Three Terps were named to the first team, with five on the second team.
Maryland women’s lacrosse had eight players earn All-Big Ten honors, the most of any team in the conference. Three players made the first team and five were named to the second team.
Midfielder Shaylan Ahearn, defender Meghan Ball and attacker Eloise Clevenger were Maryland’s first-team selections. Goalie Emily Sterling, defender Kennedy Major, midfielder Kori Edmondson and attackers Libby May and Hannah Leubecker were included on the second team.
Ahearn earned All-Big Ten honors for the fourth time in her career, having secured 78 draw controls this season to lead the top unit in the Big Ten in terms of draw control percentage.
The reigning conference defender of the year — individual awards for this season will be announced next week — Ball transferred to Maryland from Rutgers last offseason to finish her accomplished career as a graduate student. This season, Ball has 61 draw controls, 30 caused turnovers and 30 ground balls, all of which are top-10 marks in the Big Ten.
Clevenger was the brightest spot on offense for the Terps this season, leading the team in points after posting 23 goals and 47 assists. She leads the Big Ten in assists.
May is now a three-time All-Big Ten honoree, just seven goals away from the 200th of her career. This year, she had 26 goals, six assists, and 14 ground balls.
Leubecker, meanwhile, crossed the 200 career goal threshold this year after scoring 45 times this season. She ranks fifth in the Big Ten in goals per game, picking up her third all-league selection.
Sterling is a Tewaaraton Award nominee, ranking fourth in the nation and second in the Big Ten in save percentage. She is 23 saves from ranking fifth all-time in career saves at Maryland.
Major has started on defense for Maryland the last two years and picked up the first all-conference honor of her career. The redshirt sophomore has caused 12 turnovers and scooped 15 ground balls, making her a key cog in Maryland’s defense, which ranks top-15 nationally in goals allowed per game.
Edmondson picked up her second All-Big Ten selection in as many years, scoring 29 goals to go with six draw controls and 10 ground balls.
As the No. 3 seed, Maryland will begin its Big Ten Tournament run on Saturday when it hosts No. 6-seed Rutgers in the quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals of the tournament will be played on May 2 and 4 at Northwestern, which earned the top seed.