIE AND DEFENSIVE EXPERIENCE. WHY CAN’T THIS BE THEIR YEAR?
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FLORIDA 2016 Record // 18-2 (7-0 Big East)
Last Seen // Losing two draws in overtime and ultimately the game to Penn State, quickly giving up its No. 2 seed after a well-rested bye.
Starts Lost // 39% Scoring Lost // 31%
Forecast // The Gators already proved they could lose a Tewaaraton finalist and not miss a beat. Will they fare just as well without Nicole Graziano as they did without Shannon Gilroy? Sophomores Sydney Pirecca and Lindsey Ronbeck will lead that charge.
ENEMY LINES
“DEFENSE VS. TOP 10 TEAMS NEEDS TO IMPROVE.”
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